Transport

Inclusive Transport: Transport for All

Poverty-oriented urban transport interventions concentrate on the efficient movement of people rather than vehicles.

The availability of transport services for the poor and vulnerable groups is an important component of transport policies, with built-in means needed to measure the results. To open up transport opportunities for vulnerable groups, all physical and institutional barriers must be dismantled, while incentives, such as financial subsidies, need to be offered.

Targeted investments to the poor regions and vulnerable people are needed to provide them with affordable and reliable public transport. The quality of public transport services must also be closely monitored using enforceable performance standards.

During the planning, preparation and design stages of projects, special attention must be given to mobility and accessibility – particularly of low-income households – as differentiated by their gender, age, and ability. This will ensure equitable and affordable transport, and ensure access to the resources and opportunities needed for development.

Transport projects must be well planned; their targets should be in line with Millennium Development Goals, where the poor have the opportunity to participate and more options are available for local development expenditures.

ADB safeguard policies apply to physical and economic displacement, and must be enforced rigorously where transport projects impact on the poor.

ADB's technical assistance and knowledge-sharing programs introduce up-to-date community-based techniques, bolster local contractor capacity, and facilitate transport services. Local access projects give the poor the opportunity to participate in planning, decision making, and concept design, and to use the facilities.