From teetering to thriving: Transforming public transportation in Sierra Leone

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Although there is still a long way to go in transforming the public transport services in Sierra Leone, reforms supported under the Integrated and Resilient Urban Mobility Project exemplify the gradual and phased approach to introducing a coordinated and well-regulated public transport service in a growing city.

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00:00 Freetown,

00:01 the capital city of Sierra Leone,

00:03 continues to increase in population.

00:05 According to the census conducted in 2021,

00:09 1.5 million people for the western region

00:12 and social services like transportation

00:15 has not expanded to cater for a growing cosmopolitan city.

00:19 Transport services in Freetown are unreliable,

00:22 inefficient,

00:23 and unsafe,

00:25 largely due to the informality of the sector.

00:28 Informality in the transport service provision

00:31 contributes to vulnerability of the operators.

00:38 The IOM project brings an integrated approach to respond

00:42 to the challenges in the urban transport sector.

00:46 The proposed project aims to foster changes in the

00:49 way the city is growing from a congested,

00:52 vehicle-oriented city

00:54 to a resilient,

00:55 people-oriented city.

00:57 Where working and public transport are at the core of the metropolitan vision.

01:14 From where I can find camp

01:15 for me,

01:16 I'm OK with her because

01:18 that they I they pay 15,000 from

01:21 Plumly to PZ

01:23 but now where I can find on camp atten Leon snap they pay

01:26 and

01:28 Where I can sit on there I,

01:29 I they feel comfortable.

01:31 I very much OK.

01:32 The other protect me again push so

01:34 he the place the title

01:36 he the place with this so.

01:38 So now one of the reasons that I there

01:40 women can say I glad the way I can find calm

01:42 because I'm very convenient

01:44 and another for push on either they say

01:47 this man,

01:47 they drive me bad or this person they push me or this person they mask me.

01:52 The project aims to improve quality of life

01:55 and reduce cost of doing business in Freetown

01:58 by enhancing access to economic and social opportunities,

02:02 improving private sector participation,

02:04 tackling road safety,

02:06 increasing climate resilience,

02:08 and building human capital,

02:11 with a focus on vulnerable groups such as low income

02:15 women,

02:15 and people with disabilities.

02:19 So I don't have

02:20 for this bu yeah where government don't make

02:22 well,

02:23 uh,

02:24 I don't see say government don't bring new developments

02:28 that we can see number one.

02:30 Safety for accidents.

02:32 One of us

02:33 was carrying a miss me and someone was carrying a van.

02:38 I went to bang them

02:39 now we bank up for that.

02:41 The this the that

02:44 I can from safety one.

02:45 So ma I'm glad when I made this video so for it because they really help you all.

02:55 It's be sincere,

02:55 you know.

02:58 No,

02:59 we can.

03:02 Metro and the government insebohebu but we

03:04 loaded drive rimbos who have been

03:07 um

03:09 A good because

03:11 Uh,

03:11 in terms of

03:12 transporting the people.

03:16 It'll go well because

03:17 what I'm gonna do right now

03:19 along the way for you.

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Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, continues to increase in population. According to the census conducted in 2021, 1.5 million people for the western region and social services like transportation has not expanded to cater for a growing cosmopolitan city. Transport services in Freetown are unreliable, inefficient, and unsafe, largely due to the informality of the sector. Informality in the transport service provision contributes to vulnerability of the operators. The IOM project brings an integrated approach to respond to the challenges in the urban transport sector. The proposed project aims to foster changes in the way the city is growing from a congested, vehicle-oriented city to a resilient, people-oriented city. Where working and public transport are at the core of the metropolitan vision. From where I can find camp for me, I'm OK with her because that they I they pay 15,000 from Plumly to PZ but now where I can find on camp atten Leon snap they pay and Where I can sit on there I, I they feel comfortable. I very much OK. The other protect me again push so he the place the title he the place with this so. So now one of the reasons that I there women can say I glad the way I can find calm because I'm very convenient and another for push on either they say this man, they drive me bad or this person they push me or this person they mask me. The project aims to improve quality of life and reduce cost of doing business in Freetown by enhancing access to economic and social opportunities, improving private sector participation, tackling road safety, increasing climate resilience, and building human capital, with a focus on vulnerable groups such as low income women, and people with disabilities. So I don't have for this bu yeah where government don't make well, uh, I don't see say government don't bring new developments that we can see number one. Safety for accidents. One of us was carrying a miss me and someone was carrying a van. I went to bang them now we bank up for that. The this the that I can from safety one. So ma I'm glad when I made this video so for it because they really help you all. It's be sincere, you know. No, we can. Metro and the government insebohebu but we loaded drive rimbos who have been um A good because Uh, in terms of transporting the people. It'll go well because what I'm gonna do right now along the way for you.

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