A review of relevant literatures covering the issue of public transport and itsrnimpact on mobility suggests that, a heavy reliance on this mode of transportrnincreases the efficiency of urban mobility while at the same time easing the levelrnof congestion. The literatures reviewed also suggest that the presence of anrnefficient public transport system creates a safe, sustainable and equitable urbanrnmobility.rnThis study evaluates the extent to which the public transport in Addis Ababa hasrnan impact on the urban mobility of the city. It also assesses the possiblernstrategies and approaches that can be devised to enable this mode play arnsignificant role in mitigating the worsening level of congestion that we see in therncity today. The study mainly relies on secondary data for its analysis andrnfindings; however primary data has also been generated and analyzed with thernhelp of sample surveys and structured interviews.rnThe overall findings of this study revealed that despite the fact that an efficientrnpublic transport system is the best way to maximize urban mobility, in realityrnthis mode of transport is in a critical condition to begin with in Addis Ababa.rnFurthermore it has been observed that increasingly heavier reliance on vehiclesrnwith small passenger carrying capacity, such as private automobiles and minirnbus taxi, is resulting in congested junctions, with heavy traffic. Other factorsrnsuch as the existence of only one dominant core area in the city, demand overlaprnthat emanates from the similar working hours that are observed for almost allrninstitutions in the city have also been identified to be the main drawbacks thatrnneed to be addressed to create an efficient public transport system in AddisrnAbaba.rnWhile assessing ways that can make this mode become more efficient, it wasrnfurther noted that there are other factors at play, namely, the existing transport