Non Motorized Transport Corridor Pilot Kampala
Non Motorized Transport Corridor Pilot Kampala
Location: Kampala, UgandaProject type:
Year: 2010-2016
Client: KCCA, Directorate of Engineering and Technical Services
Consortium partners: MOVE Mobility, Goudappel Coffeng
Congestion, chaos and air pollution are at very high levels in the capital of Uganda. In collaboration with various organisations and the city authorities organisations have been working for several years to get the city centre traffic organised and resolve many of the problems in the process of overarching traffic management. An example is the Kampala City Centre Pilot Project, which introduces sustainable urban transport. UNEP (the United Nations Environment Program) has been part of the project team from the start. MOVE Mobility finished the detailed design and KCCA implemented the NMT pilot project at Luwum Street and Namirembe Road in downtown CBD of Kampala.
Kampala City Centre Pilot Project
The Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) pilot route was developed during this stage for Luwum Street and Namirembe Road, the extension Speke Road – Shimoni Road was designed later. MOVE Mobility worked from ‘big to small’. First, the networks for cycling and cars on a city level were studied (and designed) and then the work focused on the Central Business District and the two streets that could transform from being part of the car network to become for pedestrians and cyclist only. Once the (future) functions of the roads were clear, the design integrated:
- Car accessibility
- Cycling and walking infrastructure
- Public transport; BRT lines
- Quality of urban space
- The green structure
The NMT pilot for Luwum Street and Namirembe Road has been executed and in full operation since 2022. The city changed by making these central streets in downtown CBD pedestrianized and a more comfortable place to stay and enjoy in the heart of the most busy commercial area is now offered. Extension of the NMT network and further boosting of the cycle as transport mode is in process at the municipal offices.
