Abstract:
Most Harare residents depend on public transportation to participate in the
economy and meet their life needs. However, the existing urban transport system
does not provide sufficient and reliable access to destinations. The current strides
to solve the transport problems are failing in such endeavours. There is need for
innovative and alternative planning methods to deal with transport poverty. The
study evaluated the prospects of one such innovative planning model to achieve
sustainable mobility and accessibility. It explored the prospects of integrated
land-use and transport planning in Harare. The study employed qualitative
research tools to gather data. Key informants were engaged through interviews.
The qualitative data analysis was done using N-vivo. This study concluded that
the prospect of integrated land-use and transport planning in Harare is bleak
although there is high consciousness of the concept. This is due mainly to lack of
political will, lack of financial resources, poor institutional integration and weak
regulatory and legal frameworks.
