摘要：Over 53.85% of the world population lives in urban areas, which is expected to reach 66% by 2050.Cities being predominant centers of human settlement and activity, are a major driver of economicgrowth. Thus, the development of citizen friendly, economically viable and sustainable cities gainimmediate importance. City transportation is considered a key pillar of quality of life for citizens in a cityand today a smart, safer and faster transportation seems inevitable to steer towards enhancing theperformance of city services and quality of life. However, without a safe mobility, “smartness” in citytransportation is bound to remain a distant dream. The findings of the study indicate that air pollution interms of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) is found to be a significant factor related to transportationrelated fatalities in select cities across the globe aiming to become smart cities. Out of these, PM10 isfound to be of major importance. Incidentally, contrary to the popular belief, the usage of publictransportation is not found to be a significant factor in determining transportation related fatalities.These insights also act as a key take-away and a replicable model for other cities across the globeaiming for becoming smart cities. This is particularly important in view of the “Smart City Mission”recently launched by the Hon. Prime Minister of India Shri. Narendra Damodardas Modi aiming atdeveloping/transforming 100 cities as smart urban settlements in India.
关键词：Sustainability;
Smart City;
Urban town planning;
Transportation;
Quality of life;Accident fatalities
