Green Mobility and Smart Cities Hall next edition date updated
From
November 25, 2026
until November 27, 2026
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/transport/publication/what-makes-a-city-smart
Smart Mobility Program Overview
The Smart Mobility Program was a multi-year partnership (2018–2022) implemented by the World Bank and the Municipality of São Paulo, financed by the UK Prosperity Program. It aimed to create a more inclusive, efficient, and technologically advanced urban transport system that leaves no one behind.
Main Pillars and Activities
The program comprised 17 studies organized around two main pillars:
- Pillar 1: Integrated and Efficient Transport Planning
- Operations Center (COP): Integrating AI, big data, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) for bus planning.
- Aricanduva BRT Microsimulation: Evaluating traffic flow models for the new BRT corridor.
- Smart Traffic Lights & 5G: Scoping technological alternatives for digitized, sustainable traffic management.
- MaaS Governance: Establishing a municipal governance scheme for MaaS implementation.
- Bus Lane Prioritization: Methodology for prioritizing exclusive bus lanes, including maintenance.
- Pillar 2: Inclusive Urban Mobility Services
- Gender and Race: Addressing inequalities, harassment reporting, and women's participation in transport.
- Safety and Accessibility Mapping: Improving infrastructure around the Aricanduva BRT for vulnerable groups.
- Terminal Indicators: Developing gender inclusion and accessibility indicators for bus terminals.
- Urban Logistics: Promoting cyclologistics and efficient curbside freight delivery.
- Shared Space: Reimagining road distribution to promote active and public transport over private vehicles.
- Microaccessibility Manual: Practical solutions for walkability and inclusion in public spaces.
- Bike Lane Planning: Supporting the expansion and design of cycling infrastructure.
- Safe School Routes: Improving accessibility for children and caregivers in peripheral regions.
- Mobility Barriers: Analyzing physical, economic, and social barriers for low-income populations near the Aricanduva BRT.
- Social Housing: Proposing social interest housing on expropriated land near new metro stations.
- Opinion Survey: Mapping public perception on future mobility challenges post-COVID-19.