Non-Motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in AfricaWinnie V. Mitullah, Marianne Vanderschuren, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi What challenges do pedestrians and cyclists face in cities of the developing world? What opportunities do these cities have to provide for walking and cycling? Based on in-depth research conducted in Cape Town (South Africa), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi (Kenya), this book explores these questions by presenting work on walking and cycling travel behaviour, the status of road safety in these cities, as well as an analysis of the infrastructure for walking and cycling, and the workings of the institutions responsible for planning for these modes. The book also presents case studies relating to particular opportunities and challenges, such as the development and evaluation of ‘walking bus’ interventions, and the opportunities micro-simulation of pedestrian interventions offers within a data-scarce environment. Non-motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa demonstrates that transport and urban planning remains situated in a logic of automobile-dependent transport planning and global city development. This logic of practice does not pay adequate attention to walking and cycling. It argues that a significant shift in both policy as well as political commitment is needed so as to prioritize walking and cycling as strategies for sustainable transport policy in urban Africa. This book will be a key text for practitioners and policy makers working in planning, transport policy and urban development in Africa, as well as students and scholars of African studies, development studies, urban geography, transport studies and sustainable development. |
Contents
Introduction Challenges and opportunities for nonmotorized transport in urban Africa | 1 |
Nonmotorized travel behaviour in Cape Town Dar es Salaam and Nairobi | 11 |
Pedestrian crossing behaviour in Cape Town and Nairobi Observations and implications | 27 |
Road safety and nonmotorized transport in African cities | 57 |
Types of injuries and treatment of pedestrians admitted to a referral hospital in Nairobi City Kenya | 73 |
Safety of vulnerable road users on a road in Kinondoni municipality Dar es Salaam Tanzania | 80 |
Nonmotorized transport infrastructure provision on selected roads in Nairobi | 90 |
An investigation into the effects of NMT facility implementations and upgrades in Cape Town | 112 |
Access and mobility Multimodal approaches to transport infrastructure planning | 126 |
Implementation and evaluation of walking buses and cycle trains in Cape Town and Dar es Salaam | 150 |
The use of microscopic simulation modelling techniques to assess and predict road safety through an analysis of road user and infrastructure interacti... | 169 |
Institutional framework for walking and cycling provision in Cape Town Dar es Salaam and Nairobi | 189 |
When bicycle lanes are not enough Growing mode share in Cape Town South Africa an analysis of policy and practice | 206 |
Grounding urban walking and cycling research in a political economy framework | 224 |
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