1. Sustainable Transport Governance: Setting up Institutions for Strong Coordination!
! Presented at Transforming Transportation 2013!
! Thierry Desclos!
! Senior Urban Transport Specialist!
! The World Bank!
Transforming Transportation 2013!

2. Se#ng
up
Ins+tu+ons
for
Strong
Coordina+on
Thierry
Desclos,
TWITR

3. » Ci$es
are
engines
of
economic
growth
» Urban
transports
essen$al
to
these
engines
» At
stake
:
livability/sustainabiliy/efficiency
of
ci$es/
inclusiveness
» Urgency
:
rapid
urbaniza$on
increasing
drawbacks
of
motorized
modes
of
travel

4. » Number
of
stakeholders
involved
in
UT
» In
most
developing
countries,
governance
and
coordina$on
are
lacking
» Difficulty
to
set
up
ins$tu$ons

5. » What
func$ons
should
the
ins$tu$ons
perform
?
» What
legal
basis
and
powers
should
they
have
?
» Who
should
be
the
members
?
» What
about
the
board
and
President?

6.
» What
resources
for
the
ins$tu$on?
» What
type
of
expenses
would
it
take
charge
of?

7. » Strong
coordina$on
for
efficiency
» From
ins$tu$ons
coordina$ng
urban
transports
to
authori$es
coordina$ng
mobility

8. Transforming Transportation 2013!
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