Sustainable Urban Transport Plan of city of Belgrade
The main objective of the project is to reduce the metropolitan pollution in the City of Belgrade by improving the public transport scheme, reinforce the participation of cyclists in the traffic and provide the policy framework for sustainable urban transport development of Belgrade.
The project is intended to significantly improve the transport management infrastructure and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting the environment friendly development of Belgrade. The project involves the civil sector and allow for a joint approach to the solution of the problems related to the sustainable management of transport. The project aims to allow Serbia to mainstream environmental issues into its transport management infrastructure and help the country to meet its commitments to United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the increased use of sustainable transport modes, as well as non-motorized modes such as walking and bicycling.
The full project foresees four main activities as below.
| Preparation of the planning process for а Sustainable Urban Transport Plan | Encouraging the youngest population and their parents on shifting into greener modes of transport |
| Boosting the share of cyclists in the urban transport | Capacity building of the professional drivers |