Challenges for the effectiveness of the implementation of urban mobility plans: a systematic review

Abstract

With the creation of the Law that established the guidelines for the Urban Mobility Policy in Brazil, it became necessary to investigate the progress and the barriers in its origin: the European Community (EC). In order to achieve a sustainable urban development, there has been an increasing interest in reducing the negative impacts of transport in the cities. In this sense, the EC has financed research and projects with the purpose of encouraging the adoption of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) by all cities. Although many cities have implemented this proposal, after ten years of its creation, minimal changes in congestion and pollutant emissions have been obtained. This paper scrutinizes 37 updated studies that had SUMP as the main subject and that presented the methodologies, barriers and recommendations to evaluate the SUMP. The review identified the need to overcome relevant barriers in order to achieve an effective implementation of SUMP, which include evaluability, meeting the challenges posed by political decisions on techniques, ensuring socio-spatial homogeneity and, integrating the four levels, i.e. government, sectoral plans, transport modes and measures.

Keywords:
Urban mobility plan; Public policies; Barriers; Systematic review