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Tech that reinforces car dominance rather than transitioning away from it.

USDOT's Brian Cronin loves V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything). Instead of mitigating threats from cars, tech should be used to eliminate them.

https://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/opinion/opinion-reflections-from-dubai-world-congress-by-the-its-jpo-director.html

#ITSDubai2024 #V2X #opendata #publictransport #sustainabletransport #ActiveMobility #Cycling #technology #TransportationColonialism #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Get the insights you need with transport data and visual dashboards designed for cities, operators, and researchers. Contact us to learn more!

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#informaltransport #populartransport #publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #DataCollection #publictransit #research #TrufiAssociation

46,000 kilometers of high-speed rail. 177,000 kilometers of highways. More than 50 subway systems with more than 10,000 kilometers of track. A lot of light rail systems.

Meanwhile in the USA...

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/30/china-likely-to-have-lower-ghg-emissions-than-usa-by-2035/

#publictransport #sustainabletransport #bus #masstransit #metrorail #lightrail #minibus #Subway #TransportCarbonEmissions #TrufiAssociation

Open Source: “It encapsulates a lot in two words — it encapsulates the code being open, and all the community aspects. It encapsulates a set of freedoms that we developers love having.”

https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/29/elastic-founder-on-why-they-returned-to-open-source-four-years-after-going-proprietary/

#opendata #opensource #FOSS #app #AppDesign #apps #innovation #software #technology #TrufiAssociation

This review of 104 papers reveals gaps in public transport research. Trufi Association, with our unique data capabilities, can help fill those gaps in future studies.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/384363769_Scaling_up_public_transport_usage_a_systematic_literature_review_of_service_quality_satisfaction_and_attitude_towards_bus_transport_systems_in_developing_countries

#publictransport #globalsouth #sustainabletransport #opendata #transportation #research #TrufiAssociation #Jordan #China #Colombia #India #Bangladesh #Ghana #Oman #Lebanon #SriLanka #Iran #Brazil #Indonesia #Pakistan #Kenya #Chile #Vietnam #Algeria #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Thailand #Azerbaijan

For urban planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response, Trufi harnesses VGI to inform and power your project with accurate, community-driven data. Contact us today!

https://www.trufi-association.org/services/volunteered-geographic-information-vgi/

#opendata #FieldResearch #InclusiveResearch #mapping #GIS #OpenStreetMap #ParticipatoryResearch #research #VGI #citizenscience #disasterresponse #tourism #environmentalmonitoring #TrufiAssociation

@JuanaYohanna @gabriel @gquimbayo ¿Cuáles son tus necesidades? ¿Tienes un proyecto en mente

Integrate OpenTripPlanner seamlessly into your solution, anywhere in the world, with Trufi's expertise. Contact us!

https://www.trufi-association.org/services/opentripplanner/

#informaltransport #populartransport #opendata #opensource #sustainabletransport #transportation #innovation #MaaS #MobilityAsAService #mapping #GIS #mobileapp #OpenStreetMap #OpenTripPlanner #publictransit #TrufiAssociation

The rise of battery-powered rickshaws in Dhaka shows demand for affordable and sustainable transport. Instead of bans: formalize, train, and digitalize.

https://buff.ly/3ZwaEnF

Via Xitter: @bfirstdotnews
#informaltransport #populartransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #Asia #Bangladesh #cityplanning #urbandesign #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #ElectricVehicles #EV #EVs #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Journey planner apps... local language chatbots... Paper? Even in the UK, printed timetables are still relevant, because “not all customers will have the technology to use a website or journey planner."

https://www.route-one.net/features/why-print-lives-on-for-some-bus-operators/

via Xitter @routeoneteam
#publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #Accessibility #bus #chatbot #chatbotapp #SMS #USSD #WhatsApp #Europe #UK #ict4d #ict4dev #InclusiveResearch #mobileapp #research #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

This is what you get when you combine data, research, sustainability , and a transportation justice mindset: New viable bus routes a city that thought it had already found all the right routes:

https://www.theigc.org/publications/creating-informal-transport-route-implications-mobility-gender-and-planning-processes

#informaltransport #populartransport #publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #Africa #Uganda #Kampala #BehavioralStudies #bestroute #bus #FieldResearch #InclusiveResearch #research #TransportationJustice #TrufiAssociation

Zamora’s public transport system was fully mapped for the first time, revealing fewer routes and vehicles than expected, leading to more informed urban mobility planning.

https://www.trufi-association.org/collaborative-mapping-for-public-transportation-in-zamora-mexico/

#informaltransport #populartransport #Americas #NorthAmerica #Mexico #Zamora #cityplanning #urbandesign #urbanism #urbanismo #urbanplanner #urbanplanning #inclusiveplanning #mapping #GIS #OpenStreetMap #TrufiAssociation

Feeling restrained by transport options? Trufi is all tied up in open source apps, and open data. Our solutions are dominated by OpenStreetMap communities.

Shirt by Xitter/IG/FB/YT: streetsforall fediverse: @streetsforall@threads.net

#opendata #opensource #publictransport #sustainabletransport #transportation #bus #minibus #OpenStreetMap #TrufiAssociation

Trufi chatbots for the global South provide vital insights and make sustainable transport easy to use. Contact us today!

https://www.trufi-association.org/services/chatbots-enhancing-mobility-and-accessibility/

#informaltransport #populartransport #opendata #opensource #publictransport #chatbot #chatbotapp #SMS #USSD #WhatsApp #ict4d #ict4dev #Localized #Localization #MaaS #MobilityAsAService #TrufiAssociation

Public transport in the global South could leapfrog into a sustainable future with battery swapping.

Technologies like this have the potential to revolutionize urban mobility.

Video by Linkedin: Ashley Dudarenok 艾熙丽
HT: Benjamin de la Peña

#publictransport #sustainabletransport #Asia #China #bus #Climate #climateaction #climatechange #ict4d #innovation #MaaS #MobilityAsAService #publictransit #TrufiAssociation #electrification #swapping #baas #trucks #technology #transformation

Trufi's Leonardo Gutierrez makes front page news in Peru. Leo is in Trujillo to launch a 'Mobility Observatory' that will include a WhatsApp, chatbot with real-time urban transport data.

Learn more about Trufi Chatbots: https://www.trufi-association.org/services/chatbots-enhancing-mobility-and-accessibility/

#informaltransport #populartransport #opendata #opensource #sustainabletransport #transportation #chatbot #WhatsApp #Accessibility #Americas #SouthAmerica #Peru #Trujillo #ict4d #InclusiveResearch #innovation #OpenStreetMap #research #TrufiAssociation

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)

https://buff.ly/3ZsPNkY

#opendata #opensource #publictransport #sustainabletransport #Africa #Morocco #Tetouan #android #Europe #Spain #ios #Volunteer #Volunteering #TrufiAssociation

In rural Uganda bicycles are helping meet the ambulance shortage.

via Xitter: @SolutionsNowAFR
LinkedIn: @solutions-now-africa

https://buff.ly/3XtZgWF

#publictransport #sustainabletransport #Africa #Uganda #Kampala #TrufiAssociation

We specialize in apps and solutions for inclusive & sustainable mobility. Contact us to develop a custom solution for your city.

https://www.trufi-association.org/services/custom-applications-for-inclusive-sustainable-transport/

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