What’s the first thing you look at when you try a new public transport system?If you’re like most passengers, it’s the map. Transit maps, signs, and station guides are meant to help us get from point A to B. But in many cities, especially across the Arabic-speaking world, these systems can be hard to follow …
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Learning from the E-Bus Implementation & Operation Experiences in Sharm El Sheikh & Alexandria From 6 to 20 November, COP27 hosted over 35,000 participants in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm El Sheikh. Various Egyptian entities pooled their resources to purchase 140 Electric Buses, which were operated at COP by ACTA, a local joint venture …
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Public Transport and the age of Social Distance Normally transportation agencies in megacities around the world work hard at fulfilling the demand of millions of people everyday for transportation to and from their schools, homes, places of business, etc. The coronavirus pandemic has turned this simple yet essential part of city life on its head. …
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عمال النقل عنصر أساسي في مدننا خلال جائحة كورونا الحالية وما بعدها، فهم يقومون بنقل العمالة الأساسية – مثل الأطباء والممرضين والمستجيبين في حالات الطوارئ – من وإلى العمل، وبذلك يعرضون صحتهم وسبل معيشتهم للخطر. والخطر الذي يواجهونه هو نفس الخطر الذي نواجهه. ولحماية موظفيهم وركابهم وضمان استمرارية العمل على المدى الطويل، يجب على مشغلي النقل العاماتخاذ إجراءات إضافية أثناء المرحلة المبكرة الحالية تتعدى التركيز على إجراءات النظافة الصحية. ويتوجب على الجهات المنظمة للنقل العاموعلى رأسها وزارة النقل، وضع خطة لدعم قطاع النقل بسيارات الأجرة ونقل الركاب باستخدام تكنولوجيا المعلومات وخدمات النقل الجماعي (أي خدمات الحافلات الصغيرة (الميكروباص) وغيرها) للتعامل مع الجائحة.
Transit workers are essential to keep our cities functioning during the current Coronavirus Pandemic, and afterwards. They shuttle essential workers – like doctors, nurses, and emergency respondents – to and from work. Yet, transit workers are risking their health and livelihoods during COVID-19. Their risk is our risk. Public Transport operators need to do more in the current early stage to protect their employees, their passengers and ensure long-term business continuity. Public Transport regulators, lead by the MoT, should lay out a plan to help the Taxi, Ridehailing and Paratransit transport sector (i.e. Microbuses, service, etc.) deal with the pandemic.
To be able to create a map ready for printing, we worked for months. It took a lot of effort, time and resources to get where we are. For those of you who are interested in knowing more about the process of creating the map, this article is for you.
For the vast majority of Cairo’s 20 million inhabitants, the public transport system is the only way to get around the city. The Cairo Metro serves 4 million passengers a day, and buses and microbuses much more. In this series we explore the lived experience of public transport, moments of humanity in the midst of chaos.
شاركت مواصلة للقاهرة يوم الأحد 27 مارس في سيمينار مفتوح عن “التنقل في القاهرة” بجامعة أكتوبر للعلوم الحديثة والآداب، عرض فيه الفريق حكاية عمل استمر لمدة 6 شهور.
:بدأت الورشة بنقاش قضية غياب البيانات المتعلقة بشبكات التنقل بالقاهرة الكبرى وأثر ذلك السلبي على كل من:
معرفة المواطنين بشرايين الحركة في مدينتهم –
You have probably heard of the “Sharing Economy”.
It is best illustrated by Uber, a ride-sharing app that connects drivers with commuters, and Air B&B, a platform where home owners connect with travellers by renting out spare rooms.