Thomson Reuters Foundation, LONDONFrom public transport to cycling, sustainable transport is on course to overtake driving in the world’s biggest cities within a decade, a study released yesterday said. Private car trips would drop by 10 percent on average by 2030 to make up less than half of all city journeys, while public transport, walking and bicycle would all increase in popularity, the Mobility Futures study found. “Cities are beginning to understand that you do not build your city around a certain means of transport .. You should build your city around the people,” he said. Trips made on public transport, bicycle or on foot would all rise to reach a combined 49 percent of city journeys over the same period, creating a global “tipping point” toward sustainable travel, the study found. Much of the change is being driven by a rise in rental transport schemes and moves by authorities to share the streets, the researchers said, while a generational shift has seen younger people embrace new ways to get around.
