International Transport Forum

Florinda Boschetti (Polis)

www.urban-mobility-solutions.eu

The liveable, inclusive and healthy city with

low carbon transport: SOLUTIONS project

Sustainable urban transport health benefits

AVOID Reducing the need to travel

SHIFT Changing mode choice

IMPROVEIncreasing the energy

efficiency of vehicles, fuels and transport operations

Total number of deaths from ambient particulate matter (PM)and ozone pollution by region in 2005 and 2010 (OECD 2014)

Air quality•Reduce vehicle engine emissions such sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrous oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM)•Example: The health benefit costs from Diesel to CNG conversion policy in Dhaka was estimated USD 400 million (2010) and the avoided premature deaths•Bogota’s TransMilenio saved annually approx. 1 million tCO2

and reduced other external costs, such as SO2 (43%), NOx

(18%), and PM (12%) (Turner, 2012)

Sustainable urban transport health benefits

Carlos Pardo, 2008

Pollution Inhalation• Non-motorized transport (NMT) by cycling and

walking significantly outweigh the risks due topollution inhalation

• Example: Walking and Cycling in Copenhagen leadsto improved health through increased physicalactivity, generating economic health benefits ofabout 2 billion DDK (around 270 million Euro) annually

Sustainable urban transport health benefits

Carlos Pardo, 2008

Road safety• Road accidents killed around 1.27 million in 2011,

over 90% in low-income countries. In addition, between 20 to 50 million people suffer seriousinjuries annually

• Example: Trans Milenio system in Bogota reducescommuting times by a third, improves access andreduces accidents on BRT corridors by almost 90%

1.24m death every year (WHO 2013)

International Experiences regarding livable Cities

Carlos Pardo, 2008

European Cities:

Zurich

Vienna

Amsterdam

Groningen

Copenhagen

Freiburg

Münster

London

Non-European Cities:

Bogotá

Curitiba

Singapore

Tokyo

Success factors:• High-quality public transport• Improved conditions for walking and cycling• Effective integration of modes• Supportive land-use policies• Vehicles-restriction measures

• Consortium Partners: 27 Partners from 18 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa, supported by the European Commission (FP7)

• Duration: May 2013 – October 2016

• Regional focus: Europe, Asia, Latin America, Mediterranean Partner Countries

• SOLUTIONS is now transitioning to a network, aiming to create synergies to boost impact and initiating new activities

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SOLUTIONS: The project and team

• Deployment of innovative sustainable transport solutions

• Feasibility studies

• Knowledge sharing events

• Development of project proposals

• Transfer to innovative transport solutions

• Identify key innovations and examine transferability

• Dialogue among policy makers and practitioners

• Fostering thematic dialogues and capacity building

• Promoting innovative platforms for knowledge exchange between European cities and cities across the world.

SOLUTIONS – Key actions

León

Belo

Horizonte

Guiyang

Kochi

Kocaeli

Curitiba

Barcelona,

Bremen,

BudapestHangzhou

+ Thematic experts + Local take-up coaches+ 9 Training Cities•Asia (Matale, Hanoi, Xi’an)•Latin America (Durango, La Serena, Sao Jose Dos Campos)•Mediterranean (Amman, Casablanca, Sfax)

Ten cities work in teams on urban mobility solutions and their implementation

SOLUTIONS Twinning

Evaluate current situation

Envision where do they want to go: Needs and expected solutions

Take-up Cities

SUMPPublic TransportInfrastructureCity LogisticsClean Vehicles

Solutions / Measures

Provide measures andsolutions for the Take-upcities

Leading Cities

Select measures and solutions

Develop a Transferability Plan with Leading Cities

Concrete project concepts

Policy recommendations

Future cooperation agenda

Implementing measures a collaborative work between Leading and Take-up Cities

Support through the project cycle periodReceive continuos capacitation and

assistance during the processMonitoring and evaluation of the

implementation processidentify new measures that can fit cities

needs and expertise

Final Outputs

SOLUTIONS – City exchange

• The New Urban Agenda: The framework for sustainable urban development

• Concrete examples for implementation actions

• Steps towards implementation and means to achieve them (solutions, methodologies and programmes)

SOLUTIONS Outlook

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