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Urban poverty and transport: a case study from Karachi

This paper examines the role of transport provision on the lives of low-income groups in Karachi. It draws on interviews with 108 transport users living in one central and four peripheral neighbourhoods, and on interviews and focus group discussions with bus owners and drivers. It describes the large distances that most poor groups have to travel to get to and from work, and the costs; most bus users spend more than 10 per cent of their income on bus fares. It describes the time spent travelling (most people spend more than two hours a day travelling), the overcrowding and sexual harassment on the buses, the absence of schedules, the limited hours of operation and the high rate of accidents. The government authorities have failed to provide the framework needed for an integrated system, any bus terminals and other facilities - resulting in road encroachment by bus-related activities. It also describes how minibuses are acquired by entrepreneurs, and the informal payments they have to make to be allowed to operate.

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