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Jackson Sekasi
Railway Engineering Civil Infrastructure Department, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa 1000, Ethiopia

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Published: 18 May 2021 in Sustainability
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Many of the existing urban transport infrastructures in developing African cities are challenged by the mobility demands of their ever-increasing population and increased vehicle capacity. To address these transportation challenges, the Federal government of Ethiopia through the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) constructed and operates the Addis Ababa light rail transit (AA-LRT). Currently, many other African cities are following in action. This study aims to assess the contributions to sustainable development derived from the services of urban light rail in Addis Ababa. Cross-sectional quantitative research by means of a structured questionnaire survey considering key variables of social, economic, and environmental transport sustainability dimensions was conducted in Addis Ababa. Dimension-wise, the collected data was then analysed in order to measure the contributions made by AA-LRT and to identify the relations amongst each considered variable and each sustainability dimension. The findings of the study indicate a high level of perceived contributions of the economic sustainability dimension as compared to social and environmental sustainability. The study suggests an improved consideration of the environmental and social dimension for a holistic approach to transport sustainability of the city.

ACS Style

Jackson Sekasi; Mauro Martens. Assessing the Contributions of Urban Light Rail Transit to the Sustainable Development of Addis Ababa. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5667 .

AMA Style

Jackson Sekasi, Mauro Martens. Assessing the Contributions of Urban Light Rail Transit to the Sustainable Development of Addis Ababa. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5667.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Jackson Sekasi; Mauro Martens. 2021. "Assessing the Contributions of Urban Light Rail Transit to the Sustainable Development of Addis Ababa." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5667.