NYC’s taxi comeback. From yellow cabs in New York, to trufis in Bolivia, to jeepneys in the Philippines, transport, policy, and apps should express local culture.
People want transport that feels like home.
by YT @expeditionmoney
HT LI Eric Bruun @eric-bruun-4a5425128/
#YellowCab #NewYork #NYC #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
ASU study: Relying on a car is linked to lower life satisfaction. The most surprising aspect of this is the ASU part — my alma mater. Rababe could have just asked me.
HT lemmy /u/[email protected]
#Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #WarOnCars #15MinuteCity #CarsDestroyedOurCities #CarsRuinCities #Walkability #WalkableCities #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic
A viral research study led by Rababe Saadaoui, a PhD planning student in Arizona State University's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, has uncovered a link between car dependency and life satisfaction in the United States.
2025 with Trufi: A Year of Visibility & Global Impact
https://mailchi.mp/trufi-association.org/2025-with-trufi-a-year-of-visibility-global-impact
#informaltransport #populartransport #mapping #OpenStreetMap #HOTOSM #TransportationJustice
Antananarivo's new urban train: "Cheaper than a motorcycle taxi. And then on the train, you have more space, it’s safe and the view is beautiful.” (Translated from French.)
That one quote says a lot about what travelers want from public transport.
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20251217-madagascar-lancement-du-train-urbain-%C3%A0-antananarivo
#Antananarivo #publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #Africa #Madagascar #TransportationJustice #Gender #TrufiAssociation
À Madagascar, les habitants d’Antananarivo peuvent depuis hier emprunter un train urbain. Seize kilomètres et huit stations entre le centre et le sud de la capitale malgache. Initié par le précédent régime, ce projet de mobilité urbaine était enlisé depuis plusieurs années. Il doit contribuer à désengorger le centre-ville, en proie à une circulation chaotique et dangereuse. Les premiers passagers sont ravis de ce nouveau mode de transport.
Spain is making transport simple. One monthly fee, all the public transport modes — like Netflix for the public transport sector.
#publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
Modeled after Germany's Deutschlandticket
#publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
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.
#informaltransport #populartransport #cityplanning #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TransportationJustice #Africa #SierraLeone #Senegal #Madagascar #Mozambique #TrufiAssociation
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.
#informaltransport #populartransport #Africa #Nigeria #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #InclusiveResearch #research #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
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 […]
Report: From 2017 to 2024, jeepney operators in the Philippines resisted a top-down "modernization" approach to transport policy, and flexed their ability to influence policy.
#informaltransport #populartransport #Philippines #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation
End socialism for cars? Alternatively: If car owners don't like this proposal, maybe let New Yorkers store anything they want on the street for free in the spaces that are currently designated as free car storage.
Picnic tables, hot tub, trampoline, small shipping container...
HT Lemmy @Lanodion
#NewYork #zohranmamdani #publictransportation #Carbrain #Motonomativity #Fuckcars #Carfree #LowCar #CarsRuinCities #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #HalfHeartedFanatic
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