Hero picture
Project Brief
publication

How to set up a public transport authority: Examples from South-East Asia

  • Global
  • Decision-making
  • Performance management
  • Resilience
  • Tendering
  • Urban transport policy
Introduction

Taking best practices from public transport authorities in South-East Asia

As an approach to sustainable transport, the Kuala Lumpur Transport Strategic Plan defined by the ASEAN Secretariat develop “Avoid – Shift – Improve” (ASI) strategies at regional and Member States levels.

In ASEAN metropolitan regions, the process of implementing such strategies lags behind the growing challenges posed by rapid urbanisation and economic growth. This is in spite of the availability of proven, effective tools and technologies for each strategy, and of suitable financial instruments and capacities. ASI plans and projects do not materialise at the pace, scale or with the impact required to begin tackling the challenges.

The ASEAN Regional Strategy for Sustainable Land Transport has identified outright barriers to the implementation of sustainable land transport: institutional barriers, financial barriers, limited human resources and technical capacities, coupled with a lack of understanding of sustainable transport and adequate policy solutions. To progress rapidly and avoid any missed opportunities due to lack of effective sustainable transport policies, an approach that enables ASEAN Member States is needed to establish an efficient and responsible governance system. This must be capable of anticipating future needs, guiding actions and ensuring the integrated management and development of urban transport systems.

This project brief consolidates recommendations from the SMMR Project (Sustainable Design of Urban Mobility in Middle-sized Metropolitan Regions). SMMR has the objective to implement concepts and strategies for integrated and sustainable mobility across the 10-ASEAN Member States. The publication also presents the key lessons learned from the Metropolitan Transport Executive (MTE) toolbox report and solutions for regional configurations required to address transport issues on a new scale, such as conurbations that evolve along newly upgraded economic corridors, including cross-border regions.

Access
exclusive resources
This website uses cookies

This website uses third-party website tracking technologies to give you the best experience, help us understand and continually improve how the site works, and to display advertisements according to users' interests. You consent to the use of our cookies by continuing to browse this website.

Cookies page
  • Essentials Essentials

    Those cookies are essentials to the functioning of the site and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are generally set as a response to actions you take that constitute a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling out forms. You can set your browser to block or be notified of these cookies, but some parts of the website may be affected. These cookies do not store any personally identifying information.

    cloudflare

    Cloudflare uses various cookies to maximize network resources, manage traffic, and protect our customers’ sites from malicious traffic.

    epic-cookie-prefs

    Cookie that remembers the user’s cookie settings preferences. It allows to avoid asking the user about their preferences each time they visit the website.

  • Performance

    This Google Analytics cookie is used to persist session state. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic anonymously.

    _ga

    This Google Analytics cookie is created when you first visit our site. It contains the version of Google Analytics, a randomly generated ID and a datetime group of your first visit. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic anonymously.

    _ga_(STREAM ID)

    This Google Analytics cookie is used to persist session state. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic anonymously.

This website uses cookies

We use cookies and similar techonologies to adjust your preferences, analyze traffic and measure the effectiveness of campaigns. You consent to the use of our cookies by continuing to browse this website.