Comprehensive Report on the Impacts of Implementing a Car-Free City

This report presents an analysis of the social, environmental, and health impacts of implementing a car-free city initiative. It evaluates the potential benefits, such as improved air quality, increased physical activity, and enhanced social interaction, alongside challenges like potential disruptions to daily routines and economic impacts. The report discusses the health impacts, including changes in exercise habits and mental health considerations, the environmental impacts, focusing on carbon footprints and pollution, and the social impacts, considering public responses and demographic shifts. Recommendations are provided, emphasizing the need for changes in legislation, promotional campaigns, and the formation of social groups to support the successful implementation of a car-free city. The report concludes that while challenges exist, the potential benefits of a car-free city are significant and can contribute to a more sustainable and livable urban environment.

Academic and
professional skills

Executive summary
The provided report document is an inclusion of presentation of approach relating to city
with car-free. In the given document evaluation over the given topic on the basis of social,
environmental and health impacts. Furthermore, in the report issues or challenges faced during
the approach are being displayed. Lastly, presentation of various recommendations and
complying to the techniques economy can foster completion of aims and objectives.

Table of Contents
Executive summary..........................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Main Body.......................................................................................................................................1
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................1
The health impacts......................................................................................................................1
The environmental impacts.........................................................................................................2
The social impacts.......................................................................................................................3
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References .......................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
The provided initiative that relates with minimising the use of private cars to build up on
better environmental techniques is being popular in many cities around the world. Car-free city
can be defined as the region in which use of private cars are being banned for the purpose o
contributing towards the social cause. The alert of high use of petroleum products like petrol and
diesel are not only proving to high cost to an economy but also are causing harm to environment
in form of air pollution. The provided report will explore factors impacting on the decided
strategy and will engage its operations to follow up the analysis towards possible
recommendations. Furthermore, impact of the given strategy with prospective of different
stakeholders is also highlighted in the following document (Nieuwenhuijsen and et. al., 2019).
Main Body
Analysis
The health impacts
By the initiative of making city car-free includes abandoning private cars on streets or
roads of the given city area. When relating the given prospective of stakeholders being involved
in the said criteria including; Residents of the city major impacts over their health conditions will
be concerned. The said prospective will be beneficial while reflecting towards health conditions
of individuals in the respective city. If the change in brought up as per the given guideline it will
enhance the lifestyle of residents living in the region and will further contribute towards for
being in healthy state. The health state of an individual can shape its good form when engaging
as a part of the said initiative or approach. There might be issues or challenges that might arise in
the course of application of given initiative, these are as follows (Ortegon-Sanchez, Popan and
Tyler, 2017);
Changes in how citizen exercise
The given approach might create a conflict in the region in terms of reducing the pace of
life and getting outside the comfort zones of individual in the city might create feeling of stress
and building of depression in the given markets. There might be issues created through the
repetitive patterns on the basis of which individuals of the resident exercise. This might result in
situations of conflicts and disputes in the region and would lead to improper implementation of
1

plans and strategies which further can lead to wastages of resources of an economy (Olander, S.,
2007).
Impacts on mental health
Following the impacts of the prospective the given approach for removing private cars in
the city there are some significant impacts which are being caused relating to mental health
conditions of residents of the individuals. Considering the fact that, mental health stays at the
important criteria for an individual to be considered in terms of approaching to several personal
or professional life goals or objectives. Residents of the city might suffer loss or wastages of time
for which the concept can be related to under-utilisation of resources made available to an
economy. This in tune could hamper mental health state of an individual which can be the result
of being frustrated due to increased physical activities and low paced life. However, exploring
more brighter side of the issue, from the given strategy individual might learn about real value of
life and skipping the rat race.
Changes in health related to using vehicles less frequency
By following the approach of car-free city, individuals will be gradually useful to the
approach and will understand the true value of life indeed. In evaluation of the approach
residents of the city will not be able to travel in their private cars, rather they can use any public
transport. Individuals who's destination is not path or will be hectic to approach from public
transport provided in the city can travel through cycle. This will bring in major changes in the
life long schedule of several individuals residing in the city and would lead to significant changes
in life-style of respective individual. It is believed that individuals will be more active and
physically fit in personal lives. Moreover, it is being said that teenagers will be the most
impacted category of stakeholders which would get impacted by the following approach (Minja,
2021).
The environmental impacts
The said approach will prove to be beneficial when contrasting to environmental factor of
the given society. Residents living in the city will be able to sense the difference which is caused
by the approach of car-free city. Therefore, relating to carbon footprints effects, provided
approach can lower down adverse impact caused in an economy and would highlight sustainable
approach of the economy. Furthermore, given approach will provide its important contribution
2

