AMMAN — The
Ministry of Transport announced that it is
developing a five-year public transportation strategy, for the years 2022 to
2027, with the goal of increasing the sector's employment by 18 percent and
increasing its current GDP contribution from 2.6 percent to 7 percent,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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In a press release issued on Wednesday, the ministry also said that it will
work with its partners at the
World Bank and the European Union to align the
recommendations in the recently released Economic Modernization Vision document
with its new five-year strategy and turn them into actionable plans.
According to the ministry's
statement, the strategy calls for pursuing additional funding sources and starting
partnerships with the private sector in order to close a significant funding
gap for transportation projects.
The strategy also aims to cut down
on the use of private cars, raise the proportion of people who use public
transportation from about 12 to 17 percent, and reduce household spending on
transportation to 5 percent.
Additionally, it aims to cut the
cost of losses brought on by traffic accidents by 35 percent, reduce the energy
used by the transportation industry by 7 percent, and slash emissions produced
by the industry by 125 percent.
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