POLICY PRIORITY 10.1

DEVELOP A TRANSPORT POLICY FOR NATIONAL AND CROSS- BORDER MOBILITY

Main Challenges

• Reinvent public transport:

intercity and intracity • Improve maritime, air, and

commercial transport

Proposed Measures

Measure 10.1.1

Develop a comprehensive national policy for sustainable transportation that will regulate passenger and freight transport by road, sea, and air, and incentivize the development of public and shared transportation in both urban and rural areas. Policy will address critical issues facing the sector such as road traffic congestion and the environmental and health impacts of road transport, taxi and bus service licensing, trucking operations and safety issues, public parking, and implementation mechanisms for all provisions of traffic Law 243 (2012).

Measure 10.1.2

Prioritize intracity transportation development with a strong public transport component for Greater Beirut.

Measure 10.1.3

Enhance intercity public transport by expanding bus transport networks and rehabilitating the railway line between Beirut and Tripoli.

Measure 10.1.4

Develop frameworks organizing commercial transport and integrating all Lebanese ports and airports into advanced digitized traffic management systems and modern, durable traffic networks. Build more resilient port capacities, enforce supervision, and increase safety precautions in the freight sector.

Measure 10.1.5

Improve urban mobility through the designation of bus lanes and the demarcation of routes for those using alternative modes of transport. Prioritize activation and expansion of bike lanes that facilitate bike riding to work in urban centers, as well as on a municipal level and between Beirut and major cities.

Measure 10.1.6

Implement advanced traffic guidance schemes for highways outside of Greater Beirut that can satisfy requirements for the control of traffic flows and the mitigation of accident risks, and that can also generate revenue to finance road maintenance.

Measure 10.1.7

Rehabilitate the Tripoli-Abboudieh (Syrian border) freight rail line and construct an extension link to the port of Tripoli.