Urban Mass Transport Infrastructure in Medium and Large Cities in Developing Countries
Developed at the request of the Mexican G20 Presidency for consideration by the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Mexico, and jointly prepared with the Asian Development Bank, this policy paper position...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/537761468157789831/Urban-mass-transport-infrastructure-in-medium-and-large-cities-in-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26743 |
| Summary: | Developed at the request of the Mexican
G20 Presidency for consideration by the Finance Ministers
and Central Bank Governors at the G20 Leaders' Summit
in Mexico, and jointly prepared with the Asian Development
Bank, this policy paper positioned green transport in the
context of cities development. Urban transport determines
the shape of a city and its ecological footprint. Many
cities in low and middle income countries are at a
crossroads. Policy decisions taken now, while car use is
still relatively low and cities retain a relatively transit
friendly, compact urban form, will affect how people will
live in their cities for many decades into the future. A new
paradigm of urban transport can be part of the solution to
reversing the deteriorating situation in some cities of
developing countries, and supporting others to embark on a
sustainable, low carbon, green growth path: developing a
city for people rather than cars, and including public and
mass transport as a major component of the modal structure.
Implementing such a new paradigm can be truly
transformational. This joint World Bank and Asian
Development Bank paper lays out six aspects, which are most
difficult to align, yet, are critical to ensure the
sustainability of urban transport systems, visionary
leadership, integrated strategy for land use and urban
transport, coordination among agencies, domestic capacity,
adequate cost recovery, and private participation in the
operation and construction of urban transport systems. The
paper proposes a set of new initiatives for G20
leaders' consideration, including the development of an
umbrella toolkit to guide policy makers in charge of urban
planning to make transport decisions best suited to their
local contexts. |
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