News#15 3rd JCC Meeting; Report on the Progress of METRAP-Maputo Project and approval of Revised PDM and Indicators (September 2024)
The 3rd meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) for the Project for Improvement of Urban Public Transport System in Maputo (METRAP-Maputo) was held on September 5, 2024. During the meeting, the counterparts and project experts reported on the progress of the project’s three technical working groups as follows:
- 1 . Draft SIMPUT-Maputo (Strategic Implementation Master Plan for Urban Transport System in Maputo Metropolitan Area),
- 2 . Progress of CDR analysis,
- 3 . Progress of Output 2 (operation and maintenance, GPS fleet management and passenger counting at bus stops),
- 4 . KPIs for bus O&M and business,
- 5 . Output 2 pilot projects (bus terminal improvement and GTFS development),
- 6 . Development of the guideline under Output 3 for Multimodal Transport Hub and Transit Mall,
- 7 . Public relation activities such as Children's Traffic Safety Park event under the Sustainable Mobility Week 2024,
- 8 . METRAP-Maputo logo and project promotion on social media, and
- 9 . Revisions of PDM and indicators.
The presentations brought proposals and comments from the meeting participants. For example, the JICA experts proposed preparation of the EMTPM website to realize GTFS through the Google Map public transport search, and preparation of the CMM website to disseminate the project activities to the public. CFM commented on several improvements on urban passenger railways which might be incorporated into SIMPUT-Maputo. JCC members agreed on the revised PDM/indicators.
- CDR: Call Detail Record
- KPI: Key Performance Indicator
- GTFS: The General Transit Feed Specification, a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information
- EMTPM: The Municipal Public Transport Company of Maputo
- CMM: Maputo Municipal Council
- CFM: Mozambique Ports and Railways
- PDM: Project Design Matrix
At 3rd JCC Meeting