The Futures of Mobility: How Cities Can Benefit

Technological advances and new transport services are revolutionizing urban mobility, offering safer, more efficient ways to navigate cities. This transition to integrated mobility could yield substantial economic and social benefits globally, with the potential to improve safety and reduce pollution in cities. The report presents scenarios for different city types (dense cities in developed and emerging economies, sprawling metropolitan areas) to illustrate possible mobility futures. It highlights the significant impact of trends like vehicle electrification, shared mobility, and autonomous driving on cities, providing strategies for cities to maximize the positive outcomes of these shifts while managing the transition to meet local quality-of-life goals.

Context and quantification

About the policy

Area

Economy, Public Health

Instrument

Incentives, Standards

Intervention

Integrated urban mobility systems

Cost

Private sector funds

Funding

City councils, private sector

Institutional arrangement

None

Impacts

Stakeholders involved

None

Stakeholders impacted

Urban communities

Wellbeing

Health, Jobs

Justice consideration

Procedural

Metadata

Lead author nameShannon Bouton
Lead author genderFemale
Lead author institutionMcKinsey & Company
Lead author institution locationUnited States
Peer reviewed?false
Grey literature?true
Type of paperResearch article
VolumeNone
Publication year2017
URL / DOINone
Sufficiency mentioned?false