Transcript Cairo BRT powerpoint for GIB 150518x

Project Information
Project Benefits
Financial Information
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Brief project description
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Cairo, Egypt
Bus Rapid Transit System with
potential capacity of 45,000 people
per person per direction
Phase 1- 42 kilometers
Duration: 2015-2018
Partners and Key Stakeholders: Giza
Governorate, Ministry of Housing,
Utilities, and Urban Communities,
General Organization of Physical
Planning, New Urban Communities
Authority Ministry of Transport
Homepage: www.brtcairo.info
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Environmental Benefits: Lower
emissions of smog causing
pollutants and greenhouse gases.
Social Benefits: Faster journeys and
more reliable service, safer traffic
movement, high quality public
transportation
Financial Benefits: generation of
jobs, public transportation system
functioning without operational
subsidy
Contact Information
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Salma Mousallem, UN Habitat
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[email protected]
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The government is seeking commercial or
multilateral development bank loans to help
cover the initial capital investment of USD
210 million.
The government will establish a special
operating unit to manage the system. This
unit will contract private sector service
providers for bus operations, fare collection,
fund management, station maintenance,
and other operational functions.
The system will have an opening capacity of
10,000 passengers per hour per direction,
and can be expanded to meet growing
passenger demand.
 State of transportation in Cairo
Greater Cairo, home to 18 million, suffers from severe traffic congestion problems with large and adverse
effects on both the quality of life and the economy. The average speeds on major corridors are at least half (1540km/h) the normally expected speeds (60-80 km/h), and speeds on some local roads in central Cairo are even
worse, sometimes making it faster to make short trips on foot. Recent studies estimated the yearly economic
cost of traffic congestion at 4% of Egypt’s GDP which is equivalent to an annual loss of EGP 50 billion (US$ 8
billion). 1
Bus Rapid Transit in Greater Cairo Region
BRT is a customer-oriented rapid transit system that combines dedicated bus lanes with metro-style stepless
boarding and smart card ticketing. BRT is flexible and affordable, and can be built in a span of 2 to 3 years. BRT is
key to the transformation of Cairo’s informal paratransit sector into an organised public transport. The BRT
system will be implemented in a phased manner, beginning in Giza, Nasr City, and New Cairo
BRT capital costs are 4–20 times lower than light rail systems, and 10–100 times lower than metro systems,
with similar capacity and service level. 2
Main objectives of the project:
To create a cost effective high
quality public transportation option
that can be scaled up in Greater Cairo
region, to reduce traffic congestion
and cost of traffic congestion, and to
reduce pollution, and
improve
quality of life.
1 “Traffic Congestion in Cairo. An overview of the causes as well as possible solutions”. The World Bank (2012)
2 “Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility. Global Report on Human Settlement 2013.” UN Habitat (2013)