MOBILIZING DEVELOPMENT

41 Mobilizing Sustainable Transport for Development
b. Enhance transparency and accountability of
all relevant national and local ministries and
authorities.
c. Set clear parameters, in a process led by
governments and public authorities, for the
involvement of the private sector in transport
service provision.
4. Build technical capacity of transport planners
and implementers, especially in developing
countries, through partnerships with international
organizations, multilateral development banks, and
governments at all levels, to ensure equitable access
to markets, jobs, education and other necessities.
a. Ensure that capacity building efforts are a core
requirement for bankable sustainable transport
projects especially in developing countries.
b. Promote the collection, analysis and sharing
of relevant data especially in developing
countries for well-informed transport policy
and investment decision making, and for the
development of indicators on transport safety
and equity and quality of life and resilience.
c. Give priority to low emission, efficient and
equitable transport solutions, shifting to the
modes that are most appropriate to local and
national circumstances and that best advance
sustainable development.
5. Reinforce efforts toward preventing road traffic
deaths and injuries.
a. Prioritize the prevention of deaths and injuries of
road users, using the Sustainable Development
Goal target of reducing global road traffic deaths
and injuries by 50% by 2020 as a guide, and follow
a systemic approach to improving road safety.
b. Promote road and transport system design that
gives priority and emphasis to protecting people
from death and injury, taking into account
human fallibility and vulnerability.
c. Disseminate to local stakeholders best practices
on road safety legislation and public policy.
d. Ensure that minimum safety standards for
vehicles and vessels are set and enforced, with
particular attention to the secondary market in
developing countries. National governments
lead these efforts.
e. Reduce behavioural risk factors that lead
to road traffic deaths and injuries through
legislation, awareness raising, signage and
rules and regulations. Governments and civil
society organizations work hand in hand in
these efforts.
6. Foster an informed, engaged public as a crucial
partner in advancing sustainable transport solutions.
a. Develop and promote public awareness
campaigns and education programs to inform
and engage people of all ages about the
imperative of providing equitable access to
social and economic opportunities as well
as about the importance and benefits of
sustainable mobility. Themes to be addressed
by governments and international and civil
society organizations include road safety;
the benefits of public transport, walking
and cycling; and opportunities for reducing
carbon emissions.
b. Pursue effective ways to seek inputs, buy-in and,
when possible, co-creation, from a wide range
of stakeholder groups when making transport
planning, policy, infrastructure and system
decisions.
7. Establish monitoring and evaluation frameworks
for sustainable transport, and build capacity for
gathering and analyzing sound and reliable data
and statistics.
a. Establish comprehensive monitoring and
evaluation methodologies for sustainable
transport by national and local governments,
linking tracking frameworks, targets and
indicators, where appropriate, to the Sustainable
Development Goals.
b. Take regular (in some cases annual) stock of
progress toward transport goals within national
and local governments, and adjust policies and
practices in response to the lessons learned with
the objective to drive continuous improvement,
focused on society’s needs.
c. Help build monitoring and evaluation capacity
in governments at all levels, including through
sharing of lessons learned, best practices,
training and guidance of international and civil
society organizations and business.