Tbilisi public transport project
Publisher: CEE Bankwatch Network
Volume: 2 pages, pdf
Description:
The Tbilisi Transport system has become largely unsustainable since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Transport problems in a city of 1.5 million people existed even before, as the number of buses and electric transport facilities was not sufficient in Soviet times. The increased use of small microbuses that have replaced buses and trolley buses has had a negative impact on the air quality of Tbilisi. In 2005 the Tbilisi municipality implemented a project to reform the public transport management system and for that purpose purchased around 500 buses partially financed by the EBRD via a EUR 3.1 million credit. Together with the aim to finance municipal buses, spare parts and workshop equipment, the project was intended to create a modern regulatory framework for public transport schemes’ development in Tbilisi and to support the commercialisation of a municipal bus company.