The Atlas of Sustainable City Transport is an innovative online platform designed to provide crucial insights into urban passenger transport worldwide. This comprehensive data dashboard offers measurements across nine key indicators for over 1,000 metropolitan areas and more than 40,000 legal jurisdictions and districts. Unlike traditional transport metrics that focus solely on infrastructure, Atlas Transport emphasizes the human impact of urban mobility, evaluating what infrastructure means for the people it serves.
These vital indicators include:
- Population Density
- Block Density
- People Near Protected Bike Lanes
- People Near Services
- People Near Car-Free Places
- People Safe From Highways
- People Near Frequent Transport
- People Near Rapid Transport
- People Near Bikeways + Transport
Atlas Transport stands as a powerful resource for a diverse range of users. Researchers can leverage its extensive data to analyze urban transport trends and patterns. City planners and policymakers can utilize the Atlas to gain a clear understanding of their city’s performance in sustainable transport and identify specific areas needing improvement. Government agencies can also benefit from the Atlas to track progress towards sustainability goals and make data-driven decisions for urban development.
Urban transport advocates and journalists will find Atlas Transport invaluable for comparing cities both nationally and internationally, or even different neighborhoods within the same city. The platform’s ability to generate rankings, graphs, and downloadable maps makes it easy to visualize and communicate complex transport data. Even citizens with a keen interest in their local environment can explore Atlas Transport to discover new perspectives on their city’s urban fabric and mobility landscape.
Built upon open data sources, the Atlas of Sustainable City Transport champions data accessibility by openly publishing its data. This commitment to open data encourages wider use for independent research and analysis, fostering collaboration and transparency in the pursuit of sustainable urban mobility solutions. This initiative was inspired by platforms like ITDP Brazil’s MobiliDADOS, a leading source for mobility data in Brazil, and Atlas Transport expands upon this by offering a global comparative perspective.
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