Good news stories on the path to paratransit reform in African cities

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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The Value of Creating a Common Language when Managing Large Scale and Complex Change Processes

Executive Summary The value of common language “Narrowing language increases efficiency” “Expanding language increases opportunity” “To regenerate, an organisation creates a new language” “Past language limits future vision” “Organisations need different languages to discuss its present and future business” Source:DUBBERLY et al, 2002. City of Kigali (Rwanda): Designing & Introducing 2nd Generation Public Transport Contracts […]

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A Parisian in Kampala

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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