Getting to know your potential: Conduct a financial assessment of your city

To plan for sustainable urban mobility, it is not enough to understand the current urban mobility system. Local authorities also need to know what their capacities are, what they can afford, and what other sources of support exist to implement urban mobility plans and measures.

Here are a few key moments and recommendations from the session (please activate English subtitles in the YouTube settings to follow the recording in your preferred language):

• What are the main obstacles to financing sustainable mobility? Listen to Julien Allaire, director of international operations of Transitec, to find out.
• What are the two main aspects that require financing  in a sustainable transport system?
• What is the difference between financing and funding?
• Who are the three contributors to urban transport funding?
• How was the budget of Yaoundé allocated during the diagnosis phase of the sustainable mobility planning process?
• What is a key recommendation of Transitec for the scenario building process?
• How is the common paratransit business model different from the business models of formal transport modes?

This knowledge product was supported with funding by the European Union based on an Intra ACP Grant « Urban Mobility Support Programme » , the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety  and the Agence Française de Développement.

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