Dhaka City Neighborhood Upgrading Project

The development objective of the Dhaka City Neighborhood Upgrading Project for Bangladesh is to enhance public spaces and improve urban services in selected neighborhoods in Dhaka. The project comprises of two components. The first component, public space enhancements consists of following sub-components: (i) neighborhood-level public space upgrading; and (ii) city-wide pilot traffic management improvements. The second component, place management, urban planning, and project implementation support will finance: (i) activities related to asset management, operations and maintenance (O and M) and place management of newly-improved public space assets of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC); (ii) feasibility studies, conceptual, and detailed designs and other preparation activities for follow‐on investment projects; and (iii) costs associated with project implementation, including incremental operating costs, training, technical advisory, goods‐ and services‐related procurement for the project implementation unit (PIU), and monitoring and evaluation of project results. It consists of following sub-components: (i) asset management, O and M, and place management; (ii) urban planning and feasibility study for upgrading unplanned areas; and (iii) support to project management and implementation.