Dar es Salaam Urban Streets Design Guide

The increase of car ownership, urban population and informal business activities in Dar es Salaam City has resulted to uncoordinated livelihood activities along the urban streets, traffic jam, traffic congestion, air pollution and the deterioration of the urban environment. Attempts to improve the urban streets for motorized vehicles without integration of the livelihood activities that employs the majority of the urban dwellers decay the cities of wf Emmanuel Elifadhili Mchome, hich they become dormant.

According to the national population census reports, Dar es Salaam had a population of 5,383,728 people in 2022 compared to 4,364,541 people in 2012 and 2,487,288 people in 2002 and 1,360,850 people in 1988 and 843,090 people in 1978. Also, according to the 2008 Dar es Salaam Urban Transport Master Plan, Dar es Salaam City had 74,000 private vehicles in 2007 that was projected to increase to about 180,000 private cars by the year 2015, and about 515,000 private cars by the year 2030. This means that vehicle ownership will triple from 25 cars per 1,000 persons in year 2007 to 89 cars per 1,000 persons by the year 2030. Furthermore, the 2018 Dar es Salaam Urban Transport Master Plan shows that the number of private vehicles increased from 78;477 in 2007 to 191,825 in 2017 of which the number of cars increased 2.44 times.

To address this issue, CUPID Phase 2 initiated the preparation of the Urban Street Design Guide with an objective of organizing the urban street spaces to create a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive city that is livable throughout the year. It mainstreams the best practice urban street designs that improves safety to road users, integrates motorized and non-motorized transport to support the abound roadside livelihood activities, improved access to jobs and opportunities and reduced air pollution.