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Technical Assistance Program begins in Kenya
In the spring of 2019, the Kenyan Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works (MoTIHUD) officially requested to France to benefit from the expertise and feedback of French urban transport systems in...
5 years later, Kochi and the establishment of a Transport Authority
The city of Kochi (Cochin) welcomed in 2017 a first metro line of which Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), a public limited company, after playing the role of project owner, now ensures its operation and maintenance. The metro was...
CODATU at the first Urban Mobility Forum in Niamey!
CODATU strongly contributed to the preparation and animation of the 1st Urban Mobility Forum in NIAMEY (Niger), alongside its member RATP Coopération and with financial support from AFD (Mobilize Your City program). This forum had been in...
[Technical Cooperation Egypt] Visit of an Egyptian delegation to Paris and Marseille
As part of the Technical Cooperation co-signed between AFD, CEREMA, CODATU and the Egyptian Ministry of Transport (MoT), a study tour was organized from September 24th to 27th in Paris and in Marseille. The Egyptian delegation was...
Third workshop – Cali Regional Transport Authority [24th of Septembre]
In February, CODATU launched a technical cooperation in Cali, Colombia, on metropolitan governance in public transport. In partnership with the French Development Agency AFD (through FEXTE funding), the cooperation aims to support...
[Technical cooperation Egypt] An Egyptian delegation for a technical visit in Paris and Marseille
24-28 September 2019, Paris and Marseille (France) As part of the AFD-CEREMA-CODATU and the Egyptian Ministry of Transport technical cooperation, an Egyptian delegation of five representatives from the Ministry of Transport, the National...
CODATU XVIII Conference: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR SUBMISSIONS
CODATU XVIII Conference Dakar, 9-11 November 2020 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS THE SPIRIT OF THE CODATU CONFERENCE CODATU is an association with international vocation whose objective is to promote sustainable mobility policies through...
Technical cooperation in Colombia : closing the first stage of the cooperation
In February, CODATU launched a technical cooperation in Cali, Colombia, on metropolitan governance of public transport. In partnership with the French Development Agency AFD (through FEXTE funding), the cooperation aims to support...
Movin’On Summit: a serious game to improve transport in Niamey
Montreal hosted the 3rd edition of the World Summit on Sustainable Mobility (Movin'On Summit) organized by Michelin Foundation on June 4th, 5th and 6th. A summit focused on innovation and zero emissions whose motto was "from ambition to...
CODATU attended the 15th WCTR Conference in Mumbai! – 26 to 31 May 2019
The triennial conference organised by the World Conference on Transport Research Society was held in Mumbai, in India. These conferences aim at gathering all the different research trends dealing with transport worldwide, according to a...
Mission report: CODATU in Dakar to work with APIX and CETUD on feeder service
From 20 to 23 May 2019, a mission led by two experts took place in Dakar, in the context of the Technical assistance provided by CODATU to APIX S. A. and CETUD (Executive Council of Urban Transport of Dakar). A mission of expertise as part...
Bus procurement: interview with Mohsen Sabra, CEO of Mwasalat Misr (Egypt)
BUS PROCUREMENT, AN OPERATION WITHIN A VISION – DEVELOPMENT OF A PRIVATE COMPANY IN CAIRO - INTERVIEW WITH MOHSEN SABRA, CEO OF MWASALAT MISR (EGYPT) This interview was conducted on February 11, 2019, by Younes Aggoun, CODATU cooperation...
[Technical cooperation in Colombia] First workshop on 20 and 21 May 2019
In February, CODATU launched a technical cooperation in Cali, Colombia, on metropolitan governance in public transport. In partnership with the French Development Agency AFD (through FEXTE funding), the cooperation aims to support local...
[Report] GOSUMP TechCamp: ICT tools for a sustainable mobility in the Mediterranean area
On March 27 in Nicosia, the MED Urban Transports Community organized, in the framework of the event CIRCLE2019 / SMILE2019 (“Challenges for the Islands in the era of the Circular Economy” & “6th Sustainable Mobility &...
