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The Uganda NMT Policy, adopted in 2012, aims to raise the profile of NMT; improve understanding of NMT user needs at all levels of government; and ensure that NMT is incorporated at all stages of infrastructure planning and implementation. The NMT Policy includes the following objectives: Increase recognition of NMT modes. Provide safe infrastructure for pedestrians…

In 2014, the municipal government of Chennai, India, now known as the Greater Chennai Corporation, adopted an Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Policy to prioritise walking and cycling and discourage the use of personal motor vehicles. The policy aims to arrest the current decline in walking and cycling by creating a safe and pleasant network of footpaths,…

Responding to an urgent need to develop a safer walking and cycling environment, UN Environment’s Share the Road programme, with support from FIA foundation, worked with Nairobi City County to launch a Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Policy for the city. The policy includes a first-of-a-kind commitment in Africa earmarking 20 percent of the transport budget to…

Adopted in 2018, the Addis Ababa NMT Strategy sets out an ambitious plan for improving the city’s walking and cycling facilities. The Strategy calls for the implementation of 600 km of new footpaths and 200 km of dedicated cycle facilities over 10 years. The Strategy also calls for the introduction of a bicycle sharing system…

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) recently developed a Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Policy to guide interventions to improve the walking and cycling environment. Key to the Policy’s strategic importance is a set of clear indicators outlining how conditions need to approve over the short, medium, and long term. Indicators to be monitored under the…

The city of Seoul, Republic of Korea, has pursued a comprehensive approach to improvements in the walking environment through a series of pedestrian plans prepared in 1998, 2004, and 2013. The pedestrian planning process aims to identify solutions to several issues, including a lack of adequate pedestrian sidewalks; a high rate of crashes involving pedestrians…

In recent years in Mexico, the interest and importance in establishing sustainable urban mobility solutions has grown for the improvement of existing problems such as poor air quality and congestion, and to mitigate the effects of climate change. Many cities have begun promoting and investing in Non-Motorized Transportation (NMT) as a multi-faceted sustainable solution. Fostering…

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) has been following a data-driven approach to project evaluation in recent projects. Regarding pedestrian mobility and safety, a number of datasets are collected and used to evaluate project success. A central goal of many of NYCDOT’s pedestrian projects has been to increase road safety through speed reduction…

Accessibility: Facilities offered to people to reach social and economic opportunities, measured in terms of the time, money, comfort, and safety that is associated with reaching such opportunities. Average trip length: The average distance covered by a transport mode for a trip, measured in kilometres. Bus rapid transit (BRT): High quality bus-based mass transit system…

Templates NMT strategy template Survey templates NMT facility audit form (JSON format): This survey covers footpath presence and quality; presence of crossing facilities and traffic calming; parking, vending; universal access elements; and cycle facilities. The survey form is filled out once per block. NMT count survey form: Survey form for NMT cordon counts with disaggregation…