30 June 2020
Published by Jackie Klopp at 30 June 2020
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COVID-19 has revealed how open data, that can be freely used and distributed by anyone, is critical for the recovery of our health and cities. At the […]
21 April 2020
Published by Anna Oursler at 21 April 2020
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Transport officials from Kampala, Addis Ababa and Accra exchange knowledge on what makes a mapping project successful. Source: WRI. Transit data are essential. Data help us […]
7 April 2020
Published by Julien de Labaca at 7 April 2020
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Africa is experiencing urban growth of momentous proportions. As part of this growth the continent needs to develop and build infrastructure and transport networks to serve […]
25 March 2020
Published by Julien de Labaca at 25 March 2020
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This tutorial has been created to design a schematic-style map for public transport. The process described below is the result of work carried out by the […]
6 January 2020
Published by Christoph Hanser at 6 January 2020
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The vibrantly coloured Trufis in Cochabamba, Bolivia serve daily commuters. Most cities around the world run formal and informal public transport systems in parallel. An illustrative […]
20 November 2019
Published by Travis Fried at 20 November 2019
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November 2019 is going to be an important month for the DT4A community and those harnessing Free Software, Open Data and the OpenStreetMap (OSM) and transit […]
19 November 2019
Published by Travis Fried at 19 November 2019
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Join us for an exhibition promoting safe, clean and efficient public transportation in Uganda’s largest city, Kampala. This exhibition is a gathering of organizations who are […]
6 November 2019
Published by Florian Lainez at 6 November 2019
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26 August 2019
Published by Antoine Chèvre at 26 August 2019
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Abidjan’s woro woro taxi system. The French Development Agency (AFD) is a funder that finances, through loans and / or grants, sustainable mobility projects in developing […]
8 August 2019
Published by Felix Delattre at 8 August 2019
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Trotro App – the Open Source Trufi App redesigned for the city of Accra Many cities in the world need digital public transportation solutions: a World […]
11 July 2019
Published by Johan Richer at 11 July 2019
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Conveyal Analysis helps you create public transport scenarios and evaluate them in terms of accessibility, using OpenStreetMap data and GTFS datasets. Digital Transport for Africa is […]
4 June 2019
Published by Travis Fried at 4 June 2019
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DT4A’s Travis Fried and Iman Abubaker released a new article on the importance of mapping paratransit systems in Sub-Saharan African cities. According to the authors: Although […]
20 May 2019
Published by Travis Fried at 20 May 2019
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Join DT4A’s Ben Welle from WRI at this year’s ITF Summit in Leipzig, Germany. On May 22nd, he will be presenting on expanding the network and […]
27 March 2019
Published by Travis Fried at 27 March 2019
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By Lily Bui and Griffin Kantz, 3/29/2019 When you first start out collecting, analyzing, editing, and visualizing GTFS data, the landscape of available tools can be […]
15 February 2019
Published by Travis Fried at 15 February 2019
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WRI’s Celal Tolga Imamoglu writes a fascinating piece on the complicated, and yet essential, role paratransit plays for African city planners and the riders who rely […]
22 October 2018
Published by Antoine Chèvre at 22 October 2018
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Digital Transport for Africa: a Resource Center for Improved Mobility A public event with partners and stakeholders (GIZ, transport.data.gouv.fr…) Program coming soon. Save the date!
26 June 2018
Published by Antoine Chèvre at 26 June 2018
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The second SSATP Annual Meeting under the Third Development Plan (DP3) will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, during the week of July 2-6, 2018. The mission […]
24 June 2018
Published by Antoine Chèvre at 24 June 2018
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Given expected urban growth in Africa, the development of sustainable urban mobility policies is crucial to ensure efficient and “livable” cities. In most African cities, urban […]