Urban mobility in large cities: Challenges and lessons learned from Previous THE PEP Workshops
Philippe Maler June 7th, 2012
Crédit photo : C. REMY / CGEDD - BC
conseil général de l'Environnement et du Développement durable http://www.cgedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Workshop participants National and local authorities Representatives of private sectors Representatives of education and scientific institutions Workshop participants Non-governmental organisations International projects International experts
Responsible for environment, health and transport
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Challenges (1) Meet the needs
Increased urban mobility is ubiquitous. Urban mobility has to meet the needs of different categories of travelers and citizens : pre-working age, working age, senior citizens. While the city changes, its inhabitants also change : growing imbalance between working age and senior citizens ( senior citizens represent two thirds of disabled people) Urban mobility in large cities: Challenges and lessons learned from Previous THE PEP
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Challenges (2)
Provide sustainability Forever increasing car traffic generates congestion, air pollution, noise and in the mid and long run hampers mobility and public health in big cities as well as economic attractiveness i.e. the sustanability of a city as a whole Sustainable mobility ( i.e mobility based on solutions enabling urban travelers to be given the choice of economically efficient and health relevant alternatives to using a car )
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Prague
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Skopje
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Batumi
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Kyiv
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Lessons (1) Think global
Carry out consistent monitoring of urban activities -including transport- and their link to environment and health objectives Make good use of the health argument Accept walking and cycling in urban areas as an integral part of transport and urban development
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Lessons (2) Act global
Create opportunities for community outreach and awareness-raising,support local actions and their implementation Provide a supportive legal and regulatory framework and make public policies be compatible in the fields of transport health and environment Make use of and contribute to the international framework provided
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Copenhagen
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France
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Berlin
Urban mobility in large cities: Challenges and lessons learned from Previous THE PEP
