Cities on the Move

A World Bank Urban Transport Strategy Review

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The urban population in many developing countries continues to grow at more than six percent per year. The number of cities with a population of over 10 million inhabitants is expected to double within a generation. More importantly, within a generation, more than half of the developing world's population and between a third and one-half of its poor, will then reside in cities. Not only will the number of inhabitants in cities continue to increase but the problems associated with an increasing urban population will be exacerbated. This strategy paper connects the urban and transport strategies with a focus on poverty. It concentrates on the problems of the very poor, not only in relation to income, but also in terms of the broader dimensions of social exclusion. The objectives of this book are to offer a better common understanding of urban transportation problems in developing and transitional economies and to identify an urban transport strategy framework for national and city governments.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Abbreviations and Acronyms, Cities and Countries	p. ix
Executive Summary	p. xi
Context for the Review	p. 1
Urban Transport and City Development	p. 5
Urban Transport and City Efficiency	p. 5
Sources of Declining Urban Transport Performance	p. 8
Urban Transport in City Development Strategies	p. 11
Development Strategies for Making Urban Transport More Efficient	p. 12
Coordinating Sector Policies in City Development Strategies	p. 21
Conclusions: A Strategy for Urban Transport in City Development	p. 22
Notes	p. 23
Urban Transport and Poverty Reduction	p. 25
Urban Poverty and Social Exclusion	p. 25
Transport Patterns of the Urban Poor	p. 25
Pro-Poor Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction	p. 28
Focusing Infrastructure Policies	p. 29
Public Transport Service Planning for the Urban Poor	p. 32
Fare Policies, Subsidies, and Budget Constraints	p. 34
Conclusions: A Strategy for Poverty-Focused Urban Transport	p. 36
Notes	p. 37
Transport and the Urban Environment	p. 39
The Scale of the Issue	p. 39
Global Warming	p. 40
Noise and Other Disturbances	p. 42
Urban Air Pollution	p. 42
Conclusions: A Strategy for Urban Transport and Environment	p. 60
Notes	p. 61
Urban Transport Safety and Security	p. 65
The Scale of the Issue	p. 65
Safety	p. 66
Security	p. 72
Conclusions: A Strategy for Urban Transport Safety and Security	p. 75
Notes	p. 76
The Urban Road System	p. 77
Elements of Road Strategy	p. 77
Road Maintenance	p. 77
Traffic Management	p. 79
Demand Management	p. 83
Infrastructure Provision	p. 84
Poverty Focus	p. 88
Conclusions: A Strategy for Roads	p. 90
Notes	p. 91
Public Road Passenger Transport	p. 93
The Urban Bus Sector	p. 93
Conclusions: Toward a Strategy for Public Transport	p. 106
Notes	p. 107
Mass Rapid Transit	p. 109
The Scale of the Issue	p. 109
Objectives and Role of Mass Rapid Transit within the City Development Strategy	p. 110
Relationship to Urban Structure and Land Use	p. 111
Mass Rapid Transit and the Urban Environment	p. 111
Choice of Mass Rapid Transit Technology	p. 112
Ownership and Financing	p. 117
Public Transport Integration	p. 121
Pricing	p. 121
Conclusions: Toward a Strategy for Mass Rapid Transit	p. 122
Notes	p. 123
The Role of Nonmotorized Transport	p. 125
The Importance of Nonmotorized Transport	p. 125
Walking Is Transport	p. 126
Walking on Wheels	p. 126
The Policy Package	p. 128
Municipal Institutions and Organization	p. 132
Conclusions: A Strategy for Nonmotorized Transport	p. 134
Notes	p. 134
Urban Transport Pricing and Finance	p. 135
The Role of Prices in Urban Transport	p. 135
Charging for the Use of Infrastructure	p. 135
Public Transport Pricing and Finance	p. 141
Urban Transport Financing	p. 146
Conclusions: A Strategy for Urban Transport Pricing and Financing	p. 150
Notes	p. 151
Strengthening Urban Transport Institutions	p. 153
The Importance of Institutions	p. 153
Major Institutional Weaknesses	p. 154
Organizational Options	p. 156
Capacity Building	p. 165
Conclusions: A Strategy for Institutional Reform in Urban Transport	p. 167
Notes	p. 168
Meeting the Development Challenges: How Can the Bank Contribute?	p. 169
Development Challenges	p. 169
Strengthening the Focus on Poverty	p. 170
Facilitating Decentralization	p. 171
Mobilizing Private Participation	p. 173
Increasing Transport Safety and Security	p. 175
Protecting the Environment	p. 176
Conclusions	p. 179
Notes	p. 182
Urban Transport Portfolio in the World Bank	p. 183
Urban Transport Projects under Preparation and Implementation as of February 26, 2002	p. 183
Special Project Features	p. 187
Urban Portfolio: Project Cost and World Bank Group Loan and Grant Amount Allocation	p. 190
Bibliography	p. 193
Index	p. 201
Tables
A Categorization of City Circumstances	p. 7
Estimates of External Costs of Road Transport	p. 9
Poverty-Focused Urban Transport Interventions: Road Infrastructure	p. 30
Income of Users of Rail Systems in Brazil	p. 31
Poverty Impacts of Interventions: Rail Infrastructure and Management	p. 32
Average Income of Users by Transport Mode	p. 33
A Poverty-Focused Agenda: Public Transport Service Planning	p. 35
Poverty-Focused Urban Transport Interventions: Finance Strategies	p. 37
Functions and Responsibilities of a Typical Traffic Management Agency	p. 82
Typical Functional Classification of Road and Path Networks	p. 86
Efficiency of Bus Operations in Delhi, 1995	p. 94
A Classification of Informal (Noncorporate) Urban Transport Operations	p. 102
Performance and Cost of Some Typical Mass Rapid Transit Systems	p. 113
Variation of Cost in Recent Metro Contracts	p. 117
Financial Performance of Some Metro Systems	p. 118
Allocation of Strategic Functions	p. 154
Professional Organization for Municipal Transport Functions	p. 158
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