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Urban Planning

Category KPI Result Performance to Benchmark SDG

Pedestrian Infrastructure 4.85 %

Urban Development and YES
Spatial Planning: Compact
Urban Development
and Spatial Planning: YES
Connected

Urban Development and
Spatial Planning: Integrated YES

Urban Development and
Spatial Planning: Inclusive YES

Urban Development and YES
Spatial Planning: Resilient

To be considered ‘sustainable’, urban plans should have all of the following 5 principles/elements, as
demonstrated through evidence-based and innovative methodology (including data innovations like
spatial analytics, GIS and Big Data):

1) compactness: avoiding urban sprawl;

2) connectivity: places and locations to demonstrate high connectivity;
3) integration: mixed urban land use;

4) social inclusiveness; and

5) resilience to climate change.

Optimizing urban planning: Creating more pedestrian zones will help Valencia encourage its citizens
to walk and cycle more, and will provide more places for people to engage in and create a sense of
community. It is recommended that in creating its pedestrian zones, Valencia design those spaces for
pedestrian speeds over those of cars, and keep in mind community outcomes during the design of
such zones and their land-use planning.

For more information on any specific projects already planned or underway, please see the section on
‘Goals and Projects for a Smart Sustainable Future’.

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