A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services

Rural transport services are often inadequate. Passenger and goods transport needs improving to stimulate rural economies and reduce poverty. Understanding existing rural transport systems and constraining factors is a precondition for appropriate...

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Main Author: Starkey, Paul
Other Authors: Awadh, Abdul
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AIR
BUS
CAR
GPS
IMT
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9196417/methodology-rapid-assessment-rural-transport-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17776
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topic ACCESSIBILITY
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
AIR
AIR SERVICES
AIRPORTS
ANIMAL CARTS
ANIMAL TRACTION
ANIMAL-DRAWN CARTS
BETTER TRANSPORT
BICYCLE
BICYCLE TAXIS
BICYCLES
BRIDGES
BUS
BUS PASSENGERS
BUS STATION
BUS STATIONS
BUS STOP
BUSES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAR
CARS
CATCHMENT
CATCHMENT AREA
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
COSTS OF TRANSPORT
CROSSING
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
DISTRICT ROAD
DISTRICT ROADS
DONKEY
DONKEY CARTS
DONKEYS
DRIVERS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
FARES
FLEETS
FOOTPATHS
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT
FREIGHT COSTS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
GENDER
GENDER ANALYSIS
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GPS
GRAVEL
GRAVEL ROADS
HEAVY TRAFFIC
IMT
INADEQUATE RURAL TRANSPORT
INTERCHANGES
INTERCITY CONNECTIONS
INTERCITY TRANSPORT
INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
JOURNEYS
LAND TRANSPORT
LAND USE
LOADING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL TRAFFIC
LOCAL TRANSPORT
LONG-DISTANCE
LORRIES
MAIN ROAD
MAIN ROADS
MAIN TRANSPORT
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MEDICAL SERVICES
MINI-BUS
MINIBUS
MINIBUSES
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
MOBILITY
MOBILITY PROGRAM
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOTORCYCLE
MOTORCYCLES
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
NATIONAL TRANSPORT
NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
PASSENGER
PASSENGERS
PATH
PEDESTRIANS
PERSONAL MOBILITY
PERSONAL TRANSPORT
PICKUPS
POLICE
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION DENSITY
PRIVATE CARS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES
RAIL
RAIL PASSENGERS
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINE
RAILWAYS
RAIN
REGIONAL ROADS
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
ROAD
ROAD MAPS
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SYSTEM
ROAD SYSTEMS
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD TYPES
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL ACCESSIBILITY
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL FAMILIES
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES
RURAL TRANSPORT SITUATION
RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
RURAL TRAVEL
RURAL WOMEN
SAFETY
SAHEL
SHARING
SIGNS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SURVEYING
SYNERGY
TAX
TAXI
TAXIS
TERRAIN
THE GAMBIA
THROUGH TRAFFIC
TOPOGRAPHY
TRACKS
TRACTORS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC COUNT
TRAFFIC COUNTS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES
TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES
TRANSPORT CONSTRAINTS
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DEMAND
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT NEEDS
TRANSPORT NETWORK
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT PATTERNS
TRANSPORT PLANNERS
TRANSPORT PLANNING
TRANSPORT POLICIES
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT PROBLEMS
TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS
TRANSPORT REGULATION
TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS
TRANSPORT RESOURCES
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT SUPPLY
TRANSPORT SURVEYS
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT TERMINALS
TRANSPORT USERS
TRAVEL COSTS
TRAVEL NEEDS
TRAVEL TIME
TRIANGULATION
TRIPS
TRUCKS
TRUE
TYPES OF ROAD
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES
VEHICLE
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLE TYPES
VILLAGE TRANSPORT
WALKING
WATER TRANSPORT
WEALTH
WHEELS
spellingShingle ACCESSIBILITY
AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT
AIR
AIR SERVICES
AIRPORTS
ANIMAL CARTS
ANIMAL TRACTION
ANIMAL-DRAWN CARTS
BETTER TRANSPORT
BICYCLE
BICYCLE TAXIS
BICYCLES
BRIDGES
BUS
BUS PASSENGERS
BUS STATION
BUS STATIONS
BUS STOP
BUSES
CAPACITY BUILDING
CAR
CARS
CATCHMENT
CATCHMENT AREA
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
COSTS OF TRANSPORT
CROSSING
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
DISTRICT ROAD
DISTRICT ROADS
DONKEY
DONKEY CARTS
DONKEYS
DRIVERS
EMERGENCY SERVICES
FARES
FLEETS
FOOTPATHS
