outreach and engagement in urban transport
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Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport. The case of Lima, Peru and Beijing, China. Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport. Transport Planning typically a large scale exercise 10,000s of surveys, data cleanup, model development -> multi year process. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport
The case of Lima, Peru and Beijing, China
Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport
• Transport Planning typically a large scale exercise
• 10,000s of surveys, data cleanup, model development -> multi year process
Outreach and Engagement in Urban Transport
• It’s hard to get a sense of detailed on the ground issues – particularly for non-car modes
• “Seeing the invisible”• Innovation Fund Proposal: Use ICT to
address these issues
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How Can ICT help?
Two Stories
• Lima, Peru• Beijing, China
Lima, Peru
• Strong, Existing NGO (La Factura)• Datea.pe platform developed out of
grassroots activism on new BRT corridor
Lima, Peru
• Bank support allowed for expansion into cycles
• Also enabled a direct connection to government in Lima and Peru
• Platform flourished and expanded with support of key public officials
Lima, Peru
• But, lessons mixed.• When individual officials in Lima government lost
interest, platform waned• “New” technology will rely on plugging into existing
“old” systems of governance• Are not stand alone solutions• How can these new technology platforms (see click
fix, open311, TSD, Ushahidi) be used as part of a strategy to get governments willing and able to respond to citizen feedback?
Beijing - The story so far
• Long term research partnership with Beijing Transport Research Center (BTRC) Many non-lending research projects Strong ongoing collaboration Share an ongoing updated list of research topics, one
of which was enhancing cycling Pay their own staff costs and time
• Bank team awarded first round of Innovation Grant Funding to develop a first-ever Urban Transport Ushahidi platform in China (small $$)
http://ourtransport.net
Beijing - The story so far
• BTRC primarily a data and analyis center – need a partner to focus on outreach to the public
• A final team member – Friends of Nature – China’s oldest official NGO
• Recently begun work on cycling and green commuting, including mapping
Network of Partners
Beijing Challenges
Many!...• Social Media is sensitive, web outreach too
8 months to secure a domain (done!)
• Sustained interest/outreach from the public• Public Action/Acceptance• Data Quality/Cleanup
Beijing Next Steps
• Launching (finally) this Spring• Two events planned – one university based,
on ‘on street’
Conclusions
• Two cities, different lessons (so far)• Common to many new platforms/programs
across the world. So we’re eager to share, and learn…