Focus – Bus acquisitions and donations: the SOTRAL experience in Lomé, Togo
Last December, Michel Tindano, CEO of SOTRAL (the transport society of Lomé, Togo) visited us in CODATU. He kindly agreed to share the experience of his company in terms of bus donations and acquisitions. Bus purchases and donations :...
Mission report: CODATU in Dakar
A CODATU delegation was in Dakar from January 14th to 18th to meet the different Senegalese actors of sustainable mobility. The team was composed with Dominique Bussereau (Chairman of CODATU et Chairman of the French Departments Assembly),...
[Report webinar #7] Public procurement: for an efficient purchase of urban bus
Report of the 7th webinar of the "Community of Practice on Sustainable Urban Transport in the Mediterranean" organised by CODATU and CMI on 15 and 31 January 2019. This community of practice – led by CODATU – aims to promote the...
Interview with Lydienne Mouloby Ngalle Bibehe, CEO of SOCATUR in Douala (Cameroon)
When she came last week at CODATU, Lydienne MOULOBY NGALLE BIBEHE, CEO of SOCATUR (the Cameroonian urban transport society) in Douala (Cameroon) kindly accepted to tell us about SOCATUR and mobility issues in Douala. We deeply thank her....
Interview with Gado Mayimbo, graduated of the Transport and Mobility Master Programme in Lomé, Togo
Graduated in "Urban Geography, Urban Planning and Development" from the Lome University, Gado Mayimbo joined the SOTRAL (the Lomé Transport Company) as an assistant in charge of the operations department before being appointed as a...
Certification for the Transport and Mobility Master Programme students in Lomé, Togo
On January 23, the 2017-2018 third class students of the Master II "Transport and Sustainable Mobility in African Cities" organised by Senghor University of Alexandria, CNAM, African Crafts School of Architecture and Urbanism (EAMAU) and...
News about the CODATU 2020 Conference in Dakar
Following the CODATU mission in Dakar in January and various preparatory meetings, here is some information concerning the 18th World Conference of CODATU: - Dates: from 9 to 11 November 2020: SAVE THE DATE! - Place: Abdou Diouf...
Technical Cooperation Brazil – Final workshops present Central do Brasil (RJ) and Palmeiras-Barra Funda (SP) studies’ conclusions
As part of the technical cooperations with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States, two pre-feasibility studies for the transformation of Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, and Palmeiras-Barra Funda, in São Paulo, into new generations...
Report on the LUTP training session in Sousse, 22-27 October 2018
A valuable and constructive session The 2018 "Leaders in Urban Transport Planning" (LUTP) Francophone training session took place in Sousse from 22 to 27 October 2018. The 38 participants were from Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Senegal and...
Technical Cooperation Brazil – Presentation of the transformation scenarios for Central do Brasil (RJ) and Palmeiras-Barra Funda (SP) stations
As part of the technical cooperations with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States, two prefeasibility studies for the transformation of Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, and Palmeiras-Barra Funda, in São Paulo, into new generations...
CODATU gets involved in the discussion about improving multimodal hubs
Which interfaces to facilitate the mode shift and make it pleasant? On March 28th, 2018, in Paris, CODATU participated in a workshop organized by La Fabrique des Mobilites about multimodal hubs and their improvement thanks to digital...
Prefeasability studies for the transformation of two Brazilian urban mobility hubs into new generation stations
As part of the technical cooperation with São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro States, two prefeasability studies have been launched aiming the redevelopment of two Brazilian train stations: Palmeiras-Barra Funda in São Paulo and Central do...
InOut 2018 on Digital Mobility: CODATU’s feedback!
From 14th to 18th March 2018, Rennes (France) hosted the first edition of the InOut Summit on Digital Mobility. This was the first of a serie of 3 conferences, to be replicated in 2019 and 2020, with the objective of reflecting upon the...
