Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- 01. Introduction: An Urgent Need for Change -- 02. The Urban Transport Dilemma -- Growth in Motorization -- Increasing Distances Traveled -- Subsidized Car Use -- Poor Quality Public Transit -- Neglected Walking and Cycling -- Costs of the Current Approach -- Congestion -- Carbon Dioxide Emissions -- Local Air Pollution and Noise -- Energy Consumption -- Health-Active Travel -- Road Safety -- Social Exclusion -- Land Consumption and Urban Sprawl -- Megaprojects, Cost Overruns, and Poor Project Management -- 03. Options for Sustainable Mobility -- Methodologies -- Urban Planning -- Traffic Demand Management -- Public Transit -- Mass Rapid Transit -- Light Rapid Transit -- Bus Rapid Transit -- Ultralight and Demand-Responsive Transit -- Non-Motorized Transport -- Walking -- Cycling -- Streetscape Design -- Road Planning -- Road Safety Solutions -- Low-Emission Vehicles and Alternative Fuels -- Freight Planning -- 04. Delivering Sustainable Mobility -- ADB Sustainable Transport Initiative -- GIZ and Sustainable Urban Transport Project -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes -- References and Further Reading -- Photo Credits -- Average Commuting Experiences -- Bangkok -- Jakarta -- Hong Kong, China -- Transportation Timelines -- Bangkok -- Bogotá -- London -- Amsterdam.