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Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport

Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport. The case of Lima, Peru and Beijing, China. Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport. Transport Planning typically a large scale exercise 10,000s of surveys, data cleanup, model development -> multi year process.

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Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport

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  1. Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport The case of Lima, Peru and Beijing, China

  2. Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport • Transport Planning typically a large scale exercise • 10,000s of surveys, data cleanup, model development -> multi year process

  3. Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport • It’s hard to get a sense of detailed on the ground issues – particularly for non-car modes • “Seeing the invisible” • Innovation Fund Proposal: Use ICT to address these issues

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  5. How Can ICT help? Send reports via mobile phone, email, web Smart Phone SMS phone Web Form Email 10

  6. Two Stories • Lima, Peru • Beijing, China

  7. Lima, Peru • Strong, Existing NGO (La Factura) • Datea.pe platform developed out of grassroots activism on new BRT corridor

  8. Lima, Peru • Bank support allowed for expansion into cycles • Also enabled a direct connection to government in Lima and Peru • Platform flourished and expanded with support of key public officials

  9. Lima, Peru • But, lessons mixed. • When individual officials in Lima government lost interest, platform waned • “New” technology will rely on plugging into existing “old” systems of governance • Are not stand alone solutions • How can these new technology platforms (see click fix, open311, TSD, Ushahidi) be used as part of a strategy to get governments willing and able to respond to citizen feedback?

  10. Beijing - The story so far • Long term research partnership with Beijing Transport Research Center (BTRC) • Many non-lending research projects • Strong ongoing collaboration • Share an ongoing updated list of research topics, one of which was enhancing cycling • Pay their own staff costs and time • Bank team awarded first round of Innovation Grant Funding to develop a first-ever Urban Transport Ushahidi platform in China (small $$)

  11. http://ourtransport.net

  12. Beijing - The story so far • BTRC primarily a data and analyis center – need a partner to focus on outreach to the public • A final team member – Friends of Nature – China’s oldest official NGO • Recently begun work on cycling and green commuting, including mapping

  13. Network of Partners

  14. Beijing Challenges Many!... • Social Media is sensitive, web outreach too • 8 months to secure a domain (done!) • Sustained interest/outreach from the public • Public Action/Acceptance • Data Quality/Cleanup

  15. Beijing Next Steps • Launching (finally) this Spring • Two events planned – one university based, on ‘on street’

  16. Conclusions • Two cities, different lessons (so far) • Common to many new platforms/programs across the world. So we’re eager to share, and learn…

  17. Contact • ShomikMendiratta (smehndiratta@worldbank.org) • Andrew Salzberg • (asalzberg@worldbank.org)

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