Local Transport Plans: Case Study 2:1:b Rural Transport Knowledge Base Rural Travel and Transport Program 20011 DEVELOPING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT
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@MISC{Study_localtransport,
author = {Masterplan Case Study and J. Lebo and World Bank},
title = {Local Transport Plans: Case Study 2:1:b Rural Transport Knowledge Base Rural Travel and Transport Program 20011 DEVELOPING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Objectives of the case study National or state rural planning processes are often “top down”, technically sophisticated and, hence not geared to participation from local communities, those most affected. Involvement of local government is increasingly seen as being important to rural transport planning and engaging them in this process requires a balancing of the technical requirements of the process with local objectives and capacities. A Rural Transport infrastructure (RTI) planning process must be transparent and easily understood by local government planners who may have little grasp of the underpinning economics. The objective of this case study is to describe the development of a Local Government Transport Masterplan (LGTMP). 1. AN APPROACH TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT PLANNING In most developing countries, decentralization has meant that local governments are increasingly made fully responsible for the provision of local services, including health, education, as well as local roads. Concurrently, national or state road planning processes are often "top-down " and technically sophisticated, as well as ignoring the potential for local governments and communities to participate. The involvement of local governments, however, has been shown to be a critical element to the success of the RTI planning process. In practice, however, most local governments still rely heavily on central government engineers and economist, or externally funded consultants, to assist them in road planning process or to set local priorities for them. Engaging local governments in the process of road planning, requires a balancing of the technical requirements of the planning process with local objectives and capacities. An appropriate RTI planning method must therefore be transparent and easily understood by local government planners, who may have limited understanding of the underpinning economics. A key tool for enabling such a local government planning process is use of a transport master plan.
Keyphrases
local government case study developing local government transport local transport transport program technical requirement underpinning economics local objective local government planner local road appropriate rti planning method local service road planning process central government engineer approach local government investment planning local priority state rural planning process local government planning process state road planning process rti planning process local government transport masterplan critical element planning process transport master plan rural transport infrastructure funded consultant developing country key tool rural transport planning little grasp local community road planning
