Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding

The increased urbanization and economic activity in Yangon and Mandalay in the past decade may be potentially hampered by the negative externalities associated with increased motorization, including long travel times disproportionately affecting pu...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	URBAN TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT URBAN PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT RAILWAYS BUS TRANSPORT WATER TRANSPORT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/119931591250382052/Urban-Transport-in-Yangon-and-Mandalay-Review-of-Sector-Institutions-Expenditures-and-Funding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33890

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spelling	okr-10986-338902021-06-14T09:59:57Z Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding World Bank URBAN TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT URBAN PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT RAILWAYS BUS TRANSPORT WATER TRANSPORT The increased urbanization and economic activity in Yangon and Mandalay in the past decade may be potentially hampered by the negative externalities associated with increased motorization, including long travel times disproportionately affecting public transport users and access to jobs and services, and increasing traffic related accidents and air pollutants and emissions. A forward-looking, actionable, and financially viable sustainable urban mobility strategy for Yangon and Mandalay is a fundamental component to support sustainable and inclusive urbanization in Myanmar over the next decade. Without such a strategy and corresponding investment program being made available, the quality of life and access to jobs, opportunities, and services in Yangon and Mandalay will become increasingly difficult, particularly for the poor. This report calls for urgent actions for Yangon and Mandalay to seize the window of opportunity brought by a growing economy and put forward financially viable and corresponding funding and financing schemes for sustainable urban mobility programs aiming to provide efficient, equitable, clean, and safe mobility for the urban population in the two major cities in Myanmar. 2020-06-11T20:13:22Z 2020-06-11T20:13:22Z 2020 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/119931591250382052/Urban-Transport-in-Yangon-and-Mandalay-Review-of-Sector-Institutions-Expenditures-and-Funding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33890 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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description	The increased urbanization and economic activity in Yangon and Mandalay in the past decade may be potentially hampered by the negative externalities associated with increased motorization, including long travel times disproportionately affecting public transport users and access to jobs and services, and increasing traffic related accidents and air pollutants and emissions. A forward-looking, actionable, and financially viable sustainable urban mobility strategy for Yangon and Mandalay is a fundamental component to support sustainable and inclusive urbanization in Myanmar over the next decade. Without such a strategy and corresponding investment program being made available, the quality of life and access to jobs, opportunities, and services in Yangon and Mandalay will become increasingly difficult, particularly for the poor. This report calls for urgent actions for Yangon and Mandalay to seize the window of opportunity brought by a growing economy and put forward financially viable and corresponding funding and financing schemes for sustainable urban mobility programs aiming to provide efficient, equitable, clean, and safe mobility for the urban population in the two major cities in Myanmar.
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title	Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding
title_short	Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding
title_full	Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding
title_fullStr	Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding
title_full_unstemmed	Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding
title_sort	urban transport in yangon and mandalay : review of sector institutions, expenditures, and funding
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/119931591250382052/Urban-Transport-in-Yangon-and-Mandalay-Review-of-Sector-Institutions-Expenditures-and-Funding http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33890
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Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay : Review of Sector Institutions, Expenditures, and Funding

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