Expert Mission in MENA: Irbid Municipality with MobiData BW
On the 6th of October, a virtual expert-mission was conducted to introduce practitioners from Irbid Municipality in Jordan to the smart mobility solutions provided by MOBIDATA BW – MOBILITY DATA AND SERVICES FOR BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG.
Irbid municipality is the second largest city in Jordan that hosts more than 200,000 Syrian refugees and is home for two major public universities. In its role to contribute to the NDCs in Jordan, Irbid municipality is aiming to reduce GHG emissions by 40% before 2030. To achieve this target, Irbid municipality has embarked on several initiatives including establishing a Traffic Awareness and Transportation Team, designing geodatabases for transportation and mobility with GIS, mapping mobility and transportation city challenges and solution, improving urban public transportation, as well as designing and planning low carbon mobility scenarios in collaboration with Med Cities.