Editorial
Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and this is expected to increase to 68% by 2050. How can cities absorb this growing population while staying efficient?
Have you ever wondered how infrastructure will evolve and how the nature of transportation will change to help cities navigate economic and climatic disruptions? Will we see more innovative solutions like flying and autonomous cars, or will bicycles dominate the roads of the future?
Shifting consumer demands, breakthrough technologies, and new regulations suggest that mobility in 2040 will look dramatically different from today. In this edition of This Week in Consulting, we explore changes in transport and attempt to visualize how future urban mobility will look by 2050.
We examine the growing importance of mobility data analytics for urban transportation. This includes informed city planning, improved road safety, and support for innovation in public transit and ridesharing services by providing comprehensive insights into commuter behavior and traffic patterns.
We also look at the significance of smart cities leveraging IoT and big data for urban mobility. Lastly, we delve into various aspects of sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM), focusing on modernizing transport to reduce emissions, emphasizing public transport, active mobility, and zero-emission logistics, with global and Irish initiatives aiming to enhance urban efficiency and health.
Enjoy your read, and write back to us—we are all ears!
Laurent THOMAS
Chairman Consulting Quest
This week’s must read
In this edition of This Week in Consulting, we explore changes in transport and attempt to visualize how future urban mobility will look by 2050.
The Oliver Wyman Forum emphasizes cities should prioritize simple, affordable, and efficient mobility solutions amidst disruptions. Urban Mobility Readiness Index findings underscore the importance of basics like public transit and cycling infrastructure for urban resilience.
This week’s media
In this video by McKinsey, shifting consumer demands, breakthrough technologies, and new regulations indicate that mobility in 2040 will look dramatically different from today. McKinsey’s four scenarios can help you navigate this disruption.
Thought Leadership
Hitachi’s article stresses the importance of smart cities leveraging IoT and big data for urban mobility. It promotes “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) to address challenges like congestion and accessibility, focusing on inclusive, sustainable, and enjoyable transportation.
This article by KPMG Ireland outlines Sustainable Urban Mobility (SUM) as modernizing transport to reduce emissions, emphasizing public transport, active mobility, and zero-emission logistics, with global and Irish initiatives aiming to enhance urban efficiency and health.
Arity emphasizes the importance of mobility data analytics for urban transportation. It enables informed city planning, improves road safety, and supports innovation in public transit and ridesharing services by providing comprehensive insights into commuter behavior and traffic patterns.
The article by LEK Consulting discusses future urban mobility by 2050. Partners Andrew Allum and Becrom Basu explore changes in transport, urban efficiency with growing populations, infrastructure implications, and adoption barriers.
This week’s consulting news selection
Synechron, a leading global digital transformation consulting firm focused on financial services and technology organizations, announced its acquisition of iGreenData, a modern, data-centric digital solutions company.|
Accenture has agreed to acquire Partners in Performance, a global strategy consulting firm that works on business performance improvement in asset-intensive industries leveraging data and AI capabilities.|
Leading advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP announces the appointment of Lynette Stolarzyk J.D., LL.M., as the managing partner of tax services. Effective June 1, Stolarzyk succeeds Craig Weaver, who retires after a distinguished 20-year career with the organization.|
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has announced that it has signed an agreement for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) with TwelveTM, a carbon transformation company.|
Laurent is the Chairman and Co-founder of Consulting Quest. Focused on greater value creation, and being thoroughly familiar with Consulting, Laurent has sourced and sold millions of dollars worth of Consulting over the course of his career. Prior to joining Consulting Quest, Laurent was Executive Vice President Oil and Gas at Solvay and Senior Partner Transformation at Oliver Wyman.
