At a recent IFRTD meeting in Tanzania, participants reflected on the various transport performance indicators under development. Of particular interest was the Rural Access Index, one of the most established headline indicators. The view was expressed that it’s current definition: % of population within 2kms of an all weather road is not sufficiently oriented to livelihood outcomes.
Distance to an all weather road on its own does not sufficiently capture the complexities of rural access which include availability, affordability and reliability of transport services. It was questioned whether the computation of the index should incorporate time in addition to distance.What do you think? The IFRTD would like to hear your views. Share your comments below or email the IFRTD Secretariat at ifrtd@ifrtd.org
We will share all the views we receive with the network and feed them into the ongoing World Bank Transport Results Measurement programme.
