Inclusive Urban Transportation Planning

Faculty of Good Governance

Start Dates: 23rd March/ 27th July 2026

Transportation plays a vital role in urban development by providing people the access to education, employment, health care, and other key services. Those cities with an inclusive transport system are more likely to develop and prosper as centres for trade, commerce, industry, education and services than those still finding it difficult to meet the transportation needs of its people.

This course aims to provide an understanding of the concept of inclusive urban transportation, elements and principles of sustainable transportation, the need to promote transport sustainability and various strategies to achieving sustainable transportation

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

Understand urban transport in all its dimensions, and develop urban transport plans, programmes and projects that are more inclusive and viable.
Understand the basics of transport planning concepts, the public transport system context, including policy, regulatory and institutional structures
Analyse the emerging issues and trends in public transport and also learn about the key measures to assess public transport performance
Have a clear understanding of the concept of sustainable transportation and the various strategies that can help in achieving this

Target Participants

Leaders in urban transport planning and decision makers at the administrative/technical level, including leaders and managers in the city, provincial and national governments, representatives from civil society, academia or consulting companies