NIGERIA – VREF

Exploring the Experiences and Urban Policy Initiatives for Low-Income Women Walking to Work in Abuja and Dodoma

EP-2024-WK-06 Project title: Exploring the Experiences and Urban Policy Initiatives for Low-Income Women Walking to Work in Abuja and DodomaMain Applicant: Daniel AdamuAffiliation: Dept of Urban and Regional Planning, Nasarawa State University Keffi-Nigeria, Nigeria Partners: Abstract Urban mobility significantly influences economic opportunities and social inclusion. In the context of developing countries, such as Tanzania and Nigeria, urban transportation

Walking as a mode of transport in ‘unwalkable’ contexts: Cross-city experiences from Ghana and Nigeria

EP-2022-WK-08, Project Leader: Enoch F. SamDept of Geography Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Partners Advisors Abstract Walking has long remained an inadequately valued mode of transport in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ‘s national and local policy, planning, and investment plans. This situation manifests in the general lack of walking infrastructure, inadequate lighting, and surveillance of

Comparative Study of Water and Road Traffic Crashes in Selected Cities in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya

Dept of Transport Policy and Planning, School of Transport and Logistics, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria EP-2022-MAC-08, Prof. Odewumi, Samuel Abstract The study examined the phenomena of travel accidents on the roads and waterways of three selected cities in West and East Africa. Study of road traffic crashes are extensive (Tiwari, Khayesi, Mitullah, Kobusingye,

Meeting the Mobility Needs of the Elderly in Selected Cities in Nigeria and Uganda

EP-2021-MAC-06, Chinebuli Uzondu, Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Nigeria Partners: D Paul Mukwaya – Makerere University (MU), Uganda Simon Patrick Obi – GreenLight Initiative, Nigeria Abstract: Inclusive mobility is an important initiative to directly consider everyone (without reservations) in the initial stages of designing and development of transport and mobility services. Unfortunately, available evidence