Jakarta’s free public transport for women on Kartini Day shows how cities can prioritize gender equity in mobility.
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The Jakarta Post · Jakarta offers women free public transit on Kartini Day
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Digital divides and sparse transport options plague both Global North and South. But the South has a surprising advantage: most people are not car dependent, and informal transport already serves them.
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https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/increasing-access-to-shared-transportation
Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsShared mobility: Making travel easier for allCarshares, bikeshares and the like are a positive for the environment, though access to them isn’t equal. What can be done to give everyone more transportation options?
This old promotional film reminds us that cities in the global North abandoned – on purpose – proven electric solutions for car dependence. A policy choice, not an inevitability.
HT Eric Bruun
Cities can’t afford to ignore informal transport. The ITF’s findings echo Trufi's experience. These networks deliver where formal systems fall short. The challenge isn’t erasing them — it’s elevating them.
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A "too good to be true" EV leasing model for Kenyan taxi drivers? Drivers bear all the risk. Tech solutions should empower, not extract.
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The China-Global South ProjectSmall Chinese EV on Lease Promises Big Savings For Kenya’s Taxi DriversIn a suburb about 50 kilometers outside of Nairobi along the busy Mombasa Road, the hum of engines and the occasional smell of exhaust fumes fleet through the air. A tiny Chinese EV car, the Henrey, weaves its way through the heavy traffic to drop a customer at a building ...
It sure seems like Tanzanian football promoters know where to look for grit, agility, and the ability to think fast under pressure: boda boda and bajaji riders
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The Citizen · Mainstream Limited to stage football tournament to scout talents
Santiago’s suburban rail proves justice can be built into infrastructure. The Accessibility Fairness Index (AFI) turns justice into a metric, not an afterthought.
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HT mstdn @UrbanismNow
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096669232500095X
Informal public transport is essential, and Sri Lanka is making it stronger, not weaker!
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https://www.newswire.lk/2025/04/01/3-new-sub-committees-to-resolve-problems-in-the-transport-sector/
Newswire · 3 new sub-committees to resolve problems in the transport sector - NewswireMinister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake has appointed three sub-committees responsible to the Ministerial Consultative Committee for resolving problems prevailing inContinue Reading
So close! This article from India on EVs highlights youth, community, gender, justice, and decarbonization — everything but public transport!
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The Pioneer · Empowering the global South with solar—based electric mobility
Safe streets? More like "woke streets," amiright?
"Sustainable transportation not only makes communities safer, it lowers travel costs; improves access to important services like medical care, schools, and work; and helps mitigate climate change."
Grist · The government aims to cut funding for safer streets. Here’s who would be hurt most.
Cars ruin cities. Don't take it from me. Take it from Top Gear's James May
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Cars don't belong in cities, says Top Gear's James May
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/driving-london-cars-james-may-london-cycling-campaign-top-gear-b1218513.html
Evening Standard · Driving cars in London is a totally pointless activity and I hate it, says Top Gear presenter James May
Informal transport moves millions, yet it’s often overlooked in policy. Today, the ITF hosts a webinar on maximizing its benefits while addressing challenges.
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https://www.itf-oecd.org/incorporating-informal-transport-mobility-planning
How do you say YIMBY in French?
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Paris residents vote in favour of making 500 more streets pedestrian
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/paris-residents-vote-favour-making-500-more-streets-pedestrian-2025-03-23/
A national union for boda boda and tuk-tuk operators in Kenya’s transport sector. When informal networks organize, they become stronger—and so does urban mobility.
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TV47 Digital · One patron, one union, one future: Bodaboda & Tuk-tuk operators unite under new national body - TV47 DigitalKenya’s informal transport sector has entered a new era with the official launch of the Boda Boda and Tuk Tuk Transport Cooperative Union of Kenya—a national umbrella body uniting over 35 transport associations, 410 saccos, and millions of operators.
A century ago, Los Angeles passed an ordinance that put cars above people. That model spread worldwide—even to cities where car ownership is low.
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https://www.itsinternational.com/feature/walk-dont-walk-actually-just-dont-walk
ITS InternationalWalk | Don’t Walk – actually, just Don’t WalkIn 1925 a traffic ordinance was introduced in Los Angeles. The 100-year anniversary is significant because, transportation historian Peter Norton suggests, the law in effect set the blueprint for car-dependency across the US. Adam Hill asks him how…
Could AI help spot the biases in urban transportation planning, much like it is beginning to be used to identify flaws in academic papers?
HT mstdn @RayScript @UrbanismNow
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www.nature.comAI tools are spotting errors in research papers: inside a growing movementLarge language models are being used to check papers, but researchers warn they come with risks.
Sean Duffy picked the wrong week to gut funding for bike lanes and other "green infrastructure." Right now DC is chock-full of bike advocates armed with talking points and maps to the offices of every Sen and Rep.
usa.streetsblog.org · U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes — Streetsblog USANow U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes!
Hey Toronto! Make good trouble. I wish I could join you (but I'm in Madagascar).
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"The cities of the Global South must become inclusive living spaces where everyone has access to basic services, efficient public transport and green spaces." –Mondher Khanfir
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New African Magazine · For an open and prosperous ‘Global South’ - New African MagazineIn the face of the multiple crises shaking the world, it is time to rethink our collective trajectory and move away from models imposed or inherited from the colonial past. The ‘Global South’, this mosaic of nations rich in their cultural, historical and geographical diversities, is at a decisive turning point. In the face of […]