Evaluating Urban Mobility Sustainability Through a Set of Indicators: The Case of the City of Lamia, Greece

摘要

Sustainable mobility is the ability to meet society's need to move freely, communicate, gain access, trade, and establish relationships without sacrificing other essential human or ecological values, today or in the future. Sustainable mobility includes both the transportation of goods and people. Sustainability, when applied to urban mobility, can be measured by various sets of indicators. This paper presents the application of the indicators produced by the Sustainable Mobility Project 2.0 (SMP 2.0) of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in the city of Lamia, Greece. Accessibility for mobility-impaired groups, affordability of public transport for the poorest, fatalities' reduction, access to mobility services, mobility space usage, comfort, and pleasure are some of the 16 indicators calculated and estimated in the frame of this work. The indicators were calculated by a) conducting a relevant public opinion survey on a sample of 380 citizens, b) performing spatial data analysis, and c) studying existing transport studies and data. The set of indicators is used to evaluate the current situation of the mobility system in the city of Lamia, Greece, and to identify priority measures, practices, and policies for their improvement. By using them, the Municipality and other local authorities can identify where the strengths and weaknesses lie in the urban mobility system and assess potential actions. If repeated over time, this application will reveal the improvement or the worsening of the local urban mobility system, as well as the measures with the most significant impact on the system as a whole.