Shared mobility and informal transportation address mobility and employment needs of people around the world. Data has a critical role to play in bringing visibility to this important sector and can help improve access, environmental sustainability, economic development, and better governance. A review by Agile City Partners took stock of efforts on collecting data on
Centre for Transport Studies, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, University of Cape Town, South Africa. EP-2022-MAC-07, Prof. Zuidgeest, Mark Abstract Current methods of transport planning, in particular travel demand models, are inherently dependent on accurate representations of the land-use – transport system. Their established methods have been developing since the 1950s, exclusively in
Kenyatta University, School of Education, Nairobi, Kenya. EP-2022-MAC-06, Dr. Wawire, Violet K. Abstract Due to urban population growth, poor city planning and poverty, urban poor women in major African cities have been marginalized from formal transport systems comprising private cars and taxis. Yet, they are still required to perform multiple reproductive and productive roles on
”Connecting Informal Transport to the Climate Agenda: Key Opportunities for Action” is a new paper prepared by World Resources Institute (WRI) with support from Informal and Shared Mobility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Research Program, Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Read full version here (pdf).
Prepared by World Resources Institute (WRI) with support from Informal and Shared Mobility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Research Program, Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF)
The University of Dschang-Cameroon, Cameroon EP-2020-MAC-05, PhD Vivien Meli Meli, PhD, University of Dschang-Cameroon Partners: Kabran Estelle, Felix Houphouët-Boigny University-Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire /Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS), Côte d’Ivoire Fokou Gilbert, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS), Cote d’Ivoire Lemouogue Josephine, University of Dschang-Cameroon, Cameroon Tanougong Armand, University
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana EP-2021-MAC-03, Gift Dumedah, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana Partners: Project Team – Ghana Charles Adams – Dept of Civil Engineering, Regional Transport Research and Education Centre Kumasi (TRECK), KNUST, Ghana Esmeranda Manful – Dept of Sociology and Social Work, KNUST,
led by Ayobami Abayomi Popoola,SARChI Chair for Inclusive Cities, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.
led by Christo Venter, Centre for Transport Development, U. of Pretoria, South Africa.
”Status and Opportunities of Shared Mobility Systems in China” VREF commissioned a report about Informal Public transport to the Future Mobility Project teams, working for the Sustainable Cities Program at the World Resources Institute-China. In response to the challenges of both COVID-19 and climate change, the public transport needs to be redefined. Traditional “public transport”
