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Sustainable transport refers to the broad subject of transport that is or approaches being sustainable. Within the sca wiki here, cycling and Road safety have their own separate articles. In comparison to the earlier version of the sca wiki this article collates information covering the topics: Sustainable travel, reduced dependence on cars, reduced dependence on flying, walking, water transport and school travel

What communities can do

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  • Advocate Pedestrianised Town squares and other pedestrianised areas
  • Canal and waterways conservation and recovery, campaigns to save boatyards
  • Encourage e-work, teleworking and teleconferences via local teleconferencing facilities and clubs
  • Encourage car sharing, car sharing plus social networking, car share clubs, liftsharing
  • local car free days
  • Maps and apps to encourage walking, cycling, public and river transport
  • Oppose unsustainable aviation expansion
  • Parish walks, 'beating the bounds', Torchlit procession to mark arrival of Spring
  • Promote cycling - see separate article, walking and sustainable tourism
  • Promote public transport, eco cabs, minibus schemes and river transport
  • Public transport days or weeks
  • Quiet lanes
  • Safer routes to schools, School travel pans and walking buses
  • Sustainability walks
  • Walkers are welcome intiatives
  • Walking for health initiatives

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Why it matters

Sustainable transport systems make a positive contribution to the environmental, social and economic sustainability of the communities they serve.

Communities which are successfully improving the sustainability of their transport networks are doing so as part of a wider programme of creating more vibrant, livable, sustainable cities. W

Sustainable transport is fundamentally a grassroots movement, albeit one which is now recognised as of citywide, national and international significance.

Whereas it started as a movement driven by environmental concerns, over these last years there has been increased emphasis on social equity and fairness issues, and in particular the need to ensure proper access and services for lower income groups and people with mobility limitations, including the fast-growing population of older citizens. Many of the people exposed to the most vehicle noise, pollution and safety risk have been those who do not own, or cannot drive cars, and those for whom the cost of car ownership causes a severe financial burden. W

Reduced dependence on cars and technology

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eg see: What the Rise of Technology Has to Do With the Decline of Driving, CityLab, Oct 01, 2013

Resources

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Transit App

Citizens data initiative

As of December 2012, there were an estimated 1.7 million car-sharing members in 27 countries, including so-called peer-to-peer services, according to the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at U.C. Berkeley. W

Maps

Open Charge Map, global public registry of electric vehicle charging locations

Quotes

“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.”

— Enrique Peñalosa, Ex-Mayor of Bogotá

Video

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more video:

BRT Mexico City - English on youtube

Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock on youtube

See also

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Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Sustainable transport, Congestion pricing, Electric vehicle, Environmental impact of aviation, Hitchhiking, Peak car, Road space rationing

Greenlivingpedia: Green cars

Hitchwiki: portal, leading to different language wiki. "Hitchwiki is a collaborative website for gathering information about hitchhiking and other ways of extremely cheap ways of transport. It is maintained by many active hitchhikers all around the world. We have information about how to hitch out of big cities, how to cover long distances, maps and many more tips."

External links

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