THE STRATEGIC TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN
The Metropolitan Lagos current transportation system is inadequate. It is under capacity, underfunded, lacks coordination and no longer meets the needs of the citizens of Lagos State. The symptoms of this impasse are evident in our congested roads and highways, gridlocked urban roads, unreliable and inconvenient public transport system and lack of safe pathways for walking. Every year congested roads drain billions of Naira from the state through lost time, wasted fuel and emissions of air pollution.
The Lagos State government through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has developed a Strategic Transport Master Plan which aims to move Metropolitan Lagos beyond its current challenges. The plan identifies possible transport facilities and services to manage the growing travel demand by 2020.
The vision for Metropolitan Lagos is to provide a modern integrated multi-modal transport system that will make Metropolitan Lagos a world class city. At the heart of the master plan are 25 strategic decisions that are organised under the following imperatives:
- Increasing transport choices for all users
- Introducing an integrated transport system
- Making the transit system attractive, convenient, affordable and accessible
- Reducing urban transportation-induced emissions
- Optimising usage of current road network
- Integration of land use development (urban physical planning) and urban transport planning
- Securing long term financing of investment plan
The Strategic Transport Master Plan in particular envisions a network of bus, rail and water based rapid transport systems serving strategic activity centres across the state.
The Master plan recommends:
The plan will guide the Metropolis over the next two decades as it strives to manage its growing transport demand.
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