Sustainability of Sustainability of TransportationTransportation

Meaning, Issues and the Meaning, Issues and the FutureFuture

What is Sustainable Transport?What is Sustainable Transport?

““Satisfying current transport and mobility needs Satisfying current transport and mobility needs without compromising the ability of future without compromising the ability of future generations to meet these needs”generations to meet these needs”

Analogous to Europe’s “sustainable mobility”Analogous to Europe’s “sustainable mobility” Analogous also to sustainable development where:Analogous also to sustainable development where: i. Rates of use of natural resources do not exceed i. Rates of use of natural resources do not exceed

their rates of generationtheir rates of generation ii. Rates of use of non-renewable resources do not ii. Rates of use of non-renewable resources do not

exceed rate at which sustainable renewable exceed rate at which sustainable renewable substitutes are developedsubstitutes are developed

iii. Rates of pollution emission do not exceed the iii. Rates of pollution emission do not exceed the assimilative capacity of the environmentassimilative capacity of the environment

Factors Limiting Sustainability of TransportFactors Limiting Sustainability of Transport

Future of Petroleum- nonrenewable Future of Petroleum- nonrenewable resource and price factorsresource and price factors

Environmental Degradation- urban air Environmental Degradation- urban air quality and global atmosphere (acid rain)quality and global atmosphere (acid rain)

High rates of accidents and fatalitiesHigh rates of accidents and fatalities CongestionCongestion Urban Sprawl and Excessive Land Urban Sprawl and Excessive Land

Consumed for Highway Construction Consumed for Highway Construction

Solutions to Sustainable Transport ProblemSolutions to Sustainable Transport Problem

Congestion pricing Congestion pricing Alternative fuels, hybrid autos and Alternative fuels, hybrid autos and

taxation of gasoline-Californiataxation of gasoline-California New urban designs that decrease New urban designs that decrease

need for travelneed for travel Use of high speed rail to replace Use of high speed rail to replace

freeways freeways