Amr Ahmed RAMADAN

Biographical note
Amr Ramadan is the Senior Research and Partnerships Officer at UITP MENA Center for Transport Excellence where he is currently conducting research on transport mobility indicators, administrative and regulatory reforms in public transport and informal public transport in the MENA region. Ramadan has a diverse and significant policy research background. After studying Economics at the American University in Cairo (AUC) as an undergraduate, Ramadan continued his academic career by completing a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration at AUC specialized in Management of Public Sector Reform. His Master’s thesis titled “Towards Reforming the Regulatory Environment and Policy Structure of the Paratransit Microbus System in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area” and his work as a policy consultant with the Egyptian Ministry of transport allowed him to research topics related to public transport, urban mobility, transport regulations, government bodies and transport policy and informal transport through studying best practices in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Presentation: Case studies on formalising public transport in MENA: the case of Cairo
This presentation will be based on research conducted at UITP MENA on Informality in the Mena region, which covers five cities and their experience with informal transport modes, and will focus specifically on Cairo.
Over the last two decades the shared taxi, or microbus, has become the most important mode of transportation in the Greater Cairo, one of the world’s most congested cities. Incredibly, their development and operation have been mostly unplanned, informal or illegal, causing many to question their place in future plans to revamp the city’s ailing transport system.