1. 1 Sustainable Mobility: background PIMMS TRANSFER MC 2009 Almada, 25 March 2009 Giuliano Mingardo mingardo@ese.eur.nl

2. 2 Agenda of this morning 09:30 – 10:00: Sustainable mobility: background ( Giuliano Mingardo ) 10:00 – 10:30: Promotion of public transport in Frankfurt ( Winfried Schmitz, traffiQ ) 10:30 – 11:00: Promotion of walking in London ( Richard Smith, Living Streets ) 11:00 – 11:15: Coffee break 11:15 – 11:45: Promotion of bike: the Dutch experience ( Giuliano Mingardo ) 11:45 – 12:30: Interactive session

3. 3 Sustainability “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Report)

4. 4 Sustainable Mobility There is no formal definition of sustainable mobility; Sustainable mobility is often a synonymous of sustainable transport; It is a follow-on of the term sustainable development –“Sustainable transportation is about meeting or helping meet the mobility needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”

5. 5 Sustainable Mobility Common concepts in sustainable mobility: Three dimensions: economic, social and environmental; Three P’s: people, planet, profit

6. 6 Evolution of the concept 70’s: Mobility 80’s: Sustainable mobility 90’s: Accessibility 21 st century: Sustainable Accessibility?

7. 7 Several concepts, the same problem Source: DfT, 2007

8. 8 Sustainable transport modes Travel meanEconomic Sust.Environ. Sust.Social Sust. Walking Cycling Public Transport: Bus Tram Light Rail Metro Car: Clean vehicles Car sharing Car pooling YES ???