Sustainable Urban Mobility Debra Lam and Peter Head Abstract For many cities, traditional transport comprises a sizeable percentage of total carbon emissions. It also contributes to air pollution, poorer health, and resource inefficiencies in the form of higher oil prices, traffic jams, etc. Often city policy-makers do not account for climate change impacts and natural disasters or consider alternative transport options and networks. It does not have to be like this. Cities can continue to develop and grow, attracting industry, high-skilled workers, tourists with sustainable urban design, and mobility. With walking, cycling, green public transport, and shared vehicle use taking the lead, and supported by ICT, cities can become less reliant on traditional and personal transport. Instead, city policy-makers can aim to increase accessibility and convenience to their residents and visitors alike, including rapid and safe mobility in times of emergency. This can be done with good urban design, behaviour change, advance technology, supportive policies, economic incentives, and city engagement and leadership. 1 Introduction Sustainable urban mobility is about the ease, convenience, affordability, and accessibility of travelling to one’s destination with minimal impact on the envi- ronment and others. Travel should be safe, at optimal speeds, and by the most direct routes. Options, with real-time information should be readily available for travellers to chose based on time, costs, distance, and other factors. For example, for a short trip, a student may prefer biking, whereas an elderly person might D. Lam Á P. Head (&) 13 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BQ, UK e-mail: peter.head@arup.com D. Lam e-mail: debra.lam@arup.com O. Inderwildi and Sir David King (eds.), Energy, Transport, & the Environment, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2717-8_19, Ó Springer-Verlag London 2012 359