Development of an index system to evaluate the readiness of transport infrastructure for the transition to climate-smart transportation: A case study of Ho Chi Minh City

Climate-smart cities are currently the transition trend in many countries around the world to meet the goals of the United Nations, aiming toward Net-Zero. Accordingly, for transportation, which is one of the sectors with high CO 2 emissions, it is necessary to have foundational studies to evaluate and provide a roadmap to support the transition. This study focuses on building an indicator framework to evaluate the readiness level of transportation infrastructure with five indicators: (1) Public transport using green technology, (2) The accessibility level of public transport, (3) The coverage rate of the non-motorized transport network, (4) The rate of intelligent traffic signal systems, and (5) The rate of streets integrated with real-time traffic warning and information systems. The calculation results show that Ho Chi Minh City’s transportation infrastructure has developed but is not yet synchronized, and the indicator evaluating the readiness level of transportation infrastructure in the transition toward climate-smart transportation have scores ranging from low to medium (0 – 25 – 50). Among them, the coverage rate of the non-motorized transport network is very low, only 13.96% (corresponding to a score of 0). The results of the study serve as a foundation to support the city with a roadmap aiming to achieve the readiness of transportation infrastructure in the transition toward climate-smart transportation.