Net-Zero Mobility: Social Considerations for Limiting Private Vehicle Access

The environmental, economic, and social benefits of policies like low-emission zones, congestion charging, parking regulations, and pedestrianisation are clear.

But how do we ensure political and public support for these net-zero urban policies?

Successful urban vehicle access regulations (UVARs) rely on a balance of incentives and disincentives, inclusivity to ensure access for vulnerable groups, and importantly, an integrated approach alongside improvements to public transport and social cohesion.

To achieve the vision of greener, safer, more sustainable and more liveable cities, we know that we need policies to cut emissions and enable a modal shift away from private cars. But those policies will only ever have the desired impact if they have support from both citizens and policymakers.

In this publication, discover UITP’s framework and recommendations to successfully reduce vehicle access for better streets – and see how some cities and public transport organisations are already making progress.

Discover the keys to a successful urban net-zero transition

Explore 9 Global Case Studies:

• Introduction
• Socially inclusive net-zero: A framework
• Reducing vehicle access for better streets: Objectives and impacts
  • Objectives UVARs
  • Impact of UVARs
• Social considerations for cities
  • Place inclusivity at the heart of policy design and implementation
  • When designing measures, apply an inclusivity lens to mobility, following the 4 A’s
    • Availability
    • Accessibility
    • Affordability
    • Acceptability
  • Apply equitable mitigation measures
  • Build political and public support
  • Monitoring and evaluation
• Case studies
• Incremental approaches
• Conclusions
• Recommendations

Discover the keys to a successful urban net-zero transition