[CODATU XVII] Presentation : Light Metro in Urban Transport Sector – Shri S.D. Sharma, Director (Business Development, DMRC)
The international CODATU conference for professionals is held every two years with the aim of promoting sustainable urban mobility policies in emerging cities. The CODATU XVII Conference was held from 4th to 6th November 2017 in...
[CODATU XVII] Presentation : Cities Need more than Metros – KfW’s approach to Urban Mobility – Stephanie Rieger, Head of Urban Development and Mobility, KfW’s South Asia
The international CODATU conference for professionals is held every two years with the aim of promoting sustainable urban mobility policies in emerging cities. The CODATU XVII Conference was held from 4th to 6th November 2017 in...
CODATU supports CEREMA during a test mission in São Paulo as part of MYC
As part of MobiliseYourCity (MYC), a program that aims to support cities in developing countries to plan sustainable urban mobility and for which CODATU is one of the initiators, a CEREMA team travelled to São Paulo in October 2017 to...
A Brazilian delegation visits the transport networks of Bordeaux, Paris and Strasbourg
As part of the technical cooperation signed between AFD, IdF Mobilités, the State of Rio de Janeiro (ERJ) and the State of São Paulo (ESP) in the urban mobility sector, for which CODATU facilitates the activities, a study trip to France...
Launch of an opportunity study for a tram line in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro
As part of the technical cooperation with the State of Rio de Janeiro, AFD will support the City of Niterói for an opportunity study for a tram line. [caption id="attachment_19579" align="alignright" width="359"] Photo credit: S....
3rd seminar on urban transport in Phuket: « Sustainable Urban Transport and Heritage project in Phuket » [Bangkok – Nov 17]
A 3rd workshop to move forward with the tram project in Phuket (Thailand) Latest in a series of 3 seminars, the main objective of this seminar was to gather all key stakeholders of the Phuket Tram project, discuss and share the...
One-day seminar on Paratransit, Aix-Marseille University, 02/03/2017
Taking advantage of highly positive reviews for the original One-day seminar on Paratransit (Paris, March 2016), a second One-day seminar was organised in Marseile, on March 2 2017. Led by Léa Wester (UMR 7300 E.S.P.A.C.E., Aix-Marseille...
Second Seminar in Phuket (Thailand) : « Transport in the city: How to speed-up high quality and efficient projects? »
A first Thai-French Seminar in Bangkok (November 2016) This second seminar on Urban Transport organized in Phuket last May comes as the second event of a serie a several Thai-french seminars organised jointly by AFD (French Agency for...
[report] public transport fare policies: a challenge for mediterranean cities – webinar in french
Organized jointly by CODATU and CMI, the webinar took place on Wednesday 11 January 2017 within the framework of the activities of the Community of Practice for Sustainable Urban Transport in the Mediterranean Region. Conceived as an...
Fare integration and the unique ticketing system in Mediterranean cities
The fare integration and the single ticketing system as a fundamental pillar for the development of an integrated public transport system To improve their transportation systems, large Mediterranean cities want to regulate, develop,...
La politique tarifaire du Grand Caire en discussion – Rencontre avec Sayed Metwalli, PDG de GCTRA
Rencontre avec Sayed Metwalli Président directeur général de l'Autorité Régulatrice des Transports du Grand Caire Pouvez-vous nous parler de vous et de l'Autorité Régulatrice des Transports du Grand Caire ? Je m'appelle Sayed...
Call for papers for the special issue of the Journal of Transport Geography
Call for paper for the special issue: "Concepts and methods on informality in urban transport across world regions" The journal of Transport Geography is calling for papers for the upcoming special issue on informality in urban transport....
Call for Abstracts – Second seminar on « Paratransit in the World » – Marseille, France
One-day Seminar on Paratransit "Paratransit in the World: Between informality and institutionalization" 2nd March 2017, in Marseille (France) In several urban areas, inhabitants lack formal public transport options for their daily travel...
