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

Does this tool exist?

A map where you plot in a "from" and "to" point and it gives you the distance in two different ways: One for the distance you have to travel by car, and one for the distance traveled by foot?

Edit: To be more clear: I'd like to see both ways of travel as lines on the map and as number of (kilo)meters at the same time, so it's easy to compare. Not switch between modes. Thanks!

#urbanism #UrbanPlanner #UrbanPlanning #map #OSM #OpenStreetMap #askfedi #tools

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

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

80% of urban planning research fails to integrate sustainability, smart cities, and master planning.

via xitter @khaleejtimes

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/leadership/top-leaders/dr-abdullah-belhaif-al-nuaimi-addressing-the-lack-of-climate-friendly-education?_refresh=true

#cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #research #SharedMobility #SustainableMobility#SmartMobility #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Chennai's transport overhaul tackles buses, trains, and cycling. The integration challenges mentioned highlight why digital coordination matters as much as infrastructure investment.

https://jfwonline.com/article/is-chennai-shifting-to-a-new-dawn-of-transport/

#India #Chennai #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #Cycling #informaltransport #populartransport #multimodal #Multimodality #TransportationJustice #Gender #TrufiAssociation

Weird. The article praises informal transport for its flexibility and ability to serve nearly all, before immediately criticizing its "unplanned and unregulated growth."

via xitter @down2earthindia

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/air/how-india-moves-our-analysis-of-40-cities-reveals-a-brutally-simple-answer-it-does-not

#ActiveMobility #ActiveTransport #India #cityplanning #urbanism #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #SDG11 #informaltransport #populartransport #research #TrufiAssociation