Trufistas meet in Barcelona: Salim (center) mapped the transport network of his Moroccan home town while nursing a broken leg. A recent meetup with Christoph Hanser (L) and Christian Brückner (R)

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The Novelty of the Fatbike vs. the Banality of the Car

Yes! Let's talk about road safety — including what is currently normalized. Or in the case of the global South: what cities INTEND to normalize.

Xitter: @fietsprofessor

Via LinkedIn: Marco Te Brömmelstroet, Lab of Thought, et al.

Trufi's Leonardo Gutierrez enthralls the Peruvian press after the launch of "Arequipa Bus" – the latest Trufi App, and the first official city app made by Trufi.

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Small, maneuverable, urban freight vehicles are a solution for some global South cities, with their narrow streets. Now imagine logistics apps powered by open data.

via Xitter: @London_Cycling c/o @MilosPlanner

As Brazil continues to electrify public transport and expands services, it is important to represent the workers perspective on where public transport is going in the Global South.

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Via @etheridge_rennie@itf.org.uk

Most municipal engineers know how to design a street, but not how to design an INCLUSIVE street.

Dutch Cycling Embassy and GIZ led a five-day capacity-building training on urban cycling for 50 government officials in Mysuru, India.

Via LinkedIn : Dutch Cycling Embassy

Sri Lanka needs effective digitization in public transport. Trufi can build the necessary apps and provide the data. Geography doesn't stop us advancing sustainable transport solutions in the global South.

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OpenStreetMap has come a long way since 2008. This tool created by @mvexel lets you compare the mapping status of a city in 2008 vs Now.

Cochabamba, for example:

2008.osm.lol/

HT: @macalba

Imagine the possibilities for the global South with better public transport data! Aino's tool analyzes any location & creates a "15 Minute City" report using data from OpenStreetMap.

15mincity.ai/

HT Lior Steinberg & Alexander Kamenev

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