Bosnia and Herzegovina - The Road to Europe : Transport Sector Review - Main Report

This report highlights deficiencies and indicates priorities for a prospective national transport strategy and action plan for further consideration by key stakeholders. The overall objective should be the development of a transport system, and an institutional framework, that facilitates rather than constrains, economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A strong transport system contributes to economic growth by reducing the economic distance to markets by expanding opportunities for trade, by improving the competitiveness of national locations for production and distribution, and by facilitating mobility for a country s citizens; while minimizing the social and environmental costs of the transport sector. The report concludes by recommending actions that aim to improve the institutional framework, improve the sustainability of the transport sector, facilitate broad based economic growth, and mitigate the social and environmental detriments associated with transport. Specific policy recommendations are presented to accomplish these conclusions.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2010-05
Subjects:ACCIDENT STATISTICS, ACCIDENTS, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT, AIR, AIR TRANSPORT, ARTERIAL ROAD, AXLE LOAD, BORDER CROSSINGS, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, BRIDGES, BUS, BUS FLEET, BUS FLEETS, BUS NETWORK, BUS SERVICES, BUSES, BYPASSES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAR, CARGO, CARRIAGEWAY, CARRIAGEWAYS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, CONGESTION, CONSTRUCTION, CORE ROAD NETWORK, COSTS OF TRANSPORT, CRANES, CROSSING, DEMAND FOR ROAD TRANSPORT, DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL, DRAINAGE, DREDGING, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EXPRESSWAYS, FARE SYSTEM, FARES, FATALITY, FATALITY RATE, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FLEET SIZE, FOG, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FUEL DUTY, FUEL TAX, GRADE, HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES, HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAYS, HILLY TERRAIN, IMPROVING ROAD SAFETY, INJURY, INLAND WATERWAY, INLAND WATERWAYS, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, INTERSECTIONS, LAND ACQUISITION, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND USE, LICENSE PLATES, LIGHT RAIL, LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, LOADING, LOCAL ROADS, LOCOMOTIVE, MAGISTRAL ROADS, MAIN ROAD, MARITIME TRANSPORT, MARKING, MINI-BUSES, MINIBUS, MINIBUS SERVICES, MINIBUSES, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MIXED TRAFFIC, MOBILITY, MODAL SHARE, MOTORWAY NETWORK, MOTORWAYS, NATIONAL RAILWAY, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NAVIGATION, OPERATION OF TRANSPORT, PARKING, PARKING METERS, PASSENGER, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES, PASSENGER VEHICLES, PASSENGERS, PATHS, PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT CONDITION, PILE, POLICE, POOR TRACK, PORTS, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC ROAD, PUBLIC ROADS, PUBLIC TRANSIT, PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT POLICY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PUBLIC WORKS, RAIL, RAIL MARKET, RAILROADS, RAILWAY, RAILWAY COMPANIES, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAY LINES, RAILWAY NETWORK, RAILWAY SECTOR, RAILWAY SYSTEM, RAILWAY TRAFFIC, RAILWAY TRANSPORT, RAILWAY VEHICLES, RAILWAYS, RECONSTRUCTION, RED LIGHT, RED LIGHT CAMERAS, REGIONAL ROADS, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, ROAD, ROAD AUTHORITIES, ROAD CLASSIFICATION, ROAD DENSITY, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PAVEMENT, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD SYSTEM, ROAD TAX, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT LEGISLATION, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROAD USERS, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTE, ROUTES, SAFETY FUNDING, SAFETY ISSUES, SAFETY MANAGEMENT, SAFETY MEASURES, SAFETY PROJECT, SECONDARY ROADS, SEDIMENTATION, SHARING, SPEED, SPEEDS, STEEL, STREETS, STRUCTURES, SUBURBS, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM, SYNERGIES, TAXI DRIVERS, TAXIS, TERRAIN, TERTIARY ROADS, TOLL, TOLL BOOTHS, TOPOGRAPHY, TRACK ALIGNMENT, TRACKS, TRAFFIC CIRCLES, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC COUNTS, TRAFFIC DENSITY, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC MOVEMENT, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC SIGNAL, TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAINS, TRAM, TRAM LINE, TRAM SYSTEM, TRAMS, TRANSIT, TRANSIT SYSTEM, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COMMUNITY, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT RESPONSIBILITIES, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL PATTERNS, TROLLEY BUS, TRUST FUND, TUNNEL, TUNNELS, URBAN CENTER, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, URBAN ROAD, URBAN ROAD NETWORK, URBAN STREETS, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT PORTFOLIO, URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM, URBANIZATION, USER COSTS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE KILOMETERS, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES, VEHICLE TRIPS, VEHICLE TYPES, VEHICLES, WATER TRANSPORT, WIND, WINTER MAINTENANCE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/16277530/bosnia-herzegovina-bosnia-herzegovina-road-europe-vol-1-6-main-report
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12476
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Summary:This report highlights deficiencies and indicates priorities for a prospective national transport strategy and action plan for further consideration by key stakeholders. The overall objective should be the development of a transport system, and an institutional framework, that facilitates rather than constrains, economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A strong transport system contributes to economic growth by reducing the economic distance to markets by expanding opportunities for trade, by improving the competitiveness of national locations for production and distribution, and by facilitating mobility for a country s citizens; while minimizing the social and environmental costs of the transport sector. The report concludes by recommending actions that aim to improve the institutional framework, improve the sustainability of the transport sector, facilitate broad based economic growth, and mitigate the social and environmental detriments associated with transport. Specific policy recommendations are presented to accomplish these conclusions.