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 ma...

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Main Author:	Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21305

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Summary:	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.

Toward Sustainable and Energy Efficient Urban Transport

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