City Ranking: 2022 edition
We tested 36 European cities to see whether they’re on the right track to reach zero-emission mobility by 2030.
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How prepared are cities to clean up transport?
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We scored cities across the following five categories:
Space for people
Score based on the lengths of separated pedestrian footways and all cycling paths compared to the total length of the city road network, as well as the average of TomTom traffic congestion index over 3 years
Safe roads
Score based on the number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities over three years compared to the population of the city
Access to climate-friendly mobility
Score based on the affordability and accessibility of public transport, and access to public and semi-public electric vehicle charging stations
Policies
Score based on whether zero/low emission zones are in place or planned, whether phasing out the sales of polluting cars is planned, and whether bike/car sharing and integrated public transport tickets/apps exist
Clean air
Score based on 3-year annual mean concentrations and the trends of NO2, PM10 and PM2.5 over 5 years, with a stronger focus on traffic stations
Biking Paradise Oslo Is Closest in Europe to No-Emission Travel
With its relatively safe roads for walkers and cyclists, Norway’s capital is doing better than 35 other cities ranked by their efforts to create pollution-free transportation.
Mobilité durable: les villes belges à la traîne
Dans un classement de 36 villes européennes, Bruxelles, Liège, Gand et Anvers ont du mal à tirer leur épingle du jeu en matière de mobilité « zéro émission ».
London, Manchester and Birmingham ranked three most expensive cities in Europe for public transport
Study of 36 major cities across continent found England’s biggest at the bottom in terms of affordability.
A Madrid y Barcelona todavía les queda un largo camino para conseguir una movilidad limpia
Un estudio revela lo lejos que están de otras urbes más avanzadas como París, Oslo o Ámsterdam para el objetivo de cero emisiones en 2030.
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