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9.1 Quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure

11.a Links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas

Target description

The indicators that assess the impact of these actions by Madrid Nuevo Norte were prepared based on the 169 targets associated with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the targets taken on by the Madrid City Council and localised for the city.

  • Sustainable Development GOALS

    9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all.

    11.a Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning.

Madrid Nuevo Norte project actions

The project includes the remodelling of the Chamartin transport hub, the addition of new Metro and commuter train stops, bus rapid transit (BRT) line and new urban and intercity bus lines.

What is the impact?

The increase in sustainable transport systems proposed in the project will increase the level of public transport service for the people who live inside and outside Madrid Nuevo Norte.

Operational indicator

Urban connectivity index: proportion of the population that resides inside the public transport footprint of Madrid Nuevo Norte with respect to the total population contained within a radius equal to the furthest point reachable within that footprint.

Other related impact indicators

Indicators prepared based on sources such as the United Nations, the Spanish Statistical Office, the European Commission and the Madrid City Council.

  • United Nations JRC

    Trips to work using public transport 19.49% (2018).

  • United Nations

    rage number of passengers transported by city bus per 100,000 inhabitants: 747.95 (2021).

  • United Nations

    Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space.

Specific methodology

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