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World Bank Urban Transport Activities in South Asia

Issues in Urban Transport in South Asia - Defining an agenda Chris Hoban India Transport Team Leader The World Bank. World Bank Urban Transport Activities in South Asia. Focused urban transport projects Colombo Dhaka Mumbai Lahore Infrastructure & urban development funds

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World Bank Urban Transport Activities in South Asia

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  1. Issues in Urban Transportin South Asia - Defining an agendaChris HobanIndia Transport Team LeaderThe World Bank

  2. World Bank Urban Transport Activities in South Asia • Focused urban transport projects • Colombo • Dhaka • Mumbai • Lahore • Infrastructure & urban development funds • City Development Strategies

  3. Urban Transport Issues • Managing what we have • Investment strategy • Planning: analysis & consultation • Policy, pricing, regulation • Agency effectiveness & customer service

  4. Urban Transport Managing existing assets & services • Asset management • maintenance & renewal generally highly cost-effective • need sustainable maintenance strategy • Traffic management • improves efficiency at relatively low cost • often needs skill development & coordination • safety, emissions • Transport service management • key outcome is better accessibility • especially for the poor and vulnerable

  5. Urban Transport Investment strategy development • Strategic choices • modes: road, rail, bus, taxi, pedestrian, non-motorized • incremental upgrades, or • new capacity and infrastructure • flyovers • metros, light rail • urban fringe development • Role for private initiative & finance • encourage efficient private investment • benefits of private sector management

  6. Urban Transport Planning • How to evaluate investment choices? • Analytical tools • impacts of more or less spending on each category • network effects of specific investments • behavioral changes from changes in supply • who benefits? • Informed public participation • why don’t technical and political choices match? • listening to the customer, the poor, transport users • reduce risk of later delays and re-thinking

  7. Urban Transport Policy, pricing, & regulation • Policies • promote efficiency in private and public choices • promote efficient private sector participation • promote safety and service • Pricing • cost recovery to improve service efficiency • encourage balanced use of different modes • Regulation • minimum but effective controls • needs improved enforcement & monitoring

  8. Urban Transport Public sector effectiveness • Focus on outcomes and customer service • Monitor and manage outcome performance • Improve efficiency and effectiveness • Transparency in plans & achievements • Consultation and participation of stakeholders

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