Planning for BRT in Giza and New Cairo

Planning for BRT in Giza and New Cairo 10 May 2015

Metro network 78 km existing 76 km planned

After finishing metro lines 3, 4, 5 80 Rapid Transit Ratio (RTR) – km of rapid transit per million urban residents 76 55 60 33 40 21 20 8 0 Paris London Mexico City Beijing Cairo 10. 4 13. 6 8. 6 13. 6 19 807 466 283 466 154 Population (million) Rapid transit (km)

Frequency-occupancy survey form 02/03/2015 Stephanie Lotshaw Jinja Road & Yusuf Lule Road Chris Kost 15 24 7 25 7 30

Frequency-occupancy survey locations

Corridor demand 26 July: 8, 700 pphpd 26 July: 7, 400 pphpd Gameat Al Dewal: 6, 400 pphpd Sudan St: 3, 800 pphpd Mourad Street/El Nile 3, 700 pphpd Faisal: 4, 600 pphpd Rabiye El Gezy Salah Salem: 6, 900 pphpd Al Ahram: 4, 300 pphpd

Corridor right -of-way (ROW)

Potential BRT corridor 16. 1 km Faisal-Oraby corridor 1 minute between buses Fleet of 81 buses (articulated) USD 80 m capital cost

Service typology Direct services to reduce passenger transfers

30 m cross section Between stations At stations

What is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)? Enclosed and secure stations Dedicated bus lanes Pre-board payment with smart cards Pedestrian and cycle access New, clean, highcapacity buses

Ensuring Quality

Institutional arrangement • Lean, focused special purpose unit as regulator • Contract private firms to procure & operate buses through transparent bidding process • Payment made based on kilometers operated • Separate contract(s) for electronic fare collection and IT systems

SPV structure Board of Directors Managing Director Planning & design • Route planning • Infrastructure design • Business model • Financial analysis • Long-term vision • • Operations Admin & finance Scheduling Fleet monitoring Fare collection Quality control • Financial management • Contracting & payments • Human resources • Physical resources • Legal Communications and marketing • Public information strategy • User surveys • Corporate identity • Marketing • Media relations

Managing the transition to competitive professional private modern companies

Existing projects • Metro Line 4 on Al Ahram • BRT in Cairo: – Airport to Giza border – Mostafa El Nahaas • 6 th of October Monorail • CTA purchase of 500 buses: BRT compatible? • Giza tunnels

Integration with metro

Integration of bridges and tunnels with BRT

BRT planning process 1. Preliminary Assessment 2. Service Plan 3. Infrastructure Plan 4. Financial Plan 5. Social, Environmental, and Economic Evaluation

Implementation timeline year 1 year 2 year 3 SPV formation Design consultants Infrastructure contract Bus operations contract Bus procurement IT contract IT procurement Testing Marketing

Coordination with stakeholders • Steering committee with – Three governors – Minister of Housing/NUCA – Minister of Transport • Institutional partnerships: – Cairo Metro – CTA – Minibus operators

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