Publication: Urban Mobility in African Cities: Developing National Urban Mobility Policy and Delivering at the City Level - Summary Report
Date
2022-01-31
ISSN
Published
2022-01-31
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
African cities are growing at an
extraordinary rate. Unfortunately, many cities are growing
so fast that national, provincial, and city governments
cannot manage how they develop or assure the provision of
the services people need. This has many negative consequences
for national and city economies and the people who live in
these areas. Urban mobility is one of the key challenges for
African cities. In many cities, the transport system has
failed to keep up with urban growth. There is inadequate
provision of dependable, affordable, and safe transport
services to meet the travel needs of the people. Private
vehicle ownership and use is increasing, congesting the
roads. The informal sector provides much of the general
transport service, using very large numbers of small
vehicles. At the same time, the travel system impacts the
city through congestion, increased costs, pollution,
accidents, noise, intrusion, and long delays for both users
and non-users. Cities cannot resolve these things alone.
National Governments need to lead by guiding the development
of cities, developing urban mobility policies, improving the
implementation frameworks, and mobilizing finance. Critical
to this strategy is ensuring city level capabilities are
built to develop and implement locally appropriate
strategies. The Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) aims
to provide African decision-makers with the tools necessary
to support the implementation of such policies and measures.
Within this work, SSATP has developed guidance and prepared
specific recommendations for urban mobility policy for 12
Sub-Saharan African countries. This note also provides a
concise synthesis of the key issues and guidance, which can
then be read in detail in the technical reports.
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“World Bank. 2022. Urban Mobility in African Cities: Developing National Urban Mobility Policy and Delivering at the City Level - Summary Report. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37082 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”