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PUBLIC TRANSPORT SECTOR IN LEBANON
Phoenicia University
CENG230
Dr. Ramzi Taha
Ali Farhat
Ghadeer Mohsen
Leila Mannaa
Mahdi Hasan
Rola Ibrahim
Introduction
20% use Public Transportation
Situation Definition in Lebanon
Vehicular Capacity
Unlimited Growth in Vehicular Capacity
Case Study:
According to BlomInvest Bank research, the number of registered new cars in Lebanon increased by a rate of 13% between 2007 and 2016
In China:
In Turkey:
In Lebanon:
Traffic Safety
According to the latest World Health Organization data
In 2017:
1,129 death car accidents
Traffic safety
- Trying to reach passengers first
- Operating without mechanical inspections
Environment
Environmental Pollution
CO2
Increase in GHG
NOx
SOx
2,076.52 Kgs of CO2
Status of Public Transport Sector in Lebanon
Status of PT
in Lebanon
- Population: 1.3 M
- Private Sector:
- Private car passenger: 280 K
- Public Sector: 24 K
-Railway Public Transport Authority (RPTA)
-Lebanese Commuting Corporation (LCC)
Greater Beirut Area (GBA)
Problem of PT in Lebanon
Lebanon lacks proper public transport system due to:
Problem Definition
Lack of Organization
Lack of Organization
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
30%
22,000 Km
of Roads
Municipalities
70%
Deterioration of Roads Condition
Deterioration in Road Networks
According to the World Bank’s “Roads and Employment Project” (2017), there is a total of 21,705 km of roads of which:
- 6,308 km only are paved roads
15%
50%
35%
Good Conditions
Fair Conditions
Bad Conditions
Public Transport Design's Main Parameters
Planning of Public Transportation System
1-Simple and Direct network structures
2- Plan for speed, consistency and reliability
2-Plan for speed, consistency and reliability
- Allow maximum speed without interruptions to insure reliability
- Create consistent time tables to be easily memorized.
3- Coordinate convenient transfers
- Physical distance between stops should be taken into consideration when planning for arrivals and departures (3-6 minutes)
4- Provide clear information and marking
4- Provide clear information and marking
- Provide clear accessible information for passengers about timetable frequencies for services and zones
- Provide flexible ticket purchase opportunities
Possible Solutions
Possible Solutions
Do Nothing
Do Nothing
This will lead to:
- postponing the major collapse
- Demand > Capacity => Failure
- Congestion => Economic Loss
- Environmental Impact
Decrease Demand
Decrease Demand: Carpooling
Carpooling
- Sharing rides with those heading to the same destination
- reduces the number of cars moving to and from the city
- Not permanent solution
- Lower Cost/Trip
Organize Existing PT
Organize Existing Yalla Bus
This project focuses on:
- giving users the buses specific schedules, stops and routes
- providing the number of seats available
- allowing users to enter their actual location as well as the desired destination
- providing users with the needed information about the availability of current bus as well as where and when to wait for it
Greater Beirut PT Project
Greater Beirut PT Project
- New Buses
- constructing network of lines
$225.2 million loan approved by the World Bank
- Modern Bus Stations
- Information System
- Infrastructure