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT
FREIGHT COSTS
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
GENDER
GENDER ANALYSIS
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GPS
GRAVEL
GRAVEL ROADS
HEAVY TRAFFIC
IMT
INADEQUATE RURAL TRANSPORT
INTERCHANGES
INTERCITY CONNECTIONS
INTERCITY TRANSPORT
INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
JOURNEYS
LAND TRANSPORT
LAND USE
LOADING
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL TRAFFIC
LOCAL TRANSPORT
LONG-DISTANCE
LORRIES
MAIN ROAD
MAIN ROADS
MAIN TRANSPORT
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MEDICAL SERVICES
MINI-BUS
MINIBUS
MINIBUSES
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
MOBILITY
MOBILITY PROGRAM
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MOTOR VEHICLE
MOTOR VEHICLES
MOTORCYCLE
MOTORCYCLES
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
NATIONAL TRANSPORT
NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES
OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
PASSENGER
PASSENGERS
PATH
PEDESTRIANS
PERSONAL MOBILITY
PERSONAL TRANSPORT
PICKUPS
POLICE
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION DENSITY
PRIVATE CARS
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES
RAIL
RAIL PASSENGERS
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAY
RAILWAY LINE
RAILWAYS
RAIN
REGIONAL ROADS
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
ROAD
ROAD MAPS
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SYSTEM
ROAD SYSTEMS
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROAD TYPES
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL ACCESSIBILITY
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL FAMILIES
RURAL TRANSPORT
RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES
RURAL TRANSPORT SITUATION
RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
RURAL TRAVEL
RURAL WOMEN
SAFETY
SAHEL
SHARING
SIGNS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SURVEYING
SYNERGY
TAX
TAXI
TAXIS
TERRAIN
THE GAMBIA
THROUGH TRAFFIC
TOPOGRAPHY
TRACKS
TRACTORS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC COUNT
TRAFFIC COUNTS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES
TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES
TRANSPORT CONSTRAINTS
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DEMAND
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT NEEDS
TRANSPORT NETWORK
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT PATTERNS
TRANSPORT PLANNERS
TRANSPORT PLANNING
TRANSPORT POLICIES
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT PROBLEMS
TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS
TRANSPORT REGULATION
TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS
TRANSPORT RESOURCES
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT SUPPLY
TRANSPORT SURVEYS
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT TERMINALS
TRANSPORT USERS
TRAVEL COSTS
TRAVEL NEEDS
TRAVEL TIME
TRIANGULATION
TRIPS
TRUCKS
TRUE
TYPES OF ROAD
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES
VEHICLE
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
VEHICLE TYPES
VILLAGE TRANSPORT
WALKING
WATER TRANSPORT
WEALTH
WHEELS
Starkey, Paul
A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services
geographic_facet Africa
relation Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) working paper series;no.87-A
description Rural transport services are often inadequate. Passenger and goods transport needs improving to stimulate rural economies and reduce poverty. Understanding existing rural transport systems and constraining factors is a precondition for appropriate policy action. The Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) commissioned a study to develop and test a methodology for the rapid assessment of rural transport systems. The guidelines specified passenger and freight transport for distances of 5-200 km, encompassing much rural transport, but excluding within-village transport, long-distance national transport and international corridors. Rural transport systems operate on hub and spoke systems at several levels. Key rural hubs are provincial/regional towns, market/district towns and villages. The various spokes and hubs have characteristic combinations of transport, including trucks, buses, minibuses, pickups and intermediate means of transport (IMTs). The smallest spokes are footpaths while national spokes form transport corridors. The methodology surveys transport types, operators, users and regulators at sampled hubs and spokes, stratified by hub hierarchy and remoteness. This provides a rapid overview of rural transport systems, highlighting key constraints, stakeholder views and proposals for improvements. This document contains practical advice relating to local observations, interview techniques, survey opportunities and traffic counts. Illustrative data forms and check lists of possible topics are provided, for modification according to local needs.
