Case Study
Shifting the Mobility Paradigm of Intermediate Cities in Tanzania : Urban Transport for People
Tanzania’s intermediate cities have the potential to play a critical role in the country’s economic development. To reap the benefits of urbanization, however, cities need to lay the groundwork for productive and inclusive growth, and that requires establishing mobility systems for people rather than private cars.
Pre-feasibility Analysis for a Real Estate Development Around the Sánz Peña Train Station
This study allowed to validate some assumptions and detect weaknesses of Sáenz Peña TOD project, in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. At the same time, it defined a value generation and sale strategy to obtain the best possible value for the State and the Community, aligning process’ times and risks.
Promoting Livability through Sustainable Transportation: City of Leipzig, Germany
During the last decade Leipzig has put considerable effort into applying sustainable transport principles. This case study shows how Leipzig has changed its modal split toward more sustainable modes of transport through various interventions such as encouraging car-sharing in lieu of personal automobile use, improving public transport network and service quality, promoting bike sharing program, and enhancing walkability within the city.
A model for Transit Oriented Development: Curitiba, Brazil
In the mid-1960s, to keep pace with Curitiba’s surge in population, traffic congestion, and uncontrolled urban sprawl, the City shifted its urban planning strategy from a radial growth pattern to a linear model with Transit Oriented Development at its core. This study depicts how TOD enabled Curitiba to reduce downtown traffic congestion and urban sprawl, and improve quality of life and access to public space for the residents.
Proposal and Recommendations for a Bicycle Strategy in Metropolitan Lima (Spanish)
Today, one in three Peruvians lives in the metropolitan region of Lima, an area with outstanding challenges in their urban transportation system that affect the quality of life of Lima residents. In the last 75 years, the urban area of metropolitan Lima has grown rapidly and the extent of its urban footprint has multiplied by 13.
Proposal for Updating the Road Infrastructure Plan (Spanish)
The proposal for the Bicycle Strategy was designed and directed to the actions that the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima could advance under its functions and competencies of the non-motorized transport of the city of Lima.
Case Studies - Compilation of Good and Innovative Practices
TOD Readiness Assessment Tool
As cities in World Bank client countries continue experiencing rapid urbanization and population growth, plans on developing urban rapid transit systems are gaining much-needed acceptance. From Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam), Brazil (20+ cities) and South Africa (6 cities) to China (40+ cities), India (15+ cities) and Indonesia (10 + cities) have launched rapid mass transit systems within the last decade.
TOD Scale Assessment
Existing literature, both in high income and low to middleincome countries, emphasizes the need for planning TODs at the metropolitan/city level, network/corridor level, local/ neighborhood/station area level, and finally the station/site level (Salat and Ollivier 2017; WB/WRI TOD Corridor Module 2015; Ministry of Urban Development, India 2016; Center for Transit Oriented Development 2010).