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Sustainable Business Mobility Plans (MES Plans) - Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley(AMVA), Colombia
Solution Description
Today, it is estimated that almost one in ten natural deaths in the Aburrá Valley is attributable to the effects of air pollution. Currently, approximately 4.2 million tons of CO2 are generated per year in the Aburrá Valley, of which 70% are in the motorized transport sector.
Metropolitan Resolution 1379, passed in 2017, issued by the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, adopts the Sustainable Business Mobility Plans (MES Plans) as a measure contributing to the development of comprehensive air quality and mobility management in the jurisdiction of the metropolitan territory.
The MES Plans are a transport-demand management tool generated by collaborators as they monitored their travels between various origins and destinations, therefore, they must be implemented near-universally: in institutions, public and private organizations or companies with more than 200 workers (direct and indirect) in the jurisdiction of the Aburrá Valley Metropolitan Area. Organizations with fewer than 200 employees (direct or indirect) may voluntarily implement the MES Plans.
The Metropolitan Area has two tools to help organizations formulate an MES Plan: the Guide for the Formulation and Implementation of the MES Plans, and the Interactive Platform. These tools aim to generate sustainable mobility capacities within organizations.