John Miles, Arup's Global Leader of Energy, Resources and Industry participated today in the Pathway to Sustainable Mobility forum organised by General Motors in Shanghai, China.
The forum is part of the 'Drive to 2030': Sustainable Urban Mobility Forum series, which is being held in conjunction with Shanghai World Expo 2010.
John Miles joined Feng Fei, Director General of Industry and Economy at the Development Research Center under China’s State Council; Elizabeth Deakin, Director of the Transportation Research Center and Professor of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley; and Alan Taub, Vice President of GM Global Research and Development in discussing how best to guide society along the path toward sustainable urban mobility. They covered the roles of major stakeholders as well as the technology and infrastructure required.
"A car is an attractive philosophy for personal urban mobility. It's relatively small, use it when you want and it takes you where you want.” said John Miles.
"A new generation of low-carbon vehicles and smart transit systems represents the key to mobility in tomorrow’s cities. Green recharging stations for electric vehicles, especially, will play the leading role in supporting the transit systems of urban areas in the future."
GM will publish the 'Roadmap to 2030 Blue Paper', which will draw together the thoughts of forum participants and highlight what needs to be done to make sustainable mobility a reality. The Blue Paper will be issued following the conclusion of the forum series. GM is also making individual chapters available online after the conclusion of each forum on its Expo 2010 website, www.gmexpo2010.com.
The 'Drive to 2030': Sustainable Urban Mobility forum series is addressing the role of business, government, urban design, energy diversity, consumer behavior, innovation, and advanced technology in creating a balanced and better future. GM and its Chinese partner, SAIC, are the joint global automobile partner of World Expo 2010 Shanghai.
GM is hosting six forums at the SAIC-GM Pavilion in Shanghai. The second forum, Mobility Internet: Connecting the Virtual Superhighway, will be held on June 22.