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TABLE 3.1 ( Continued )
Cities' Energy Eficiency Performance Indicators and Relevant Sustainable Urbanism Principles

Quality
of Life Compactness Completeness Connectedness

Indicator City Value

Length of
mass
transport
network

Copenhagen 68% use cycling, public transport

Curitiba 8.5 km/km 2

Johannesburg 6.8 km/km 2

Urban mass
transport
policy

Copenhagen Aiming to be 'world's best cycle city'

Curitiba Replacing diesel-powered buses with

biofuels, Green Line with 4 exclusive
bus lanes and 3 vehicle lanes each
direction to cut commuting times

Johannesburg High-speed train, the Gautrain, from

downtown to Pretoria and Central
Business District (CBD) to airport and
the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit