Transport Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Developing a conceptual framework for Egyptian urban transport systems

Urban transport systems are critical components of urban development, significantly influencing the movement of people, activities, and goods within any city. These systems are also major contributors to various urban challenges, such as congestion, pollution, and other urgent issues related to sustainability in its social, environmental, and economic dimensions at both local and global levels. Therefore, measuring the performance efficiency of urban transport systems is essential for the development and planning of any city, serving as the cornerstone for identifying current gaps and formulating planning decisions to promote sustainable urban development. This research aims to formulate a general framework to determine indicators for measuring the efficiency of the performance of urban transportation systems and how to apply them later in the Egyptian case. The researcher prepared this study within the Urban Observatory for Egyptian Cities project at the General Authority for Urban Planning (GOPP), with the aim of application in two case studies, one of which is at the level of urban planning. in small cities in 2018 and the other at the regional and sub-regional level in the Egyptian governorates in 2023. The research focuses on formulating a general framework that includes the process of selecting indicators and the methodology for making indicators at all urban levels. Finally, the research presenting the lessons learned from formulating and composing the various sets of indicators, as well as the most important difficulties and challenges in applying these indicators in the Egyptian case.