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Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility — Global Report on Human Settlements 2013
Urban transport systems worldwide are faced by a multitude of challenges. Among the most visible of these are the traffic gridlocks experienced on city roads and highways all over the world. The prescribed solution to transport problems in most cities has thus been to build more infrastructures for cars, with a limited number of cities improving public transport systems in a sustainable manner. However, a number of challenges faced by urban transport systems – such as greenhouse gas emissions, noise and air pollution and road traffic accidents – do not necessarily get solved by the construction of new infrastructure.

Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose of ‘transportation’ and ‘mobility’ is to gain access to destinations, activities, services and goods. Thus, access is the ultimate objective of transportation. As a result, urban planning and design should focus on how to bring people and places together, by creating cities that focus on accessibility, rather than simply increasing the length of urban transport infrastructure or increasing the movement of people or goods. Urban form and the functionality of the city are therefore a major focus of this report, which highlights the importance of integrated land-use and transport planning. This report provides some thought-provoking insights and policy recommendations on how to plan and design sustainable urban mobility systems.

“I commend this report to all involved in developing sustainable cities and urban transport systems. Success in this area is essential for creating more equitable, healthy and productive urban living environments that benefit both people and the planet.”
(Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations)


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Chapters

Foreword, Introduction, etc. (503 KB) *

Chapter 1: The urban mobility challenge (421 KB) *

Chapter 2: The state of urban passenger transport (804 KB) *

Chapter 3: Metro, light rail and BRT (503 KB)

Chapter 4: Urban goods transport (533 KB)

Chapter 5: Mobility and urban form (2,419 KB) *

Chapter 6: Equitable access to urban mobility (262 KB)

Chapter 7: Urban mobility and the environment (463 KB)

Chapter 8: The economics and financing of urban mobility (394 KB) *

Chapter 9: Institutions and governance for urban mobility (228 KB)

Chapter 10: Toward sustainable urban mobility (91 KB)

Statistical Annex (346 KB) (data tables in Excel format, 1,308 KB)

References and Index (678 KB) *
 
* These files have been updated to include errata identified as of 15 January 2014.

 
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