Selling Metro station naming rights: examples and debates
From sports venues to public transport infrastructures and rolling stock... In general, operational costs for high-capacity public transport systems are seldom covered by fare box revenues. Subsidy amounts awarded to public and private...
« Out-of-Fare-Box » Financing for the Operation of Metros and Urban Rail: Urban Mobility Forum in Egypt [Cairo 19th-20th November 2016]
The Urban Mobility Forum (UMF) is organised in the framework of the “Sustainable Urban Transport” program of the Center for Mediterranean Integration of Marseille (CMI) coordinated by AFD (French Development Agency), CODATU and...
A metro under construction, multimodality as a central area of the cooperation
Since February 2015, date of the beginning of the Technical Cooperation between KMRL (Kochi Metro Rail Limited), SYTRAL (Transport Authority of Lyon), CODATU and AFD (French Agency for Development), workshops are being organized on a...
What’s new in Public transport Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ? From legacy of the past to a stunning future
This presentation was prepared for the International Conference on "Safety and quality of public transport services: methods of standardization and the use of quality standards in organization of passenger transportation by road and urban...
[Report] One-day seminar – « Paratransit and urban mobilities: Spaces and contemporary challenges » – Presentations will be available shortly!
A one-day seminar on Paratransit The one-day seminar on Paratransit, jointly organised by CESSMA (UMR 245) and ESPACE (UMR 7300) in partnership with CODATU, was conducted on March 10th 2016 in Paris, at the Université Paris Diderot....
The transport and mobility scenario in Kochi: Past and current trends, challenges…
Within the framework of a Technical Cooperation between KMRL (Kochi Metro Rail Limited), SYTRAL, AFD and CODATU, KMRL team visited Lyon from 18th to 21st of January 2016. CODATU took this opportunity to organize a Discussion session on...
Urban Transport in India: Small is beautiful?
Within the framework of a Technical Cooperation between KMRL (Kochi Metro Rail Limited), SYTRAL, AFD and CODATU, KMRL visited Lyon from 18th to 21st of January 2016. CODATU took this opportunity to organize a Discussion session on the...
Minutes of the Discussion session on « Development of Mass Transit in Indian Cities » – 19th January 2016
With a view to foster converging perspectives by gathering both research and business communities, CODATU organized two hours of discussion from 2-3 expert interventions with different business activities but on a common theme. Kochi, a...
Artisanal Transport and Urban Mobility: Spaces and Present Issues
Seminar – Thursday the 10th of March 2016 – Paris (Université Paris Diderot) Organised by CESSMA (UMR 245) and ESPACE (UMR 7300) in partnership with CODATU Deadline extension: you can send your abstracts till the 10th of January,...
Middle East Cities At The Dawn Of A Sustainable Spring? – Lyon, 18th November 2015
With a view to foster converging perspectives by gathering both research and business communities, CODATU, in partnership with CNAM Rhône Alpes, organize two hours of discussion from 2-3 expert interventions with different business...
Working paper No.1: Building an ambitious public transport system in Hô Chi Minh-Ville (Viet-nam)
Working paper No. 1 - 2014/2015 A first publication on the Public Transport Network in Ho Chi Minh-Ville (Vietnam) This first publication introduces the future public transport network of HCMV. After a short overview of the current...
24-27 November – UMI (Urban Mobility India) Conference 2015 – New Delhi
The Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Expo is an annual event with the overarching theme which runs across all the aspects of urban mobility and is organized by the Institute of Urban Transport (India) under the aegis of the...
Start : 24/11/201517:31End : 27/11/201516:00Location : Maneekshaw Centre, Delhi (India)26th-27th November, Abidjan – AfDB Transport Forum on « Sustainable Transport for an Integrated Africa »
"Sustainable Transport for an Integrated Africa" The first African Development Bank Transport Forum will take place on the 26th and 27th of November 2015 at the headquarters of the African Development Bank, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire,...
