Webinar Session presented by Cornie Huizenga (SLoCaT), on June 28th, 2016. BRT Centre of Excellence

1. Cornie Huizenga
Secretary General Partnership on Sustainable, Low
Carbon Transport
Webinar June 28th
Habitat III can help accelerate action
on sustainable urban transport

2. 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 on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)

3. 6 Key Global Processes targeted by SLoCaT in 2016
Habitat IIIParis Agreement on
Climate Change
2030 Sustainable
Development
Agenda (SDGs)
14th United Nations
Conference on Trade and
Development
Financing for DevelopmentGlobal Decade of Action on
Road Safety
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10
20
15
20
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20
16
20
16
20
16
Economic
Sustainability
Social
Sustainability
Environmental
SustainabilityTransport:

4. Without the provision of robust
and equitable mobility and
access, this is unattainable.
Targets to improve rural and urban
access + regional connectivity
• 1 billion rural population with no
access to all season road
• 2.5 billion more people in cities by
2050
Targets aimed strengthening
sustainability: safety, pollution,
congestion, climate
Transport mainstreamed in the SDGs
Do transport differently - sustainability
Grow Transport - Access
SDG 1: End Poverty in all its forms
everywhere

5. SLoCaT Literature review – Urban Transport, Poverty and Equity Conclusions
• The interaction between urban poverty and transportation
– 'The inability [of the poor] to access jobs and services is an important element of the social
exclusion that defines urban poverty'. (Gwilliam, World Bank 2002: 25)
• Reversing inequity: understanding access as the key transport good
– ‘Higher mobility does not necessarily represent better living conditions. What matters is the
accessibility to desired destinations, which can be obtained with less movement'. (Vasconcellos
2011)
• Measuring accessibility
– Equity audits will go a long way toward curbing the more common, limited pseudo-scientific
technical approach to urban transport appraisal (Eduardo Vasconcellos 2011)
• Delivering access to the poor
– ‘Transport is a great enabler of economic and social opportunity. But if the range of transport
services available to people of different incomes, ages, and/or ethnic groups fails to keep pace
with the growth in the level of such services available to the average member of society, the
sustainability of that society’s mobility is suspect.’ (Cervero 2013)
– While Bus Rapid Transit, as a concept, offers significant opportunities for enhancing
social justice and poverty alleviation, these outcomes should not be taken for granted:
they only occur under specific, well-thought through conditions. (Venter, Hidalgo &
Pineda 2013)

6. Moving to a target
of well below the
two-degree Celsius
scenario (2DS) and
pursuing efforts to
limit the
temperature
increase to 1.5
degrees Celsius
Paris Agreement on Climate Change – Transport Implications
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2
4
6
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12
14
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
GlobalTransportCO2(Gt)
Transport 2DS
Transport 1.5DS
Transport BAU

7. Framing the discussion on sustainable urban transport
• SLoCaT Engagement on Transport vis-à-vis
Sustainable Development and Climate Change guided
by three key framing principles:
– Convergence
– Ambition
– Balance
• Acknowledge the “development” part in sustainable
development
• New Urban Agenda needs to empower both overall
sustainable development of cities as well as the
development of sectors – including transport

8. Five SLoCaT Key Messages on sustainable urban mobility
• Access for All
• Convergence
• Massive expansion of walking and cycling, and public
transport
• Good return on investments
• Inclusive policy making
Developed
Countries
Countries in
Transition
Least Developed
Countries
Improve Access * ** ***
Improve Urban Road Safety * *** **
Strengthen Efficiency * ** ***
Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
*** ** *

9. Five SLoCaT specific requirements for SUT in the “New Urban Agenda”
• The NUA should call on cities to set ambitious targets for safe,
affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems by 2030
• NUA national governments should commit to provide cities with the
appropriate, supporting national policy frameworks (including finance)
to empower them to deliver SUT solutions
• The NUA must call for new forms of integrated land use planning to
reduce demand for urban transport and recognise the need to
allocate road space to maximise mobility
• The NUA must call on and commit national and city governments and
International Financial Institutions´ to provide sufficient and reliable
financing as well as incentivize private sector to increase financing for
SUT
• The NUA should mainstream urban transport in all relevant sections
and clarify the roles of the main transport stakeholders

10. Five “warning signs” of un-sustainable urban transport
• Stop and reverse investments in car orientated transport
infrastructure
• Stop and reverse urban sprawl and low density
developments
• Stop and reverse the lack of dedicated facilities for walking,
cycling and public transport
• Stop and reverse high parking requirements for new
developments
• Stop and reverse unfunded sustainable transport policy
mandates for cities

11. • New Urban Agenda: track
negotiations –
(http://www.ppmc-
transport.org/new-urban-
agenda/)
• Implementation:Quito
Action Plan on Sustainable
Urban Mobility (Mobilize
Rio+20 Voluntary
Commitments + LPPA
initiatives)
• Events: regional events +
Transport Days at Habitat 3
Prep. Com. (Surabaya) and
Habitat 3 in Quito
SLoCaT Follow-up

12. Thank you
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