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<strong>Good</strong> practice 8 34 Giving public transport priority Kunming, capital of Yunnan province in south-western China, has a population of 1.3 million. The city initially planned its development through the promotion of cars instead of pedestrians and bicycles. In 1993, the negative consequences of this policy (congestion, pollution and chaotic traffic) pushed the city to consider public transport. A master plan was delivered in 1996 with the support of its sister city of Zurich. In 1997, in order to rapidly obtain a good public transport system, the municipality planned a Bus Rapid Transit network that would incrementally be transformed into a modern tramway network. Several successful pilot projects have already helped to convince decision-makers. Since April 1999 (4 months after the beginning of construction), Kunming enjoys exclusive right-of-way for its buses. The city is now planning new services, including a regional network and the implementation of a modern LRT. A congestion free bus network Kunming, China Improving bus and light rail with dedicated lanes is cost-effective and produces rapid benefits
Adapting public transport to the customers’ needs Abidjan, Ivory Coast The new waterborne service takes 8 minutes to reach Cocody from Yopougon, compared to 55 minutes for the bus service; a result of more than 45 minutes of travel time saved by users. SOTRA, the public transport operator in Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) has around 1.000.000 passengers a day by bus and 20.000 by boat. SOTRA aimed to further exploit the waterborne transport, since most parts of the city have a direct access to the lagoon. Since it was not possible to get affordable boats, SOTRA started it own a shipbuilding yard. 4 new small ports are planned in addition to a tram, a light rail and a suburban train. Yopougon Adjame Treichville • Bus • Boat Cocody Innovative services help public transport to better answer its customers’ needs <strong>Good</strong> practice 9 35
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