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IBM Global Business Services IBM Institute for Business Value Government Intelligent transport How cities can improve mobility IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Global Business Services, through the IBM Institute for Business Value, develops fact-based strategic insights for senior business executives around critical industry-specific and cross-industry issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing commitment by IBM Global Business Services to provide analysis and viewpoints that help companies realize business value. You may contact the authors or send an e-mail to iibv@ for more information. Intelligent transport How cities can improve mobility By Jamie Houghton, John Reiners and Colin Lim Cities face urgent transport challenges. Many are starting to tackle them by implementing new intelligent transport systems, and some have achieved impressive benefits. However, many cities are at the “early adopter” stage. How can they move forward? We believe five recommendations can assist cities in using new technologies to achieve optimized, integrated transport services. The world is urbanizing rapidly, and popula- ments are necessary. However, the constraints tion densities are increasing. A United Nations of tight capital budgets are driving an report estimates approximately 70 percent increased focus on the need to better manage of the world’s population will live in cities by transport demand and