Unlocking Sustainable Transport Starts with Cities

World Resources Institute: City leaders face incredible pressure to deliver sustainable transportation. Cities now account for more than half of the world's population--by 2050, they will hold 75 percent of us. These people--increasingly from the middle class--will need ways to commute to work, travel, and carry out their livelihoods. At the same time, 1.27 million people die from traffic accidents every year--about half of these fatalities occur in cities. Cities also account for about 70 percent of global greenhouse gas...

URL: http://insights.wri.org/news/2013/02/unlocking-sustainable-transport-starts-cities
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