Introduction

How we lay out our cities, towns and villages and how we connect communities to our transport system are key factors in increasing the use of sustainable mobility. Sustainable mobility planning must be integrated at all stages of land use planning – at national, regional and local level. Better integrated land use and transport planning and transport-orientated development can help counteract dispersed settlements and organise the transport system in a way that facilitates the conversion of car trips to active travel and public transport trips. Compact communities will allow people to reach local amenities by a short walk or cycle. Higher-density urban neighbourhoods located along frequent public transport routes can facilitate longer journeys without reliance on a private car.

Private vehicles are the largest emitting segment of the transport fleet. Providing meaningful alternatives to everyday car journeys, especially in our cities, is fundamental to achieving our climate objectives. In tandem to promoting more sustainable travel modes we need to lessen car kilometres driven if we are to achieve the required 51% reduction in transport emissions. This is about reducing the need to travel and reducing the distance people are required to travel through the consolidation of development. Planning policy will continue to work to address low density/ suburban sprawl, which increases the distance people must travel and ultimately can lock in car-dependent patterns of behaviour. Reducing car journeys offers many co-benefits in terms of health, reducing congestion, and facilitating more accessible and vibrant communities.

align sustainable mobility services making them efficient, responsive and easy to use. Consideration will be given to how best promote the adoption of shared mobility schemes and the integration of newer modes such as electric scooters with other modes.

Two high-level goals have been developed to help us deliver this principle.

Better Integrated

Mobility

Goals

9. Better integrate land use and transport planning at all levels.

10. Promote smart and integrated mobility through innovative technologies and development of appropriate regulation.

Transport is inherently complex with new problems and solutions constantly emerging. Investment in innovative technologies will

National Sustainable Mobility Policy | Principle 3: Better Integrated Mobility