July 2, 2019
The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) is commissioned by The Asian Development Bank under R-RDTA 9017: Unlocking Innovation for Development, Scaling-up Innovative in Urban Transport Operations contract, which covers multiple cities, including Langkawi. Under the contract, ITDP is expected to bring new ideas and concepts that can be introduced in urban transport, specifically in the cities which are targeted under this Technical Assistance.
The work in Langkawi started in January 2019, which began with Kick-off meeting with the stakeholders from Kedah State government, Invest Kedah, LADA and Langkawi municipal government. Together with other consultants, the objective of the report is to provide guidance and bring ideas to improve urban transport for the city of Langkawi. This includes the improvement of public transport, walking, cycling, and parking.