This article lumps informal transport in with private cars and app-based cabs as part of the city's problem. Seriously? Informal transport is likely the stopgap that is preventing total gridlock.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/cab-fare-soars-to-rs-600-dwarka-expressway-commuters-seek-buses-linking-gurgaon-to-metro-stations/articleshow/126533736.cms

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Cab fare soars to Rs 600, Dwarka Expressway commuters seek buses linking Gurgaon to metro stations | Gurgaon News - The Times of India

Gurgaon: Residents of newly developed sectors along the Dwarka Expressway have written to Prime Minister and chief ministers of Delhi and Haryana, see.

The Times of India

LAC Hub - HOT had a good year, including our collaboration in Oaxaca and Toluca, Mexico

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bsky @hotosm.org
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Webinar TODAY: Why African cities must stop resisting informal transport and start building on its strengths.

Policymakers often try to replace informal transport. Research says: Informal transport is the solution. Registration link in first comment.

https://logistafrica.com/en/highlights/webinaire-embracing-informal-transport-a-new-paradigm-for-urban-mobility/

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Webinaire : Embracing Informal Transport: A New Paradigm for Urban Mobility – www.logistafrica.com

Nigeria’s informal transport sector is already solving mobility challenges. It’s time for policies to catch up.

“We want to give operators of informal mobility a voice, make them visible.” For Nigeria, this means shifting from disruption to collaboration.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/12/majekodunmi-tasks-govt-to-develop-evidence-based-policies-for-transport-sector/

#informaltransport #populartransport #Africa #Nigeria #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #InclusiveResearch #research #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Majekodunmi tasks govt to develop evidence-based policies for transport sector

By Olayinka Latona Editor-in-Chief of AfroMobility Intel and Managing Director of Bosworth Marketing Consulting (BMC), Bukola Majekodunmi, has appealed to the Nigerian government to abandon guesswork and develop evidence-based policies for the nation’s vast informal transport sector, which serves millions daily but remains overlooked in official planning. She argued that Africa’s rapid urban growth has outpaced […]

Vanguard News
VIDEO: Rutometro — the Project Redefining Public Transport in Mexico - Trufi Association

Missing bus routes? Not anymore. See how Trufi and partners use open transport data to fill Mexico’s mobility gaps.

Trufi Association

Pragyas, Ghana’s motorized tricycles, connect communities where formal systems fail. Restricting them without alternatives deepens inequality.

Operators protested restrictions that bar them from the Central Business District. These mobility workers face harassment, extortion, and lost livelihoods.

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https://www.myjoyonline.com/pragya-riders-protest-in-kumasi-over-continued-harassment-and-ban-from-adumkejetia-routes/

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Pragya riders protest in Kumasi over continued 'harassment' and ban from Adum,Kejetia routes - MyJoyOnline

Hundreds of Pragya riders in Kumasi hit the streets to protest a road traffic directive that bars their tricycles from operating within the Central Business District, including Adum and Kejetia.

MyJoyOnline

“Pirate” transport in San Salvador signals that the official network does not cover the mobility patterns residents actually have.

Commuters adopt these services because formal routes are selective; they leave underserved communities with no other options.

via bsky @latinarepublic.bsky.social

https://latinarepublic.com/2025/11/06/the-unequal-journey-a-look-at-pirate-transportation-in-san-salvador/

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Apps aren't panaceas. Bangkok’s informal moto-taxi system was formalized and "app-ified" but without inclusion. One imbalance replaced another.

via LI @lubyanza-research-group

https://medium.com/lubyanza/moto-taxis-in-thailand-aabdc1b5907e

#informaltransport #populartransport #Kampala #Bangkok #Thailand #Uganda #sustainabletransport #TransportationJustice #Gender #TrufiAssociation

Moto-Taxis in Thailand

Two Cities, Two Systems: First Impressions of Bangkok’s Moto-Taxis

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