The Asian Development Bank recently supported technical assistance on resource optimization in the road sector in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) where a methodology on measuring CO2 emissions for road projects and a handbook on awareness of climate change and eco-transport were developed. A key conclusion is the urgent need for “smart urban transport.”The Asian Development Bank recently supported ...

Cities in India have been the “engine of economic growth.” But realizing future economic growth hinges on whether or not Indian cities can be made more efficient, livable, inclusive, and competitive. To achieve this, it is essential to strengthen urban governance and management through greater decentralization and enhanced accountability, and establish appropriate delivery mechanisms and regulatory ...

Rising incomes and increasing urbanization tend to bring about increased demand for mobility, often in the form of personal mobility, such as cars, as well as increasing motorization. Coupled with reduced car ownership restrictions in the PRC, conditions are ripe for worsening congestion and traffic conditions as well as deteriorating air quality in urban areas. This is already happening in several ...

Recent decades have witnessed an increasing number of attempts to manage developing cities’ sustainability. Transport action is widely recognized as central to these endeavors. Huge resources and vast efforts have been invested in urban transport but successes have been limited.