KGGTF support contributed to the preparation of the Dodoma Integrated and Sustainable Transport (DIST) project, which the World Bank recently approved a US$200 million investment for. The project will enhance urban mobility and accessibility in Tanzania’s capital and focus on upgrading key transport corridors, improving access routes, enhancing the central business district, and developing walking and cycling infrastructure.
Key Tanzanian stakeholders, including from the Ministry of Works, benefited from the 2020 KGGTF grant, Transforming urban transport to support green and resilient recovery - Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP), by participating in LUTP programs on reforming the informal transport sector (Kigali LUTP 2023) and integrating ITS into the public transport system (Seoul LUTP 2024).
The DIST project is expected to benefit more than 430,000 residents, including 222,000 women and 81,700 youth, and aims to unlock economic opportunities, create over 10,000 jobs by 2030, and boost the city’s economic output by 2%. It will also support 750 public transport drivers and others in the sector, ensuring a more efficient and sustainable transport system for Dodoma’s rapidly growing population.
The DIST project is led by Adam Stone Diehl, Senior Transport Specialist; Ignacio Urrutia, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist; and Yonas Eliesikia Mchomvu, Senior Transport Specialist.
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Grant: Transforming urban transport to support green and resilient recovery - Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP)
Grant Year: Year 8 (2020)
TTL: Arturo Ardila Gomez, Lead Transport Economist; Thierry Denis Desclos, Georges Bianco Darido, Lead Urban Transport Specialist; and Laura Piovesan, Consultant