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Analysis area: 696 km2 | Population: 5,234,229 (2017 estimated) | Population density: 7,517/km2 Nairobi Definition of analysis area: Nairobi City County
TOP PERFORMER MOBILITY ANALYSIS GLOBAL LEADER KEY MOBILITY STATISTICS CONTENDER EMERGING ASPIRING Public transport options* Bus, taxi
Monthly public transport pass Congestion US$37
Public transport reliability GDP US$66 billion (2015 estimated) Performance Transport safety Principal transport authority and resilience Integrated and shared mobility Transport: National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Nairobi Metropolitan Area Air quality Transport Authority (NaMATA) Infrastructure: Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), Kenya Urban Roads Vision and strategy Authority (KURA)
Investment *Monitored by principal transport authorities.
Innovation JOURNEY MODAL SPLIT Vision and Regulatory environment PRIVATE CAR PUBLIC TRANSIT leadership Environmental sustainability 13% 46% initiatives
Public transit supply
Transport affordability WALKING BICYCLE
Versatility 39% 1%
Service and Customer satisfaction inclusion Accessibility OTHER: 1%
FUTURE OF MOBILITY CAPABILITY Nairobi FoM global leader Significant Passive environment, Proactive environment, Proactive environment, work to do a number of barriers some barriers few barriers
STRENGTHS CHALLENGES • Recently established a single transport authority to oversee • Developing secure infrastructure for pedestrians and cycling, development of future integrated public transport system such as separate lanes; pedestrians accounted for 70 percent of • Focused on developing a mass rapid transport system, which road deaths in 2014 will include bus rapid transit (BRT) and light rail projects • Inadequate integration of urban planning and transport • Currently deploying an integrated traffic management system to planning, especially in regions outside the CBD reduce road accidents and control congestion • Absence of affordable and well-planned public transport to cater to various income groups in the area Deloitte City Mobility Index Nairobi
Key focus areas to improve Expand private sector Increase cycling and Implement knowledge city mobility and realize the partnerships to speed bus rapid transit gathered through the up investments and infrastructure financed Smart Matatu pilot, such Future of Mobility: technology use in through parking and as deploying sensor public transport congestion fees technology across the Matatu bus fleet
MOBILITY ANALYSIS FURTHER DETAILS:
Performance and Vision and leadership Service and inclusion resilience Nairobi lacks integrated public transport, Nairobi is moving toward a formal public With affordability hindering public leading to high congestion levels despite transport system, thanks to new transport adoption, the new transport only 13 percent of trips being made by investments. With the help of authority should make the bus system cars. The new transport authority is international development organizations, more regular and improve transport looking into solutions such as intelligent the county has also started to develop accessibility. But transport is costly transport systems. nonmotorized transport policies. compared to income levels in the region. • With 70 percent of the population • The master plan for the county includes • Efforts are being made to provide dependent on buses, the closest US$1 billion of investment to introduce affordable options; for example, the resemblance to public transport in the BRT and a light rail system. The first phase National Youth Service has planned to region are the Matatu buses, operated by of this plan will be rolled out between introduce 50 buses, which will operate at private players. Previously known for 2018 and 2030. fares as low as 20 cents per trip. unreliability, the system is slowly • Collaborations with international • Although Kenya’s 2009 Persons with becoming more organized. universities have also led to innovative Disabilities Act mandates disabled-friendly • Traffic congestion costs the city economy programs such as Digital Matatu, which public transport, only 3 percent of Matatu US$570,000 (2015) every day. Traffic addressed the challenge of making operators have policies to support management is mainly manual, and where complex bus routes available on disabled groups. traffic signals are operational, they are map-based applications. • Ride-hailing and carsharing have emerged often overridden by traffic police with • With the help of development as popular alternatives to buses. In recent varying degrees of efficiency. organizations, the city government and years, the high growth of the Boda Bodas • In the absence of integrated public NaMATA are adopting policies that (motorcycle taxi) to address transport transportation and payment methods, encourage pedestrian-friendly challenges offers flexible and faster public Nairobi has proven to be a greenfield infrastructure such as footbridges. The transport compared to other motorized market for all the major ride-hailing and target is to transform Nairobi into an systems. carpooling firms that are piloting quick-trip active-mode friendly city by 2027. options.
SUMMARY Nairobi has transport problems similar to other developing cities. The lack of an integrated public transport system has led to high congestion, a lot of road accidents, and low air quality. The government recognizes these challenges, and the recently constituted transportation agency NaMATA is looking into solutions such as integrated transport management. In addition, the region will get a new mass transport system starting in 2019, which will increase commuters’ transport choices. The challenges can also be looked upon as opportunities to introduce new mobility models and technological advancements, as proven by the booming ride-hailing market and innovative initiatives such as Digital Matatu.
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