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How do we integrate walking into urban transport and infrastructure development planning?

Oct 06, 202126 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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Episode description

  • 70-90% of African cities are walking but without adequate infrastructure   
  • It causes huge fatalities and risk of safety  
  • How city planners can develop a safe zone for pedestrians?  
  • Which cities and countries are trying to do things differently?  
  • What challenges are city planners faced with in trying to change infrastructure for walking? How can cities overcome these challenges?
Speaker: Chris Kost, Africa Program Director at Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) Africa (Kenya)
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