One idea for a cause area that I have is investing in public transportation in developing countries that have inadequate infrastructure for it—many of which are in Africa. Public transit can promote sustainable, equitable economic growth. Many African governments are mostly building roads even though the majority of their citizens don’t own cars, so their transportation investments are not really benefiting the public.[1] And as I’ve written on this forum, car-centric cities are prone to congestion so they can’t support large populations and high economic growth like transit-oriented cities can.
How about someone from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy?
One idea for a cause area that I have is investing in public transportation in developing countries that have inadequate infrastructure for it—many of which are in Africa. Public transit can promote sustainable, equitable economic growth. Many African governments are mostly building roads even though the majority of their citizens don’t own cars, so their transportation investments are not really benefiting the public.[1] And as I’ve written on this forum, car-centric cities are prone to congestion so they can’t support large populations and high economic growth like transit-oriented cities can.
Africa—Institute for Transportation and Development Policy