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Sustainable Mobility: background

PIMMS TRANSFER MC 2009

Almada, 25 March 2009

Giuliano Mingardomingardo@ese.eur.nl

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Agenda of this morning• 09:30 – 10:00: Sustainable mobility: background

(Giuliano Mingardo)• 10:00 – 10:30: Promotion of public transport in

Frankfurt (Winfried Schmitz, traffiQ)• 10:30 – 11:00: Promotion of walking in London

(Richard Smith, Living Streets)• 11:00 – 11:15: Coffee break• 11:15 – 11:45: Promotion of bike: the Dutch

experience (Giuliano Mingardo)• 11:45 – 12:30: Interactive session

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Sustainability

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Report)

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Sustainable Mobility• There is no formal definition of sustainable

mobility;• Sustainable mobility is often a synonymous of

sustainable transport;• It is a follow-on of the term sustainable

development– “Sustainable transportation is about meeting or

helping meet the mobility needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”

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Sustainable MobilityCommon concepts in sustainable mobility:• Three dimensions: economic, social and

environmental;• Three P’s: people, planet, profit

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Evolution of the concept

• 70’s: Mobility

• 80’s: Sustainable mobility

• 90’s: Accessibility

• 21st century: Sustainable Accessibility?

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Several concepts, the same problem

Source: DfT, 2007

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Sustainable transport modesTravel mean Economic Sust. Environ. Sust. Social Sust.

Walking

Cycling

Public Transport:

•Bus

•Tram

•Light Rail

•Metro

Car:

•Clean vehicles

•Car sharing

•Car pooling

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