CornieHuizengaSecretaryGeneralPartnershiponSustainable,LowCarbonTransport

WebinarJune28th

HabitatIIIcanhelpaccelerateactiononsustainableurbantransport

Mission: Integrate Sustainable Transport in Global Policies on Sustainable Development and Climate Change

100 Members: International Organizations – Government –Development Banks – NGOs – Private Sector - Academe

SLoCaT Foundation: Established in 2014 with sole objective to support the functioning of the SLoCaT Partnership

Partnership onSustainable, LowCarbon Transport (SLoCaT)

6KeyGlobalProcessestargetedbySLoCaTin2016

Habitat IIIParisAgreementonClimateChange

2030SustainableDevelopmentAgenda(SDGs)

14th UnitedNationsConferenceonTradeand

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FinancingforDevelopmentGlobalDecadeofActiononRoadSafety

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EconomicSustainability

SocialSustainability

EnvironmentalSustainabilityTransport:

Withouttheprovisionofrobustandequitablemobilityandaccess, thisisunattainable.

Targetstoimproveruralandurbanaccess +regionalconnectivity• 1billionruralpopulationwithno

accesstoallseasonroad• 2.5billionmorepeopleincitiesby

2050

Targetsaimedstrengtheningsustainability: safety,pollution,congestion, climate

TransportmainstreamedintheSDGs

Dotransportdifferently- sustainability

GrowTransport- Access

SDG1:EndPovertyinallitsformseverywhere

SLoCaTLiterature review– UrbanTransport, PovertyandEquityConclusions

• Theinteractionbetweenurban povertyandtransportation– 'Theinability[ofthepoor]toaccessjobsandservicesisanimportantelementofthesocial

exclusionthatdefinesurbanpoverty'. (Gwilliam,WorldBank2002:25)

• Reversinginequity:understanding accessasthekeytransport good– ‘Highermobilitydoesnotnecessarilyrepresentbetterlivingconditions.Whatmattersisthe

accessibilitytodesireddestinations,whichcanbeobtainedwithlessmovement'.(Vasconcellos2011)

• Measuring accessibility– Equityauditswillgoalongwaytowardcurbingthemorecommon,limitedpseudo-scientific

technicalapproachtourbantransportappraisal (EduardoVasconcellos 2011)

• Deliveringaccesstothepoor– ‘Transportisagreatenablerofeconomicandsocialopportunity.Butiftherangeoftransport

servicesavailabletopeopleofdifferentincomes,ages,and/orethnicgroupsfailstokeeppacewiththegrowthinthelevelofsuchservicesavailabletotheaveragememberofsociety,thesustainabilityofthatsociety’smobilityissuspect.’(Cervero 2013)

– WhileBusRapidTransit,asaconcept,offers significant opportunities forenhancingsocial justiceandpovertyalleviation, theseoutcomesshouldnotbetakenforgranted:theyonlyoccurunderspecific, well-thought throughconditions. (Venter, Hidalgo&Pineda2013)

Movingtoatargetofwellbelowthetwo-degreeCelsiusscenario(2DS) andpursuingeffortstolimitthetemperatureincreaseto1.5degreesCelsius

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Framingthediscussiononsustainableurbantransport

• SLoCaTEngagementonTransportvis-à-visSustainableDevelopmentandClimateChangeguidedbythreekeyframingprinciples:

– Convergence– Ambition– Balance

• Acknowledgethe“development”partinsustainabledevelopment

• NewUrbanAgendaneedstoempowerbothoverallsustainabledevelopmentofcitiesaswellasthedevelopmentofsectors– includingtransport

FiveSLoCaTKeyMessagesonsustainableurbanmobility

• AccessforAll• Convergence

• Massiveexpansionofwalkingandcycling,andpublictransport

• Goodreturnoninvestments• Inclusivepolicymaking

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CountriesinTransition

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ImproveAccess * ** ***

ImproveUrbanRoadSafety * *** **

StrengthenEfficiency * ** ***

ReduceGreenhouseGasEmissions

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FiveSLoCaTspecificrequirements forSUTinthe“NewUrbanAgenda”

• TheNUAshouldcalloncitiestosetambitioustargetsforsafe,affordable,accessible andsustainabletransportsystemsby2030

• NUAnationalgovernmentsshouldcommittoprovidecitieswiththeappropriate,supportingnationalpolicyframeworks(includingfinance)toempowerthemtodeliverSUTsolutions

• TheNUAmustcall fornewformsofintegratedlanduseplanningtoreducedemandforurbantransportandrecognisetheneedtoallocateroadspacetomaximisemobility

• TheNUAmustcallonandcommitnationalandcitygovernmentsandInternationalFinancialInstitutions´ toprovidesufficientandreliablefinancingaswellasincentivizeprivatesectortoincreasefinancingforSUT

• TheNUAshouldmainstreamurbantransportinallrelevantsectionsandclarify therolesofthemaintransportstakeholders

Five“warningsigns”ofun-sustainableurbantransport

• Stopandreverse investmentsincarorientatedtransportinfrastructure

• Stopandreverseurban sprawland lowdensitydevelopments

• Stopandreversethelackofdedicatedfacilitiesforwalking,cyclingandpublic transport

• Stopandreversehighparkingrequirements fornewdevelopments

• Stopandreverseunfunded sustainable transportpolicymandates forcities

• NewUrbanAgenda:tracknegotiations–(http://www.ppmc-transport.org/new-urban-agenda/)

• Implementation:QuitoActionPlanonSustainableUrbanMobility(MobilizeRio+20VoluntaryCommitments+LPPAinitiatives)

• Events:regionalevents+TransportDaysatHabitat3Prep.Com.(Surabaya)andHabitat3inQuito

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