The absence of a cycling culture in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia can be attributed to the current infrastructure, behavior of private car drivers & taxis as well as the mountainous terrain. These complex issues were successively being addressed by the TUMI project.
© SUTP The TUMI pilot began with an approach that would have seen a tender and the direct installation of over 200 cycles within a Bike Sharing System. The TUMI Team as well as other int. partners saw the danger in that and guided the AATB (Addis Abeba Transport Bureau) to consider all aspects, especially safety, during the introduction of cycling. Therefore, AATB used the pilot to coordinate with and manage the multiple international partners, such as ITDP, NACTO and WRI to ensure that the city is ready for cycling during its introduction.
Currently the city is planning a citywide roll-out of a holistic and coordinated cycling action. Thru the robust stakeholder coalition managed by the AATB, the importance of cycling in Addis has been solidified. The aspects such as design, infrastructure, police training, school level training and general sensitization of biking in Addis Abeba was to be addressed. TUMI’s direct funding supports a program to train the cycling trainers, construction of training grounds as well as supplying bikes.
Sep 2018: Kick-off meeting with AATB, WRI, ITDP, NACTO & Bloomberg Initiative, hosted by TUMI
Oct 2018: Preliminary study on pedestrian composition & cycling culture
Setup of an NMT Task Force; NMT Strategy launched by ITDP
2019: 1st Safe Cycling Workshop, NACTO-GDCI Practice, UN-Habitat Fund – PBS Feasibility study, TUMI TOT Training
Feb 2020: Jemo-Lebu Bike Corridor, launched by NACTO-GDCI
Mar 2020: TUMI Closing Event – Transfer of 60 bicycles to essential workers who needed them for safe mobility (Police, staff of city workers, etc.)
© ITDP The city of Addis Ababa planned a citywide roll-out of a holistic and coordinated cycling action to work toward a healthy, safe, and sustainable Addis Ababa for everyone.
© SUTP AATB is an organization with a wide mandate in public transport matters for the city of Addis Ababa. They were foremost focused on the bus and mini-bus network for which AATB has the mandate within the city limits. Together with all international partners, convincing of the importance of Active Mobility took persistence and concerted efforts to demonstrate the benefits of such a change in mindset. It is clear that a pilot project is the easiest way to “prove” to the city’s decision-makers that change can work.
The new reality of Covid-19 places even greater importance on the consideration of safe and affordable mobility, with cycling as one of the best options in the world today.
The project has shown that the collaboration of different international partners, if well-coordinated, amplifies the expected results and outcomes. For instance, based on the work done in Addis Ababa, the TUMI partner WRI now works with the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport in creating a national „Non-Motorized Transport Strategy 2020-2029.“
The scaling of a similar TUMI Challenge Project should therefore focus on the deliberate stakeholder engagement of local and international actors in the respective city.
Mechanical Engineer who immediately went into project management within the field of construction; having worked two years in USA and a further five years for GIZ in Africa focused on project implementation. After developing a strong focus on monitoring and controlling, he successfully began managing projects in the field of technical education and capacity building in Asia.
Focus Areas: TUMI Data, TUMI Labs, TUMI E-Bus Mission
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) works around the world to design and implement high quality transport systems and policy solutions that make cities more livable, equitable, and sustainable. ITDP is a global nonprofit at the forefront of innovation, providing technical expertise to accelerate the growth of sustainable transport and urban development around the world. Through our transport projects, policy advocacy, and research publications, we work to reduce carbon emissions, enhance social inclusion, and improve the quality of life for people in cities.
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