The Montréal Thematic Meeting on Metropolitan Areas recognizes the importance of increasing the number of metropolitan areas that implement policies for sustainable urban planning and development in order to meet effectively the expected growth of urban populations in the coming decades. Sustainable urban planning benefits from the involvement of multiple stakeholders.Metropolitan cooperation plays an important role in setting out a vision for sustainable urban regions, from the very outset of the metropolitan planning process through to the revitalization of older cities and neighbourhoods, e.g. by adopting energy efficiency programs for building management and developing sustainable and locally appropriate transportation systems. We further recognize the importance of mixed-use planning and of encouraging nonmotorized mobility, e.g. by promoting pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.
