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By Anvita Arora, Mats Jarnhammar and Faizan Jawed

  

Urbanization and the need for mobility

Urban transport is rising to the top of the agenda in many Asian

cities as traffic jams and congestions are becoming a part of
everyday life.
As the world is urbanizing, so is poverty. Mobility for all is
essential to pro-poor development.
Cities are struggling to keep up with the ever increasing need for
public transport.
Current investments in urban transport are not sufficiently
benefiting the poor who remain ͚transport marginalized͛
@ rrent patterns in transport planning

mnvestments in private motorized transport is bound to lead to

greater dependency on cars.
mnvestments in highly subsidized resource-intensive public
transport system such as MRT often do not sufficiently benefit
the urban poor.
Non-motorized modes of transport, such as walking and cycling
are often (indirectly) discouraged.
Meanwhile, mnformal Public Transport has risen to fill the role as
the ͚people movers͛ for the poor
mnformal P blic Transport

þhat is mnformal Public Transport?

þhat role does mPT play in mndian cities?
mPT in current transport planning
ms mPT ¶Green and pro
pro--poor·?

mPT and pro-poor mobility

mPT and green jobs?
mPT and the environment
The challenges of mPT
ecommendations for a green and pro-
pro-poor transport
system
mPT today and in the future
An enabling environment for mPT
- Transport policy
- Physical mnfrastructure
- Socio-economics
- Regulatory Reform
- Knowledge Exchange
Thank yo for listening