Sustainable Urban Transport Project

Policy-makers are facing demands to meet the changing mobility needs of citizens in ways which are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.

The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GIZ-SUTP) aims to help developing world cities achieve their sustainable transport goals, through the dissemination of information about international experience, policy advice, training and capacity building.

The post-war era in Liberia has seen a rapid growth of demand for passenger transport. Both in urban and rural areas, motorcycle taxis quickly became the mode of choice for large parts of the population. However, the so-called ‘Phen-Phens’ also pose a number of challenges: Regulation of these businesses is non-existent, safety records are poor and women often avoid using motorcycle taxis due to safety concerns. The Factsheet Challenges of informal motorcycle transport in Liberia, prepared by the GIZ project Capacity development in the transport sector in Liberia, outlines the background as well as major problems of Phen-Phen operations in Liberia, and provides recommendations for first steps to improve the situation. It is available for download here. 

More sustainable transport in Central European cities through improved integrated bicycle promotion and international networking

A total of twelve partners from research institutes as well as municipalities in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany are working together on the project Central MeetBike in order to exchange experiences regarding the promotion of cycling.
The project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programm and co-financed by the ERDF. The main goal of Central MeetBike is to promote the cooperation and improve the competitiveness and attractiveness of the Central European regions and cities. This includes, in addition to an international exchange of experiences in the field of integrated promotion of bicycle transportation, the development of a transnational strategy to strengthen the use of bicycles and the development of the bike to become an indispensable part of the transport system in the participating countries.

GIZ - SUTP, together with EMBARQ India conducted a two and half day residential training course on Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) for over 20 senior level policymakers from Sri Lanka, from 8-10thMay, 2012. The course was hosted and supported by the Air Resource Management & International Relations Division (AirMAC), Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka.