Paving the Way for Better Governance in Urban Transport: The Transport Governance Initiative

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This book presents an innovative democratic framework that ensures public participation, based on applying principles of good governance to facilitate urban transport decision-making in an integrated and structured manner. While – given the need for mobility in cities – transport is crucial for urban development, problems such as the fragmentation of institutions, decision-making, and unequal knowledge concentrations represent major hurdles to effective governance outcomes (especially those that go beyond technical and regulatory aspects). Substantial investments continue to be pumped into the urban transportation sector, with cities lacking the necessary capacities or governance mechanisms to ensure optimal returns on these investments. The book introduces the transport governance framework, which is intended to provide an integrated and structured approach to facilitate decision-making processes in the urban transport sector, focusing on how decisions are made rather than what decisions are made. It also discusses the initial testing of the framework in several cities across India. In addition, it examines the application of the TAPC (transparency, accountability, participation, and capacity building) principles of good governance to key aspects of urban transport – policy, planning, standards, budgets, execution, and regulation. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii Good Governance in the Transparency, Accountability, Public Participation and Capacity (TAP-C) Framework (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 1-18 Urban Transport Governance and Institutional Framework (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 19-36 Transport Governance Initiative (TGI) Toolkit (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 37-104 Methodology (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 105-188 Policy Findings from the Pilot Studies (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 189-209 Planning: Findings from the Pilot Studies (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 211-231 Standards: Findings from the Pilot Studies (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 233-239 Regulation: Findings from the Pilot Studies (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 241-251 Budgeting: Findings from the Pilot Studies (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 253-264 Executing Authority: Findings from the Pilot Studies (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 265-301 Summary of the Assessments (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 303-315 Way Forward, Policy Reform and Advocacy in Urban Transport (Kala Seetharam Sridhar, Ranjit Gadgil, Chhavi Dhingra)....Pages 317-326