Electric tricycles for social transport,freight transport, and replacement of units in the municipality of San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
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Objective
Replace the gasoline tricycles currently circulating in the municipality that have exceeded their useful life and are in poor condition. Provide transport services to vulnerable people who currently receive no service at all and improve solid waste management in areas of the municipality that are difficult to access
Challenges in the region
- Lack of suppliers of electrical units in the region
- Poor provision of public transport service to people in vulnerable situations
- Not enough sustainable options for public transport
Location
San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala
Project
Pilot project
Overall Project Amount
Implementation period
August 2018 - December 2020
Project phases
Baseline Studies
Analysis of the current mobility situation, state of the art and market studyCommunication
Development and implementation of a communication strategy to socialise the initiative with the population, unit owners, and the municipalityTraining
Implementation of the training strategy in local actorsAcquisition of units
Launching of tenders for bids and acquisition of electrical unitsImplementation
Start of the test phase of the ProjectExpected results
Mobilising
disabled and elderly population on electric tricycles, providing them with quality serviceCollecting and transporting
residues and solid waste in sectors inaccessible by electric tricyclesGenerating
jobs through the training of electric tricycle drivers and mechanical workshop staffStrengthening
the capacities of local actors on climate change, sustainable mobility and gender issuesLatest related news
EUROCLIMA+ partners meet during Sustainable Transport Week in Latin America
February 28, 2020
EUROCLIMA+ promotes sustainable and low-carbon urban mobility in Latin America
International experts meet in San Juan Comalapa to improve strategies for mobility
October 25, 2019
Strategies were designed for a better implementation of the electric tricycle project
The tuck tucks: the motorised tricycles of San Juan Comalapa
December 12, 2019
San Juan Comalapa is an area with rough terrain. The tuck tucks are the vehicles that the population has used to move around in its hills, but they have exceeded their useful life.
Team
|
Germán Cutzal Councillor I
Municipality of San Juan Comalapa |
Ana Alcántara
Technical Advisor
GIZ Mexico |
Justo Rufino Similox Municipal Mayor
Municipality of San Juan Comalapa |
Ernesto Feilbogen
Project Manager
TRANSfer |
Partners
Main applicant
Municipality of San Juan Comalapa
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources – Directorate of Climate Change
Secondaries:
- Transporters unions
- Urban and Rural Development Council of the Municipality