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The objective of this grant is to Improve public transport in Bogota by deploying policies that enable a transition to green growth in urban transport. The potential of cities as instruments for enhancing growth and reducing poverty lies in their ability to enable people to benefit from their proximity to one another.  Higher population densities in urban areas generate economies of scale that make it easier for governments to serve larger pools of people with better basic services, resulting in greater livability and quality of life in urban areas.  Bogota has made impressive transport investments in the past, but current demand has not kept up and the city is looking to embark on extensive investments in creating a more sustainable, clean, safe and human-centered urban mobility and urban space. The city has announced ambitious plans to expand and improve transit options, improve the walking and cycling environment, and implement policies to curb congestion and use of private cars. Bogota plans to expand its mass transit network and multi-modalism by increased integration of the Transmilenio Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.  Currently the BRT represents approximately 30% - nearly 2.5 million passengers a day - of the city’s public transit trips.  There is currently the need for improved bus management capacity, route system and smart card integration along with coordination between the metro lines.  

This KGGTF funded program will support activities to improve current public transit operations and user engagement and information through ICT.  The planning, along with control and monitoring capacities of the public transit agency, the improvement to service plans and route systems of the BRT, user accessibility to the system, information given to passengers and the deployment and use of smart card systems will vastly improve the design of the transit systems. Potential solutions will include the conceptual design of an open-sourced information system to strengthen the functions of transit planning, performance management and operations supported by real-time databases that accurately represent both the BRT network and the zonal buses. Technical solutions will be sought to improve the current transit system by finding improvements in the planning of bus dispatch operations along key corridors, improved efficiencies in route plans, and restructuring of routes and priority lanes as well as fare policy changes that incentivize transfers that will decrease users travel times. Additionally policy solutions will be sought that streamline and incentivize intermodal integration such as increasing smart card recharging stations, fare collection contracts, automatic smart card recharging through cellphones, along with new tools developed through passive and open sourced data. 

This grant is linked to Lending ($70,000,000)

List of Activities

1. Improving public transit operations and user engagement and information through Information & Communication Technology (ICT):

• Improve Public Transit Operations & Bus Management Systems
• Design Methodology to Simplify Bus Routes
• Improving use of Smart Cards
• Improve User Engagement & Information through Open Data and Crowdsourcing

2. Support multimodalism, by improving the integration of Bogota’s BRT system, its zonal buses (SITP), and the future First Metro Line:

• Design the Re-Tendering of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of Transmilenio Contracts, and Possibly Renegotiate Phase3/SITP Contracts
• Design the Future Integration of Bogotá’s Metro Line One with the Transmilenio and SITP

3. Responding to territorial development challenges for Bogota-Cundinamarca Region

• Support the formulation of 1 POD 
• Opportunities for investments to build resilience
• Territorial Diagnosis and Information Data Base
• Institutional and financial schemes for implementation of POTs and opportunities for private sector participation
• Guidelines for Articulation of territorial development regional master plans in selected municipalities POTs

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Conceptual design of initiative to improve transit operations 
• Conceptual design of initiative to improve user engagement

Output 2:

• Phase 1 &2 Concession Contracts Technical Structuring/ Parameters
• SITP technical parameters (technical structuring)
• Operational and financial model for multimodal integration
• Contract amendments for Transmilenio & SITP under a multimodal integration 

Output 3:

• One presentation summarizing results of diagnostics 
• Discussion with regional and local stakeholders of initial results.  Majors of 9 municipalities of “region vida” and Bogota, and Government of Cundinamarca
• Assessment Notes

Outcomes:

• Improved efficiency:  This grant will support the intermodal planning and operation of public transport system using ICT technologies, and through finding more efficient ways to involve the private sector in the provision of public transit. The proposed program aims to promote smart, responsive investments by facilitating the deployment of smart card policies, better integrate and engage with citizens, and improving the overall efficiency of transit routes. It hopes to also improve the multimodal integration of Bogotá’s transit network, by assessing and improving how private operators have provided transit services (concession arrangements) and how a new mode, like a subway line, will impact these services (fare structure, subsidies, sources of financing). This will result in a public transport system that reduces the main externalities of the transport network in Bogota today: congestion, safety, pollution and emissions. Furthermore, the combination of smart urban planning at regional and local level with investments in public transport, land use and housing allocation produce an effective master plan 
• Greater resilience:  As previously mentioned -- at peak hours, Transmilenio system’s tend to collapse, users complain of low frequencies, regularity and bunching at stations, an increasingly complex route system, capacity constraints at stations and security and safety concerns, particularly for women, the elderly and children.  Furthermore, research shows that with the SITP reform, most accessibility gains are due to the expansion of the Transmilenio BRT system rather than the creation of the SITP. As it stands, the system is not resilient or responsive. This grant will address those main concerns and lack of resilience that is built in to the system. By creating a multimodal integrative system that is more accessible and responsive to user demands, the overall resilience of the transport network will be increased.  This proposal will promote increased resilience, to make the Bogota- Cundinamarca Region and middle-size cities more resilient against risks arising from past development mistakes and a changing climate. 
• Increased competitiveness: The Korean experience exemplified how a strong focus on public transport improvement can bring about fiscal and environmental gains. After the reform, the total combined deficit for bus, metro, and rail decreased, as well as the social costs of transportation. In 2005, Seoul’s government reported a gain of nearly $2.4 billion in social benefits through reductions in travel time ($2.0 billion), driving costs ($0.3 billion), accidents ($47 million), and air pollution ($41 million). It is the same type of efficiencies that the government of Bogota will try to reap as they promote intermodal & ICT enabled transit strategies.  The strategic regional master plan will reinforce the Korean vision of green growth is the notion that a focus on green sustainability need not come at the expense of growth and that greening can also be a source of increased competitiveness.  This is particularly true for transport and urban policies where substantial synergies exist between environment, energy efficiency and growth objectives.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korean Transport Institute (KOTI)
• TOPIS
• Korean Land and Housing Corporation (LH)
• Seoul Institute
• Seoul Housing Corporation (SH)
• Secretariat of Mobility in Bogota, Transmilenio Implementing Entity (in charge of BRT and zonal buses)

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The objective of this grant is to support the pilot service of BRT Line 1 and 2 electric buses in the Integrated Transport System of the Aubrra Valley (SITVA), including recommendations for creating a new bus operator for the corridor of Colombia. Urban transport highly impacts the entire transport sector—the mobility of people and goods accounts for approximately 23 percent of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, and 15 percent of global GHG emissions. The long-term partnership between the World Bank and the Government of Colombia will support a radical change towards decreased emissions and fossil fuel use in the sector. This partnership has helped Colombia, and particularly SITVA, lead the way in urban transport and become internationally known for innovation. This KGGTF grant supports the program in its use of mainstream green growth strategies and desire to influence government expenditure and investments in future infrastructure. This grant will also support the systematic use of technical and operational know-how.  

List of Activities

1. Implementation of an electric bus pilot corridor and identification of most adequate electric bus corridors based on technology and operational conditions

• Support the client in designing and applying criteria to confirm or identify corridors for pilots
• Assessment of the available technology and operational conditions under which the pilot should be implemented
• Support to the design and implementation of procurement process
• Design of testing program to closely monitor and report key performance operating indicators

2. Support Metrobus restructure as public operator and capacity building – Institutional restructure, capacity building and Knowledge Exchange and dissemination
3. Evaluation of barriers and linkages with the Electricity Sector Regulation

• Evaluation of power sector barriers linked to the access to the grid of Electric Vehicles
• Analysis of the regulatory framework related to distribution companies
• Defined role of power distribution companies and their influence on new charging stations and transport concessions business models.

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Recommendation report
• Informed bidding documents and procurement process 

Output 2:

• Institutional restructuring recommendations report
• Capacity building strategy report 
• Participation and dissemination in workshops and conferences

Output 3:

• Report on barriers and implications for power sector
• Workshop on experiences from other countries, including Korea

Outcomes:

• Improved efficiency: The activity will generate knowledge and allow to advance on the learning curve to implement electric buses in an integrated system. Electric buses allow for efficiencies in fuel consumption and maintenance costs. In addition, the institutional support will prevent inefficiencies in the system management by preventing capacity gaps and improper coordination mechanisms 
• Greater resilience: A hierarchically integrated multimodal transport system is more accessible and responsive to user demands, the overall resilience of the transport network will maintain.  
• Increased competitiveness: The Korean experience exemplified how a strong focus on public transport improvement can bring about fiscal and environmental gains. After the reform, the total combined deficit for bus, metro, and rail decreased, as well as the social costs of transportation. In 2005, Seoul’s government reported a gain of nearly $2.4 billion in social benefits through reductions in travel time ($2.0 billion), driving costs ($0.3 billion), accidents ($47 million), and air pollution ($41 million). This activity will target, not only efficiency and promotion of clean buses, but also ensuring appropriate system management and sustainability through ensuring institutional capacity for implementation. Hence, enabling benefits associated to public transport to materialize.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Green Technology Center-Korea (GTC-K)
• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• World Resources Institute (WRI
• International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
• C40 cities initiative (of Medellin is part)
• Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)

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The objective of this grant is to support municipal authorities of Luang Prabang and Siem Reap in fostering green mobility strategies to preserve both cities’ cultural, historical and economic values. There is a global consensus that transitioning to greener mobility will be crucial to the overall success of the climate agenda. Many cities are increasingly facing challenges of high motorization and congestion which undermine their sustainable growth, damage living conditions, and increase the environmental footprint. With the rapid pace of urbanization, the concept of green mobility and walkable cities is becoming imperative for inclusive and sustainable growth, creating high demand for design and implementation of green mobility actions. The proposed activity covers two similar cities of Cambodia (Siem Reap) and Lao PDR (Luang Prabang), that are included on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Both cities are having significant cultural, historical and economic value and both are facing similar development challenges: increased motorization, unplanned land use and disordered transport systems expansion, driven by growing tourist numbers. These problems put their future sustainable and inclusive growth at risk but are also creating an opportunity for learning from each other’s experiences and benefiting from synergies in the application of innovative solutions. To implement this program the World Bank KGGTF team will work to strengthen and grow partnerships with institutions in Korea, facilitate knowledge exchange and exposure to best practices, and build innovative tools for the two beneficiary cities.

List of Activities

1. Green mobility and walkable city strategy and investment plan for Siem Reap and Luang Prabang
   1. Diagnostic of mobility patterns and constraints on shifting towards greener mobility modes
   2. Development of green mobility vision and strategy, including priority investments
   3. Business case for enhancing NMT including a scheme of core cycling paths for the pilot corridor improvement, and Workshop and Knowledge Exchange on Korean experiences and best practices
2. Enhancing institutional resilience and capacity building to support implementation of green mobility actions
   1. Institutional strengthening and capacity building of city governments to support with implementation of green mobility actions
   2. Supporting civil engineering schools of National University of Laos and Institute of Technology of Cambodia to build a knowledge base for students on innovative, entrepreneurial and new data tools application

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Diagnostic review of mobility patterns, inventory of public space in historic cores (roads, sidewalks & public spaces) and constraints on shifting towards greener modes of mobility; 
• Workshop on Korean experiences and best practices in lively and sustainable historic urban areas, i.e. Gyeongsang, Jeju.
• Participatory stakeholder consultation at city, provincial and national levels completed
• Green mobility and walkable city vision, strategy and priority investments 
• Business case for enhancing NMT including a scheme to crowd-in private sector bikesharing systems and implement a core network of cycling paths for the pilot historic areas

Output 2:

• Capacity needs assessment, training and knowledge exchange to support implementation of green mobility plans and actions 
• Implementation of training and field data collection and analysis by students using innovative data tools

Outcomes:

• Short-term: Informed policy, capacity and decision making to retrofit ongoing programs and expenditures
• Medium term: Identification of priority investments and financing and funding options (public and private), including pilot NMT corridor improvement
• Long-term: Preparation and implementation of full-scale green mobility and walkable city strategies to mitigate high economic and social impacts of motorization and associated costs to city and national governments
• Enhancing resilience through improvement institutional capacity as well as data and evidence-based decision making at subnational levels (city and provinces) to mitigate future risks related to motorization, unplanned transport systems and risks related to floods and climate change
• Strong institutional capacity to plan, implement and monitor green mobility projects  

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• Seoul Human Resource Development Center (SHRDC). SHRDC has been fundamental in providing the World Bank and CityNet with a platform for delivering workshops, trainings and knowledge exchange with Seoul and broader Korean institutions
• Urban Design Laboratory
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University

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The objective of this grant is to develop a Data Management System to support the Development of the Green Transport Master Plan, the Digital Transformation of the Transport Sector and Intelligent Transport Systems in Egypt. Cairo is one of the five most congested and polluted cities in the world. It accounts for 25% of Egypt’s population and half of its GDP. A World Bank study estimated the costs of congestion in the Greater Cairo Metro Area at 3.6 percent of the country’s GDP. While the Government of Egypt is investing in mass transit transport projects, rapid urban and population growth and increasing motorization warrant the development of a comprehensive strategy to enhance the economic competitiveness of the metropolitan area and the country itself. This project aims at collecting data to develop a Green Transport Master Plan and a crowdsourcing, multi-platform, integrated big data system for tracking traffic, congestion, and accidents in Egypt, starting with the Greater Cairo Region. The data system will support the planning and regulating of urban traffic and development plans. Currently, no agency is systematically collecting urban traffic data, despite the extensive congestion, especially in the Greater Cairo Region. The team responsible for the execution of this activity will partner with the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), the Korean Energy Agency (KEA) and the Green Technology Center-Korea (GTC-K) to share results, build on existing knowledge on Urban Transport Planning, and leverage digital technologies for Smart Cities development and management. 

List of Activities

1. Kick-off meeting
2. Inception Report
3. Interim Report 1 - Data Collection comprising a household survey, a focus group interview, and field data collection
4. Interim Report 2 - Travel Demand Model Development which summarizes findings from analysis of base year data, including geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of the study area; existing transport network
5. Interim Report 3: Intervention Proposal Identification 
6. Interim Report 4: Economic Appraisal
7. Interim Report 5: Conceptual Design of Top-Tier Intervention Proposals 
8. Interim Report 6: Financial Assessment of Top-Tier Intervention Proposals 
9. Interim Report 7: Proposing an Implementation Roadmap for Egyptian Authorities
10. Capacity Building of Government Staff - training on data collection, data analysis, model development, modelling intervention proposals, and impact assessment
11. Final Report – It encompass a brief outline of the project outcomes, particularly in relation to its originally stated objectives and outcomes

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• 1.1 The kick-off meeting will set the expectations across the entire team. 
• 1.2 The meeting agenda will ensure everyone is engaged and understands the project scope, objectives, desired outcomes and outputs. 

Output 2:

• 2.1 The inception report reviews the relevant literature as well as data needs based on assessment of available data.
• 2.2 The report includes key evaluation questions and information on data sources and collection, sampling and key indicators.
• 2.3 The report shall summarize the data findings as well as recommending the data to be collected in subsequent tasks to achieve the project objectives.

Output 3:

• 3.1 Data collection will comprise a household survey, a focus group interview, and field data collection.
• 3.2 The data collected uses appropriate formats such as geodatabases and csv, the Interim Report shall document the activities conducted in this section, summarizes findings, and recommends measures to effectively execute activities.

Output 4:

• 4.1 The report shall include a 4-step regional travel demand analysis whereby all model files and databases of a fully-functional version of the model.
• 4.2 The Report summarizes findings from analysis of base year data, including but not limited to: geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic characteristics of the study area; existing transport network (road network, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, public transport systems, conditions and access to these facilities); as well as travel demand and mobility trends, including modal choice across region and on key corridors.
• 4.3 The report shall state the Consultant’s activities in this phase, including model development, estimation of trip generation, distribution, and modal choice models, trip assignment, model validation, and performance of these steps. 
• 4.4 The report should include graphics as appropriate for ease of understanding and effective communication of findings with stakeholders.

Output 5:

• 5.1 The report is going to identify intervention proposals to improve public transport system.
• 5.2 The report will summarize activities in this phase, including workshop discussions to identify and discuss intervention proposals and proposals selected for subsequent phases of the study, as well as recommendations for subsequent phases to achieve the stated objectives of the study. 
• 5.3 The Consultant shall present findings from this step to the World Bank Group and its clients before proceeding to the next.

Output 6:

• 6.1 The report includes the economic appraisal of public transport interventions proposals, and classification into tiers.
• 6.2 The report shall document analyses conducted in this phase and justification to assumptions made for the analyses. 
• 6.3 The report shall summarize workshop discussions to report on findings from the analysis and determine the set of intervention scenarios to proceed to subsequent phases of the study, as well as recommendations for subsequent phases to achieve the stated objectives of the study. 
• 6.4 The Consultant shall proceed to the next phase upon approval from the World Bank Group.

Output 7:

• 7.1 The development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) database with base maps and data obtained from conceptual planning level of design analysis, including locations identified as potential intermodal transfer and park and ride facilities, identified utility requirements, and right of way limits as well as identification of structure footprints that could involve reconstruction or replacement of roadway due to the transit improvements. Computer-aided design (CAD) drawings of the following with respect to the proposed high capacity public transport configuration: typical cross sections, principles of vehicle and pedestrian crossing and related protections, and proposed channelization of all lanes with dimensions labelled. 
• 7.2 The report summarizes activities in this phase, including but not limited to: identification of intermodal transfer facilities, guidelines for the design of such facilities, corridor needs and areas where there are right-of-way or design issues, and narrative and visual description of major elements including intermodal transfer facilities, track location, key structures, traffic analysis, and cost estimation with assumptions and estimation worksheet.

Output 8:

• 8.1 The report shall include the financial assessment of top-tier intervention proposals to consider delivery models including nonconventional financing mechanisms and public-private partnerships
• 8.2 The report shall summarize assumptions, methodologies, and findings from the financial assessment and details estimated risks of key variables in addition to various recommendations drawn from workshops conducted with the World Bank Group and its clients.

Output 9:

• The report shall summarize the findings from activities in this phase and makes recommendations to achieve stated objectives.

Output 10:

• A workshop of minimum 5 days shall provide training on data collection, data analysis, model development, modelling intervention proposals, and impact assessment, with presentations, documentations, and tutorials.

Output 11:

• 11.1 The final report shall provide a short description of the project, with reference to the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund. 
• 11.2 The report will encompass a brief outline of the project outcomes, particularly in relation to its originally stated objectives and outcomes.

Outcomes:

• The development of a DMS (data management system) housed by the Ministry of Transport that will provide an online dashboard to city transport users. 
• The DMS will also help government transport planners and regulators promote smart investments and incite changes in consumer behavior driving efficiency. For example, more visibility of park and ride services, or time schedules for a variety of bus routes will encourage citizens to leave their private cars behind and use public transport. 
• Already, private transport companies are thinking of creating EV charging stations powered by solar panels. This could be regulated and created into a policy to help avoid any power outages and increase resilience against other extreme weather or natural disasters.
• By switching to greener technologies such as green vehicles and renewable energies, total consumption of energy and production of GHG emissions will decrease, improving the system’s resilience to climate change impacts
• Innovative disruptive technologies will improve infrastructure planning, warning systems and response time to climate change impacts
• The creation of an Urban Transport Master Plan for Greater Cairo will help develop a more fair and open business environment, encouraging competitiveness. This will be due to the data that will be collected and can be shared on digital platforms to inform different public agencies and private sector companies.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• UK SPEIG (Co-financing - 585,000 USD)
• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• Korean Energy Agency (KEA)
• Green Technology Center-Korea (GTC-K)

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The objective of this grant is to promote resilient, greener, intelligent and sustainable urban mobility models in LAC cities. Many cities in the developing world are embarking on transit reforms, of which Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are key elements. The impetus is driven by the need to address the negative externalities generated by the often low-regulated traditional bus system congestions, traffic-related accidents, GHG and local pollutant emissions. Many reforms are also driven by the notion that restructuring the supply chain, applying stricter quality control and more efficient regulations will ultimately result in meeting passenger needs in terms of improved accessibility, affordability and safety. This activity will promote a resilient, greener, intelligent, and sustainable urban mobility model in LAC cities by developing a toolkit with three modules: (i) a manual to foster diagnosis of ITS systems; (ii) a manual to ease integral implementation of ITS systems, and (iii) an open source platform to support city-wide reform by integrating privately generated data into public planning and operating processes. This activity will be starting with LAC cities such as Mexico (CDMX), the largest and most populated metropolis in Latin America and the output would be reusable and replicable worldwide. 

An international example of how to assimilate a conventional bus system into a city-wide integrated scheme, learned from comprehensive reform undertaken in Seoul, will serve as an important reference.  

List of Activities

1. Document successful international experiences and client needs 
2. Manual ITS diagnosis
3. Manual for ITS ecosystem improvement 
4. World Bank developed open-source platform to support city-wide reforms 
5. Dissemination

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• International best practice and needs report

Output 2:

• Manual for ITS diagnosis 

Output 3:

• Manual for ITS recommendations on city-wide bus reforms 

Output 4:

• World Bank open-source platform for fleet control developed

Output 5:

• Toolkit, website, and Report 

Outcomes:

1. Improved efficiency:  The outputs of this grant will help improve planning and operation. This allows for efficiency gains on two fronts. First, by making transit systems more attractive to users, it will incite changes in consumer behavior by increasing the number of users that prefer more efficient public transport over unsustainable private modes. In addition, better planning and operation, and proper integration will increase the efficiency in the operation of the transport system. In sum, an integrated, more efficient and attractive public transport is affordable, safe, and effectively reduces congestion, local air pollution and its health impacts, and GHG emissions.     

2. Greater resilience:  Promote increased resilience.  A primary focus will be to make cities, transport systems more resilient against risks arising from past development mistakes and a changing climate. This includes the ability to quickly respond to changing needs, protection against extreme weather events, and even serve as part of a response mechanisms in case of a crisis. 

3. Increased competitiveness: Underpinning the Korean vision of green growth is the notion that a focus on green sustainability need not come at the expense of growth and that greening can also be a source of increased competitiveness. This is particularly true for transport and urban policies where substantial synergies exist between environment, energy efficiency and growth objectives. More efficient planning and operation lead to increased efficiency, transparency, and competitiveness.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea World Bank Group Partnership Facility (KWPF)
• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea (MOLIT)
• ITS Korea
• Valle de Aburra Metropolitan Area (AMVA) Transport Authority in Medellin, Colombia
• Seoul Transport Authority and The Seoul Development Institute (SDI)
• ORT Mexico (Transport Authority)
• Transport for London (TfL)
• International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
• World Resource Institute (WRI)

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In Almaty, transport accounts for 65% of local particulate emissions. While only 5.7 % of its population owned a car in 2003, this figure rose to over 23% in 2018. The concentration of PM2.5 exceeds international guidelines by 5.3 times. The intensive use of old vehicles in a city walled in by mountains has resulted in critically poor air quality. In Tashkent, air pollution has reached a critical point with land vehicles estimated to produce roughly two thirds of air pollution. Motorization has increased by c.16% since 2016 and is expected to continue growing as urban population and income increase. Local particulate emissions in Tashkent are consistently above safe levels, averaging 130% of the WHO’s daily exposure limits. Against this backdrop, this project aims to support Almaty and Tashkent municipalities in the implementation of their smart citiy strategies, drawing upon Korea’s expertise and leveraging on the adoption of smart city technologies to improve mobility conditions and reduce localized emissions. This proposal reflects the requests from the municipalities of Almaty and Tashkent to support the implementation of their smart cities strategies and to improve growing congestion and their environmental impacts while responding to immediate COVID related issues.

List of Activities

1. COVID-19 Mobility Response Strategy 
   1. Benchmarking the impact of COVID-19 upon public transit
   2. Developing a Mobility Response Strategy
   3. Operationalization of the Mobility Response Strategy
2. Smart Solutions 
   1. Smart solutions viability analysis
   2. Smart solutions road map
   3. Smart city pilot project
3. Knowledge and Dissemination

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• 1.1. ‘Mobility database’ and focus group case studies 
• 1.2. Mobility Response Strategy
• 1.3. Written Resilience Plan 

Output 2:

• 2.1. Joint paper (section 1) detailing project selection methodology and the completion of training plan
• 2.2. Joint paper (section 2) detailing a smart city project pipeline and presentation deck 
• 2.3. Pilot project designs and presentation deck 

Output 3:

• Press release covering sub-activities 2.1 and 2.3 

Outcomes:  

The expected outcomes of this project include: (i) improved efficiency of public transport through the adoption of smart city technologies to address congestion and environmental concerns; (ii) more resilient public transport as part of the post-COVID resilience plan and increased focus towards greener modes such as public transit and non-motorized transport (NMT); and (iii) increased competitiveness of Almaty and Tashkent for international companies and investors. These outcomes will realize based on the development of local knowledge and expertise on smart city technologies and solutions, leveraging on Korea’s model and know-how. 

