Non-Motorized Transport in African Cities -- Lessons from Experience in Kenya and Tanzania
Toolkits
SSATP Working Paper
August 31, 2005
Urban Transport & Mobility
Kenya
Tanzania
http://www.ssatp.org/sites/ssatp/files/publications/SSATP-WorkingPapers/ssatpwp…
V. Setty Pendakur
SSATP, The World Bank
SSATP Working Paper No. 80 (NMT) -- Full Text
This document is based on a program of Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) Infrastructure and Services in Kenya (Nairobi and Eldoret), and Tanzania (Temeke, ward of Dar es Salaam and Morogoro). It aims to: a) comprehensively document the background to urban mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), b) describe the NMT pilot projects and their post-project monitoring, c) document the various assessments of this program which were previously undertaken, and, d) draw the "Lessons from experience" as a potentially useful instrument for the formulation and implementation of future NMT programs in SSA. The assessment of the NMT pilot interventions raised a number of key issues that could be addressed in future interventions. Activities that could be undertaken to consolidate, and further develop the achievements of the NMT pilot projects include: 1) A survey of standard NMT infrastructure design details already used by local authorities in SSA. Assess the potential usefulness of consolidating these designs, and the experiences of the pilot projects into a design manual for NMT infrastructure. Analyze the suitability of these designs in relation to the lessons learned on the pilot projects; 2) A manual of standard designs that could be used widely in the region. Establish the appropriate level of sophistication for such a manual; 3) Encouraging a higher profile for NMT issues by establishing a Challenge Fund. This fund would be available for committed local authorities in SSA to develop their own capacity for addressing the needs of NMT, and for long-term capacity development in their own organizations. The funds would be allocated to those demonstrating commitment to the needs of NMT users.
accessibility
accident black spot
accident rates
accountability
air pollution
arterial road network
arterial roads
Average Daily Traffic
average number of trips
Bicycle
bicycle lanes
Bicycle Ownership
bicycle parking
bicycle track
Bicycle Traffic
bicycles
bridge
bridges
bus
Capacity building
cars
CITIES
Community Transport
construction
cycle trips
cycling
cyclists
decentralization
drivers
driving
employment
environmental impact
fare policies
fare reductions
Fatalities
fleet renewal
health services
income
International Union of Public Transport
Intersection
intersections
labor market
Land Use
large cities
laws
local authorities
local government
local governments
low-income households
minibus
minibus operators
Minibus services
minibuses
Mixed traffic
modal choice
modal split
modes of transport
motor vehicle
motor vehicle speeds
motor vehicle traffic
motor vehicle users
motor vehicles
motorized transport
municipal
NMT
noise
pedestrian crossing
pedestrian facilities
Pedestrians
pipes
potholes
productivity
public transport
public transport passengers
public transportation
Railways
Road
road capacity
ROAD NETWORK
road safety
road shoulders
road space
Road transport
routes
safety issues
speed
speed bumps
spot improvements
streets
structures
Sub-Saharan Africa
Taxis
technical assistance
Tracks
traffic
Traffic Accidents
traffic calming
traffic congestion
traffic flow
traffic law
traffic law enforcement
traffic management
traffic safety
Transport
Transport economics
transport mode
Transport planners
transport planning
Transport Policy
transport professionals
transport sector
transport services
transport system
trip lengths
Urban Development
urban mobility
urban roads
urban sector
urban traffic
Urban transport
Urban Transport Infrastructure
urban transport modes
urban transport projects
urban transport sector
Urban transport services
urban transport systems
urban transportation
Urban Travel
urban trips
Use of Bicycles
walking
walking trips
zebra crossing