author2 Awadh, Abdul
author_facet Awadh, Abdul
Starkey, Paul
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Starkey, Paul
author_sort Starkey, Paul
title A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services
title_short A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services
title_full A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services
title_fullStr A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services
title_full_unstemmed A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services
title_sort methodology for rapid assessment of rural transport services
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9196417/methodology-rapid-assessment-rural-transport-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17776
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spelling okr-10986-177762021-04-23T14:03:35Z A Methodology for Rapid Assessment of Rural Transport Services Starkey, Paul Awadh, Abdul Murray, Paul Musonda, Henry Njenga, Peter Newport, Stephen Sirpé, Gnanderman Tapper, Liz Kemptsop, Guy ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AIR AIR SERVICES AIRPORTS ANIMAL CARTS ANIMAL TRACTION ANIMAL-DRAWN CARTS BETTER TRANSPORT BICYCLE BICYCLE TAXIS BICYCLES BRIDGES BUS BUS PASSENGERS BUS STATION BUS STATIONS BUS STOP BUSES CAPACITY BUILDING CAR CARS CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES COSTS OF TRANSPORT CROSSING DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DISTRICT ROAD DISTRICT ROADS DONKEY DONKEY CARTS DONKEYS DRIVERS EMERGENCY SERVICES FARES FLEETS FOOTPATHS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FREIGHT TRANSPORT GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GPS GRAVEL GRAVEL ROADS HEAVY TRAFFIC IMT INADEQUATE RURAL TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES INTERCITY CONNECTIONS INTERCITY TRANSPORT INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT JOURNEYS LAND TRANSPORT LAND USE LOADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL TRAFFIC LOCAL TRANSPORT LONG-DISTANCE LORRIES MAIN ROAD MAIN ROADS MAIN TRANSPORT MEANS OF TRANSPORT MEDICAL SERVICES MINI-BUS MINIBUS MINIBUSES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MOBILITY PROGRAM MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT NATIONAL TRANSPORT NONMOTORIZED VEHICLES OPERATIONAL RESEARCH PASSENGER PASSENGERS PATH PEDESTRIANS PERSONAL MOBILITY PERSONAL TRANSPORT PICKUPS POLICE POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION DENSITY PRIVATE CARS PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES RAIL RAIL PASSENGERS RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAY LINE RAILWAYS RAIN REGIONAL ROADS REGIONAL TRANSPORT ROAD ROAD MAPS ROAD QUALITY ROAD SYSTEM ROAD SYSTEMS ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TYPES ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL FAMILIES RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES RURAL TRANSPORT SITUATION RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS RURAL TRAVEL RURAL WOMEN SAFETY SAHEL SHARING SIGNS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SURVEYING SYNERGY TAX TAXI TAXIS TERRAIN THE GAMBIA THROUGH TRAFFIC TOPOGRAPHY TRACKS TRACTORS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC COUNT TRAFFIC COUNTS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES TRANSPORT CONSTRAINTS TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT NEEDS TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PATTERNS TRANSPORT PLANNERS TRANSPORT PLANNING TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS TRANSPORT REGULATION TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS TRANSPORT RESOURCES TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SUPPLY TRANSPORT SURVEYS TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT TERMINALS TRANSPORT USERS TRAVEL COSTS TRAVEL NEEDS TRAVEL TIME TRIANGULATION TRIPS TRUCKS TRUE TYPES OF ROAD URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES VEHICLE VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS VEHICLE TYPES VILLAGE TRANSPORT WALKING WATER TRANSPORT WEALTH WHEELS Rural transport services are often inadequate. Passenger and goods transport needs improving to stimulate rural economies and reduce poverty. Understanding existing rural transport systems and constraining factors is a precondition for appropriate policy action. The Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) commissioned a study to develop and test a methodology for the rapid assessment of rural transport systems. The guidelines specified passenger and freight transport for distances of 5-200 km, encompassing much rural transport, but excluding within-village transport, long-distance national transport and international corridors. Rural transport systems operate on hub and spoke systems at several levels. Key rural hubs are provincial/regional towns, market/district towns and villages. The various spokes and hubs have characteristic combinations of transport, including trucks, buses, minibuses, pickups and intermediate means of transport (IMTs). The smallest spokes are footpaths while national spokes form transport corridors. The methodology surveys transport types, operators, users and regulators at sampled hubs and spokes, stratified by hub hierarchy and remoteness. This provides a rapid overview of rural transport systems, highlighting key constraints, stakeholder views and proposals for improvements. This document contains practical advice relating to local observations, interview techniques, survey opportunities and traffic counts. Illustrative data forms and check lists of possible topics are provided, for modification according to local needs. 2014-04-14T22:57:58Z 2014-04-14T22:57:58Z 2007-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/9196417/methodology-rapid-assessment-rural-transport-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17776 English en_US Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) working paper series;no.87-A CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa