People in rural areas must travel more often and further due to reductions in local opportunities and amenities but have poor mobility options other than the private car. The underlying cause of this is the fact that a specific rural mobility policy is absent in almost all European countries. This led to a lack of goals, obligations, and funds, and ultimately to a lack of mobility supply. A wide range of rural mobility solutions (such as, demand responsive transport, carpooling, and car sharing) already exists. These can be packaged to meet the local mobility needs, and connected to the regular public transport. Nevertheless, the implementation context for rural areas is very different from that of urban areas, not only in scale but also in the nature of the implementers, who usually do not have the skills to implement such services. Capacity building, know-how transfer, peer-to-peer networking, and exchange of experience can be essential enablers for local shared mobility implementers. As part of the response to these challenges, the SMARTA-NET project is establishing the first European network on rural mobility, aimed initially at rural municipalities and others who can act at the local level. Guidance documents are being prepared on four key topics designed to foster the capacity of municipalities to develop and implement sustainable, inclusive, and integrated mobility solutions in their territories. Guidance is then imparted through training events in 14 participating countries. Preliminary Results are a high level of interest across Europe to participate in the network and training and to exchange experience.