Toward Sustainable and Energy Efficient Urban Transport

Many cities of developing countries are experiencing rapid growth of motorized transportation. This is leading to severe congestion, which, in turn, is reducing productivity. Road accidents have been increasing. Transport emissions have become a major contributor to severe air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The main cause of these problems has been the increasing preference for personal motor vehicles for commuting to work and getting around the city. In many countries, urban development practices have worked in favor of such preference, leading to urban sprawl. Thus, remedial measures have to focus on reversing the preference for such modes of travel, shifting to public transport, cycling, or walking, and building and retrofitting cities to minimize the need for private automobiles. The objective of this guidance note is to present a systematic, practical, and comprehensive approach to dealing with the problems of urban transport. It outlines a framework of possible interventions and demonstrates how such interventions relate to the overall objectives of improving mobility and energy efficiency as well as reducing air pollution and road accidents. Thereafter, it highlights a range of cross-cutting issues that need to be addressed and also suggests steps to create an enabling environment to move towards a sustainable urban transport system. Its target audience is the city-level leadership and key decision makers responsible for sustainable urban mobility.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-09
Subjects:	ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT, ACCESSIBILITY, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, ALTERNATIVE MODES, AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, AVERAGE NUMBER OF TRIPS, BICYCLE LANES, BICYCLE PARKING, BICYCLE PARKING RACKS, BICYCLES, BRIDGES, BUS, BUS FLEETS, BUS OPERATIONS, BUS REPLACEMENT, BUS SERVICES, BUS SYSTEM, BUS SYSTEMS, BUSES, BUSWAYS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CAR, CAR OWNERSHIP, CARRYING CAPACITIES, CARRYING CAPACITY, CARS, CITY BUS, CLEANER FUELS, COMMUTING, CONGESTION, CONGESTION CHARGE, CONGESTION COST, COST OF TRANSPORT, CRASHES, CYCLE TRACK, CYCLE TRACKS, CYCLING, DEMAND MANAGEMENT, DIESEL, DRIVING, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EFFICIENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ELECTRONIC ROAD PRICING, ELEVATED VIADUCTS, EMISSION, EMISSIONS STANDARDS, ENERGY EFFICIENT TRANSPORT, ENGINES, ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, FARE COLLECTION, FARE COLLECTION SYSTEMS, FARE INTEGRATION, FARES, FEEDER SERVICES, FLOOR AREA, FLOOR AREA RATIO, FLOOR SPACE, FLOW OF TRAFFIC, FRAMEWORK, FUEL, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUEL COSTS, FUEL ECONOMY, FUEL EFFICIENCY, FUEL QUALITY, FUEL TAX, FUEL TAXES, GASOLINE, GOOD URBAN TRANSPORT, GRADIENTS, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT, HIGHWAYS, INCOME, INTERCHANGES, INTERNATIONAL CRUDE OIL, INTERSECTION, INTERSECTION DESIGN, INTERSECTIONS, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, LAND USE, LAND-USE PLANNING, LAND-USE POLICIES, LIGHT RAIL, LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS, LIVABLE CITIES, LONG DISTANCES, LONGER TRIPS, LOW FARES, MASS TRANSIT, MASS TRANSIT INVESTMENTS, MASS TRANSIT STATIONS, MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM, MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS, METRO NETWORK, METRO RAIL, METRO SYSTEM, MIXED USE, MOBILITY, MODAL SHIFT, MODES OF TRANSPORT, MODES OF TRAVEL, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL, MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, MOTOR VEHICLE USE, MOTOR VEHICLE USERS, MOTORIZED TRANSPORT, NARROW STREETS, OUTER RING ROADS, PARKING FACILITIES, PARKING FEES, PASSENGERS, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT, PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS, PEDESTRIAN ZONES, PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE, PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES, PERSONAL VEHICLES, PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION, PRIVATE AUTOMOBILES, PRIVATE MOTOR VEHICLES, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC, PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAPACITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, RAIL NETWORK, RAIL SYSTEM, RAIL SYSTEMS, RAPID TRANSIT, REGIONAL PLANNING, RIGHT OF WAY, RING ROADS, ROAD, ROAD ACCIDENTS, ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD PRICING, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SPACE, ROAD SURFACE, ROAD SYSTEMS, ROAD USE, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROAD USER FEE, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFE WALKING, SAFETY, SIDEWALKS, SPAN, SPEED, SPEEDS, STREETS, SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, TAX, TAXIS, TELECOMMUTING, TERRAIN, TOLL, TOLLS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRAFFIC LIGHT, TRAFFIC LIGHTS, TRANSIT INVESTMENTS, TRANSIT STATIONS, TRANSIT SYSTEM, TRANSIT SYSTEMS, TRANSIT TRIPS, TRANSIT USE, TRANSPORT EMISSIONS, TRANSPORT FACILITIES, TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT NETWORKS, TRANSPORT PLAN, TRANSPORT PROBLEMS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT TERMINALS, TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL DEMAND, TRAVEL DISTANCES, TRAVEL OPTION, TRAVEL PATTERNS, TRIP, TRIP LENGTH, TRIP LENGTHS, TRIPS, TRIPS PER CAPITA, TRUE, UNDERGROUND, URBAN MOBILITY, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, URBAN ROADS, URBAN SPRAWL, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT PLAN, URBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING, URBAN TRANSPORT POLICY, URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES, URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM, URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE EFFICIENCY, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES, WALKING, WALKING ACCESS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/23788272/toward-sustainable-energy-efficient-urban-transport https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21305
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