2.2 Examples of the objectives and restrictions of key stakeholders

TABLE 2.2 Examples of the objectives and restrictions of key stakeholders

STAKEHOLDER

Community members Potential public transportation users

OBJECTIVES RESTRICTIONS

Improve quality of service, travel times, payment methods, safety, security, comfort, affordability Level of income, system coverage, number of transfers

Private transportation users Reduce congestion, avoid charges associated with private vehicle use, improve road safety

Residents and businesses in project implementation area Prevent damages, increase safety and security, increase economic activity in the area

Public entities

Public transportation authority Keep fares low, increase quality of service, reduce travel times, increase safety and security

Mayor, subnational government

National authority

Public financial entities, development agencies Improve productivity, reduce system costs, increase private sector participation, reduce local emissions, avoid increase in fares, avoid creating new and unpopular charges to fund system Reduce carbon dioxide emissions, increase cities’ productivity, improve subnational fiscal sustainability Increase productivity, reduce carbon emissions, ensure environmental and social sustainability, ensure financial sustainability

Private sector

Incumbent operators Maintain status quo, increase income, improve service, avoid collaborating with traditional competitors, minimize or avoid government oversight, improve access to finance

Other transportation operators (informal, taxi) Maintain status quo, avoid government control over informal services

Potential bidders or suppliers (operators, bus manufacturers, infrastructure companies) Achieve high remuneration, be protected from risks that cannot be managed, avoid unfair competition, generate opportunities for new or increased payments in the future

Potential investors or financiers

Source: World Bank. Note: n.a. = not applicable. Improve bankability, decrease level of repayment risks, keep high returns Road space, parking spaces, ability to bear new charges

Need to minimize impact on businesses and homes during construction, maintain or improve service access, keep noise levels and construction times to a minimum

Internal budget, public budget for the system, planning or monitoring capacity, legal requirements affecting design Maximum level of subsidy (maximum gap between fares and costs), budget for funding new infrastructure, access to finance

Budget limitation, requirements in the regulation to support subnational entities

Compliance with specific funds or program requirements

Access to finance, operating or planning capacity, corporate governance capacity, long-term agreements with suppliers

n.a.

Minimum provision time, lack of availability of certain products or technologies, lack of experience in similar context, lack of in-country structures or bureaucratic requirements to establish in a country Risk assessment capacity, capacity to provide long tenures, exposure limits to certain level of risks