WBCSD today released its online Sustainable Mobility planning tool at the annual CIVITAS Conference on sustainable urban mobility in Gdynia, Poland. Geneva, 29 September 2016 – The online tool was developed following the success of the Sustainable Mobility Project 2.0 (SMP 2.0) in six demonstrator cities. The project has been widely recognized as a game-changer for cities aiming to improve their […]
By 2050, 70% of the world’s population will live in cities, meaning that over the next three decades, cities will need to accommodate more than 2.5 billion additional people. How can the building and construction sector meet this new demand while accelerating the transition to a sustainable world?
During the Labour day celebration, the municipal authorities of Campinas roll out a new bike lane as well as major road maintenance on Baden Powell avenue in the Jardim Nova Europa area. Such a new bike lane, which crosses the road longitudinally and is 1.7 km long and 2.5 meters wide, is a two-way road […]
Today, the European Commission announced its endorsement of the Sustainable Mobility Indicators issued by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Geneva, 12 April 2016 – The set of indicators provide cities with a reliable diagnosis tool to assess their sustainable mobility performances and deliver integrated sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs). The indicator set is the […]
After a year-long project phase, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has issued recommendations for cleaner, safer and more connected mobility in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. Hamburg, Geneva, Stuttgart, 29 March 2016 – The guidance, prepared in collaboration with the Department of Economy, Transport and Innovation, intends to fuel the political […]
This week, the city of Lisbon hosted a meeting that brought together the six cities working with the WBCSD in the development of the Sustainable Mobility Project (SMP2.0). The cities involved in the SMP2.0 are Bangkok, Campinas, Chengdu, Hamburg, Indore and Lisbon. The meeting started with a tour of Lisbon to experience the various aspects of the mobility system. The tour […]
In 18 February 2015, the representatives of the Sustainable Mobility Project (SMP2.0) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) met with the city of Indore, AiCTSLofficials and other stakeholders to continue their work on the future of sustainable mobility in the city. Geneva, 4 March 2015 – O Indore is one of the six cities around the world selected […]
Deployment of Right/Left turn filtering lanes suggested for Indore by WBCSD is recommended nation-wide. Translated title” Wherever you want to go, you will get Public Transport”Sub Headline: One shall get the Cycles (IBike) and rental two wheeler (IRide) to reach destinationBased on the recommendations from WBCSD report and meetings with the city, Indore city administration and city […]
During a workshop organized on January 27, experts discussed sustainable mobility solutions for the city of Campinas. The event marks the end of the Sustainable Mobility Project (SMP 2.0) in Campinas. Led by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), SMP 2.0 developed a multimodal mobility roadmap for access to safe, reliable, comfortable and […]
This study describes the Sustainable Mobility 2.0 multi-stakeholder approach as carried out in Indore (India) to develop a holistic sustainable mobility plan that addresses the mobility issues prioritized by the city. Indore is one of the 6 showcase cities having collaborated with SMP2.0. This study is part of ICLEI-WBCSD joint report “Innovative city-business collaboration – Emerging good practice to enhance sustainable […]