PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Public Disclosure Copy Report No.: PIDC777 Project Name Jiaozuo Green Transport & Safety Improvement Project (P132277) Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Country China Sector(s) Urban Transport (80%), General transportation sector (20%) Theme(s) City-wide Infrastructure and Service Delivery (100%) Lending Instrument Investment Project Financing Project ID P132277 Borrower(s) International Department, Ministry of Finance Implementing Agency Jiaozuo Finance Bureau Environmental B-Partial Assessment Category Date PID Prepared/ 23-Jan-2014 Updated Date PID Approved/ 23-Jan-2014 Disclosed Estimated Date of 07-Feb-2014 Appraisal Completion Estimated Date of 24-Apr-2014 Public Disclosure Copy Board Approval Concept Review Track I - The review did authorize the preparation to continue Decision I. Introduction and Context Country Context Since its transition three decades ago, China has experienced unprecedented economic development with an average annual GDP growth rate of 9.9 percent, driven by its rapid industrialization and infrastructure development. Economic development has been supported by a shift from an export- oriented economy to a domestic, consumer, and service economy in the wake of increased GDP and disposable income. Resource-based cities , which have contributed significantly to the export- oriented economy of the previous decades, must now adapt to the effects of economic development. It is recognized that resource-based cities have contributed significantly to the overall economic and social development of the country. However, due to poor overall planning and exhaustion of the non-renewable resources, these cities have unbalanced economic structure, the ecological environment has been compromised, and a substitution industry has yet to emerge. To sustain its economic growth and social stability, the Government of China is determined to support a sustainable development of resource-exhausted cities through favorable policies and Page 1 of 6 financial subsidies. In December 2007, the State Council issued “Opinion on Facilitating the Sustainable Development of Resource-Based Cities”, which requires mechanisms for alleviating resource exploitation and aiding declining industrial areas by refocusing economic drivers to be Public Disclosure Copy established nationwide. The 12th Five-Year Plan for Social and Economic Development (2011-2015) also prioritizes the transitional development of resource-exhausted regions. Sectoral and Institutional Context Economic development and household income growth has resulted in rapid motorization in Chinese cities. During the past five years, total private vehicle ownership in China has increased by 21.8 percent annually on average, from 29.3 million in 2006 to 78.7 million in 2011. As has been witnessed in many cities inside and outside China, motorization, if not properly guided and managed, often leads to increased traffic congestion, road accidents, air pollution, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In response, greater attention has been attached to these challenges in recent years, through a series of policy and strategy notes issued by the central government. The challenges presented by rapid motorization require giving priority to safety, non-motorized transport, and public transport, amongst other interventions. In May 2004, the government of China promulgated a new National Traffic Safety Law and prepared a National Road Safety Plan for the 11th Five-Year Plan period. It also participated in the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) launched by the United Nations in 2011. In October 2005, the State Council issued Opinion #46, to declare that urban public transport development should be a national priority. The 12th Five-Year Plan for Social and Economic Development reinforced the strategic importance of public transport development. To counter air pollution and GHG emissions, the Government of China established a national target of reducing carbon intensity, defined as the amount of GHG emitted per unit of GDP, by 40-45 percent by the end of 2020 compared to the level in 2005. The 12th Five-Year Plan for the transport sector established a number of targets of carbon and major pollutants reduction to be achieved by Public Disclosure Copy the end of the 12th Five-Year Plan period. A latest Directive (September 2012) jointly issued by Ministries of Finance, Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) calls for a significant increase in non-motorized travel in Chinese cities, suggesting the trip share through walking and cycling should remain over 70 percent for cities with a population of 1 million or less. Further, the Bank and the Government of China worked together to develop a new road safety engagement strategy. Amongst many activities, the strategy called for road safety demonstration projects. After a review of candidate cities and provinces, Jiaozuo met the selection criteria that included research capacity and data availability, political will, sustainable funding, replicability, ease of coordination, regional representativeness, the potential for significant results and the presence of typical high-risk road and victim types. Introducing the Safe System approach to environmentally sensitive areas within a demonstration corridor has the