130218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final

need of a strategic and comprehensive approach to improving the transport network and promoting a more
sustainable model.
With 210,000 tourists (2015 reference) using transportations (3,674 vehicles, including 1,837 buses &
microbuses) and the city having 8,460 private vehicles and 39,425 motorcycles, on transforming the mobility
model is a big challenge. Mobility services are, so far, only ensured by commercial (private) transport (3105
Taxis & 424 Microbus), which make it even more complex. Hence, it is vital to develop a comprehensive
planning of green transport mobility, which will preserve the city future development, while improving quality
of life in the urban area of the City of Luxor.
This priority action #1 on greening transport and mobility would also support the National Adaptation Actions.
It also supports the Governorate strategy attaining the set policies in the National Climate Change
Communication Report, mainly the policies targeting development that is more sustainable based on four
pillars:
• More efficient use of energy, especially by end users.
• Increased use of renewable energy as an alternative to non-renewable sources.
• Use of advanced locally-appropriate and more-efficient fossil fuel technologies, which is less-emitting.
• Energy efficiency is the cornerstone to be targeted by policy makers to decouple demand on energy and
economic growth.
Implementation plan
Component 1: The City of Luxor first needs to get a more sophisticated understanding of mobility needs across
the city and issues to be solved:
• Traffic movements and intensity in different parts of the city,
• Mobility habits of residents,
• Needs for goods transport,
• Main issues to be solved (traffic jam, air pollution, GHG emissions), and
• Specific assessment of tourists’ transport needs and evolution of fluvial circulation management and
transport needs.
The first step of the Mobility Master plan design will consist in a detailed investigation of mobility issues,
challenges and needs in Luxor.
Component 2: From the detailed description of issues at stake, the study will draw strategic priorities with a
double objective in mind – improve mobility services for people, goods, and tourists while reducing the
environmental foot print of the transport sector and its impact on heritage and cultural sites and antiquities.
This could include:
• Designing a new organisation of transport services integrating transport needs and city planning
policies, while prioritising collective / public transportation instead of private/ individual vehicles and
active modes of mobility for people (walking and biking) in particular by providing safer conditions
for users,
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