The European Commission has endorsed the sustainable mobility indicators developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
The Commission is understood to be working on processes to support cities using the indicators. This could include the possibility of putting together a consortium to help cities with data collection as well as putting in place a financial scheme.
“We encourage cities to make use of [the WBCSD toolkit], both to assess their current situation and to monitor the results of their urban mobility strategy and measures,” said Violeta Bulc, the European Commissioner for Transport.
The indicators were developed by the WBCSD in collaboration with Oran Consulting, Ghent University, the International Transport Forum (ITF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). They were then tested and refined by Bangkok, Campinas, Chengdu, Hamburg, Indore and Lisbon.