Transport Sector Performance Indicators

Consultative Workshop - Hartbeespoort, South Africa - 12 -14 June 2006

This workshop, funded by the World Bank, was hosted by the IFRTD in collaboration with the South Africa Department of Transport  [DoT] and the Agence d’Exécution des Travaux d’Intérêt Public [AGETIP]. 

The workshop was attended by 25 stakeholders from 6 African Countries, and 5 regional and international agencies working in the transport sector.  Just like similar workshops held in Nairobi and Sri Lanka in June 2004, the discussions were held in the spirit of consultations, sharing and learning.  As such, no formal country or institutional policy positions were debated or adopted at the workshop.   The presentations made at the workshop do not necessarily represent a comprehensive view of a country’s or an institutions position, rather, they are intended to give an indicative view of what generally exists.

In broad terms, the workshop provided an opportunity for a more detailed exploration of rural transport travel data.  This was underpinned by presentations on the Rural Access Index, South Africa’s Household Travel Survey and the Integrated Rural Mobility and Access Programme.  The importance of a better understanding of gender travel data was strongly underscored in the meeting.

Recommendations arising from the Workshop included:

- The need to help develop a common framework for data collection across different transport sub-sectors, agencies and countries.  This would help in the evolution of common definitions, terminologies and measurement systems and enable coherence in reporting as well as facilitate inter-country comparisons.

A common framework for data collection across countries would assist in assessing progress towards meeting the MDGs.  In 2005, African Ministers met under the auspices of SSATP and UNECA to commit themselves to policy directions that would enable the transport sector to play a more effective role towards achievement of the MDGs.  It was suggested that the UNECA/SSATP partnership should facilitate development of a coherent sector results framework for Africa.

- Strengthen the dialogue between the SSATP Indicators Work and the TUDTR stakeholder consultations. Efforts will be made to represent some of the outputs of this workshop in the SSATP Annual Meeting in Maseru, Lesotho, 28th October-3rd November 2006.  The South African Household Travel Survey would be one such input into the dialogue.

- Stakeholders expressed interest in playing a part in the institutionalising of Household Travel Surveys in their countries.   Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will be pursuing this at different levels.  The Household Travel Surveys can be undertaken as a stand-alone activity or can be integrated into routine household surveys carried in various countries.  If carried out as a stand-alone activity, experience from South Africa indicates need for a small-scale survey that can be improved over time. IFRTD, UNECA and TUDTR will look for ways in which to facilitate progress in countries with interest in taking this forward.  DoT would be willing to provide technical support based on their own experience.

Click here for the full workshop report:
- Acrobat pdf (105kb)
- Word doc (356kb)

The presentations made at the workshop are available below:

Indicators for Performance and Impact. Headline Indicators
by Peter Roberts, Lead Specialist, World Bank
Download ppt 1.6 MB

The South African National Household Travel Survey
by Laverne Dimitrov, Director Research Department, Department of Transport, South Africa
Please click on the following three links for a PDF of the presentation:
Part I
Part II
Part III

Transport Sector Performance and Impact Measurement Indicators - The case of Kenya
by Eric M Aligula, Senior Policy Analyst, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
Download ppt 45 kb

Integrated Rural Mobility and Access (IRMA)
by Whity Maphakela, Department of Transport South Africa
Download ppt 568 kb

Northern Corridor Observatory, baseline survey study and corridor performance indicators
by Jean Kizito Kabanguka
Download ppt 467 kb

Nairobi Household Travel Patterns Survey
by Eric M Aligula, Senior Policy Analyst, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
Download ppt 4.1 MB

Phases of Conducting a National Travel Survey
by Dion Pietersen, Statistics South Africa
Download ppt 600 kb

The why and How of a Gender Sensitive Approach to Transport Indicators
by Nite Tanzarn, Makerere University, Uganda
Download ppt 469 kb

Indicators of Performance and Impact
by Peter Roberts, Lead Specialist, World Bank
Download 4.1 MB

Impact Monitoring Framework
by Moeti Kgamanyane, Department of Transport, South Africa
Download ppt 1.4 MB

Transport and Economic Performance Framework, South Africa
Download Word doc 989 kb

Performance and Impact Indicators for Transport (work in progress 2004)
Download pdf 109 kb

Transport Sector Performance and Impact Measurement Indicators - Tanzania's existing situation
by Alphonce V Mwingira, Senior Transport Planner, Ministry of Infrastructure Development
Download 27 kb


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