towards procuring the environment of the region. Possible issues that might arise are listed
below;
Impact on sustainability and city carbon footprints
With the fact that more and more use of technology would lead to depletion of resources
and could affect sustainability of the given economy. In its evaluation it can be said that more
and more use or advancement of technology of an economy leads to use of natural resources. For
instance using of technology i.e. travelling by car which leads to consumption of petrol or
electricity which is obtained naturally.
Impact related to pollution as well as climate
In light to the fact that, placing more vehicles on road can obviously lead to emission of
harmful gases into environment. Contrasting to the derivates extracted from the given approach
of making the city car-free, it would lead to less pollution in the region. The approach further
promote social objectives of an economy and residents of the region could experience clear air
to breath and much more freshness in the environment. Moreover, drastic changes in climatic
condition of the region could be controlled that will further reflects towards better environmental
conditions of the region.
Impact of any construction work that is needed
In respect with the impacts of the approach states under environmental impacts will be an
inclusion of construction work that is needed in the city. When engaging operations of a
construction industry, there might be significant impacts caused to the given economy. For the
process being it could lead to wastages of resources of the economy when construction work is
not done in the standard manner. Furthermore, the said approach could also lead to creating the
leading cause of pollution in the given economy. This might lead to emission of CO2 by running
of several machines and work in progress dumping of wastages (Melia, 2017).
The social impacts
The given approach of making city car-free can be reflected on social factors present in
the given economy. These might be inclusion of completion of social objectives of organisation
or NGOs that were incorporates with aim of reducing pollution in the society. It is being believed
that, given approach will form basis of socialisation in community in which individuals feel free
to communicate with each others. The given approach reflects for providing the true value of life
an individual can feel by complying life activities with the given approach. People are getting
3

affected because of the increased changes in the environment and this is created usually on the
basis of pollution increase. When the cities will be having less vehicles and this will directly
make an impact on the health. Following are the issues which might be encountered in the
process (Paijmans and Pojani, 2021);
Public responses to the changes and impacts of this response on society
There is possibility of positive as well as negative responses of residents for bringing in
changes in the society. Positive responses might reflect on being nature conservative and living
in an environment which is natural and individuals get fresh air to breath. On the other hand,
some of the negative responses could form basis of under utilisation of resources of an economy.
Furthermore, many individual could argue on the fact that life will be slow paced and their would
be major changes required in respective schedule of individuals (Tight, Rajé and Timms, 2016).
Changes to the demographic of the area
Another issue which might arise includes changes to the demographics of the area.
Various demographics conditions of the area includes composition of age, gender, income,
employment and education. Such issues will understate operations being produced in the region
for reflecting towards social causes in the provided region. In its inclusion changes in behaviour
of individuals might create an issue for institute for carrying their said goals and objectives.
Fluctuation in crime rate and types of crime
Due to the impact of crime rates in the provided region wherein the approach of car-free
is to be implemented is being affected. As for the given instance, due to disturbing factors of
activities like crime in the region, provided region will face difficulties in bringing in changes in
the economy. Furthermore, it can be said that due to existence of high crime rates in the region, it
would be hard to implement such initiatives or approaches (Baehler, 2019).
Recommendations
On the basis of the above discussion, there are several recommendations presented. These
recommendations are subjected towards better preparation for the strategy and can support the
approach adopted. Changes in legislation: The governing body the region could implement strict laws or
regulations under which the activities of making a city car-free could be implemented.
This way a strong supervision of laws can be established which which will present strong
image of region in terms of legislation.
4

 Campaigns or other promotional activities: By establishment or introducing public
awareness programs or campaigns, this will help in setting up of clear vision of residents
of the city. Moreover, through several campaigns it will be easy for given legislation of
the region to implement the given approach and will be less disturbing element that
further contributes towards avoiding wastages of resources of the region.
 Formation of social groups: Through formulating different groups or organisation with
an social aims and objectives. This will engage individuals activities towards the same
concern and will reflect on effective regulation of the said concern in the city will
increase activities of socialisation in the provided region. Therefore, social groups aimed
at promoting the said approach and can add boost to the given approach to be adopted in
the given society.
Conclusion
From the evaluation of above report document it can be concluded that, given approach
of making city car-free derives with decent advantages ranging from its social, environmental
and health impacts. There are several issues or challenges faced at the time of implementing the
said initiative, however considering effective techniques and factors provides with better
implementation of such approach. The given approach reflected towards determining society in
its best form of economical presence in the region and also reflects towards increasing social life
of individuals in the particular region. Lastly, by presentation of various recommendations, it can
be said that by complying to the techniques economy can foster completion of aims and
objectives.
5

References
Books and Journals
Baehler, D., 2019. Living in a car-free housing developmen. Motivations and mobility practices
of residents in nine developments in Switzerland and Germany (Doctoral dissertation,
Université de Lausanne, Faculté des géosciences et de l'environnement).
Melia, S., 2017. Carfree and low-car development. In Parking Issues and policies. Emerald
Group Publishing Limited.
Minja, M., 2021. The Car‐free Livability Programme, Oslo. Urban planning for transitions,
pp.87-101.
Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Bastiaanssen, J., Sersli, S., Waygood, E.O.D. and Khreis, H., 2019.
Implementing car-free cities: rationale, requirements, barriers and facilitators.
In Integrating human health into urban and transport Planning (pp. 199-219). Springer,
Cham.
Ortegon-Sanchez, A., Popan, C. and Tyler, N., 2017, January. Car-free initiatives from around
the world: concepts for moving to future sustainable mobility. In TRB 96th Annual
Meeting Compendium of Papers, Washington, DC.
Paijmans, H. and Pojani, D., 2021. Living car-free by choice in a sprawling city: Desirable and…
possible?. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 9(2), pp.823-829.
Tight, M., Rajé, F. and Timms, P., 2016. Car-free urban areas: A radical solution to the last mile
problem or a step too far?. Built Environment, 42(4), pp.603-616.
Online
Olander, S., 2007. Stakeholder impact analysis in construction project management. Construction
management and economics. [Online] 25 (3), pp.277–287. Available through: Library
website
6