Sustainable Cities Mobility Index

Cities and their policymakers face enormous pressures as they seek to meet today’s mobility challenges. As rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, population growth and climate change continue to challenge our world’s cities, those that choose to make bold moves in advancing and diversifying their urban transport systems will gain a competitive advantage –- we see that investing in improved and sustainable mobility will give cities enhanced productivity, attractiveness and overall quality of life.

Where did 100 of the world’s leading cities land in their sustainable mobility?

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How can cities create sustainable urban mobility?

Do the most populated cities have the best transport systems? Do cities with the strongest economies have the best mobility? Do the most mature cities have the most sustainable mobility systems? Find out in the Sustainable Cities Mobility Index.

The Index

The Index explores mobility through the three pillars of sustainability – social (People), environmental (Planet) and economic (Profit) - to develop an indicative ranking of 100 of the world’s cities.

  • People

    Measures social and human implications of mobility systems including quality of life

  • Planet

    Captures environmental impacts; “green” factors like energy, pollution and emissions

  • Profit

    Assesses the efficiency and reliability of a mobility system to facilitate economic growth

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  • Hong Kong
    65%
  • Zurich
    65%
  • Paris
    64%
  • Seoul
    64%
  • Prague
    64%
  • Vienna
    64%
  • London
    64%
  • Singapore
    63%
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Mobility Ranking by region

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Maturity, Money, Mass ≠ Mobility

Maturity, Money, Mass ≠ Mobility

The data highlights that the wealth, size or age of a city does not necessarily equal sustainable urban mobility. This is clearly demonstrated as we compare wealthy cities like Hong Kong (1st) with Los Angeles (72nd); massive urban centers like London (7th) with Jakarta (89th); and some of the earliest developed cities like Paris (3rd) with Cairo (94th).

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Mobility favors the bold

Mobility favors the bold

Those cities that have pursued bold moves of innovation and planned for future growth see the greatest sustainability and quality of life benefits. Sustainable systems depend on the decisions of city leaders and disruptive technologies mean there are more opportunities than ever to create cities that are built to move us into the future. With all the challenges that come from rapid urbanization, policymakers must take note and become well informed of their options in order to be able to offer residents real social and economic benefits.

John Batten
John Batten
Global Director of Cities

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