Build4People is very happy to announce the publication of the Planning and Design Guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility“, a key element of the B4P Transformation Toolbox. Co-publisher is the Cambodian Institute for Urban Studies which also accomplished all of valuable translation work.
The rationale behind the covering of this topic are rapid urbanization and urban sprawl in dynamic Southeast-Asian countries, such as Cambodia. This is highlighting the need to integrate land-use planning with transportation. This is why the Build4People project has included the topic of sustainable urban mobility into its B4P Transformation Toolbox. The planning and design guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility” provides such a framework for sustainable mobility with a focus on transit-oriented development (TOD).
The guideline has been authored by representatives of the SMMR project, funded by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and implemented by GFA Consulting Group on behalf of GIZ Thailand. In the past years, SMMR project has frequently entered an innovative alliance with the Build4People project, mostly in the context of the Build4People Ecocity Transition Lab series.
The Planning and Design Guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility“, promotes sustainable mobility strategies following the AVOID-SHIFT-IMPROVE (ASI) approach:
- Avoid long distance trips with integrated planning and TOD strategies.
- Shift to the most energy-efficient modes.
- Improve the existing vehicle fleets with electrification.
This approach provides planners and policymakers with a holistic method to tackle the most pressing challenges of urban mobility.
The guideline is divided into two main sections:
- From vision to action plan
- Improving Accessibility and connectivity
Thereby, strategies focus on building an integrated transport network to improve connectivity and accessibility through a phased approach.
Target groups are intended for urban planners, policymakers, local government officials in ASEAN cities. Successful implementation is expected to result in more sustainable urbanisation that promotes highly accessible and liveable urban neighbourhoods.
Build4People would like to express its deep gratitude to the lead author of the planning and design guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility”, Sovanarith Sieng (formerly SMMR project), now working at the UN-Habitat Bangkok Programme Office.
Download link of Khmer language version 🇰🇭 :
Download link of English language version 🇻🇬:
https://build4people.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/02-3_Toolbox_DesignGuidelines_SUM-1.pdf
Link to B4P Snapshot Interview featuring Conrad Richardson, a renowned expert in the field of sustainable urban mobility and consultant within the SMMR project “Sustainable Design of Urban mobility in Medium-Sized Metropolitan Regions”, about the approach of the Guideline “Sustainable Urban Mobility”: