Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists

Problems or even failure in transport initiatives are more likely for projects set in the urban areas of developing countries. Connecting a rural village to an all-weather road or restoring a section of national highway is usually straightforward....

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Main Authors:	Kumar, Ajay, Zimmerman, Samuel
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	URBAN TRANSPORT LOCAL TRANSPORT WALKING BUS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY INITIATIVES TRANSPORT STRATEGIES TRANSPORT SECTOR CONGESTION SIDEWALKS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION ROAD URBANIZATION TRANSIT URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS COSTS POLICIES URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGIES MOTORCYCLES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS MODES OF TRAVEL PATRONAGE RESETTLEMENT TRANSPORT INTEREST RAIL VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT URBAN PROJECTS INFORMAL TRANSPORT SECTOR RING ROADS TRANSPORT REFORM MINIBUSES TRANSPORT PROJECTS BETTER TRANSPORT INFORMAL TRANSPORT TRAFFIC ROAD PROJECTS LAND USE ROADS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441436/challenges-opportunities-urban-transport-projects-career-reflections-two-world-bank-specialists http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22301

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spelling	okr-10986-223012021-04-23T14:04:08Z Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists Kumar, Ajay Zimmerman, Samuel URBAN TRANSPORT LOCAL TRANSPORT WALKING BUS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY INITIATIVES TRANSPORT STRATEGIES TRANSPORT SECTOR CONGESTION SIDEWALKS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION ROAD URBANIZATION TRANSIT URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS COSTS POLICIES URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGIES MOTORCYCLES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS MODES OF TRAVEL PATRONAGE RESETTLEMENT TRANSPORT INTEREST RAIL VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT URBAN PROJECTS INFORMAL TRANSPORT SECTOR RING ROADS TRANSPORT REFORM MINIBUSES TRANSPORT PROJECTS BETTER TRANSPORT INFORMAL TRANSPORT TRAFFIC ROAD PROJECTS LAND USE ROADS Problems or even failure in transport initiatives are more likely for projects set in the urban areas of developing countries. Connecting a rural village to an all-weather road or restoring a section of national highway is usually straightforward. Costs are modest, institutional issues limited, and the benefits obvious. In contrast, urban transport is not a single mode governed by a single agency but a collection of modes with varied administrative boundaries and many private sector stakeholders. Successful urban transport strategies reflect an understanding of linkages among transport, land use, and environmental factors. Working out the complex local challenges requires social, political, and technical capacities often in short supply in developing countries. And even when a project manages to attain its physical objectives, the civil and governmental capacity needed for sustainability often remains underdeveloped. The institutional frictions and gaps point to the elements of the way forward on urban projects: thoroughly understand the local context, then build broad public consensus around the value of better transport and the value of institutional arrangements to sustain it. 2015-07-28T17:26:53Z 2015-07-28T17:26:53Z 2015-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441436/challenges-opportunities-urban-transport-projects-career-reflections-two-world-bank-specialists http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22301 English en_US Transport and ICT connections,no. 9; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Group, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic	URBAN TRANSPORT LOCAL TRANSPORT WALKING BUS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY INITIATIVES TRANSPORT STRATEGIES TRANSPORT SECTOR CONGESTION SIDEWALKS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION ROAD URBANIZATION TRANSIT URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS COSTS POLICIES URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGIES MOTORCYCLES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS MODES OF TRAVEL PATRONAGE RESETTLEMENT TRANSPORT INTEREST RAIL VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT URBAN PROJECTS INFORMAL TRANSPORT SECTOR RING ROADS TRANSPORT REFORM MINIBUSES TRANSPORT PROJECTS BETTER TRANSPORT INFORMAL TRANSPORT TRAFFIC ROAD PROJECTS LAND USE ROADS
spellingShingle	URBAN TRANSPORT LOCAL TRANSPORT WALKING BUS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT HIGHWAY INITIATIVES TRANSPORT STRATEGIES TRANSPORT SECTOR CONGESTION SIDEWALKS TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS TRAVEL TRANSPORTATION ROAD URBANIZATION TRANSIT URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS COSTS POLICIES URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGIES MOTORCYCLES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS MODES OF TRAVEL PATRONAGE RESETTLEMENT TRANSPORT INTEREST RAIL VEHICLES RAPID TRANSIT URBAN PROJECTS INFORMAL TRANSPORT SECTOR RING ROADS TRANSPORT REFORM MINIBUSES TRANSPORT PROJECTS BETTER TRANSPORT INFORMAL TRANSPORT TRAFFIC ROAD PROJECTS LAND USE ROADS Kumar, Ajay Zimmerman, Samuel Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists
relation	Transport and ICT connections,no. 9;
description	Problems or even failure in transport initiatives are more likely for projects set in the urban areas of developing countries. Connecting a rural village to an all-weather road or restoring a section of national highway is usually straightforward. Costs are modest, institutional issues limited, and the benefits obvious. In contrast, urban transport is not a single mode governed by a single agency but a collection of modes with varied administrative boundaries and many private sector stakeholders. Successful urban transport strategies reflect an understanding of linkages among transport, land use, and environmental factors. Working out the complex local challenges requires social, political, and technical capacities often in short supply in developing countries. And even when a project manages to attain its physical objectives, the civil and governmental capacity needed for sustainability often remains underdeveloped. The institutional frictions and gaps point to the elements of the way forward on urban projects: thoroughly understand the local context, then build broad public consensus around the value of better transport and the value of institutional arrangements to sustain it.
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author	Kumar, Ajay Zimmerman, Samuel
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title	Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists
title_short	Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists
title_full	Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists
title_fullStr	Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists
title_full_unstemmed	Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists
title_sort	challenges and opportunities in urban transport projects : career reflections of two world bank specialists
publisher	World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24441436/challenges-opportunities-urban-transport-projects-career-reflections-two-world-bank-specialists http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22301
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Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Transport Projects : Career Reflections of Two World Bank Specialists

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