Urban Transport in Yangon : Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding
Yangon is the largest city and main economic powerhouse in Myanmar. The increased urbanization and economic activity in Yangon in the past decade may be potentially hampered by higher motorization and its negative impacts, particularly for the poor...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/246471591251239641/Urban-Transport-in-Yangon-Institutions-Expenditures-and-Funding-Myanmar-Urban-Mobility-Overview-Notes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33889 |
| Summary: | Yangon is the largest city and main
economic powerhouse in Myanmar. The increased urbanization
and economic activity in Yangon in the past decade may be
potentially hampered by higher motorization and its negative
impacts, particularly for the poor, including longer travel
times to jobs and services, and increasing traffic-related
injuries and fatalities and pollutant emissions. The report
calls for urgent actions to seize the window of opportunity
brought by a growing economy and put forward actionable,
simple, and affordable strategies aiming to provide
efficient, equitable, clean, and safe mobility for the
population in two major cities in Myanmar. This overview
note presents highlights of the report for Yangon. It aims
to support policy discussions on how to improve the urban
transport sector performance and match with adequate funding
and financing options suited to the bold vision for Yangon. |
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