Are inter-city rivalries good for transportation justice? Should Trufi develop a transport shaming app?

https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/deccan+herald-epaper-deccan/covered+82+km+in+just+72+minutes+hyderabad+mans+viral+post+takes+a+dig+at+bengalurus+traffic-newsid-n715402440

#India #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Unregistered, untracked, but undeniable: Zimbabwe’s informal transport sector isn’t a gap in the system. It IS the system.

Supporting more livelihoods than manufacturing. Entire communities depend on it.

https://www.theindependent.co.zw/opinion/article/200056173/kombis-cash-flows-the-hidden-economy-driving-zims-cities

#informaltransport #populartransport #Africa #Zimbabwe #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TrufiAssociation

Antananarivo’s new vice mayor wonders why informal markets and transport outlast Madagascar’s governments: 'I don’t know why it hasn’t worked before.'

Stop fighting them. Learn from them. Integrate them.

Article in French:
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260523-madagascar-vaste-op%C3%A9ration-d-assainissement-urbain-%C3%A0-antananarivo-capitale-satur%C3%A9e-et-encombr%C3%A9e

#informaltransport #populartransport #Africa #Madagascar #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TrufiAssociation

All the popular transport thinkers are convening in Bangkok in October. Yes, that came out weird. If you know, you know.

https://www.informalandsharedmobility.net/

#informaltransport #populartransport #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TrufiAssociation

This ought to be good. What if the “messy,” unplanned parts of cities — the slums, the informal markets, the self-built homes — are not failures, but the city’s own rough draft?

Echanove and Srivastava argue that urbanism should start with the people who shape cities every day, not just the officials who plan them from above.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/730-the-homegrown-city

#cityplanning #informality #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TrufiAssociation

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.

via xitter @toicitiesnews

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

#informaltransport #populartransport #India #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #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.

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

#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.

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

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.

https://cids.up.edu.ph/download/how-far-have-come-informal-transport-worker-resistance-policy-change-jeepney-modernization-program-2017-2024/

#informaltransport #populartransport #Philippines #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Europe can learn from India's informal transport to fill mobility gaps in rural and underserved areas.

European regions with shrinking rural public transport could adopt flexible, community-driven systems to ensure mobility for older adults, children, and low-income residents

via xitter @ZagDaily

https://zagdaily.com/featured/from-organised-to-flexible-what-europe-can-learn-about-popular-transport-from-india/

#Asia #India #cityplanning #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #informaltransport #populartransport #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation