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Good news stories on the path to paratransit reform in African cities
August 3, 2021 / by Nico McLachlan / Kampala Public Transport, Kigali Rwanda, paratransit, paratransit, Public Transport, Public Transport, South Africa, Urban Mobility
By Nico Mc Lachlan Over the past decade there have been significant positive changes that will allow the paratransit sector to play a more constructive role in shaping the future of urban mobility in Sub-Saharan African cities. A brief reflection on four cases that may point us to the way forward In South Africa much […]
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Cape Town Public Transport Experts Share Their Experience with Kampala Delegation
December 20, 2020 / by Nico McLachlan / Kampala Public Transport, paratransit, Public Transport, South Africa, Urban Mobility
During the week of 7 – 11 December 2020 Cape Town based Public Transport specialists Organisation Development Africa (ODA) and their Swiss partners Transitec hosted a delegation of government officials from the Ugandan Ministry of Works and Transport, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the six main minibus taxi associations in Kampala. The study […]
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Minibus Taxi Operators in Kampala Ready to Engage on BRT Plan
February 5, 2020 / by Aimee / Kampala Public Transport, Public Transport, Urban Mobility
During an initial Consultative Forum facilitated by ODA in January 2020, representatives from the minibus taxi industry and local government met to discuss the current state and future vision of the urban mobility system in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. Upon conclusion of the forum the taxi operators confirmed their readiness to engage on the […]
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A Parisian in Kampala
December 6, 2019 / by Aimee / Kampala Public Transport, Resources, Urban Mobility
An experiential account of urban mobility Three months into my internship at Cape Town based urban mobility consultancy ODA I was offered the opportunity to join the team responsible for preparation of a new project in Kampala, Uganda aimed at improving urban mobility in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA). Although the three months I […]
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