Local governments invest huge amounts of resources in providing urban transport infrastructure as a measure to combat the effects of rapid motorization and to ensure citizens’ access to work, markets and services. Nearly 75% of cities have direct control over their transit system, and 80% have control over roads [1].
Often, pre-feasibility studies are conducted before a project is implemented. These studies focus only on the specific project and seldom report on the overall transport system performance or give predictions of the transport situation if the project is implemented, lacking an integrated and strategic approach.
A tool to measure the existing transport performance is essential for Local Governments to identify gaps and the areas for development – a precondition to design projects that effectively fill-in these gaps.