Connected and Sustainable Mobility
Overview
“Connected and sustainable urban mobility solutions provide accessible and efficient services that help citizens achieve a healthy and desirable quality of life.”
Sustainable urban development pursues a balance among environmental soundness, economic efficiency, and social inclusion. It’s a concept that is especially applicable to urban mobility, due to its impact on the environment and society.
Connected and sustainable urban mobility solutions provide accessible and efficient services that help citizens achieve a healthy and desirable quality of life. It is affordable, offers choice in transportation modes, and supports a vibrant economy. It limits emissions and waste, recycles its components, and minimizes land use.
As cities become wealthier, motor vehicle ownership tends to increase, as do energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, traffic accidents, and unproductive time spent on the road. Innovative solutions based on information and communications technology (ICT) can meet these challenges by helping to make public mobility more attractive to citizens.