Understanding urban transport in Africa with Simon Saddier
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In this episode of Reimagining Motion, we talk with Simon Saddier, a Senior Urban Transport Specialist at the World Bank and the Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP). We look at the challenges of urban transport across Africa, the expansion of BRT, as well as strategies to create dialogues between formal and informal transport sector organisations.  Links Africa Transport Policy ProgrammeInstitutions in Motion: Learning from the Experience of Urban Mobility Organizing Authorities in Sub-Saharan AfricaInformal Public Transport Routemap & City Comparative Analysis: Final ReportFrom complete formalization encompassing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to the corporatization of informal Public Transport owner/operators: Cape Town, South AfricaThe Regulation of buses and minibuses: private sector participation as catalysts to reform in Kigali, RwandaThe minibus renewal and professionalization process: a combined approach to modernize paratransit services in Dakar, SenegalLearn more at transport-links.com
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