Enabling Sustainable Urban Transportation in Mongolia for 2030: Policy and Institutional Perspective

Abstract

This paper is an effort to investigate the approach to sustainable urban road transport in Ulaanbaatar, the Capital City of Mongolia with an emphasis on policy and institutional perspectives. The study links the current condition of Mongolia’s urban road and transport system with sustainable deficiencies. Although the master plan for Ulaanbaatar urban road development for 2025/2030 was drafted in 2018 envisions to develop sustainable urban road and transport planning, the implementation process will be challenging in next decade due to uncontrolled urban development and land use planning of the city. The paper also provides some suggestions and recommendations for policy change and adjustment on urban road and transport planning and management.