INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC2388. Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 07/12/2006 I. BASIC INFORMATION. A. Basic Project Data

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 07/12/2006 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC2388 Country: Ecuador Project ID: P Project Name: Ecuador Urban Transportation Project Task Team Leader: Jose A. Barbero Estimated Appraisal Date: August 15, 2006 Estimated Board Date: January 16, 2007 Managing Unit: LCSFT Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Sector: General transportation sector (81%);Sub-national government administration (14%);Other social services (5%) Theme: Access to urban services and housing (P);Municipal governance and institution building (P);Pollution management and environmental health (S);Improving labor markets (S);Injuries and non-communicable diseases (S) IBRD Amount (US$m.): IDA Amount (US$m.): 0.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER 7.75 Financing Gap B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The main development objective of this project is to improve accessibility to and affordability of quality public transport in Ecuador and specifically for residents of Cuenca and Quito and thereby reduce poverty and improve the cities? competitiveness and economic growth. The project will give priority to mass transit and NMT with a focus on road safety and network integration. Mass transit upgrades will benefit primarily low-income residents and persons with physical disabilities. In Quito, the project will primarily benefit the 1.4 million daily users of the public transport system, especially the low-income population that relies heavily on public transportation. In Cuenca, in addition to the urban population, the project will benefit 0.11 million residents living in the rural parishes surrounding the city. The alleviation of traffic congestion problems (either existing for Quito or approaching for Cuenca) and fleet renewal will reduce the environmental impacts of the transportation system, particularly air pollution. These objectives would be achieved by: (i) supporting the development and implementation of strategies at the city level aiming at the strengthening of transport sector management and

2 operation capabilities; (ii) establishing a reliable and sustainable operations centre for the integrated transport system to improve overall quality of the service; (iii) the project will help defining a city strategy to address land markets and land-use strategies, developing a higherdensity cost effective development policy in the vicinities of public transit facilities (stations, corridors) exploring taxes, rent control, overly restrictive zoning, development regulations; (iv) increasing the public transport service coverage and reliability especially in poor and peri-urban areas of the cities. C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] The proposed project is organized around four central components: improve connectivity and mass transit, improve general traffic circulation and safety, improve NMT, and strengthen urban transport institutions. The mechanism proposed for delivering on these components is a two phase APL: a US$35M APL1, included in the base case for FY07 with two Loan Agreements?one for each city?with national government guarantees, and a APL2 with a total amount that will be defined during project implementation and will be presented to the Board in FY09, subject to compliance with appropriate program triggers and CAS conditions. In Cuenca, APL1 intends to finance the Stage I of the ITS with: two integrated terminals; one direct trunk route connecting both terminals; a circular trunk route around the down town area linking the two terminals and feeder routes; and investment in the integrated traffic signalling system. In Quito, APL1 will finance improvements to the existing system, thorough a combination of physical investments and technical assistance to: modernize the system of operational controls; achieve system integration on the existing lines and between the metropolitan, inter parish and inter cantonal lines; and strengthen institutional control through improved municipal technical and managerial capacity. Potential synergies between activities in the two cities will be exploited wherever possible. Following are the components, preliminary identified costs, and their sequencing in the proposed APL program. In both cities, the project will have positive impacts on the overall urban form with negligible resettlement issues. Is expected that the projects will result in densification along the catchment areas of the corridors reflecting the attractiveness of the increased mobility provided and that some localized increases in commercial property values reflecting improved accessibility will occur. Since existing right of ways will be used, very little resettlement (if any) is expected to be required. It is recognized, however, that changes of scope do happen in projects of this nature and so the project budgets already contain provisions for any unforeseen circumstances. The project will help the municipalities define a city land-use strategy that includes higherdensity cost effective development in the vicinities of public transit facilities (stations, corridors, and terminals) exploring taxes, rent control, overly restrictive zoning and development regulations. Following are the components, preliminary identified costs, and their sequencing in the proposed APL program. Cuenca Quito Component 1 Improve connectivity and mass transit through busway-based investments. Construct transport infrastructure in Cuenca such as segregated lanes, stations, and terminals to improve accessibility, reduce travel time and operational costs, and improve air quality. A?closed system? will allow interchange between trunk buses and feeders routes with the payment of a

