Sustainable Transport Modes and Local Design

Whilst smarter use of technologies can reduce the need to travel, the provision of improved infrastructure for more sustainable transport modes gives people greater choices about how they travel. Sustainable patterns of development with local design that encourage walk, cycle and public transport travel to local amenities can reduce the need for private car use. Where a modal shift occurs, this can contribute to improvements in air quality arising from reduced vehicular emissions and associated health benefits for society.