The Dakar Bus Renewal Scheme : Before and After

The population of Senegal is about 12 million. Over 3 million people live in the Dakar metropolitan region, which is growing at twice the pace of the country as a whole (the population growth rate of Dakar is about 3.6 percent per year compared with the national rate of 2.2 percent per year). As in most cities in developing countries, authorities have found it difficult to meet the service demands of the growing population, particularly those of the poor, who are the most dependent on the public provision of water, electricity, transport, and other services. The objective of this study is to (1) establish how effective the finance scheme has been in improving the quality of urban transport services in Dakar since its implementation in 2005; (2) examine whether the approach is proving to be financially self-sustaining and what effect the introduction of new vehicles is having on other service providers; and (3) determine whether, on the basis of the available evidence, the scheme offers a sustainable approach (both operationally and financially) to improving transport service provision in other Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) cities. The program is not designed to increase public transport capacity, and thus the impact on other transport operators has been minimal. Service quality has improved to the satisfaction of the general public.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kumar, Ajay, Diou, Christian
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-05
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, ASSET MANAGEMENT, BALANCE SHEET, BANK FINANCING, BRAKES, BUS, BUS COMPANIES, BUS COMPANY, BUS FARES, BUS FINANCE, BUS FLEET, BUS INDUSTRY, BUS OPERATIONS, BUS OPERATOR, BUS OPERATORS, BUS PRIORITY, BUS ROUTE, BUS SERVICES, BUS STATION, BUS STATIONS, BUS STOPS, BUS TRANSPORT, BUSES, BUSINESS PLANS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL COST, CAPITAL STOCK, CAR, CARS, CASH FLOW, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, COMMUTING, CONCESSIONS, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COOPERATIVES, DEPOSIT, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DOWN PAYMENT, DOWN PAYMENTS, DRIVER LICENSING, DRIVERS, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMISSIONS, EXCHANGE RATES, EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS, FACILITATION, FARE COLLECTION, FARE INCREASES, FARE LEVELS, FARE STRUCTURE, FARES, FINANCIAL SECURITY, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FLEET MANAGEMENT, FLEET RENEWAL, FLEETS, FRAMEWORK, FUEL, FUEL COSTS, FUEL PRICES, HIDDEN SUBSIDIES, HOURS OF OPERATION, HOURS OF SERVICE, IMPORT DUTIES, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INITIAL DEPOSITS, INSPECTION, INTEGRATED TRANSPORT PLANNING, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, ITINERARY, JOURNEY, JOURNEYS, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND USE, LEVEL OF ASSET, LIEN, LOAD FACTORS, LOAN, LOAN REPAYMENTS, LOC, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MASS TRANSIT, MICRO-FINANCE, MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTION, MICROCREDIT, MILEAGE, MINI-BUS, MINI-BUSES, MINIBUS, MINIBUS OPERATORS, MINIBUS SERVICES, MINIBUSES, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION, MOTORCYCLE, NATIONAL RAILWAY, NEW BUSINESS, OPERATING COSTS, PARKING, PARTICULATE EMISSIONS, PASSENGER, PASSENGER COACHES, PASSENGER RAIL, PASSENGER SERVICE, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRIPS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, PASSENGER VOLUME, PASSENGERS, PEAK HOURS, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN OVERPASSES, PENSIONERS, PERSON-TRIPS, PERSONAL SAVINGS, POLICE, POLLUTION, POPULATION GROWTH, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE TRANSPORT, PROFIT MARGINS, PROFITABILITY, PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES, PUBLIC SUBSIDIES, PUBLIC TRANSIT, PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAPACITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORT DEMAND, PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM, PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES, RAIL COMPANIES, RAIL COMPANY, RAIL INVESTMENT, RAIL SERVICE, RAIL SERVICES, RAIL TRAVEL, RAILWAY, RAPID TRANSIT, RECEIPTS, RECYCLING, REPAYMENT, REVOLVING FUND, ROAD, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROLLING STOCK, ROUTE, ROUTES, RUSH HOUR, SAFETY, SAFETY STANDARDS, SPEED, STRUCTURES, SUBURBAN RAIL, SUBURBAN RAIL SYSTEMS, SUBURBS, TAX, TAX CONCESSIONS, TAXI OPERATIONS, TAXI OPERATORS, TAXI SERVICE, TAXI SERVICES, TAXIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TIRES, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC JAMS, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRAFFIC RULES, TRAFFIC SYSTEM, TRANSIT, TRANSIT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT MODES, TRANSPORT OPERATORS, TRANSPORT PLANNING, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORT REGULATION, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVISION, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SUPPLY, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTS, TRAVEL TIME, TRAVEL TIMES, TRAVELERS, TRIP, TRIPS, TRIPS PER DAY, TRUCKS, TYRES, URBAN MOBILITY, URBAN MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT, URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT, URBAN SPRAWL, URBAN TRANSPORT, URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECTS, URBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR, URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES, URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM, VANS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE INSURANCE, VEHICLE INVESTMENT, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE OPERATION, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE RENEWAL, VEHICLE-KILOMETERS, VEHICLES, WALKING, WALKING TRIPS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/05/15826330/bus-renewal-scheme-dakar-before-after https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17806
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