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG)
• Seoul Urban Solutions Agency (SUSA), who will add value to the project’s activities through their technical knowledge in the development of urban mobility systems and smart city strategies in Seoul Metropolitan area. 

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The Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP) is a well-established training program launched in 2012 by the World Bank with a strategic focus on capacity building. It comprises of one month of self-paced learning –using “learning modules”– followed by a weeklong, in-person interactive session that uses case studies, site visits, group exercises and lectures. Particularly with the Coronavirus pandemic and its aftermath, a green recovery via the prioritization of sustainable transport is particularly relevant for the client cities of the WB where motorization is low and the majority, particularly the poor, depend on public transport, biking, and walking. Against this backdrop, this project supports LUTP2.0 to develop knowledge – mainly based on the Korean experience – regarding resilience in urban mobility and Green Growth, recovery strategies, and management of urban transport in the context of pandemics and crisis events. Upon attending the program, participants will be better informed and able to improve project preparation. Furthermore, given this project’s financing for the development of an online version of the course, it will allow remote training for clients who otherwise could not travel to training facilities to attend online training that is engaging and illustrative of international experiences. 

List of Activities

• Resilient Urban Transport System: (a) Create case study on the experience of Seoul and Korea’s transport system during the Covid-19 epidemic and its aftermath; (b) Write a reading module that focuses on the response of leading urban transport systems (Seoul, Singapore, London) to issues caused by climate change events and epidemics. 

• Transformative Transportation Development: (a) Create a case study based on the Korea Smart City agenda to achieve a holistic approach including traffic management measures for the reduction of the greenhouse footprint; (b) Prepare a reading module on Electric Mobility for public transport, alternative vehicle technologies to operationalize Green Growth; (c) Develop reading modules on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) including shared mobility, micro-mobility and Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) strategies. 

• Disseminate Korean case studies: (a) Deliver LUTP2.0 that draws on the Korean experience; (b) Develop a 2-day LUTP for high-level decision-makers (i.e. mayors) and sponsor the travels of foreign participants to attend a session in Seoul; (c) Deliver in Seoul the pilot session of the 2-day LUTP; (d) Sponsor participants from low/middle income countries to attend LUTP Seoul; (e) Develop an online format of the program; (f) Translate the materials into four languages.

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Case study on the experience of Seoul and Korea’s transport system during the Covid-19 and its aftermath, which is relevant for other cities. The case will focus on the changes introduced by the Seoul transport system.
• Reading module that focus on the response of leading urban transport systems (Seoul, Singapore, London) to climate change events and epidemics

Output 2:

• Create a case study based on the Korea Smart City agenda to achieve a holistic approach including traffic management measures for the reduction of the greenhouse footprint.
• Prepare a reading module on Electric Mobility for public transport, alternative vehicle technologies to operationalize Green Growth.
• Develop reading modules on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) including shared mobility, micro-mobility and Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) strategies

Output 3:

• Deliver LUTP2.0 using the materials developed in 1 and 2 that draw on the Korean experience.
• Develop a 2-day LUTP for high-level decision-makers (i.e. mayors)
• Deliver in Seoul the pilot session of the 2-day LUTP.
• Sponsor participants from low and middle income countries to attend LUTP2.0 Seoul.
• Develop an online format of the program. This format will reduce the carbon footprint of LUTP2.0, and costs associated with travel and lodging.
• Translate the materials developed in activities 1 and 2 into four languages

Outcomes:  

This project foresees outcomes in: (i) improved efficiency and safety of urban transport by lowering its greenhouse gas footprint in developing countries; (ii) grater resilience of cities and transport systems against disruptions arising from climate change and epidemics; and (iii) increased competitiveness for a city to be less congested and more livable by showcasing examples of best practices and measures adopted by Seoul and other leading cities in addressing problems of similar nature. 

