Issues in Urban TransportIssues in Urban Transportin South Asia - in South Asia -

Defining an agendaDefining an agenda

Chris HobanChris HobanIndia Transport Team LeaderIndia Transport Team Leader

The World BankThe World Bank

World Bank Urban Transport World Bank Urban Transport Activities in South AsiaActivities in South Asia

Focused urban transport projectsFocused urban transport projects ColomboColombo DhakaDhaka MumbaiMumbai LahoreLahore

Infrastructure & urban development fundsInfrastructure & urban development funds City Development StrategiesCity Development Strategies

Urban Transport IssuesUrban Transport Issues

Managing what we haveManaging what we have Investment strategyInvestment strategy Planning: analysis & consultationPlanning: analysis & consultation Policy, pricing, regulationPolicy, pricing, regulation Agency effectiveness & customer serviceAgency effectiveness & customer service

Urban Transport Urban Transport Managing existing assets & servicesManaging existing assets & services

Asset managementAsset management maintenance & renewal generally highly cost-effectivemaintenance & renewal generally highly cost-effective need sustainable maintenance strategyneed sustainable maintenance strategy

Traffic management Traffic management improves efficiency at relatively low costimproves efficiency at relatively low cost often needs skill development & coordinationoften needs skill development & coordination safety, emissionssafety, emissions

Transport service managementTransport service management key outcome is better accessibilitykey outcome is better accessibility especially for the poor and vulnerableespecially for the poor and vulnerable

Urban Transport Urban Transport Investment strategy developmentInvestment strategy development

Strategic choicesStrategic choicesmodes: road, rail, bus, taxi, pedestrian, non-motorizedmodes: road, rail, bus, taxi, pedestrian, non-motorizedincremental upgrades, or incremental upgrades, or new capacity and infrastructurenew capacity and infrastructure

flyoversflyovers metros, light railmetros, light rail urban fringe developmenturban fringe development

Role for private initiative & financeRole for private initiative & financeencourage efficient private investmentencourage efficient private investmentbenefits of private sector managementbenefits of private sector management

Urban Transport Urban Transport PlanningPlanning

How to evaluate investment choices? How to evaluate investment choices? Analytical tools Analytical tools

impacts of more or less spending on each categoryimpacts of more or less spending on each category network effects of specific investmentsnetwork effects of specific investments behavioral changes from changes in supplybehavioral changes from changes in supply who benefits?who benefits?

Informed public participation Informed public participation why don’t technical and political choices match?why don’t technical and political choices match? listening to the customer, the poor, transport userslistening to the customer, the poor, transport users reduce risk of later delays and re-thinkingreduce risk of later delays and re-thinking

Urban Transport Urban Transport Policy, pricing, & regulationPolicy, pricing, & regulation

PoliciesPolicies promote efficiency in private and public choicespromote efficiency in private and public choices promote efficient private sector participationpromote efficient private sector participation promote safety and servicepromote safety and service

PricingPricing cost recovery to improve service efficiencycost recovery to improve service efficiency encourage balanced use of different modesencourage balanced use of different modes

RegulationRegulation minimum but effective controlsminimum but effective controls needs improved enforcement & monitoringneeds improved enforcement & monitoring

Urban Transport Urban Transport Public sector effectivenessPublic sector effectiveness

Focus on outcomes and customer serviceFocus on outcomes and customer service Monitor and manage outcome performance Monitor and manage outcome performance Improve efficiency and effectivenessImprove efficiency and effectiveness Transparency in plans & achievementsTransparency in plans & achievements Consultation and participation of stakeholdersConsultation and participation of stakeholders