potential to address multiple objectives and serve as a model for future similar initiatives. Despite the strategic emphasis and policy support by the central government, implementation innovative urban transport solutions and achievement of the ambitious targets remain a great challenge to many local governments. Lack of professional knowledge and practical experience prevents many Chinese cities from rapidly developing safe and “green” transport systems. To this end, the World Bank, with over 30 years of collaboration with China and international experience on safe and green transport, is in a unique position to support an accelerated transfer of knowledge and scaling up of related investments for selected Chinese cities where capacity remains a major Page 2 of 6 challenge. Project City: Jiaozuo Public Disclosure Copy Jiaozuo Municipality is located in the north-west of Henan Province. It borders Shanxi Province in the north and the Yellow River in the south. Located at a distance of 90 kilometers from Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, Jiaozuo can be easily accessed by expressway or by railway. The municipality has a surface of 4,071 square kilometers and a permanent population of 3.54 million. Jiaozuo City has a built area of 95 square kilometers and a permanent population of 850,000 inhabitants. According to its master plan, the built area is expected to expand to 140 square kilometers by 2020, with a population growing to 1.4 million. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Jiaozuo reached 146.9 billion RMB (US$23.3 billion equivalent) in 2011, increasing by 13.3 percent over the previous year. Disposal income per capita for urban residents was 18,000 RMB (US$2,857 equivalent); income per capita for rural residents was 8,900 RMB (US$1,413 equivalent). The national average of the same year were 21,810 RMB for disposal income per capita for urban residents and 6,977 RMB for income per capita for rural residents. Coal mining and its affiliated industry was the chief economic driver leading Jiaozuo’s social and economic development for half a century. However, with the exhaustion of the mineral resources in the late 1990s, the city’s economic development faced difficulties, which demanded Jiaozuo to explore a more sustainable development focuses for transformation. In 2008, following the State Council’s opinion on “Facilitating the Sustainable Development of Resource-Based Cities”, Jiaozuo was identified by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) as one of the twelve resource-exhausted cities. In response, Henan Provincial Government proclaimed a General Pla n for Developing Jiaozuo as the “Economic Transformation Pilot City” in the Central Plains, to support the strategic transformation of Jiaozuo from the so-called “Black (Coal) Impression” into the “Green Theme”. Public Disclosure Copy This transformation will leverage the multiple touristic attractions in Jiaozuo – three 5A rated scenic spots (Yun Tai Mountain, Shen Nong Mountain and Qing Tian River), two 4A r ated, three 3A rated, and one 2A rated scenic spots. In 2011, Jiaozuo received over 22.8 million tourists, which generated a total tourism revenue of 17.2 billion RMB (US$2.73 billion equivalent), accounting for 11.7 percent of the GDP. However, inadequate trans port infrastructure and services have become a major constraint for a more rapid development of tourism. Current road conditions have hampered eco-friendly tourist activities. Further, poor connectivity between the scenic spots and the city center has hampered the economic benefits that tourism could bring to the urban area of Jiaozuo. Rapid urbanization and motorization has resulted in increased traffic congestion, road accidents, and deteriorating air quality. The state of the current bus fleet and a low level of service quality have resulted in minimal usage. As a result, the municipal government of Jiaozuo has requested World Bank support for financing and implementing improvement works to alleviate these transport challenges and to support the socio-economic transformation of the city. Relationship to CAS The objectives of the Project are consistent with the 2013-2016 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) endorsed by the Board on 6 November 2012. The 2013-2016 CPS seeks, among other objectives, to achieve greener growth, promote more inclusive development, andto advance mutually beneficial relations with the world. The CPS is aligned with China’s 12th Five-Year Plan and is informed by the study “China 2030” prepared jointly by the Bank and the Development Research Center of the Page 3 of 6 State Council. Specifically, the project supports the objectives of: (a) promoting low-carbon urban transport and strengthening mechanisms for managing climate change and (b) improving transport connectivity for more balanced regional development. Public Disclosure Copy II. Proposed Development Objective(s) Proposed Development Objective(s) (From PCN) The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to improve safety, efficiency, accessibility, and eco-trips by enhancing road safety leadership and multi-sectoral coordination, developing public transport and non-motorized transport options within integratedcorridors/areas, as well as by piloting a green tourist corridor in support of Jiaozuo’s social-economic transformation. Key Results (From PCN) It is tentatively proposed that the achievement of the PDO will be measured through the following performance indicators, which are subject to revision during project preparation: • Safety: Lower annual urban transport related fatalities/injuries • Efficiency:Reduced travel times and improved travel time by public transport on project corridors • Accessibility: Increased number of people who will have better access to improved urban transport services in the corridors • Eco-trips: Reduced carbon emission of the municipality’s bus fleet and increased bicycle users along the green corridor III. Preliminary Description Concept Description Based on the findings of Jiaozuo City and Municipality, it has been tentatively agreed that the project will include four components. Detailed descriptions are provided in Annex III of the Project Concept Note. The project shall include the following: Public Disclosure Copy Component A – Safe System Integrated Corridors/Area Development (US$83.4 million): The objective of the component is to make transport safer in the central business district of Jiaozuo City by piloting the Safe System approach and to learn from the pilot to allow for further replication of the Safe System approach to take place in Jiaozuo and other Chinese cities. This component will focus on area development with a holistic approach that integrates road safety, public transport, non-motorized traffic, traffic management and law enforcement. Approximately 21 km of corridors within the central business district of Jiaozuo City has been selected which will consist of (i) data collection; (ii) implementation of integrated corridor infrastructure; (iii) the development of targeted road safety educational campaigns, the enhancement of enforcement of road safety laws, and the improvement to post-crash services; as well as (iv) the preparation of guidelines to allow the replication of projects applying the Safe System approach in other cities throughout the country. Component B – Green Tourist Corridor Development and Improvement (US$40 million): The component aims to support sustainable and safe tourism by adopting the Safe System approach, which embeds road safety principles (traffic calming, separated lanes for motorized and non- motorized transport modes, signage, etc.) into the design and operation of the corridor. In addition, this component will aim to promote green transport, specifically bicycles. Several tourist corridors were proposed and alternative analysis is being conducted to select the most suitable one to be included in the project. Page 4 of 6 Component C – Public Transport Infrastructure Improvement (US$71.2 million): This component is designed to assist Jiaozuo Municipality at-large to improve the service quality of its public transport Public Disclosure Copy system which will contribute significantly to the achievement of “green city”. Subcomponents will include (i) implementation of improved public transport interchanges; (ii) installation of an advanced public transport operation management system; (iii) construction of parking facilities and maintenance depots; and (iv) procurement of eco-buses. Component D – Institutional Strengthening (US$5.4 million): This component will allow Jiaozuo to have the capacity to sustainably maintain and improve transport service and road safety. Included in this component are (i) establishment and capacity building for a permanent road safety steering committee; (ii) training for the government agencies responsible for implementation of the components; and (iii) studies on the implementation and sustainability of key project activities for replication in other Chinese cities. The total cost of the proposed project is US$200 million, of which US$100 million will be financed by an IBRD loan and US$100 million from counterpart funding. IV. Safeguard Policies that might apply Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project Yes No TBD Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 ✖ Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 ✖ Forests OP/BP 4.36 ✖ Pest Management OP 4.09 ✖ Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 ✖ Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 ✖ Public Disclosure Copy Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 ✖ Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 ✖ Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 ✖ Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 ✖ V. Financing (in USD Million) Total Project Cost: 200.00 Total Bank Financing: 100.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount Borrower 100.00 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 100.00 Total 200.00 VI. Contact point World Bank Contact: Fei Deng Page 5 of 6 Title: Senior Operations Officer Tel: 458-8606 Public Disclosure Copy Email: fdeng@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Name: International Department, Ministry of Finance Contact: Mr. Licheng Yao Title: Director, International Department, Ministry of Finance Tel: 86 10 68551174 Email: yaolicheng@mof.gov.cn Implementing Agencies Name: Jiaozuo Finance Bureau Contact: Title: Tel: Email: VII. For more information contact: The InfoShop The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 458-4500 Fax: (202) 522-1500 Public Disclosure Copy Web: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop Page 6 of 6