Start : 26/11/201508:00End : 27/11/201518:00Location : Abidjan, Ivory CoastForum CIVITAS « Sharing the city », Ljubljana 7-9 octobre 2015: CODATU discusses about the future of Paratransit
The 13th edition of the CIVITAS Forum Conference took place between 7th and 9th October 2015 in Ljubljana (Slovenia), the European Green Capital 2016. An Expert Community "Sharing the City" The theme of the Conference was “Sharing the...
[Publication] « Paratransit, an essential component in a dual system »
This document was compiled by CODATU association at the request and under the supervision of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It was written by Pablo Salazar Ferro in close collaboration with Lise Breuil (AFD) and Julien...
MobiliseYourCity Initiative
The initiative MobiliseYourCity aims at strengthening urban mobility planning in developing countries to reduce urban transport greenhouse gas emissions. 100 cities engaged in a deep transformation of urban mobility The partners of the...
CODATU Roundtable during the French National Congress on Public Transport
Within the framework of the National Congress on Public Transport, which took place in Lyon from 30th September to 2nd October 2015, CODATU organized a Roundtable on "International Cooperation: is it possible to accelerate the...
REPORT OF THE INDONESIAN-FRENCH URBAN TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR 2014
« Finding urban transport solutions: the challenges of financing and integration of networks » The seminar took place on June, 23rd of 2014 in Bandung (Indonesia). The scope of this seminar was to bring ideas to be...
10th-14th January 2016 – TRB Annual Meeting
The 95th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board will be held in Washington D.C from 10th to14th January 2016 The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 750 sessions...
Start : 10/01/201609:00End : 14/01/201618:00Location : Washington D.C, Etats-Unis15th-16th October 2015: Two-day International Seminar on « The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning » – Moscow (Russia)
A Two-day seminar on "The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning: from Realization of Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects to Mobility Management", in Moscow (Russia), on 15th and 16th of October 2015 This seminar...
Start : 15/10/201508:30End : 16/10/201514:00Location : Moscow, RussiaTwo-day International Seminar on « The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning » – 15-16 October 2015 – Moscow (Russia)
A Two-day seminar on "The Best Practice of Sustainable Urban Transport Systems Planning: from Realization of Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects to Mobility Management", in Moscow (Russia), on 15th and 16th of October 2015 This seminar is...
CODATU partner of SNCF 1st International Forum on Sustainable Mobility
On 28th October 2015, SNCF (French Railways) is organizing the 1st International Forum on Sustainable Mobilities to find solutions to fight against Climate Change. Representatives of 21 countries will be reviewing sustainable mobilities...
CODATU Round Table during French National Congress on Public Transport
The 25th National Congress on Public Transport in Lyon (France) from September 30th to October 2nd 2015. GART and UTP are organizing the 25th National Congress on Public Transport in Lyon (France) from September 30th to October 2nd 2015....
[REPORT] Indonesian-French Urban Transportation Seminar 2014
"Finding urban transport solutions: the challenges of financing and integration of networks" The seminar took place on June, 23rd of 2014 in Bandung (Indonesia). The scope of this seminar was to bring ideas to be further explored in...
30 Sept- 2 Oct 2015 : 25th National Congress on Public Transport – Lyon (France)
GART and UTP are organizing the 25th National Congress on Public Transport in Lyon (France) from September 30th to October 2nd 2015. It will gather all the stakeholders involved in mobility: elected members, operators, transport...
Start : 30/09/201509:00End : 02/10/201518:00Location : Lyon, FranceOne-day seminar – Paratransit and urban mobilities : Spaces and contemporary challenges
One-day seminar - "Paratransit and urban mobilities : Spaces and contemporary challenges" CESSMA (UMR 245) – Centre d’Etudes en Sciences Sociales sur les Mondes Africains, Américains et Asiatiques – and ESPACE (UMR 7300) – Etude...
