THE STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION IN BISHKEK CITY OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC FINAL REPORT OCTOBER 2013 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL RECS INTERNATIONAL INC. EI JR 13-227 THE STUDY ON IMPROVEMENT OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION IN BISHKEK CITY OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC FINAL REPORT OCTOBER 2013 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) KATAHIRA & ENGINEERS INTERNATIONAL RECS INTERNATIONAL INC. Exchange rate used in this Report USD 1 = SOMS 48.29 USD 1 = JPY 97.84 SOMS 1 = JPY 2.029 (As of May, 2013) The Study on Improvement of Urban Transportation in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz Republic Final Report Central Asia Kyrgyzstan Bishkek City LOCATION MAP The Study on Improvement of Urban Transportation in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz Republic Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCATION MAP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Purpose and Scope of the Study .............................................................................................................................. 1 2. Study Approach and Outcomes .............................................................................................................................. 1 2.1 Scientific Approach ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2.2 Demonstration through Pilot Projects .............................................................................................................. 3 2.3 Outcome of Human Resources Development Training by BCDA and in Japan ....................................... 3 2.4 Conclusion of the Study .................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Generation of Master Plan Components and Alternatives ................................................................................... 4 3.1 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 3.2 Basic Traffic Conditions (Do-Nothing Case) ................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Alterative Scenarios ........................................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Impacts of Scenarios .......................................................................................................................................... 7 4. Project Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................................... 7 5. Recommendations .................................................................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Background of the Study .................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Objectives of the Study ..................................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Scope of the Study ............................................................................................................................................ 1-2 1.4 Study Area .......................................................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.5 Study Schedule .................................................................................................................................................. 1-4 1.6 Member of the JICA Study Team ................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.7 Administration Structure of the Study ............................................................................................................ 1-5 1.8 Pilot Projects ...................................................................................................................................................... 1-7 1.9 Concept of Environmental and Social Considerations based on JICA’s Guidelines ................................. 1-7 1.10 Other Relevant Issues ....................................................................................................................................... 1-7 1.11 Structure of the Report ...................................................................................................................................... 1-8 PART I: PRESENT CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................ 2-1 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL CONDITIONS OF BISHKEK CITY ....................................................... 2-1 2.1 Natural Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.1 Climate ........................................................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.2 Terrain and Topography ............................................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1.3 Rivers and Glaciers .................................................................................................................................... 2-3 i The Study on Improvement of Urban Transportation in Bishkek City of the Kyrgyz Republic Final Report 2.1.4 Specially Protected Areas .......................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.1.5 Geological Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 2-4 2.2 Socio - Economy ............................................................................................................................................... 2-6 2.2.1 Demography ............................................................................................................................................... 2-6 2.2.2 National Macro - economy ....................................................................................................................... 2-6 2.2.3 Macro - Economy of Bishkek City .......................................................................................................... 2-8 CHAPTER 3 LAND USE COMPOSITION OF YEAR 2010 ............................................................. 3-1 3.1 Urbanization of Bishkek City .......................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 History of Urbanization and General Plans ............................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.2 Current Urban Structure ............................................................................................................................ 3-2 3.2 Objective and Outline of Land Use Analyses ................................................................................................ 3-3 3.2.1 Objective ..................................................................................................................................................... 3-3 3.2.2 Outline of Survey for Land Use of 2010 ................................................................................................. 3-3 3.2.3 Result of Land Use Mapping for the year 2010 ..................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 Land Use Composition of 2010 ...................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.1 Land Area by Land Use Category ............................................................................................................ 3-7 3.3.2 Distribution of Business and Commercial Areas .................................................................................... 3-8 3.3.3 Distribution of Industrial Area .................................................................................................................. 3-8 3.3.4 Distribution of Housing Area by Type ................................................................................................... 3-10 3.3.5 Distribution of Open Space ..................................................................................................................... 3-14 CHAPTER 4 ESTIMATED POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF YEAR 2010 ........................... 4-1 4.1 Objective and Outline of Population Estimate for the Year 2010 ................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Population, 2010................................................................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2.1 Density of Detached Housing Area .......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2.2 Density of Housing Unit