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The Green Goal 2006 programme for the FIFATM Soccer World Cup in Germany showed that transport, together with stadia and the hospitality sector, had the largest environmental footprint, in terms of resource consumption and waste production, of the event. Global concerns around the transport's impact on climate change through the high percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the rising fuel prices and concern about global oil depletion, the transport sector needs to change the way in which it operates in order to improve its environmental performance. South Africa is also implementing a Green Goal programme as part of the 2010 Soccer World Cup and the following programmes are recommended for inclusion as part of Green Goal Actions: - Improving the public transport infrastructure and road management in host cities, including but not limited to the use of dedicated bus lanes and bus rapid transit systems;
- Development of infrastructure that supports non-motorised transportation (NMT), including pathways for walking, expanded sidewalks and footbridges, bicycle lanes and bridges; and
- Travel Demand Management entailing use of incentives and disincentives for use of public and private vehicles respectively.
Most of the host cities are implementing public transport infrastructure and NMT infrastructure upgrades in order to promote the use of public transport over private vehicles. For a summary of host city transport plans and other developments around the 2010 World Cup, read the June/August 2008 edition of mobility magazine.
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