Project

Integrated Sustainable Transport in the City of Batumi and the Ajara Region

Lead country

Georgia

Participating countries

Georgia

Project status

Closure

Implementing period

From September 18, 2015 to January 4, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 11.2 Provide safe, affordable, accessible, sustainable transport systems
  2. 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities
  3. 11.a Strengthen national and regional development planning

Project ID: 4980

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Energy efficiency
  • Miscellaneous energy program

Sub-area(s)

  • Transport
  • Sustainable cities

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Urban areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Transportation

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Law regulation

Sub-strategy

  • Impact assessment
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Institutional framework
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 11.2 Provide safe, affordable, accessible, sustainable transport systems
  • 11.6 Reduce adverse environmental impact of cities
  • 11.a Strengthen national and regional development planning

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

N/A

About this project

Description

The objective of this Project is to promote sustainable transport in the City of Batumi and Region of Achara in Georgia.

Objectives

To promote sustainable transport in the City of Batumi and Region of Achara.

USD $903,000

Grant amount

USD $10,664,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($903,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Georgia

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Sustainable transport plans adopted in Batumi and Achara Region

 Indicators:

Cumulative direct CO2 emission reductions resulting from the GBC demo project and technical assistance to municipalities for SUT functional and detailed engineering plans by EOP, tons CO2
Cumulative direct energy saving (MJ) from improved traffic efficiency measures for public transit through 2.2 km GBC corridor, and the avoidance of gasoline consumption from cars in the park-and-ride and modal switches to public transport
Number of municipalities with adopted ISUTPs by EOP
Number of versions of the Integrated Sustainable Urban Transport Plans for Batumi prior to adoption by the City by EOP
Number feasibility studies for sustainable transport measures in Batumi
Number of specific functional plans to lower carbon intensity of urban transport along selected corridors in Batumi
% increase in average speed of buses through the selected corridor by EOP
Average number of cars by year 4 which are parked in park-and-ride lots and switched to public transit along a SUT-improved corridor
Average number of passengers per bus along improved corridor by EOP
Kilometres of bicycle network improved by EOP
Kilometres of corridor improved with dedicated bus lanes, restricted private car access, synchronized lighting and improved access to bicycles as public transport by Year 3
Total MJ of energy saved from passengers leaving cars at park-and-ride facilities in favour of public transit by EOP
Number of feasibility studies and functional plans for SUT in Batumi and other Acharian municipalities by EOP
Number of institutional mechanisms to support SUT and GUD development in Batumi, the Achara Region and Georgia by EOP
Number of national SUT policies developed for sustainable urban transport by EOP
Outcome 2:

Specific feasibility studies and functional plans developed to lower carbon intensity of urban transport along selected corridors in Batumi
Outcome 3:

Sustainable urban transport measures successfully implemented along a selected corridor in the City of Batumi
Outcome 4:

Sustainable Transport Plans developed and adopted other municipalities in Achara Region and draft national policies on sustainable urban transport
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Project reports and documentation

 

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