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Air Transport - World Bank Group
Air transport is an important enabler to achieving economic growth and development. Air transport facilitates integration into the global economy and provides vital connectivity on a national, regional, and international scale. It helps generate trade, promote tourism, and create employment opportunities.
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Investing in Public Transit Systems Can Empower Workers and Transform ...
Rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries has led to economic growth, but also brings significant challenges like congestion and the proliferation of informal housing. New research shows that investments in urban transportation benefit workers not only through reductions in commute times, but through broader ripple effects in the economy like greater bargaining power for workers ...
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Annual Conference on Transport Economics 2025 - World Bank Group
The Third Annual World Bank Conference on Transport Economics will be held on March 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C., on the sidelines of Transforming Transportation. The conference is organized by the Transport Global Department of the World Bank. It is geared towards young researchers working on transportation issues relevant to developing ...
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For Persons with Disabilities, Accessible Transport Provides Pathways ...
The 2006 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in particular, provides that: “States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on an equal basis with others, […] to transport” (art. 9). The Convention has been ratified by and is legally binding in 160 countries.
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Transport - World Bank Group
With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.
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Transport Overview - World Bank Group
The transport sector is essential to reducing poverty and building prosperity: transport gives access to jobs, education and healthcare; it connects goods and services to markets and is a key driver of growth; finally, lowering the carbon footprint of the sector is crucial to tackle climate change. The World Bank works with client countries to provide safe, clean and affordable transport for all.
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Closing Gender Gaps in Transport - World Bank Group
The Thematic Note on Closing Gender Gaps in Transport, which accompanies the World Bank’s proposed new 2024-30 gender strategy, points out that there is an urgent need for holistic policies that tackle women’s mobility barriers. There are many concrete solutions that can help enhance women’s mobility. Governments could prioritize road ...
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With Bus Rapid Transit, African Cities Are Riding Toward a Better Future
In the face of these challenges, a growing number of African cities are turning to an innovative form of urban transport known as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Although the characteristics of each system may vary, most BRT buses operate on dedicated lanes, allowing them to zoom past traffic and offer fast, predictable journey times.
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The Economics of E-Mobility for Passenger Transportation - World Bank Group
But according to The Economics of E-Mobility for Passenger Transportation, feasible entry points to an electric mobility transition are emerging in several developing countries. Electric buses, which cover long mileage and high occupancy, and electric two- and three-wheeled vehicles, which provide last-mile connectivity, can be cost-effective starting points that also bring development benefits.
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How ICTs Can Help Transport Systems Evolve - World Bank Group
ICTs converge with mobile networks to move conventional transportation into the next generation of transport systems and services, where the traditional three major entities of transportation – transport facility, transport mode and humans – are to be connected systematically in order to provide real-time information exchange amongst all of ...
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