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Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
Over the last 2 decades the shared taxi, or microbus, has become the most important mode of transportation in the Greater Cairo, one of the world’s most congested cities. In a city with a largely ineffective public transit system, microbuses have become the city’s lifeline, meeting the demand for lo...
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| description | Over the last 2 decades the shared taxi, or microbus, has become the most important mode of transportation in the Greater Cairo, one of the world’s most congested cities. In a city with a largely ineffective public transit system, microbuses have become the city’s lifeline, meeting the demand for low cost, fast and timely transport. Incredibly, their development and operation has been mostly unplanned, informal and illegal, causing many to question their place in future plans to revamp the city’s ailing transport system. This study will focus on a detailed stakeholder analysis of the two key players in the microbus transport mode, the government planners and the microbus operators, giving insight into economic, political and social dimensions of the mode in general. More specifically, the study will examine their preferences on potential policy and regulatory reforms inspired by successful international experience in dealing with para-transit, for specific priority routes where Bus Rapid Transit lines are planned to be implemented. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2093 Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area Ramadan, Amr Over the last 2 decades the shared taxi, or microbus, has become the most important mode of transportation in the Greater Cairo, one of the world’s most congested cities. In a city with a largely ineffective public transit system, microbuses have become the city’s lifeline, meeting the demand for low cost, fast and timely transport. Incredibly, their development and operation has been mostly unplanned, informal and illegal, causing many to question their place in future plans to revamp the city’s ailing transport system. This study will focus on a detailed stakeholder analysis of the two key players in the microbus transport mode, the government planners and the microbus operators, giving insight into economic, political and social dimensions of the mode in general. More specifically, the study will examine their preferences on potential policy and regulatory reforms inspired by successful international experience in dealing with para-transit, for specific priority routes where Bus Rapid Transit lines are planned to be implemented. 2015-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1094 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2093/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Microbus Urban Transit |
| spellingShingle | Microbus Urban Transit Ramadan, Amr Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area |
| title | Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area |
| title_full | Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area |
| title_fullStr | Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area |
| title_short | Towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area |
| title_sort | towards reforming the regulatory and policy environment of the microbus system in the greater cairo metropolitan area |
| topic | Microbus Urban Transit |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1094 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2093/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
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