Anna-Lisa Linden
Professor emerita
Public Transport in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Author
Summary, in English
The study which was conducted from January 2003 to December 2004 was to yield a specific knowledge about the technical and institutional problems, challenges and opportunities in planning for sustainable urban transportation. Before reaching this stage, it was necessary to get a clear picture the problem, and this showed that the performance of public transportation in Dar-es-Salaam in terms of social, economic and environmental aspects was distressing. The existing public transport system is characterized by: i) congestion and delays; ii) excessive gaseous emissions from vehicles; iii) increasing road accidents; iv) inadequate road infrastructure; v) poor vehicle standard; vi) poor infrastructure for non-motorised modes; vii) low bus fares insufficient to cover operating costs and (viii) uncomfortable and unsafe customer services.
The report examines the actual problems and conditions of traveling in Dar-es-Salaam from interviews with different groups and classes of people in the neighborhoods which included women, pupils, parents, older persons and disabled people. The examination included the question of vehicular air pollution and the historical and dynamic changes of public transportation in terms of quality since when it was introduced in Dar-es-Salaam in 1949.
The report surveys strategic approaches applied and examines various mechanisms of interventions to solve the problems by stakeholders in the public transportation sector, namely institutions, agencies and private operators.
The report examines the actual problems and conditions of traveling in Dar-es-Salaam from interviews with different groups and classes of people in the neighborhoods which included women, pupils, parents, older persons and disabled people. The examination included the question of vehicular air pollution and the historical and dynamic changes of public transportation in terms of quality since when it was introduced in Dar-es-Salaam in 1949.
The report surveys strategic approaches applied and examines various mechanisms of interventions to solve the problems by stakeholders in the public transportation sector, namely institutions, agencies and private operators.
Publishing year
2004
Language
English
Publication/Series
FOI MEMO
Document type
Report
Publisher
FOI
Topic
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Keywords
- sociology
- public transport
- land use planning
- planning system
- planning
- sociologi
Status
Published
Project
- Urban Public Transport in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
Report number
Dnr 1123
Research group
- Samhälle, utveckling och miljö
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1651-0216
- ISSN: 1404-6520