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End the Reign of Single-Occupancy Vehicles for Greater Urban Access
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End the Reign of Single-Occupancy Vehicles for Greater Urban Access



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Do the richest people in your city take public transport, and can the poorest people in your city use public transport to reach better-paying jobs? If your answer to these two questions is no, you’re likely living in an area with poor urban mobility, or perhaps it’s an area where people mainly use single-occupancy vehicles to get around. The fruits of such a transportation system are pollution, inequality, congestion, limited mobility and an underperforming economy. Do you know what your public authorities and private firms can do to improve the situation? The Boston Consulting Group outline solutions in this special report.

Take-Aways

  • The BCG Accessibility Index measures mobility performance and patterns among various cities.
  • Accessibility varies widely among the world’s developed cities. Madrid is a clear stand out for car travel, while Berlin wins in terms of public transport.
  • When a city’s transportation is dominated by single-occupancy vehicles, its inhabitants will suffer from traffic congestion, pollution and inequality.

About the Authors

Joël Hazan, Benjamin Fassenot, Pierre-François Marteau and Ugo Deschamps are professionals with the Boston Consulting Group.


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