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI), which will help draw the full substance of Korean knowledge
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Agence Française de Développement (AFD), which will help target and deliver the developed trainings where needed.   

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Project summary

The objective of this project is to assist East African cities unlock urban transport reforms and investments that are fundamental for developing resilient and sustainable economic pathways to cope and manage the unprecedented growth they are facing. This would help prepare cities to be on track to pursue more economically competitive and livable models. As largely a business development proposal anchored in a capacity building, technical assistance and innovation pillars cutting across sectors, the expected outcome of this proposal is to unlock several investment programs and transformational policy reforms. In preparing to do so, this proposal departs from the recognition that there are several important developments in the region; and that these lessons when cross disseminated and complemented with the Korean experience can help shape an East Africa specific approach to solving the urban transport conundrum. 

List of Activities

1. Creating a knowledge network:
   1. In depth needs assessment and consultation with four cities, and program design
   2. Series of four workshops (one per quarter), one per city, facilitated by experts in the field, which will include field visit, a challenge to solve collaboratively, and documented lessons
2. Leveraging South Korea’s unique urban mobility experience:
   1. Study Tour for all the group to Korea to kick off the Community of Practice – Exposing decision makers to some of Korean’s most innovative urban planning
3. Leveraging low-cost technology to facilitate transition to modern transport systems:
   1. Collaboratively and based on the research of activity 1.1 and the learnings from 1.2. scope out using design thinking and agile software development a basic platform that supports transportation reform, from minibuses to BRT.        
   2. Platform design/construction            
   3. Pilot Implementation and evaluation in the four cities
4. Publication of East Africa Urban Accessibility Primer (Policy note):
   1. Policy note writing which includes stock taking, original research and lessons learned from collaborative exercise (The East Africa Urban Accessibility Primer - Policy note)
   2. The Dissemination tour will ensure at least two events, one in Washington DC and one in the region, as side events to other transport conferences
5. Tactical Technical assistance to unlock key Bottlenecks:
   1. Selected strategic technical assistance support for international experts to unlock bottlenecks that participant cities are facing in short term based on the recommendations that emanate from activities #1-4 above

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:  

• In-depth needs assessment of training needs vis a vis priorities to be unlocked, and consultation with cities 
• Program design 
• Facilitated Workshops (one per city) - 4 activities/ workshops, 16 participants on average per workshop with representation from four cities, 4 cities participating, and 1 Training Program Developed

Output 2:

• Study Tour in Korea - 8+ participants and 4 Korean institutions involved

Output 3:

• Basic design 
• Minimum viable designed for testing - 1 technology products replicable elsewhere

Output 4:

• Policy Note Published - knowledge products produced (policy note)
• Workshop Minutes circulated to participants - 5 knowledge products produced (brief workshop minutes) 
• Dissemination Events - 2 dissemination events associated to regional/global transport conference

Output 5:

• Just in time/ tactical on-demand assistance to cities to accelerate their urban mobility programs - 4 technical assistance reports (at least one per city)

Outcomes:

1. Improved efficiency: Cities in East Africa are facing (and will continue to face) a mobility crisis, that only gets exacerbated with insufficient action and population growth. Considering this, this proposal is aligned with the KGGTF goals as it seeks to unlock those investments that will enable the improved urban efficiency that these cities need in the next decade 
2. Greater resilience: Along the same lines, the cities under this proposal (Kigali, Dar, Nairobi and Kampala) are all built in flood prone area and are extremely vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events, which furthers exacerbates the existing mobility crisis. Resilient informed mobility is at the core of this proposal. Leverage Korean experience in this subject is instrumental to unlock investments that are climate-proof and to ensure that the institutions that manage the investments can manage them sustainably. 
3. Increased competitiveness: Urban mobility is fundamental to these mega-cities competitiveness. As we know, state of urban mobility is leading to having these cities be disconnected and unproductive. Urban economic development is intrinsically tight to access to opportunities, for which efficient urban mobility is fundamental.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Sub Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) and the East Africa transport
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea (MOLIT)
• Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• The Leaders in Urban Transport Planning (LUTP) program

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