Slide 1 Peter Midgley 2005

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World Bank WRI Workshop

• A Vision for Urban Transport A Historical
  Perspective
• Peter Midgley
• January 2005

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About Peter Midgley
Peter Midgley recently retired the World Bank
where he spent much of his 25 year career working
on urban transport operations in Africa, Latin
America, South and East Asia. Before joining the
Bank, he worked in the UK, Brazil, Egypt, France
and Kenya on urban transport and urban planning
projects. Although trained as an urban planner,
he has concentrated on urban transport issues
throughout his career. He drafted the first
guidelines for BRT in France (Autobus en Site
Propre) for the Paris Transport Authority in
1976 and he drafted the World Banks first
regional urban transport strategy paper Urban
Transport in Asia An Operational Agenda for the
1990s (published in 1994). He was recently
asked by the Energy Foundation to advise the
Municipality of Beijing on urban transport and
BRT measures for the Olympics and he is a member
of the China Council Task Force advising the
Chinese Government on Sustainable Transport for
2020. Along with Bill Vincent (of BTI), he was an
executive producer of the recently completed film
Making Things Happen with BRT. Peter is a UK
national. He lives in the USA (Maryland) and he
can be reached by email at pmidgley_at_earthlink.net
and by phone at 1 [phone]
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Introduction (way back in 1975)

• there was a World Bank Policy Paper on Urban
  Transport

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Introduction (way back in 1975)

• The current situation of urban transport in the
  developing world is alarming
• ..congestion in the cities is already severe..
• ..average speeds in central areas are around 7
  to 10 mph..
• ..in Bangkok, Sao Paulo, Lagos and many other
  cities the peak hour extends with little
  variation over 12 hours per day..

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Introduction (way back in 1975)

• Bank Policy
• Urban transport is..a leading influence in
  determining urban patterns both physical and
  social.
• ..projects in this field lead directly
  to..improving urban structure and productivity,
  and reducing urban poverty.
• ..project packages..are not only justifiable on
  grounds of efficiency but also in terms of social
  equity, since it is the poor who..inevitably
  suffer most from the inefficiencies and
  distortions.

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Introduction (way back in 1975)

• The Five Year Program 1975-79
• Priority will be given to public transport
  projects ..directed to the needs of the great
  majority..who cannot afford a private automobile,
  and for goods traffic.
• Particular attention will be given to projects
  catering for the many cyclists and pedestrians
  who cannot afford even low-cost public
  transport.
• Particular attention will be paid to the
  potential for extracting the maximum advantage
  from existing transport infrastructure by traffic
  engineering and management projects.

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Introduction (way back in 1975)

• ANNEX 5 Characteristics of Urban Transport
  Modes
• Busways
• ANNEX 6 Taxation on the ownership and use of
  automobiles
• General Taxes and Quotas
• Congestion Charges

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Introduction (way back in 1975)
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What happened?
Bangkok
Beijing
Beijing
Beirut
Bogota
Bombay
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What happened?
Cairo
Buenos Aires
Calcutta
Caracas
Karachi
Lagos
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What happened?
Moscow
Manila
Nairobi
Peshawar
Quito
Shanghai
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And now for something completely different
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Leadership!
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Management!

• URBS
• Curitiba
• Regulates Bus Operators
• Implements Bus Infrastructure
• Integrates and Collects Fare
• Responsible for Traffic Management
• Monitors System

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Management!

• Transmilenio SA
• Bogota
• Its structure is very small,
• Regulates Operators
• Manages Fare Collection Concession
• Assures Operations and Maintenance
• Monitors System

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Management!

• Transport for London (TfL)
• Greater London Authority
• Responsible for Transport System
• Manages Strategic Road Network, Traffic Signals
  and ATC
• Manages buses and LRT
• Runs Underground

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Key ingredients for success
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Final Words Mobility Management

• Mobility management an innovative demand-oriented
  approach that increases travel options and
  encourages travelers to choose the most efficient
  mode for each trip.
• It gives higher value trips and lower cost modes
  priority over lower value, higher cost trips.
• Managing mobility in the 21st century is about
  providing citizens with informed choices of
  travel route, time, location and, perhaps most
  importantly, cost.
• It does not eliminate automobile travel, since
  cars are the best mode for certain types of
  trips, but it tends to significantly reduce the
  amount of personal vehicle travel that would
  otherwise occur.

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Final Images..
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Thank you for your attention