The German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) has recently published the research report “Sustainable Urban Transport and deprived urban areas”. It provides a range of good practice examples from European cities focused on improving the chances of people living in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods by improving transport options. The contribution of urban transport planning to improving deprived urban neighbourhoods is considered to be underestimated. The value of the Difu report is that it shows that there already is considerable practical knowledge on how to use transport as a means to create better social conditions.