Cities are in part defined by their distinct urban transport systems; installed to traverse their unique topographies and urban realities including density, demographics and design. Whether it’s London’s Tube, the Los Angeles’ freeways, Hong Kong’s street cars, Sydney’s ferries or Amsterdam’s bicycles, the elements of the urban transport system of a city are distinguishing features that enable its growth and resilience.
The key challenge facing our cities is how to develop world leading integrated transport systems to support continued sustainable growth. The Sustainable Cities Mobility Index provides an indicative ranking of where Australian cities sit against their global counterparts.
Where did 100 of the world’s leading cities land in their sustainable mobility?
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 leading cities.
Australian cities are rapidly developing and investing in integrated mobility systems to meet the needs of the future but are currently behind other global comparable cities.
Most Australian cities sit around the middle of the Index. A lack of comprehensive underground metro systems and dependence on private vehicles deters mobility in Australian cities, and all have less travel made by foot, bike and public transport than their peer cities.
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