Regional seminar on urban transport in the Mediterranean, Skhirat, Morocco, 22-23 January 2008

Workshop organized by the World Bank, the City of Marseille, the Moroccan Ministry of Interior (DGCL/DPE), the Plan Bleu, CODATU, Medcities, the French Development Agency (AFD) and Ministry of Ecology. The objective of the workshop was to enable open and constructive exchanges to define new ways to approach urban mobility in Mediterranean cities that could meet the challenges of sustainable development. Decisions makers, national and local officials and professionals in charge of urban transport met together to share their experiences, confront their points of view, and identify reference points that can guide their actions.

A draft set of guidelines was presented to the 150 participants.

The workshop focused on the following issues: Urban Transport Organization, Planning and Financing. The workshop sessions were organized around four specific topics:

• Institutional organization and planning of urban transport
• Financing urban transport, pricing, public-private partnerships
• Mass transport and quality of service
• Traffic management and parking

The numerous case studies presented were not only related to Mediterranean cities but also included records on cities in Europe and South America.

Concept Note of the seminar

Programme

 

Documents and presentations

The documents listed below are downloadable from :
http://www.euromedina.org/bibliotheque_fichiers/interventions_skhirat_en.htm

Official Opening session

• Mr. Chakib BENMOUSSA, Minister of Interior Morocco
• Ms Daniela GRESSANI, Vice President MENA Region, World Bank
• Mr. Henri-Luc THIBAULT, Director Plan Bleu
• Mr. ZIV, General Secretary CODATU
• Mr. François TIROT, Deputy Director AFD Morocco
• Mr. Bruno FULDA, Vice Director International Relations, MEDAD

General overviews on urban transport

• Jamal SAGHIR, Director for Energy, Transport and Water, World Bank "Les perspectives de la Banque Mondiale en matière de déplacements urbains"
• Xavier GODARD, Research Director, INRETS for CODATU "La question de la mobilité urbaine en Méditerranée"
• Ms Silvia LARIA, Specialist Urban Areas, UNEP / Plan Bleu "Mobilité urbaine et enjeux de développement durable en Méditerranée"
• Nour Eddine BOUTAYEB, Wali General Director Collectivités locales, Ministry of Interior Morocco "Les déplacements urbains au Maroc, situation et perspectives"

Workshop 1: Institutional organization and planning

Overview by Ms Patricia VARNAISON REVOLLE, Head of Department Mobility and Transport, CERTU "Présentation de l’atelier sur l’organisation institutionnelle et la planification"

• Serge MERY, Vice-President, Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France (STIF) "Organisation institutionnelle, planification"
• Haluk GERCEK, Professor, Istanbul Technical University "Urban transport planning and decision-making for large urban projects in Turkey"
• Angel LOPEZ, Director Mobility, Barcelona city "Le modèle de mobilité de la ville de Barcelone"

Rapporteurs : Ms Danièle SCALISI, Cabinet Chief, Ministry of Ecology (MEDAD) and Mostafa AMEUR, Head of Division Public works, Ministry of Interior

Workshop 2: Transport modes

Overview by Sam ZIMMERMAN, Urban Transport Advisor, World Bank "Selecting Rapid Transit Modes"

• Ms Angelica CASTRO, General Manager, Transmilenio SA "Transmilenio system (bus rapid transit system in Bogota – Colombia) urban transportation for Mediterranean developing countries"
• Ali HUZAYYIN, Professor of Transport and Traffic Planning Engineering, Cairo University "Evolution of Cairo Transport & Land use and of their effects on energy & environment; problems, solutions and potentials"
• Wissem GAIDA MAJHOUB, General Directorate for Planning, Ministry of Transport Tunisia "Projet des réseaux de transport en commun dans le Grand Tunis"
• Bernard RIVALTA, President, SYTRAL "Les systèmes de transports à Lyon"

Rapporteurs : Olivier CROUZIER, Deputy Director Land and Maritime Transport, Port de Toulon, Toulon city and Ms BOUTALEB, Agence pour l’Aménagement de la Vallée du Bouregreg

Workshop 3: Financing, pricing, public-private partnerships

Overview by Jean Charles CROCHET, Senior Economist Transport Sector, World Bank "Le Financement des Transports Urbains"

• Mohamed MEZGHANI, Director Middle East and North Africa, International Union of Public Transport "Quels financements pour les transports publics?"
• Sam ZIMMERMAN, Urban Transport Advisor, World Bank "US Federal Government Public Transport Program"
• Ms Patricia VARNAISON REVOLLE, Head of Department Mobility and Transport, CERTU "Le financement des transports publics urbains en France"
• Marc LE TOURNEUR, General DirectorTransport, Montpellier (TAM) "Un exemple de société d’économie mixte dans le domaine des transports, Tam1978 -2008"
• M. Jamai, Governor General Secretary Casablanca Wilaya (Maroc) "Projet de réseau de Transport en Commun en Site Propre pour Casablanca"
• Ms Sarra REJEB, General Director Land Transport, Ministry of Transport Tunisia "La réforme du transport urbain en Tunisie"

Rapporteurs : Nicolas GAUTHIER, Expert Transports Urbains, Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées and El Hassan BRIRCHI, Universitaire, Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics

Workshop 4: Traffic management and parking policy

Overview by M. Gabriel JODAR, Urban transport expert and MedCities consultant

• M. Kamel SHOAR, Transport planning, Traffic Engineering, Transport Economics, Tarh-e-Haftom Consulting Engineers "The urban transport challenge - Recent innovative policies and measures in Tehran"
• M. Daniel GARAUD, chief engineer, Chargé du Pôle Circulation - Dir. Voirie et Déplacements, Paris Municipality"Le mobilien : un nouveau partage de l’espace public parisien"
• M. Elias HELOU, Project Manager (Urban Transport Development Project UTDP), Council for Development and Reconstruction "Urban Transport Development Project For Greater Beirut Area"
• M. Stucky de Transitec, "Gestion des circulations et du stationnement urbains", paneliste de l'atelier

Rapporteurs : M. Omar DRISSI KAITOUNI, Universitaire, Ecole Mohammedia des Ingénieurs and M. Janatri IDRISSI, Ministry of Public Works and Transport Moroc

 

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