cTHE JUST CITY

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Global goals for economic development and climate resilience will not be sustained without addressing inequality in access and opportunity.

Defining a Vision of Just Cities

Inclusive

Sustainable

Prosperous

Equitable

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Social Change Goal:

Strengthen the Urban Systems that Drive Poverty Reduction and promote Full Participation in Economic and Social Life

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• Formalizing human settlements and upgrading housing

• Ensuring that people have access to improved transport infrastructure and communications technology

• Fostering quality employment opportunities

Supporting comprehensive city and regional planningApplying innovative technologies to equitable

urbanization

Moving Millions from the Margins to the Mainstream

Three Dimensions of Challenges

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• Spatial: housing and transportation policy and networks reinforce old patterns

• Gender rights: safety and sanitation• Contested space: securing public space for arts and

culture, commerce, and democratic expression

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• Subsidized or free transportation systems• Non-motorized solutions• Better connectivity • Social housing to jobs• Last mile connections• Informal innovation in the absence of public solutions• Standards for BRT, TOD, P3s incorporate social dimension

Pro-poor transport strategies

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Hypothesis: if we can develop certain types of projects that advance sustainability and inclusion, we will achieve more robust economic growth while also mitigating against climate change and helping to achieve global goals for poverty alleviation.

What would it take to open the gates for investment in this type of project?• Technical assistance / public sector capacity building to create a

project pipeline• Rating systems, standardization and investment platforms

Pro-poor infrastructure investment

InfrastructureTransport Infrastructure

Today’s Transport Infrastructure

Infrastructure