MOBILIZING DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by the Secretary-General 3
High-Level Advisory Group Call to Action 6
Executive Summary 7
Introduction 9
1 Sustainable Transport - What It Delivers 10
1.1 Access—at the Heart of Sustainable Transport 12
1.2 Global Trends and Challenges 13
Urbanization and urban-rural integration 13
Demographic changes 14
Global supply chains and trade routes 14
Digital connectivity 15
Development of greener, more efficient propulsion technology 16
1.3 The ‘Avoid-Shift-Improve’ Approach 16
The climate change imperative 17
Making the economic case for sustainable transport 18
2 How to Make Transport Sustainable 20
2.1 Policy Development and Implementation 20
An integrated approach to transport policy 20
Building capacity, especially in developing countries, to enhance safety and access 24
Stakeholder engagement and public awareness 27
Monitoring & Evaluation 28
2.2 Financing 29
Government funding 29
Engagement with the private sector 30
Fiscal- and market-based measures 30
Finance from international financial institutions 32
Climate funds 32
2.3 Technological Innovation 33
Enabling transformative technology 33
Power 34
Vehicles 34
Systems 35
3 Conclusions 39
4 Recommendations 40
The Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport 44
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 62
ENDNOTES 63
CASE STUDY REFERENCES 66
PHOTO CREDITS 67