Embracing eco-friendly mobility in our cities requires an understanding of the importance of a pollution-free cities and why we need to improve our cities air quality. In 2007, Amsterdam became the first large Western City which embraced the use of bicycles as opposed to cars as a private means of movement. This milestone requires planning if the same has to be achieved in other cities.

I reside in Kisumu City, one of the three cities in Kenya. Kisumu city suffers from poor planning. There are no pedestrians lanes and if in case there are; they are not marked/labbeled for pedestrian use. There is an evident conflict between pedestrians and motorists on road use. Though cycling is a means of public transport within the city, motorcyclists still dominate the public transportation.

Sustainable urban eco-friendly mobility requires a mind shift: where transport in  public service vehicles, private cars and trucking give way to different modes of public transport such as bicycle and pedestrian lanes. More and more cities around the world are rising to the challenge. Creating sustainable solutions requires proper planning in order to create climate-safe cities.