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Formulating an Urban Transport Policy : Choosing between Options

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-23T22:27:52Z
dc.date.available2014-12-23T22:27:52Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAs the developing world rapidly urbanizes, the demands on transport systems also grow often at a faster pace than the population. Given the above tendency, an effective and coordinated approach to urban transport requires that sound policies be put into place. Such policies enunciate the direction that a government wants to take; they lay the basic framework for downstream planning as well as project identification and prioritization. This document policy lays out the guiding principles for more detailed downstream planning. The objective of this guideline is to improve mobility, environmental quality, universal access, safety, and energy security of any urban transport policy. This guidebook is intended to be a practical support for formulating urban transport policies at the national, provincial, and local levels. To this end, it highlights some of the important issues that arise when creating an urban transport policy. The report is organized as follows: section one gives introduction. Section two presents a framework of possible actions, highlighting the avoid-shift-improve classification that has become common in professional practice. Section three talks about the governance of urban transport: which level of government should be responsible for it, which sector should lead it, and how different aspects should be coordinated. Section four highlights policies relating to land use planning and the benefits of integrating them with transport planning. Section five discusses the different modes of transport and whether there is a need for policies to promote any particular mode in preference to others. Section six delves into issues relating to personal motor vehicles and, more particularly, the extent to which policies should accommodate the car within the overall transport system. Sections seven and eight present policy options relating to public transport and para-transit, covering issues relating to pricing, coverage, technologies, etc. Section nine presents options relating to non-motorized modes. Section ten presents issues relating to parking, and section eleven suggests a balancing of supply-side measures and measures to contain demand. Section twelve highlights options relating to alternative fuels. Sections thirteen and fourteen cover the financing of urban transport and the role of the private sector. Finally, section fifteen covers issues relating to the process for formulating such policies, and options for implementation.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/23014371/formulating-urban-transport-policy-choosing-between-options
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20950
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20950
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO JOBS
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectADDITIONAL ROAD CAPACITY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION IMPACTS
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE FUEL
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE FUELS
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE MODES
dc.subjectBICYCLES
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUS PASSENGERS
dc.subjectBUS SYSTEM
dc.subjectBUS SYSTEMS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCAR DRIVERS
dc.subjectCAR USERS
dc.subjectCARRYING CAPACITY
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCITY TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCLEAN FUELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSIVE URBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION CHARGES
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOSTS OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCYCLE TRACKS
dc.subjectCYCLING
dc.subjectCYCLISTS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR TRAVEL
dc.subjectDEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRIC VEHICLES
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARE STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA
dc.subjectFLOOR AREA RATIO
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFREIGHT VEHICLES
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL QUALITY
dc.subjectFUEL STANDARDS
dc.subjectFUEL TAXES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGAS TAX
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHIGHER FARES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectLAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE PATTERNS
dc.subjectLANES
dc.subjectLIGHT RAIL
dc.subjectLIGHT RAPID TRANSIT
dc.subjectLIVABLE CITIES
dc.subjectLONG-DISTANCE
dc.subjectLONGER DISTANCES
dc.subjectMASS TRANSIT
dc.subjectMASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMETRO RAIL
dc.subjectMETRO SYSTEM
dc.subjectMETRO SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMIXED USE
dc.subjectMOBILITY SOLUTIONS
dc.subjectMODAL CHOICE
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMODE OF TRAVEL
dc.subjectMODES OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMODES OF TRAVEL
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLE
dc.subjectMOTOR VEHICLE USE
dc.subjectNARROW STREETS
dc.subjectNMT
dc.subjectNOISE
dc.subjectNONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT
dc.subjectOFFENDERS
dc.subjectPARKING
dc.subjectPARKING FACILITIES
dc.subjectPASSENGER
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPASSENGER VEHICLES
dc.subjectPEAK HOUR
dc.subjectPEDESTRIANS
dc.subjectPERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE
dc.subjectPERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES
dc.subjectPERSONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPERSONAL VEHICLE
dc.subjectPERSONAL VEHICLES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPOLLUTION IMPACTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSIT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SUPPLY
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT USE
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectRAIL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRAIL TRACKS
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectRAPID TRANSIT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE FUELS
dc.subjectRIDERS
dc.subjectRIDERSHIP
dc.subjectRIGHT OF WAY
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES
dc.subjectROAD ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectROAD CAPACITY
dc.subjectROAD DESIGN
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD SAFETY
dc.subjectROAD SPACE
dc.subjectROAD TAXES
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectROAD USER FEES
dc.subjectROAD WIDENING
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROLLING STOCK
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS
dc.subjectSAFETY IMPACT
dc.subjectSAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSIDEWALKS
dc.subjectSPRAWL
dc.subjectSTRUCTURES
dc.subjectTAXATION POLICIES
dc.subjectTELECOMMUTING
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CRASHES
dc.subjectTRAFFIC FLOW
dc.subjectTRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRAM
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSIT CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSIT CORRIDOR
dc.subjectTRANSIT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSIT STATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSIT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSIT VEHICLES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AGENCIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT DATA
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT TAX
dc.subjectTRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTS
dc.subjectTRAVEL DEMAND
dc.subjectTRAVEL DISTANCES
dc.subjectTRAVEL SPEEDS
dc.subjectTRAVELERS
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIP LENGTHS
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectUNDERGROUND
dc.subjectURBAN MOBILITY
dc.subjectURBAN PLANNING
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT PLANNING
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT PLANS
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectURBAN TRAVEL
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVEHICLE DESIGN
dc.subjectVEHICLE EXHAUST
dc.subjectVEHICLE REGISTRATION
dc.subjectVEHICLE SIZE
dc.subjectVEHICLE USERS
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.titleFormulating an Urban Transport Policy : Choosing between Optionsen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-12-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:17:19.125080Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::ESMAP Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/23014371/formulating-urban-transport-policy-choosing-between-options
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.guid822871468125704077
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20141212091829
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum23014371
okr.identifier.report89025
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.sectorTransportation
okr.sectorTransportation :: Roads and highways
okr.themeUrban development :: Other urban development
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Environmental policies and institutions
okr.topicUrban Transport
okr.topicUrban Development::Transport in Urban Areas
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Banks & Banking Reform
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy & Planning
okr.unitEnergy ; Extractives - Sector (GEEES)
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