Urban Planning for City Leaders - Cities Alliance

How to know if you are making an impactUN-Habitat targets for safe andsustainable cities by 20301. National Urban Policies. By 2030, increaseto 50 per cent the number of countriesadopting and implementing nationalurban policies to coordinate differentministerial and sectoral efforts in order toacheive sustainable urban development.2. Urban Planning and Design. By2030 increase by half the number ofmetropolitan regions, cities and townsadopting and implementing policies andstrategies for sustainable and effectiveurban planning and design to halt thedecline of urban density and increasepublic space to 40 per cent of the urbanarea.3. Urban Energy. By 2030 increase theshare of renewable energy sources incities by 30 per cent and improve energyefficiency in all public buildings by 20 percent.4. Urban Mobility. By 2030, increase by30 per cent the percentage of urbanresidents with direct access to nonmotorizedtransport systems or livingwithin 500 metres of mass transitoptions that provide access to places ofemployment and services, and halve theincidence of road traffic fatalities.5. Urban Shelter and Basic Services. By2030, double access to adequate shelter,achieve universal access to safe drinkingwater, double the availability of use ofwaste-water treatment and solid wastemanagement and services and double theshare of municipal waste that is recycled,composted or converted to energy.6. Urban Job Creation. By 2030, increaseby 50 per cent the number of citiesadopting and implementing specificpolicies to improve the lives of urbandwellers through urban job creationbased on effective city management andfocused particularly on youth.7. Urban Inclusion and Safety. By 2030,double the number of urban residentsengaged in participatory decisionmakingand double the number of urbanresidents with secure tenure; by 2020,halve the rate of violent urban crime.Source: UN-Habitat163