Innovative policies and practices for sustainable rural mobility across Europe

European rural regions are of immense significance to agricultural production, tourism, as well as the preservation of nature, but are highly inadequately served with regard to transport infrastructure, thereby contributing to their socio-economic exclusion. The current study, designed in accordance with the Romanian PON “Research and Innovation 2014-2020,” takes a comprehensive approach to case study research on innovative mobility practices in rural regions across Europe, incorporating both scientific literature and grey literature. The results indicate an assortment of rural transport practices of an inclusive nature, giving prime consideration to flexibility, social interaction, and mobility. In addition, the study points to an increasing epistemic relevance of grey literature in defining mobility innovation, with a pivotal focus on spatial planning in sustainable transport policy development for rural regions.