Abstract
The growing demand for passenger and freight transport in cities, resulting from the population growth in urbanized areas, has led to increasing problems with congestion, environmental pollution and, as a consequence, to a decrease in quality of life. This problem was noticed by the European Commission, which began to promote the concept of sustainable urban mobility plans (SUMPs). The efficient implementation of SUMPs requires tools for its evaluation. However, in the literature, most proposed assessment tools relate mainly to passenger transport, omitting the freight transport. The purpose of this paper is to utilize a multiple criteria analysis with the use of the Promethee method in order to assess the level of advancement of selected European Union (EU) capital cities in the field of sustainable urban mobility plan formulation and implementation. This method has been applied on the basis of a survey conducted among representatives of 15 EU capital cities and analyses of transportation plans. This research shows that cities that have a comprehensive transport plan consistently collaborate with different stakeholder groups, have implemented the greatest number of measures in the field of sustainable urban transport, and have achieved the best results in terms of safety and NO2 (nitrogen oxides) and PM (particulate matter) emissions.
Highlights
The growing rate of passenger and freight transport in cities causes many problems in terms of sustainability, such as noise, CO2, PM and NO2 emissions, an increase in transport costs caused by congestion and the risk of accidents, etc. [1,2,3,4]
It is essential that local authorities include passenger transport and freight transport into city strategic planning and carry out actions facilitating this field in accordance with the plans
The purpose of this paper is to utilize a Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) analysis with the use of the Promethee method in order to assess the level of advancement of selected European Union (EU) capital cities in the field of sustainable urban mobility plan formulation and implementation
Summary
The growing rate of passenger and freight transport in cities causes many problems in terms of sustainability, such as noise, CO2 (carbon dioxide), PM (particulate matter) and NO2 (nitrogen oxides) emissions (environmental problem), an increase in transport costs caused by congestion (economic problem) and the risk of accidents (social problem), etc. [1,2,3,4]. The growing rate of passenger and freight transport in cities causes many problems in terms of sustainability, such as noise, CO2 (carbon dioxide), PM (particulate matter) and NO2 (nitrogen oxides) emissions (environmental problem), an increase in transport costs caused by congestion (economic problem) and the risk of accidents (social problem), etc. Many local authorities still mainly focus on passenger transport in strategic planning, treating freight transport as an area for which the private sector is responsible [8,9,10,11]. It is essential that local authorities include passenger transport and freight transport into city strategic planning and carry out actions facilitating this field in accordance with the plans
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