On-Demand Transit Service to Improve the Accessibility of Ulaanbaatar's Vulnerable Population

Project Summary:

The capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar (UB), where close to half of the country’s population resides, has been facing challenges to meet the increasing urban transport demand from its rapid urbanization. Severe traffic congestion, air pollution, rising road fatalities and injuries, inadequate public transport services, and vulnerability to natural hazards such as flooding are affecting the city’s livability and disproportionately hurting the vulnerable and low-income population. The challenges faced by UB’s urban transport sector necessitates not only infrastructure investments, but also innovative solutions to efficient service provision. On this premise, the grant aims to lay the analytical foundation of a solution to public transport service provision to improve the ability of the low-income residents in the peripheral area of UB. Specifically, the grant will support the design and development of the first ever On-Demand Transit Service (ODTS) based on the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) concept for Ulaanbaatar. The concept of the MaaS lies on an integrated, multi-modal, and technology enabled mobility service. In order to develop and organize the public transport sector based on the MaaS concept and introduce the ODTS, numerous policies, processes and technology interventions will be needed.

List of Activities:

• Activity 1: MaaS Multimodal integration of the existing public transit and new mobility services study.
• Activity 2: Pre-Feasibility study on ODTS to the ger areas.
• Activity 3: Capacity building of the Public Transport Agency in UB.

Outcomes:

Output 1

• Multimodal integration of the existing public transit and new mobility services study

Output 2

• Pre-feasibility study on ODTS to the ger areas

Output 3

• Capacity building of the Public Transport Agency in UB

Outcomes

• Improved mobility of ger area residents with safe, reliable, and affordable transit solution in UB.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

• Digital Development Global Practice
• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG)
• Transport Operation and Information Service (TOPIS)