Jakarta’s new bus rapid transit system, TransJakarta, opened on January 15, 2004. It has proved a dramatic success in providing faster bus service for some Jakarta residents at a very modest cost. Several technical aspects of the system can be improved, and incorporated into designs of additional corridors as they are built. These issues are outlined in Trans-Jakarta Bus…
Type: Policy Brief
The City of Guangzhou is seriously considering implementing a Bus Rapid Transit system and have asked for ITDP’s recommendations about the most appropriate initial corridor for such a system. ITDP has assessed potential BRT corridors and even with the current limited availability of data are able to make firm recommendations about the best initial BRT corridors in Guangzhou. All…
Hyderabad urgently needs to develop a mass transit system protected from its increasing traffic congestion. Mass transit is needed now on three central corridors, and will eventually be needed on at least nine corridors. Bus rapid transit (BRT), metro, and monorail technologies could all provide a system with sufficient capacity and speed to improve mass transit ridership in…
Like in most countries of sub-saharan Africa, child mortality, maternal death and HIV/Aids are the main medical health problems in Ghana. Health problems are commonly bigger in rural areas, where nearly 60% of the countries population is living. The data, presented is from both statistical analysis and actual information given in the high level interviews. In view of…
A report on current situation in the health sector of Senegal and possible roles for non-motorised transport interventions. This is a preliminary study investigating the medical and structural problems with rural health care in Senegal and exploring options for improving the system. While bicycles would address many of the community’s needs, specific environmental and cultural preconditions in…
The social costs and benefits of road transport have traditionally been incorporated partially into economic appraisal, partially into social impact assessments and environmental impact assessments, and sometimes are dealt with in a section identifying the project’s intended beneficiaries. This paper first evaluates current practice in terms of how these types of evaluation are conducted and relate to one another,…
White Papers Presented at the CEMDA/ITDP International Seminar: Toward the Reform of Transportation and Air Quality Planning—Mexico City
White Papers Presented at the CEMDA/ITDP International Seminar: Toward the Reform of Transportation and Air Quality Planning—Mexico City This paper reviews recent changes to transport policy in the UK. This is discussed within the context of changes from policies of “predict and provide” to an integrated transport policy and the role of new knowledge on induced travel…
White Papers Presented at the CEMDA/ITDP International Seminar: Toward the Reform of Transportation and Air Quality Planning—Mexico City This paper provides an overview of U.S. transportation and air quality planning and governance policies from 1920 to the present, with an emphasis on reform laws enacted since the mid-1960s. It scans some of the key features of relevant…