ABSTRACT
The increasing mobility experienced in cities all over the world brings enormous benefits to society and also provides the essential means by which a city can function effectively. The increasing urban mobility is manifested in three major forms: an increase in the number of trips made, an increase in the length of each trip, and — last but not least — an increasing motorization of urban people and goods movement. The environ mental consequences of the increased motorization — and in particular the use of private motorized vehicles (cars and motorcycles) — are cause for major concerns, not only locally in the city, but also globally, as the transport sector is one of the major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, the major cause of climate change.
