Kampala City Council Authority has received a grant worth Shs4.3billion to renovate Kampala Old Taxi Park, Uganda Mirror reports.
The grant was secured from the Netherlands government.
“The remodelling of the taxi park is one of KCCA’s interventions aimed at improving the operations and passenger experience at bus and taxi parks,” said KCCA ED Jenifer Musisi before adding that;
“The renovated Taxi Park will increase the economic potential of more than 25,000 people who work in this area. This will benefit passengers, taxi drivers, conductors, food vendors and small business owners.”
Some of the benefits of a remodelled taxi park are that residents of Kampala will enjoy a better travel experience.
The infrastructure within the park will be improved land use with transit terminals; a mixture of commercial spaces; multi-level car parking facilities; Vehicles leaving to a given destination will be found in the same place within the taxi park; Passenger information will be clearly displayed to guide users; Passenger safety will be enhanced with raised walkways for pedestrians and well-lit spaces.
In addition, the park will have amenities such as clean public toilets, shopping areas and green space rest areas.
The proposed redevelopment of the Old Taxi Park is linked to the just completed Urban Transport Master Plan where KCCA plans to provide residents of Kampala with fast and reliable public transport services by 2040.
In Kampala, over 200,000 people commute daily through the Old Taxi Park to connect to different destinations within the greater Kampala metropolitan area and beyond.