GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: EARLY LESSONS FROM WORLD BANK-ASSISTED PROJECTS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO; SANTIAGO, CHILE; AND LIMA, PERU
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2003
Subject Area
planning - travel demand management, planning - travel demand management, planning - marketing/promotion, land use - planning, ridership - demand, policy - environment, policy - sustainable, organisation - management, place - asia, place - urban, mode - mass transit
Keywords
World Bank, Urban transportation, Under developed countries, Trip reduction, Travel demand management, Transportation demand management, Transit, Third world, TDM measures, Sustainable transportation, Strategies, Strategic planning, Santiago (Chile), Public transit, Promotion, Priorities, Objectives, Nonmotorized transportation, Modal shift, Mexico City (Mexico), Mass transit, Local transit, Lima (Peru), Less developed countries, Latin America, Land use planning, Intracity transportation, Greenhouse gases, Goals, Global Environment Facility, Funding, Financing, Energy utilization, Energy consumption, Developing countries, Communications, Asia
Abstract
Global Environment Facility (GEF) support for World Bank sustainable transport activities is described. An overview is presented of current GEF strategy for sustainable transport, which reflects a shift beyond individual technology interventions toward broader objectives, including modal shift, demand management, and land use planning. Ongoing GEF projects that exemplify this shift are reviewed by examining projects in Latin America and Asia whose aim is improving public transport, nonmotorized programs, and institutional capacity related to sustainable transport. The major lessons that can be drawn from these projects, most of which are still at an early stage, is that local authorities are often enthusiastic about getting involved in programs that simultaneously address key transportation concerns in their cities (such as access, safety, congestion, local air quality) and result in less overall energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Much can be achieved as long as project communications and promotion are addressed and carefully targeted at decision makers and potential beneficiaries.
Recommended Citation
Graftieaux, P, Vergara, W, Johnson, T. (2003). GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: EARLY LESSONS FROM WORLD BANK-ASSISTED PROJECTS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO; SANTIAGO, CHILE; AND LIMA, PERU. Transportation Research Record, Vol. 1846, p. 9-13.
