Sri Lanka - Toward an Urban Transport Strategy for Colombo : A Technical Note

The objective of this paper is to serve as an input into the on-going discussions concerning sectoral and cross-sectoral aspects of the strategy. Following this introduction, the second chapter provides a brief background on the region, its people, economy and the transport system. This is needed given that some readers on the Bank side will not be familiar with Colombo. The third chapter reviews the performance of the regional transport system from the point of view of its various users, and attempts to explain the findings in terms of underlying problems and issues. The fourth chapter presents, in summary form, the strategic proposals currently on the table. The fifth chapter provides a critical review of the proposals. The sixth and final chapter reviews the past involvement of the Bank in this sector, then identifies and discusses options that could be considered for future assistance, if the sector emerges as a joint CAS priority. An attempt has been made to shed a stronger light on people concerns, in addition to a traditional focus on transport regulation, infrastructure investments and traffic management. As an explicit sign of this, boxes with real-life travel stories of persons from the CMR have been sprinkled throughout the text.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2001-01
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS, ACCOUNTING, AIR POLLUTION, ARTERIAL ROADS, AUTOMOBILES, BASIC ACCESS, BICYCLE, BICYCLE RIDERS, BICYCLES, BICYCLING, BOTTLENECK, BUS, BUS LINES, BUS OPERATIONS, BUS OPERATORS, BUS PASSENGERS, BUS ROUTES, BUS SERVICE, BUS SERVICES, BUS TRANSPORT, BUS TRAVEL, BUSES, CAPITALS, CARS, COMPREHENSIVE URBAN TRANSPORT, COMPREHENSIVE URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGY, CONGESTION PRICING, DECENTRALIZATION, DRIVERS, DRIVING, EMPLOYMENT, ENGINES, EROSION, FARE INCREASES, FARE INTEGRATION, FARE LEVELS, FARE POLICY, FARE REGULATION, FARE REVENUE, FARE STRUCTURE, FLEET RENEWAL, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FREIGHT VEHICLES, FRONTAGE ROADS, FUEL, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INSURANCE, JOB MARKET, JOURNEY, JOURNEY TO WORK, LABOR MARKET, LAND USE, LAWS, LIQUIDATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL TRAFFIC, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, LOW-INCOME TRAVELERS, MAJOR ROUTES, MASS RAPID TRANSIT, MIGRATION, MOBILITY, MOBILITY RATE, MODAL SPLIT, MOTOR CYCLE, MOTOR CYCLES, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLE, MOTORCYCLES, MOTORIZATION RATE, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS, MUNICIPALITIES, PARKING, PARKING MANAGEMENT, PASSENGER, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PATH, PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PAVEMENTS, PEAK HOURS, PEAK PERIODS, PEDESTRIANS, POLICE, PRICE OF OIL, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES, RADIAL ROADS, RAILWAYS, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETIREMENT, REVENUE MOBILIZATION, ROAD, ROAD EXPANSION, ROAD EXPENDITURES, ROAD FUND, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PRICING, ROAD SYSTEM, ROAD SYSTEMS, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD USE, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROAD USERS, ROAD WEAR, ROADS, ROADWAYS, RURAL ROUTES, SAFETY STANDARDS, SATURATION, SHORT TRIPS, SIDEWALKS, SIGNS, SPEED, TAXIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THROUGH TRAFFIC, TOLL ROADS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC DATA, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC LANES, TRAFFIC LAW, TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEMES, TRAFFIC OPERATIONS, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, TRAFFIC RESTRAINT, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRIPS PER DAY, UNDERPINNING, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, URBAN ROADS, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT, URBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR, URBAN TRANSPORT STRATEGY, URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, USE OF BICYCLES, VANS, VEHICLE TAXATION, VEHICLE TAXES, WAGES, WALKING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/6359652/sri-lanka-toward-urban-transport-strategy-colombo-technical-note https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15093
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