Evaluating the integration of transport planning considerations into decentralized plans in Ghana: evidence from the Kumasi Metropolis

ABSTRACT

Scholarly discourse and global policies advocate policy integration across sectors, including land use and transportation. However, African cities lack best practices for transport and land use integration. This paper employed a ‘plan quality evaluation framework’ and key informant interviews to assess the quality of decentralized plans of the Kumasi Metropolis regarding integrating transportation planning considerations. The integration of transport considerations into the goals and policies of the KMA’s plans was weak. Although coordination and implementation arrangements were strong, provisions for monitoring and evaluation were inadequate. Institutional fragmentation, poor inter-departmental coordination, and resource constraints were integration hurdles that needed immediate attention.

KEYWORDS:

• Decentralized plans
• plan quality evaluation
• transport
• integration
• land use

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Supplementary data

Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2024.2305564