Ecomobility

Changwon City and ICLEI have selected pioneer cities from all over the world which are eager to take on the challenge of becoming cities of EcoMobility excellence. The vision is that of vibrant cities where citizens can enjoy a high quality of life and access goods, services, people and information in a sustainable way. The Mayor of Changwon, Wan-su Park, will chair the Alliance in its first phase.

On the occasion of EcoMobility Changwon 2011 congress ICLEI presents a number of local case studies featuring exceptional cities in the field of sustainable mobility.

Reduced volume of traffic, increased public transport system efficiency and innovative mobility solutions are only few examples out of fourteen success stories presented and now available
online!

Bicycling is flourishing in the streets of Budapest, where the number of cyclists has doubled over the past two years. Bicycling in the city has a modal share of nearly 5%. The city has made efforts to encourage cycling and will introduce a public bicycle sharing system, called BuBi, that is expected to be operational in 2013. Budapest's achievements and considerations in the process of creating the public bike sharing scheme were presented at EcoMobility Changwon 2011.

Amsterdam has a global reputation as being an extremely bicycle-friendly city. The city's bicycle infrastructure, including over 400 km of bicycle paths, supports approximately 600,000 bicycles in a city of 750,000 residents--nearly as many bikes as people. Sixty percent of inner city trips are bike trips, and the city continues to work to make cycling more accessible and to promote a variety of sustainable transportation options.

Kampala, capital city of Uganda has a variety of sustainable transport options. But sustainable transport modes face challenges posed by increasing numbers of private automobiles. Deputy Mayor of Kampala Emmanuel Serunjoji will share Kampala's strategies for implementing EcoMobility-friendly policies and will discuss the barriers the city has faced in trying to achieve intermodality. The presentation, on day two of EcoMobiltiy Changwon 2011, will explore solutions to improve on the congestion, pollution, and mobility, and achieve higher levels of EcoMobility.