3 single fare. Achieve integration of the BRT network and other services of the metropolitan area of Quito by financing the works required to integrate the system such as the integration terminals in Quitumbe and Carcel?n, and network connectivity between the Northern and the Ecov?a corridors in the La Y and Ofelia stations, and other access works in the Mar?n station. A?closed system? will allow interchange between trunk buses and feeders routes with the payment of a single fare. US$ million US$ million US$ 7.00 million Component 2 Improve general traffic circulation and safety through planning and campaigns. Assign priority for pedestrians, design and implement traffic safety educational campaigns and develop a comprehensive traffic circulation plan. This component will also finance the traffic signaling system for the city. US$ 6.50 million US$ 6.00 million US$ 0.50 million Component 3 Improve NMT by improving the conditions for NMT circulation(i) Help design and contribute to the implementation of a bikeway network in the cities as both a feeder for the corridors and as an independent mode; (ii) Establish a safe, convenient, and efficient automobile, bicycle and pedestrian Traffic Circulation Plan for the Historical Centre. US$ 1.75 million US$ 1.50 million US$ 0.25 million Component 4 Strengthen urban transport institutions by supporting the development of policy and institutional framework for managing, coordinating, planning and monitoring urban transport services. Develop a long-term strategy for sustainable transport development: efficient network design, bus priority measures and effective traffic engineering. Strengthen, by means of PPIAF support, the municipal capacity for regulating private transport service providers and increase service quality thorough more competitive licensing and awarding processes to private operators. A transparent, reliable, and stable regulatory framework will generate valuable new private investments in the fleet, the ticketing system, and in the bus terminals. Design and support the implementation of specific policy, regulatory and institutional reforms needed to establish an Operative Management Unit for the BRT corridors and other transit modes. The unit will handle the corridors? operation and oversee daily revenue collecting. Strengthen the planning, operation and license awarding of the city?s transport sector.? Carry out an origin-destination survey for the entire city and develop a coherent travel forecasting model. Design a Freight Transport Management System for the Metropolitan District of Quito and its area of influence, with precise information on traffic and route structures, cargo types, freight volumes and destinations, licensing of cargo vehicles (both heavy and light?weight) and a comprehensive management system for regulation and operation. This component will also finance feasibility studies, project designs and other strategic activities for APL2. In Cuenca the project will finance the SIT II phase studies and in Quito the studies for the Valle de los Chillos and Quito-Tumbaco-Quinche corridors. US$ 6.50 million US$ 1.50 million US$ 5.00 million

4 TOTAL US$ million US$ million US$ million D. Project location (if known) The project will be implemented in consolidated urban areas where environmental effects on natural areas or fragile zones are not expected. Care should be taken, however, to minimize the effects of potential involuntary resettlement and physical and cultural damage to the affected communities. To address these potential effects, the Bank?s relevant safeguard policies should be triggered. E. Borrower s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies [from PCN] Ecuador has been enhancing its environmental management through the implementation of the Unified Environmental Management System (Sistema Unico de Manejo Ambiental - SUMA). The implementation of this system has not only provided the necessary procedures and instruments for environmental management but has also driven a decentralization process of the functions of the central environmental authority (which resides in the Ministry of the Environment) to the regional environmental authorities. In this way, after complying with a series of institutional environment capacity requirements, the Environmental Management Commissions (Comisi?n de Gesti?n Ambiental - CGA) of Cuenca and Quito were granted authority for environmental licensing in their jurisdictions. This in itself gives indication of local capacity in socio-environmental management which will further improve through developing institutional and management frameworks to comply with the safeguard requirements of the Bank. In 2002 the Municipal Government of Quito established the PMTS (Master Plan for Sustainable Transport) based on a long?term policy from the local government, to develop a sustainable transport system that is operationally efficient, socially supportive and environmentally responsible. This effort is supplemented by a broad environmental enhancement program based on the Environmental Management Master Plan and the development of programs and specific project activities for emissions control and air quality monitoring, presented in the Plan for the Air Quality Improvement of the Municipal District of Quito 2005? In this context, one of the main components of the municipal policy for urban mobility is the reduction of air pollution caused by road transport and motor vehicle operation. The activities are focused on specific areas, such as the reduction of the vehicle-kilometer traveled (VKT), prioritizing mass transportation over private vehicles; and the reduction of emissions per vehicle/km thorough fleet modernization and better fuel quality. The effective emissions reduction strategies can be summarized as follows:? To continue with the conventional public transport service revamping?heavilycharacterized by individualized and competitive ownership of units?with a more rational and integrated system. The Metrobus-Q scheme aims to develop a transport system that is secure, affordable and sustainable based on high-capacity fuel-efficient units running on segregated busways.? Identifying policy and regulatory issues for the integration of low-emission vehicles and new technologies. Adjustments to the regulatory framework have been also implemented incorporating retrofit and mandatory vehicle inspection and maintenance programs for the existing units.

