Improving transport planning to mitigate against the potential impact of pandemics in LICs
This project鈥檚 main output is a Planning Guide for different groups of transport stakeholders
Abstract
The project鈥檚 original focus, on incorporating pandemic measures into terms of reference for future transport plans, evolved towards producing guidance to support decision-makers and practitioners in transport and public health planning. The project鈥檚 main output is a Planning Guide for different groups of transport stakeholders from national ministries, road and rail infrastructure managers, public and private sector transport operators, to freight and logistics organisations. The Guide is based on literature on COVID-19, previous pandemics and epidemics which identified transport-related impacts and response measures. We studied health measures in national and city transport plans and assessed the inclusion of transport in pandemic plans. We published a Planning Guide that sets out short- and long-term measures to make transport in LICs more resilient to pandemics as part of future sustainable transport plans.
This is an output of the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme
Citation
McPherson, K. (2021) Final Report: Improving transport planning to mitigate against the potential impact of pandemics in LICs.