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SYSTRA carried out the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Lomé, the capital of Togo, which has a population of over 2 million, i.e. a quarter of the country’s total population.
The study has transformed the city’s transport ecosystem, in particular by proposing a new way of organising traffic flows and improving the planning and financing of urban mobility. Today, the inhabitants of Lomé and its outskirts rely mainly on motorbike taxis and city taxis (chauffeur-driven vehicles) for individual and collective travel.
SYSTRA’s work was based on extensive field surveys involving 18,000 Lomé residents. Eight experts from SYSTRA France and SYSTRA Canada were mobilised to contribute their expertise in the planning, development and operation of rolling stock, in order to propose a vision, strategic objectives and priority actions to be taken to diversify and structure the mobility offer.
A collaborative process to meet a threefold challenge
In addition to walking, motorbikes and private cars, most journeys in the city are made by bus. The autonomous district of Greater Lomé has a population of more than 2 million and suffers daily from congestion, pollution and road safety problems.
SYSTRA’s study was part of a collaborative and participatory process involving nearly 50 stakeholders (ministries, drivers’ unions, local authorities, etc.), to consider the redeployment of the bus network to provide better coverage of the area and improve access to the most remote districts.
The study looks ahead to 2040 and takes into consideration the needs of everyone, whatever their reason for travelling, social background or user profile.
An action plan to develop the mobility offer
The sustainable urban mobility plan also includes an plan linked to public action, combining recommendations for the development of supply and public policy measures, in particular the strengthening of the Lomé bus operator, Société de transport de Lomé (SOTRAL).
The handover took place during a ‘Mobilise Day’, a day of exchanges in the form of workshops, bringing together all those involved in mobility in Greater Lomé. The entire project is part of the government’s ‘Togo 2025’ roadmap and has been handed over to the Togolese Ministry of Transport.