5 ? Supporting the participation of private operators in the development of public transport projects? The incorporation of NMT (bicycles, pedestrians) into the city?s transport planning Cuenca has established Cuencaire a municipal body responsible for monitoring air quality in the city and is currently investing in air quality monitoring equipment. The implementation of Cuenca?s integrated transport plan will be central to improving air quality in Cuenca through both improving the emissions profile of the public transport fleet through new vehicles and also by improving the operating conditions and therefore, reduce overall emissions. The project will also include road safety improvement strategies and interventions focused on road crash victims (injuries and fatalities). The project team has been working closely with technical authorities and the Police in the cities, defining the first guidelines for a road safety campaign and strategy. Road crash victim data gathering, analysis, and rationale capabilities will be developed as part of the institutional capacity strengthening. Following the local social and environmental procedures?well aligned with Bank?s policies and priorities?the municipalities have engaged in consultations with stakeholders to define social participation addressing other potential issues. Since the project will increase public transport service coverage and reliability especially in poor and peri-urban areas of the cities, project preparation will include wide local participation at the community level. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Juan Lopez-Silva (LCSEN) Ms Gabriela Arcos (LCSEN) Mr Marco Antonio Zambrano Chavez (LCSFW) Ms Veronica Isabel Andino (LCSEO) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No TBD Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) Despite the fact that the social-environmental impacts are not significant, the works may indeed effect the natural environment or the communities located in the influence areas of the works. Therefore, adequate management of the social-environmental aspects will be required, especially during execution of the works. This will require complying with both national environmental legislation as well as the requirements of the Bank to assure environmental and social sustainability of the project overall. Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) Forests (OP/BP 4.36) Pest Management (OP 4.09) Cultural Property (OPN 11.03) Cuenca and Quito are listed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and therefore it is clear that the project will occur in urban areas of high historic value. Although it is not expected that works will directly impact any historic monument, it is recommended to activate this policy as a precautionary measure to have procedures well established in case works during construction do involve cultural property, especially in the case of fortuitous discoveries. Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) Dwellings are not expected to be affected by the project in general, however specific works

6 Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No TBD could have this kind of impact. It is therefore recommended to activate this policy as a preventative measure so that policies are in place to cope with such cases. Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) Environmental Category: A - Full Assessment III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Target date for the Quality Enhancement Review (QER), at which time the PAD-stage ISDS would be prepared: 09/12/2006 B. For simple projects that will not require a QER, the target date for preparing the PAD-stage ISDS: 08/15/2006 C. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing 1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS. According with the current enviromental classification the required studies will be prepared and made available prior to appraisal. IV. APPROVALS Signed and submitted by: Task Team Leader: Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Comments: Sector Manager: Comments: Mr Jose A. Barbero Ms Elena Correa Mr Jose Luis Irigoyen 1 Reminder: The Bank s Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in-country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.

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