A/RES/71/256
New Urban Agenda
differentiated analysis of housing supply and demand based on high -quality, timely
and reliable disaggregated data at the national, subnational and local levels,
considering specific social, economic, environmental and cultural dimensions.
112. We will promote the implementation of sustainable urban development
programmes with housing and people’s needs at the centre of the strategy,
prioritizing well-located and well-distributed housing schemes in order to avoid
peripheral and isolated mass housing developments detached from urban systems,
regardless of the social and economic segment for which they are developed, and
providing solutions for the housing needs of low-income groups.
113. We will take measures to improve road safety and integrate i t into sustainable
mobility and transport infrastructure planning and design. Together with awareness raising initiatives, we will promote the safe-system approach called for in the
Decade of Action for Road Safety, with special attention to the needs of a ll women
and girls, as well as children and youth, older persons and persons with disabilities
and those in vulnerable situations. We will work to adopt, implement and enforce
policies and measures to actively protect and promote pedestrian safety and cycl ing
mobility, with a view to broader health outcomes, particularly the prevention of
injuries and non-communicable diseases, and we will work to develop and
implement comprehensive legislation and policies on motorcycle safety, given the
disproportionally high and increasing numbers of motorcycle deaths and injuries
globally, particularly in developing countries. We will promote the safe and healthy
journey to school for every child as a priority.
114. We will promote access for all to safe, age- and gender-responsive, affordable,
accessible and sustainable urban mobility and land and sea transport systems,
enabling meaningful participation in social and economic activities in cities and
human settlements, by integrating transport and mobility plans into ov erall urban
and territorial plans and promoting a wide range of transport and mobility options,
in particular by supporting:
(a) A significant increase in accessible, safe, efficient, affordable and
sustainable infrastructure for public transport, as wel l as non-motorized options such
as walking and cycling, prioritizing them over private motorized transportation;
(b) Equitable “transit-oriented development” that minimizes the
displacement, in particular, of the poor, and features affordable, mixed -income
housing and a mix of jobs and services;
(c) Better and coordinated transport and land-use planning, which would
lead to a reduction of travel and transport needs, enhancing connectivity between
urban, peri-urban and rural areas, including waterways, and transport and mobility
planning, particularly for small island developing States and coastal cities;
(d) Urban freight planning and logistics concepts that enable efficient access
to products and services, minimizing their impact on the environment and on the
liveability of the city and maximizing their contribution to sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth.
115. We will take measures to develop mechanisms and common frameworks at the
national, subnational and local levels to evaluate the wider benefits of urban and
metropolitan transport schemes, including impacts on the environment, the
economy, social cohesion, quality of life, accessibility, road safety, public health and
action on climate change, among other things.
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