Browsing Knowledge Repository by Author "WALK21"
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Chapter 1. Walking and Cycling: The Predominant Mode
(2022-06)Walking and cycling in Africa has long been a peripheral priority in transport planning and engineering. This is surprising since more people walk than use any other form of transport. Active travel also creates immeasurable ... -
Chapter 2. Safer Streets, Safer Spaces
Africa is the least safe place to walk and cycle in the world - 261 pedestrians and 18 cyclists are killed every day. Africa has only 3% of the world’s registered vehicles, but 20% of global road traffic deaths.41 In 2016, ... -
Chapter 3. Access to Safe and Affordable Transport
(2022-06)Access to sustainable transport is critical for climate action. Walkable access to public transport is critical too for women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons who can only be guaranteed access if the ... -
Chapter 4. What Is It Like to Walk and Cycle in Africa?
(2022-06)Walking and cycling in most African cities is not only unsafe but also incredibly uncomfortable. Pedestrians and cyclists are often forced to share space with vehicles moving at very high speeds. A lack of adequate facilities ... -
Chapter 5. Promote and Celebrate Walking and Cycling
(2022-06)People walking and cycling are often perceived a low value of time resulting in a general sense of irrelevance to their role in future planning. There are two common misconceptions about walking and cycling in African ... -
Chapter 6. Embed Commitment in Policy
(2022-06)A walking and cycling policy either stand alone or as part of an integrated transport strategy, is an enabling condition that puts people and the planet first in transport planning. It sets out the intent of a government, ... -
Walking and Cycling in Africa: Evidence and Good Practice to Inspire Action
This report is a first attempt at gathering, analyzing and presenting data to demonstrate the everyday reality for the one billion people in Africa who walk and cycle every day. It baselines conditions in all 54 African ...
