Master Class Series Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport

Hear about Pittsburgh’s experience planning and implementing Move PGH, the first MaaS system in the US, from our speaker, Kimberly Lucas. Through the creation of the Pittsburgh Mobility Collective (PMC), the city brought together a wide range of stakeholders that, instead of competing, are now working together to bring Pittsburgh a greater variety of transportation options. The change makes it easy for residents to locate mobility hubs, find transportation and mobility options and pay for services seamlessly through one app. As a result, there is a reduction in the use of private vehicles, an improvement in air quality, and residents gain access to services and opportunities that improve their economic stability.

Learn also from Madrid’s MaaS platform as Pedro Fernandez walks you through the app’s functionality, the planning process, and the challenges they face.

During our second Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport session, we learned from Jacob Mason from ITDP what low-emission zones (LEZ) are and what can make them more successful. Heard directly from Jordi Jové from the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, Spain, how they were able to implement their expansive LEZ and bring the public and other stakeholders on board, and we gained insights from Lidia Henderson and Hamilton Steimer from WRI on how to address the challenges to implement a Zero Emission Delivery Zone in your city. The three speakers also explained how LEZ and ZEDZ, beyond improving air quality and reducing congestion, can be important economic and racial equity tools.

To learn more about LEZ, ZEDZ and the topics we’ll cover, check out:

ITDP’s recently published report The Opportunity of Low Emission Zones: A Taming Traffic Deep Dive Report.

WRI’s paper Zero-Emission Delivery Zones: Decarbonizing Urban Freight and Goods Delivery in U.S. Cities.

Our final Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transport online session featured an interactive exercise for participating cities to start thinking about the challenges and solutions to increasing bike ridership, such as infrastructure, incentives, and campaigns.