Urban Mobility FailsOn Macro, Meso and Micro level

MESO: Examples of three large western citiesNew York London Amsterdam

8,4 Mln

km2

789 km2 10,725/km2 8,2 Mln

km2

1,572 km2 5,218/km2 0,8 Mln

km2

219 km2 4,908/km2

Meso: Where people live

Amsterdam/RandstadLondonNew York

Polycentric densityMonocentric densityPolycentric density

Meso: Where people work

Amsterdam/RandstadLondonNew York

Decentralized concentration

Hyper-concentrationSpread-concentration

Meso: Modal split (inner city)

Amsterdam/RandstadNew York

Source: LSE 2012

Boston

Amsterdam/RandstadLondonNew York

Source: TomTom 2012

Meso: Car Delay per hour in peak period

MESO: Examples of São Paulo and Rio de janeiro São Paulo Rio de Janeiro

11,9 Mln

km2

1.533 km2 7.762/km2 6,4 Mln

km2

1.200 km2 5,377/km2

Amsterdam

0,8 Mln

km2

219 km2 4,908/km2

Meso: Modal split (inner city)

São Paulo

Source: LSE 2013

Rio de Janeiro Amsterdam/Randstad

Meso: Car Delay per hour in peak period

Rio de JaneiroSão Paulo

Source: TomTom 2012

Amsterdam/Randstad

Meso: Accessibility ProblemsCongestion, Traffic jams & Gridlock

The HaqueSão Paulo São Paulo

Meso: Accessibility Problems

Meso: Environmental problems

Meso: Environmental problems EU

Meso: Environmental problems