BRT, BHLS and paratransit: What type of road-based network(s) for African cities?
As part of the launch event for the « Transport and Sustainable Mobility in African cities » (Transport et Mobilité Durable dans les Villes Africaines) Masters programme – organized by the Senghor University of Alexandria, the CNAM,...
[Journal] CASE STUDIES ON TRANSPORT POLICY, Special section on CODATU XV, [Volume 3, Issue 2] – June 2015
The journal "Case Studies on Transport Policy" dedicated its june 2015 publication to CODATU XV Conference which took place in Addis Ababa in 2012, and more precisely on Paratransit. Four articles presented during CODATU XV have been...
[FOCUS] Urban transport policy in India: in the process of « Modi-fication » ?
The challenge of urban growth The recent rapid population growth (2,45% per year) has entirely dislocated the organization of Indian cities. The larger cities have become highly attractive for the rural population. The country already has...
City-to-city cooperation for public transport integration in Kochi (India)
On the 26th and 27th of march 2014, CODATU organized a workshop in order to create an Integrated Transport System in Kochi. Kochi is the commercial capital of Kerala and the largest agglomeration of the state, a green strip of land located...
Call for Abstracts : Transport Research Arena (TRA2016) Conference – Submission by 30th March 2015
The Transport Research Arena 2016 (TRA2016) conference will be held from April 18th to 21st 2016 at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on the theme : MOVING FORWARD - Innovative Solutions for Tomorrow’s Mobility. TRA conference is...
The challenge of finding a role for paratransit services in the global south [EN]
Author: Pablo SALAZAR FERRO - Centre for Transport Studies, University of Cape Town - South Africa Abstract: Often considered to be an obstacle to public transport system’s modernisation and/or transformation, paratransit services can...
Intermodality – A solution to the problems of large urban agglomerations [EN]
Author: Eugenia Alina Roman - S.C. Metroul S.A., Bucharest, Romania Abstract: The large urban agglomerations are facing the negative effects of traffic congestion, the most unpleasant phenomenon of the contemporary society. The classical...
Paratransit: a key element in a dual system
In most cities of the global south, two types of public transport exist: institutional and paratransit. They operate according to very different models and co-exist in a complex relationship that varies from one context to another....
Seminar on Governance and Sustainable Funding for Urban Public Transport in Morocco
Moroccan cities are facing an increase in car use. It results in longer distances that contributes make public transport services less attractive for people. Paratransit systems are organized in a more or less formal way to meet the...
PADDI & IMV: « Making the City: cross-reading methods and tools of urban planning in France and Viet Nam. Capitalization of experiences of decentralized cooperation «
Result of a collaborative effort between the PADDI and the "Institut des Métiers de la Ville" (structure of cooperation between the Ile-de-France and Hanoi) with support from the French Development Agency (AFD), this book aims to...
Report of a workshop in Vientiane (Laos): Choosing the first main route to structure public transit
This document is the report of a workshop organized in the framework of cooperation between the SYTRAL and Vientiane Capital, in partnership with Lyon Town Planning Agency and CODATU. It was held in Vientiane from 3 to 6 March 2014 on the...
Workshop in Vientiane (Laos): Choosing a corridor to structure public transport network
The Transport Authority of Lyon (SYTRAL), Lyon town planning agency and CODATU organize a workshop in Vientiane from 3 to 6 March 2014 in partnership with Vientiane Capital and Lao Ministry of Transport on the theme: "Choosing a first ...
[REPORT] Seminar on Management and operation of Hanoi urban mass transit system
CODATU organized the 19th of November 2012, on behalf of AFD in Hanoi a seminar on “Management and operation of Hanoi urban mass transit system”. This seminar aims to assist the Hanoi People's Committee in its choice of management and...