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Africa is in a historic phase of rapid city building. It is creating transport infrastructure and systems that will shape the continent far into the future. Making these transport systems safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable for all is fundamental to livable, productive, low carbon and healthy African cities.
Most African cities rely on some form of semi-formal transport, often minibuses, dominated by fragmented private operators. These transit systems provide a much needed service for many, at no cost for the city. But these services also bring a host of challenges to cities, contributing to traffic congestion, pollution and poor road safety.
Digital technologies are a tremendous opportunity to address these challenges. Public transport data is currently missing for planning integrated public transport, designing passenger information systems, and working with operators to upgrade transit services. With this, DigitalTransport4Africa was born.
We are a collaborative digital commons and global community that scales up and supports urban mobility projects through open data and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
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DT4A Capacity Building Training Sessions for Students at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) – Alexandria, Egypt
As part of the initial stage to map the public transport system of Alexandria, Egypt in a standard GTFS format, our project partner Transport for Cairo […]
Highlighting the work of Digital Transport for Africa (DT4A) at the Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week 2022
Dakar, Senegal The Week for Sustainable Mobility and Climate, organized by the CODATU Association, CETUD and the Climate Chance Association took place on 3rd to 7th […]
DigitalTransport4Africa (DT4A) at Sustainable Mobility and Climate Week 2022
[Cross posted from WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities] The Week for Sustainable Mobility and Climate, organized by the CODATU Association, CETUD and the Climate […]