The Ulaanbaatar Sustainable Urban Transport Project

Complete Street Concept

Trust fund

Welcome to USUT website

As outlined in Mongolia’s five-year Development Vision for 2021-2025 and the Government of Mongolia’s Action Program for 2020-2024, a key priority is the enhancement of Ulaanbaatar’s transportation logistics system. This involves strategies to alleviate traffic congestion, balance traffic load, implement a demand-based road network, mitigate gridlock, and advance the accessibility, safety, and sustainability of transportation services.

The Ulaanbaatar Sustainable Urban Transport Project

Within the scope of the project, to ensure the safety of road and transport stakeholders in Ulaanbaatar city, to repair and modernize the existing network of selected streets, to build new roads, to reduce congestion and increase traffic safety by renovating the traffic management center and creating a unified system, city roads, implement and carry out transportation strategy research and capacity building measures.

Project introduction

Giving priority to pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers on public transportation, the project will establish a standard for safe, efficient, comfortable, and accessible streets for all users in Ulaanbaatar city.

Complete Street

The Complete Streets concept is an established practice in city planning. A Complete Street prioritises not only automobile users, but also ensures the comfort and safety of pedestrians and cyclists.

Environmental and Social activities

The World Bank’s Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), as well as the accompanying 10 Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) aim to prevent and mitigate any and all environmental and social risks associated with its projects (World Bank, 2016).

Sub projects

The following sub-projects will be implemented within the project.

Component 1

Complete street projects
Intelligent transport system
Smart parking management system

Component 2

Sustainable public transport system

Component 3

Effective institutions for transport planning and management

Component 4

Contingent Emergency Response (CERC)

Partner organizations

News

A discussion was held among the stakeholders within the framework of the “Sustainable Urban Mobility Strategy for Ulaanbaatar” consulting service.

On March 22, 2024, the “Sustainable Urban Mobility Strategy for Ulaanbaatar” consulting service team organized…

A public consultation was held among the residents of the affected khoroos by the Selbe New Road Sub-Project

Within the framework of the construction of a new complete street from the “100 Household”…

Joined the “Let’s clear the snow” campaign.

The employees of the USUT project management office joined the “Let’s clear the snow” campaign…

A high-level seminar was held with city officials on sustainable urban transport planning within the framework of the Mongolian Transportation Development Programmic Advisory Services and Analytics (PASA).

On December 6, 2023, a high-level seminar was organized with the aim of presenting the…

Feedback

Any works and services implemented within the framework of the project, including construction works, will be received from citizens within the framework of innovative methods to adapt the construction works to the needs of the public and to coordinate them with technical solutions. Also, please express your complaints and suggestions about us openly.