A transport system for a “good life” should prioritize sustainability, accessibility, efficiency, and equity. Its focus is not limited to reducing emissions from car reliance but looks to enhance urban livability and ensure mobility for all socioeconomic groups, so that Guadalajara “is not a place where the poor have cars. It [is a place] where the rich use public transport” – Gustavo Petro. Key elements include a rapid bus transit system (that integrates with existing infrastructure, but bypasses heavy traffic), safe walking and cycling infrastructure (that boosts the green corridors within the city, for resilience and well-being), and the integration of technology and planning (to create systems that are cost effective and cause minimal disruption to day-to-day life, such as the Bogotá Metro). These systems can also integrate sustainable energy sources such as PV.

In a good life scenario transport systems bring people together supporting community cohesion and economic vitality (by reducing costs relating to congestion and pollution such as costs to health and delays/efficiency) while promoting sustainability and well-being.