Carbon-Free City Handbook: Transportation and Mobility

The transportation sector accounts for 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in large cities. To address this, the handbook outlines several strategic actions: electrifying municipal fleets, reducing internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles through bans or restrictions, managing urban freight emissions, expanding EV charging infrastructure, creating car-free downtown zones, and enhancing public transit and mobility alternatives like bikeshare and pedestrian-friendly streets.

• Transportation is a major contributor to urban emissions, accounting for 36 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in large cities.
• Cities can reduce emissions by transitioning municipal fleets to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and expanding public charging infrastructure.
• Strategies to limit internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles include establishing restricted traffic zones, penalizing high-emission vehicles, and implementing long-term bans on diesel and all ICE vehicles.
• Urban freight emissions can be mitigated through regulatory and voluntary measures such as mandatory emissions standards, designated truck routes, and off-peak delivery programs.
• Reducing reliance on single-occupancy vehicles can be achieved by creating car-free pedestrian zones, implementing congestion pricing, expanding public transit like bus rapid transit (BRT), and promoting bikeshare and pedestrian-friendly streets.

APA

RMI (2017). Carbon-Free City Handbook: Transportation and Mobility. https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-city-handbook-transportation-mobility/

Chicago

RMI. Carbon-Free City Handbook: Transportation and Mobility. 2017. https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-city-handbook-transportation-mobility/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2017carbonfree, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Carbon-Free City Handbook: Transportation and Mobility}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/the-carbon-free-city-handbook-transportation-mobility/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }