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51 Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development Tanya Müller García Secretary of Environment Ministry of Environment of Mexico City Mexico Tanya Müller García was designated as the Minister of Environment of Mexico City on 1 December 2012 by Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera. She has developed groundbreaking initiatives and policies to make Mexico City (one of the largest cities in the world) more sustainable and resilient, while contributing to fighting climate change and improving people’s living conditions. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Legal name Secretaría del Medio Ambiente de la Ciudad de México Sector Government/public sector Headquarter location Mexico City, Mexico Number of employees Over 4,000 Number of citizens 8.9 million (2015) Website www.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx The Government of Mexico City has developed and implemented public policies to improve the city’s mobility through an integral, safe and sustainable system. Mobility is a strategic line of action in Mexico City’s Climate Action Plan, Resilience Strategy and Air Quality Program. It is considered a key factor not only for a sustainable urban development but also for smart growth, which includes equitable and social development. Mexico City Cycling Strategy In Mexico City, 50% of the daily trips are eight kilometres or less. These short distances can be easily done by bicycle. The Government of Mexico City has placed a particular policy emphasis on getting more people to cycle through three focus areas: 1. Cycling infrastructure such as bike lanes, massive bike parking and the public bike system (Ecobici) has been created to connect with other means of transport. Ecobici stations are located close to important transport hubs and the system is integrated with the city’s transport card (which includes subway, BRT, light rail and tram) to encourage intermodality, as 30% of Ecobici users combine their trips with other transport modes. Ecobici has allowed an important shift, reaching 35,000 daily trips. The number of female cyclists has doubled in the last two years, an indicator of gender balance and safety. 2. New transit regulation: cyclists (and pedestrians) have priority over any other mode of transport, fostering a cycling culture and improving their safety. 3. Create a cycling culture: through the closure to traffic of 55 kilometres of the city’s main streets every Sunday for the enjoyment of more than 54,000 cyclists, pedestrians and skaters. Seven bike schools were created, which trained over 90,000 urban cyclists in the last three years.
Analysis and Policy Recommendations from the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport 52 Maty Mint Hamady Mayor Nouakchott, Mauritania Maty Mint Hamady was elected as Mayor of Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital city, in February 2014. Maty Mint Hamady is the first woman to take the reins of an Arab or Islamic capital. She is heading the governing board of the urban community of Nouakchott consisting of 37 delegates from nine municipalities. Prior to becoming the Mayor of Nouakchott, Maty Mint Hamady served as Minister of Public Services between 2011 and 2014. SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SHOWCASE: Legal name Communauté Urbaine de Nouakchott Sector Municipality Headquarter location Nouakchott, Mauritania Founding year Capital of Mauritania since 1960 Number of citizens 1,000,000 Website www.cun.mr The Urban Community of Nouakchott has put in place a solar lighting project in public places. It was the first institution in Mauritania to implement such a project. Based on this initiative, the Mauritanian government has launched a solar lighting project for urban roads in the entire capital city of Nouakchott, which makes up a third of the country’s population. The Urban Community of Nouakchott has initiated a series of actions to establish a strategic framework for sustainable development at city level. In this context, on June 18, 2015, the Urban Council of Nouakchott adopted resolution 12/2015 containing general policies to direct the city of Nouakchott towards the path of sustainable development.
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