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Strategic alignment, interdepartmental coordination, accountability, and financial autonomy are main hurdles to sustainable transport in Chinese cities
Institutional reform can help Chinese cities make sustainable transport a reality. Photo by Benoit Colin/WRI.
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Action this year on sustainable cities and transport will shape development and quality of life for decades, say experts
Over two days, the Transforming Transportation 2015 conference explored solutions for sustainable, people-oriented mobility in cities worldwide. Photo by Taís Policanti/EMBARQ Mexico.
2015 is a pivotal year for the global sustainable development agenda. For the first time, cities will be a focal point and sustainable transport features clearly among the solutions. Global agreements expected over the next 12 months will lock in the choices we have about how to live, learn, work, and play in our cities for decades.