Wrangling transportation data in the global South is no easy feat. It's our specialty. We harness community crowdsourcing and OpenStreetMap to provide accurate GTFS informed by the people who know the city better than anyone.

https://tinyurl.com/2gr8z78e

#bus #digital #digitaldevelopment #ict4d #ict4dev #informaltransport #MaaS #mapping #Mobility #multimodal #Multimodality #opendata #opensource #opensteetmap #publictransit #publictransport #PublicTransportation #sustainabletransport

Hmmm... Duitama and Sogoamoso are only 20 km apart, but Google can't route you from one city to the other on public transport? BusBoy can.

#Colombia #Duitama #Sogoamoso #informaltransport

https://tinyurl.com/2byfvy8n

Open Source. Open Data. Better Cities. Help us shape urban mobility with one-time or a recurring donation to Trufi Association

https://tinyurl.com/22vgpqly

#digitaldevelopment #ict4d #ict4dev #informaltransport #innovation #MaaS #mapping #Mobility #morningcommute #multimodal #Multimodality #opendata #opensource #opensourcesoftware #opensteetmap #OpenTripPlanner #publictransit #publictransport #PublicTransportation #software #sustainabletransport #tech #technology #transportation #donate

You didn't know that Trufi does chatbots, did you? From journey planning to public safety reporting to transport research data collection.

#Technology #Chatbots #InformalTransport #AI #Research #publictransport #publictransportation #transportation

https://tinyurl.com/24hqo5yd

Researchers: Seeking mobility insights that are hard to come by? Look No Further! 🔍 Trufi research services bridge the gap between research designers and local communities in global South cities. By tapping into local knowledge through engagement with OpenStreetMap communities, we ensure research aligns with real-world experiences. 🌍🚌

#UrbanMobility #ResearchForChange #InformalTransport #Research #PublicTransport

https://tinyurl.com/2d3tldhq

Game-changer! One of the most impactful things an OpenStreetMapper can do is to map public transport. A new mapping course launched by Trufi Association and Mobility Hub - Colombia has the potential to revolutionize transportation planning with community-driven solutions. 🚌🌍 Available in Spanish. English coming soon.

@hotosm
#informaltransport #publictransport #openstreetmap #opendata #espanol

https://tinyurl.com/2ccdvsag

What the global South can learn from #Germany's #Deutschlandticket while avoiding the pitfalls of imitating the global North (a.k.a. #transportation colonialism), 🚌🌍 Spoiler: Germany broke the habit of imitating itself.

Attn: @benjiedlp
#InformalTransport #populartransport #sustainabletransport
https://tinyurl.com/24mw6jg7

Uncover the intersection of gender, safety, and digital innovation in informal transport. Pauline Baudens explores the unique challenges women face during commutes in the global South. Join the conversation on building inclusive transportation solutions.

#GenderMobility #SafeJourneys #InformalTransport #genderequality #gender #video

https://tinyurl.com/2bzq6va4

@gowin @ash

Launch Event TODAY: A Massive Open Online Course for Mapping #PublicTransport in #OpenStreetMap (Spanish #EnEspañol). Trufi has partnered w Mobility hub to help train the best mappers that power #opendata for #informaltransport

https://www.linkedin.com/events/lanzamientodelmoocdemapeodetran7091825629364383744/theater/

Launch Event TODAY: A Massive Open Online Course for Mapping #PublicTransport in #OpenStreetMap (Spanish #EnEspañol). Trufi has partnered w Mobility hub to help train the best mappers that power #opendata for #informaltransport

https://www.linkedin.com/events/lanzamientodelmoocdemapeodetran7091825629364383744/theater/

Buckle up folks! @benjiedlp and Miloš N. Mladenović serve up some piping hot truth about transport planning. Not your typical informal transport webinar recording.

#informaltransport #transportation #decolonize #decolonize #video #webinar

https://tinyurl.com/2nmlhvtr

#TODAY #WEBINAR 16:30 UTC

Disrupting Colonial Approaches To Transport Planning – a Trufi Webinar

https://www.linkedin.com/events/disruptingcolonialapproachestot7077651286178844672/theater/

Transportation Colonialism? Pre-packaged transport solutions, indifferent to the local context; Disregard for negative Impacts; emphasis on efficiency instead of fairness; ignoring diversity of users.

But what can be done to stop it? Find out.

#transportation #diversity #transport #informaltransport

Informal Transport is Resilient and Ingenious! Could your city transport service do this?

HT: Facebook/Lazy programmer (Original Title: "Fixing bug in Production")
#informaltransport #publictransport #tuktuk

#Webinar This Thursday!

Traditional top-down approaches to transport planning perpetuate social inequality. Explore the concept of transport colonialism and its impact on marginalized communities in the upcoming Trufi webinar.

With @benjiedlp and Miloš N. Mladenović

#publictransport #informaltransport

https://tinyurl.com/2oobjhay

#Webinar:
Disrupting Colonial Approaches To Transport Planning

Traditional top-down approaches to transport planning perpetuating social inequality.

Explore the concept of transport colonialism and its impact on marginalized communities in the upcoming Trufi webinar. Learn how open data and community engagement can offer more inclusive and effective solutions.

@benjiedlp #publictransport #informaltransport

https://tinyurl.com/2oobjhay

Traditional top-down approaches to transport planning perpetuating social inequality.

Explore the concept of transport colonialism and its impact on marginalized communities in the upcoming Trufi webinar. Learn how open data and community engagement can offer more inclusive and effective solutions.

#publictransport #informaltransport #webinar

https://tinyurl.com/2oobjhay

#Africa can leapfrog to sustainable transport "avoiding the pitfalls of transport development seen in the Global North."

https://changing-transport.org/changing-tracks-in-africa/
#informaltransport #transport #publictransport #sustainabletransport #SustainableDevelopment

To BRT or not to BRT, that is the research question.

"…producing spatially, economically, environmentally and politically appropriate solutions according to the local characteristics of the countries [i.e. informal transport] can be more beneficial than a single solution."

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370219017_An_Examination_of_the_Rise_of_Informal_Public_Transport_Systems_in_Developing_Countries_and_the_Critiques_About_Bus_Rapid_Transit_Systems_as_a_Desired_Solution

#informaltransport #publictransport #research #transport

A webinar resenting the results of a pilot project in Kampala, Uganda to bridge service gaps in Africa subsidized minibus routes. The results: benefits to women in informal employment, transport costs reduced 80%, operator revenues increased 7%.

Organized by World Resources
Institute
https://digitaltransport4africa.org/building-mobility-justice-in-informal-transport/

#mobilityjustice #informaltransport #DT4A #africa #webinar #transport #employment

Climate Resilient Development (CRD) promotes low-carbon #publictransport, including #informaltransport, in urban areas of the global South. It's about creating co-benefits and livelihood opportunities while tackling climate change.
#climatechange

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/opinion/opinion-it-s-time-to-put-serious-money-on-climate-resilient-development/ar-AA1ceaPH