Session 4: Efficient Roads for Smarter Cities

Cities depend on roads to keep people and goods moving, but rapid urbanisation has stretched many networks to their limits. Smarter urban road mobility is about designing systems that manage demand, ease congestion, and make space work harder across multiple modes. Dedicated bus rapid transit lanes, traffic management tools, and digital innovations can unlock capacity and keep cities moving efficiently. 

This session will explore how urban road networks and services are being reshaped to meet rising demand while minimising congestion and inefficiency. It will highlight lessons on integrating roads with public transport systems, allocating road space for high-capacity modes and applying technology and policy levers to better manage traffic. The discussion will emphasise roads not just as infrastructure, but as dynamic systems that can help cities function more smoothly, sustainably, and reliably.