Digitalising urban mobility for cleaner, smarter and more inclusive cities
Ecuador has established a comprehensive framework for low-carbon and sustainable mobility. The National Policy on Sustainable Urban Mobility provides a strategic framework to address the current challenges in the transport sector. The ACCESS project aims to support Ecuador in achieving the national objectives while also developing practical, scalable demonstrations in Quito that focus on transport optimisation, air-quality modelling and cross-docking and last-mile logistics among other things.
A rapidly urbanising country accelerating clean mobility
Ecuador is making significant strides in decarbonizing its transport sector with key laws and strategies. Ambitious targets have been set to mitigate transport emissions and in 2021, the Ecuadorian government launched the Digitalization Agenda, marking a pivotal step towards integrating digital solutions. The ACCESS project supports Ecuador by enabling the seamless integration of transport digitalization and sustainability initiatives across Ecuador.
Using digitalisation to improve how people and goods move
ACCESS in Ecuador is focused on using digitalisation to improve how people and goods move through Quito. The national project combines pilot implementation, capacity strengthening, policy support, and regional knowledge exchange through three complementary transport digitalisation pilots covering transport optimisation, sustainable last-mile logistics, and multimodal public transport integration.
Implement and evaluate three complementary transport digitalisation pilots in Quito covering transport optimisation and air-quality modelling, sustainable last-mile logistics, and multimodal public transport integration.
Strengthen institutional and technical capacity for data-driven mobility planning through working groups, Technical Advisory Groups, targeted training, peer learning and knowledge transfer.
Support national and subnational policy and regulatory frameworks for low-carbon transport digitalisation, including recommendations on interoperability, data governance, financing, gender and social inclusion, and public-private integration.
Document and disseminate lessons, tools and policy recommendations from Ecuador, to support learning and replication in other Ecuadorian cities and across Latin America
Quito
Transport optimisation, sustainable last-mile logistics and multimodal public transport integration.
Visit Quito city page →Who makes ACCESS possible
UNEP
UN Agency Overall project lead.
UNDP
UN Agency Leading the Digital Readiness Assessment.
Wuppertal Institute
Research Institute Country coordination
ICLEI
International Organisation Leading national policy work in Ecuador
Explore the ACCESS countries
Argentina
Develop, test, and assess digital solutions for improving urban logistics operations and for supporting evidence-based transport planning.
Explore Argentina →Brazil
New tools for mobility data, public transport information, active mobility monitoring and low-emission zones are being developed and tested.
Explore Brazil →Colombia
Developing digital tools to monitor freight and public transport, using data on vehicle performance, emissions and travel patterns.
Explore Colombia →Mexico
Public transport digital monitoring and GTFS, and micromobility/bike-sharing operations and safety.
Explore Mexico →Peru
Strengthen capabilities in the transport sector, particularly for data collection, real-time monitoring and analysis.
Explore Peru →Take action
Whether you are a policymaker, city official, private-sector actor, researcher or civil society organisation, ACCESS Ecuador offers practical entry points to engage with digital mobility tools, policy learning and inclusive low-carbon transport solutions.