Transport advice
Browse our advice about sustainable transport planning.
Co-ordinating urban and transport planningBuilding at high densities in places accessible to public transport, and concentrating development in existing urban areas, encourages sustainable travel.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Developing regional and sub-regional sustainable transport networksPublic transport, walking and cycling networks are vital to connect towns, cities and sub-regions.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions
Developing city scale sustainable transport networksBetter public transport, walking and cycling provision help reduce carbon emissions in cities.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Improving street design and layoutWell-designed streets encourage walking and cycling.
Tags: public space, transport, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Integrating transportLow carbon travel requires very effective city-wide integration between different modes of transport.
Tags: transport, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Encouraging low carbon vehicle technologies and fuelsThe take up of more efficient vehicles and alternative fuels is vital to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector.
Tags: energy, national level, transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Managing trafficTraffic demand management includes measures such as controlled parking, lower speed limits and greater use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Reducing emissions from freightFreight distribution strategies are needed at the regional level to encourage modal shift and more efficient operations. These will involve partnership working between private and public sectors.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Powering transport with fuel cellsHydrogen is currently being piloted in the public transport sector on bus fleets in various locations worldwide
Tags: energy, transport, cities and towns
Wider issues – international air emissions and ‘enabling mechanisms’There are wider policy areas, beyond surface transport, that will be important to tackle if transport CO2 emissions are to be reduced.
Tags: national level, transport
Implementing road pricing and chargingThere is a range of pricing policy instruments that vary in specification and, potentially, performance. These include road user charging schemes and private parking charge schemes.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Controlling parkingParking control is often a very under-utilised tool for managing the demand for travel. An area-wide parking strategy can be used to restrict parking supply and/or increase charging levels.
Tags: public space, transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
'Smarter choice' soft measuresSmarter choices are techniques for influencing people’s travel behaviour towards more sustainable options, such as encouraging school, workplace and individualised travel planning.
Tags: transport, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
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