Sustainable Mobility Policy and Action Plan

National Sustainable Mobility Policy |Year One Progress Report

The 91 actions in the SMP Action Plan are grouped under 10 high-level goals, all stemming from the SMP’s three overarching principles:

To govern delivery of the SMP effectively, the Department of Transport has established a new Sustainable Mobility Management and Implementation Division (SMMID). In addition to having responsibility for policy on the emerging areas of shared mobility, demand management, and mobility hubs, SMMID also provides a secretariat to the SMP Leadership Group and Delivery Team which work to oversee and drive implementation of the SMP Action Plan and the SMP Pathfinder Programme, respectively.

Principle 1: Safe and Green Mobility

1. Improve Mobility Safety.

2. Decarbonise Public Transport.

3. Expand availability of sustainable mobility in metropolitan areas.

4. Expand availability of sustainable mobility in regional and rural areas.

5. Encourage people to choose sustainable mobility over the private car.

Principle 2: People-Focused Mobility

1. Take a whole of journey approach to mobility, promoting inclusive access for all.

2. Design infrastructure according to Universal Design Principles and the Hierarchy of Road Users model.

3. Promote sustainable mobility through research and citizen engagement.

Principle 3: Better-Integrated Mobility

1. Better integrate land use and transport planning at all levels.

2. Promote smart and integrated mobility through innovative technologies and development of appropriate regulation.