Sustainable Transportation in Asian Cities -
​For a Greener Planet and Better Life
Urban Pathways organised an eight-day training course (25 April to 2 May 2019) at IUTC Eco-complex in Gangwon Province, the Republic of Korea on ‘Sustainable Transportation in Asian Cities’ to develop skills and know-how in transport sector policy and implementation. The organizing institutes includes UN-Habitat, the International Urban Training Center (IUTC) and Wuppertal Institute. 
 
24 participants from 10 Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam) joined the training course on urban mobility, and discussed on modes, options and strategies for sustainable, safe, accessible, and innovative urban transportation in global as well as in the context of Asian cities. The course modules include mobility’s role in sustainable development; land use and urban mobility options; environmental, social and economic sustainability of mobility; and towards a sustainable reality - sustainable urban mobility planning and designing an action plan incorporating policy development and programme implementation for sustainable transport. The cutting edge knowledge from the experts from UN-Habitat, IUTC, Wuppertal Institute, SLoCat, and Korean sustainable mobility practitioners, as well as site visits in Chuncheon and Wonju cities and Inje county in Gangwon Province, provided the insight on options and impact of sustainable urban transport. The group discussion and presentation of action plan from the participants’ cities cases (from Delhi (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Thimphu (Bhutan), Kathmandu (Nepal), Hanoi (Vietnam) and Phnom Phen (Cambodia) provided peer-to-peer learning experience during the training course.
 
Further contact:
Shritu Shrestha, Wuppertal Institute, shritu.shrestha@wupperinst.org
Stefanie Holzwarth, UN-Habitat, stefanie.holzwarth@un.or

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The BRT Standard
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a bus-based rapid transit system that can achieve high capacity, speed, and service quality at relatively low cost by combining segregated bus lanes that are typically median aligned with off-board fare collection, level boarding, bus priority at intersections, and other quality-of-service elements (such as information technology and strong branding).
Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility
Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility: Global Report on Human Settlements 2013 seeks to highlight the transportation challenges experienced in cities all over the world, and identifies examples
of good practice from specific cities of how to address such challenges. The report also provides recommendations on how national, provincial and local governments and other stakeholders can develop more sustainable urban futures through improved planning and design of urban transport systems.
The report argues that the development of sustainable urban transport
The Bike-Share Planning Guide
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​Streets as public spaces and drivers of urban prosperity 
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Streets for walking and cycling
Walking and cycling are healthy and pollution-free forms of mobility that are fundamental to life. In African cities, many are dependent on these modes as their primary means of transport. Even for those who choose public transport or personal motor vehicles, walking often becomes the dominant mode for short trips during the day. The poor quality of infrastructure for active modes, however, sends a message that pedestrians and cyclists are not welcome in the urban environment.
TOD Standard
The TOD Standard, built on the rich experience of many organizations around the world including our own, addresses
development that maximizes the benefits of public transit while firmly placing the emphasis back on the users — people. We call this form of design “transit-oriented development” (TOD), and it marks a key difference from transit-adjacent development, which is simply development located next to transit corridors and stations.

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