Design of a Bus Rapid Transit Network for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Towards improvement of the Public Transportation System

Design of a Bus Rapid Transit Network for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Towards improvement of the Public Transportation System

Kalugendo, F.O.S.

Hansen, I.A. (mentor)
Baggen, J.H. (mentor)
Van Nes, R. (mentor)
Wiggenraad, P.B.L. (mentor)

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Transport & Planning

2010-08-30

A well planned and organized public transport system contributes significantly to the economic growth and improved quality of life in a city and a nation at large. However, developing such a system requires understanding of the city's local conditions and development dynamics, so that the design addresses the current and future needs of the city. This report describe a public transport study for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with an overall objective of developing a public transit service network that satisfies current and future city travel demand, but also is easier for the passenger to understand and use. The motivation is to contribute to the proposed city's initiatives towards improving the public transport through the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (DART) project. The project aims at improving the infrastructure for commuters in the city and alleviating the problems within the existing bus system locally know as "Dala dala". The study includes an inventory on the city's demography and urban development dynamics, as well as an assessment of the current public transport system and its supporting infrastructure. Then, it proposes improvement in organization and infrastructure for a new public transport system service network for the city and analyzes possible implementation strategies. To improve the quality of the public transport system in Dar es Salaam, changes are required in the network and organization. A two layer network is proposed, including a high level which will be operated on the dedicated busways or Bus Rapid Transit using high capacity buses to transport passengers between the high demand areas and the lower level which will operate in mixed traffic by collecting and distributing passengers in the community and at the same time transporting passengers within the sub-networks of the lower level network. The design methodology developed by TNO Inro (Institute for Traffic and Transportation, Logistic and Spatial Development of The Netherlands) in collaboration with Delft University of Technology is used in the design and distinction of the two network levels. The proposed two level networks will be integrated in terms of system services organization, networks and infrastructure to provide the benefits of a truly modern public transport.

Bus Rapid Transit
BRT
Public Transport
Demand Analysis
Network Design
Network Levels
Implementation Strategies

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Student theses

master thesis

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