Transport modelling for sustainable urban mobility planning
30 March 2023 10:00 – 11:45 (CET)
Description
For decades, transport modelling has been an established tool to help policymakers design transport
projects and strategies most appropriate for present and future mobility needs and behaviours.
Therefore, it is essential to approach transport modelling systematically. This technical training section
is designed to help the audience increase their understanding of urban mobility modelling in the
framework of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) development. The session will provide a
definition of transport modelling and its objective and provide practical, global references to make the
above concepts easier to understand. Additionally, the most common transport models and the data
needed to design them will be presented concisely. However, in practice, data is only sometimes
available to policymakers. Therefore, this training material ends with potential solutions for poor or
scarce data cases.
Learning Objectives
- Gain a better understanding of what can be expected from urban mobility modelling: objectives, nature, methods, and limitations for mobility planning.
- Understand how to choose the transport modelling approach best suited to the context, especially when data is scarce.
Speakers
- Vincent Lichère | Director | Suez Consulting Mobilities
- Nicolás Cruz González | Sustainable Mobility Expert | MobiliseYourCity Secretariat