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2025 with Trufi: A Year of Visibility & Global Impact

https://mailchi.mp/trufi-association.org/2025-with-trufi-a-year-of-visibility-global-impact

#informaltransport #populartransport #mapping #OpenStreetMap #hotosm #transportationjustice
A group photo of Trufi Association’s Christoph Hanser and the Duitama Mapping Stars team, posing together outdoors in front of a school building with trees and a grassy area. Everyone is smiling, some giving thumbs-up or peace signs, celebrating their collaboration on open transport mapping.
December 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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LAC Hub - HOT had a good year, including our collaboration in Oaxaca and Toluca, Mexico

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xitter @MapHubLAC @CodeandoMexico

#informaltransport #populartransport #americas #northamerica #mexico #oaxaca #toluca […]

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A screenshot of a tweet by LAC Hub - HOT highlighting their 2023 achievements. The tweet describes a collaboration with Trufi Association and Codeando Mexico to advance transport mapping in Oaxaca and Toluca, Mexico. It also mentions the MapEdu project, which mobilized 38 school projects across Latin America and the Caribbean to map air quality, social needs, and risk zones. The tweet includes images of mapping activities, community engagement, and educational projects.
December 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Apps aren't panaceas. Bangkok’s informal moto-taxi system was formalized and "app-ified" but without inclusion. One imbalance replaced another.

via LI @lubyanza-research-group

https://medium.com/lubyanza/moto-taxis-in-thailand-aabdc1b5907e

#informaltransport #populartransport #kampala […]
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October 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Tried today to make sense of #informality today and how and why I still want to use terms like #InformalEconomy and #informaltransport. Problem is the distinction formal/informal is largely predicated on position a short and geographically limited form of capitalist regulation, #fordism, as norm […]
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October 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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A Malian photographer chooses buses over galleries to make art accessible to all Bamako residents. Informal transport as exhibition spaces.

xitter @Nybeponzio

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMSXh4FuSih/

#Africa #mali #informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #PublicTransport […]
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July 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Did you miss this webinar on Africa’s electric transport future? The video’s up, and the message is clear: informal transport can’t be an afterthought.

https://streamyard.com/watch/mXAe2wHW7qya

#Africa #electricvehicles #ev #evs #informaltransport […]

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Promotional image for a webinar titled "The Future of Public Transport Electrification in Africa: Opportunities, Trends and Challenges," held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at 10:00 WAT / 11:00 SAST & CAT / 12:00 EAT. The speakers featured are Prian Reddy (C40 Cities), Justin Coetzee (GoMetro), Hans Van Toor (Roam), and Moses Nderitu (BasiGo). Organized by Smarter Mobility Africa.
July 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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An informal transport payment platform that uses WhatsApp as a front end

The solution meets people where they already are - in chat platforms and informal vehicles.

Via xitter @CapeTalk

https://youtu.be/zNHhiipx4WA

#Africa #southafrica #informaltransport #populartransport #innovation […]
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June 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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70% of urban trips in the Global South rely on informal transport. Why do climate plans ignore them? Required viewing!

https://youtu.be/4XwoQ-DSZi8

#itf25 #cityplanning #UrbanPlanning #sdg11 #climate #climatechange #climatejustice #informaltransport #populartransport #opendata #research […]
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May 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Cape Town and Accra top passenger satisfaction for informal transport, but the real takeaway is that fair labor practices lift service quality.

via xitter @uptuks

#informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #PublicTransport #research […]

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Table showing passenger satisfaction ratings for informal public transport across five African cities: Accra, Cape Town, Freetown, Kumasi, and Maputo. Ratings (1-5 scale) compare seven service attributes: overall quality, coverage, security, crew interaction, affordability, safety, frequency, and comfort. Cape Town scores highest overall; Freetown scores lowest. Vehicle comfort is the lowest-rated attribute across cities, while service coverage is the highest.
May 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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TL;DR: Like 1990s AOL, transport data today is siloed and controlled. Open data advocates (e.g. GTFS, OSM) are breaking barriers to enable access, equity, and innovation in mobility.

xitter @mobilitydataio @AFD_France

https://tinyurl.com/25mlgjpj

#informaltransport #populartransport […]
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May 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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When informal fares are the yardstick for public transport pricing, it's clear who’s leading.

via xitter @Independentngr

https://independent.ng/two-million-passengers-in-lagos-have-been-transported-through-blue-line-rail-says-osiyemi/

#Africa #nigeria #informaltransport #populartransport […]
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April 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Your mom was once restricted to the AOL ecosystem. And today transport data is being restricted by gatekeepers. And these two things are related. There’s no stopping the demand for open data.

xitter @mobilitydataio @AFD_France

https://tinyurl.com/25mlgjpj

#informaltransport #populartransport […]
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April 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Informal public transport is essential, and Sri Lanka is making it stronger, not weaker!

via xitter @newswireLK

https://www.newswire.lk/2025/04/01/3-new-sub-committees-to-resolve-problems-in-the-transport-sector/

#asia #srilanka #informaltransport #populartransport #Sharedmobility […]
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April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Public transport data should be accurate, accessible, and sustainable. Trufi delivers. We create GTFS feeds in cities where none exist, ensuring transport networks are recognized and usable worldwide.

https://tinyurl.com/26m42fut

#datacollection #gtfs #gtfsflex #gbfs #informaltransport […]
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March 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Self-formalizing transport: Motorcycle taxi riders in Ogun State, Nigeria are leading a digital transformation to improve safety and accountability.

via Xitter/Threads @GuardianNigeria

https://buff.ly/3QqjU6V

#Africa #nigeria #digitaldevelopment #informaltransport #populartransport […]
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February 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The Boda Boda Board Game brings to life the challenges of a Kampala motorcycle taxi driver, with humor and authenticity

https://buff.ly/3CK1B9N

#Africa #uganda #kampala #informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #PublicTransport #transportationjustice #trufiassociation
The Boda Board Game | Lubyanza Research Gr
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February 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Sustainable transport should be safe, accessible, and dignified for all. Support Trufi Association with a donation or sponsorship to help digitize and elevate informal transport networks.

https://tinyurl.com/2yptfwex

#donate #informaltransport #populartransport #Sharedmobility […]
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February 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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The Global South offers innovative transport solutions that the Global North can learn from.

via Xitter @GlobalLF

https://buff.ly/40TtZ19

#bus #busrapidtransit #brt #decolonizetransport #informaltransport #populartransport #innovation #Sharedmobility #sustainablemobility […]
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February 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The UK is using the London Stock Exchange to raise money for energy and clean technology projects in the Global South. But will this funding reach the everyday transport people rely on?

https://buff.ly/3WKOvj6

#sdg11 #climate #informaltransport #populartransport #PublicTransport […]
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February 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Trying to get a copy of this study: Car-oriented developing countries have been designed to be that way – at the expense of transportation justice.

https://buff.ly/40WG6M7

#inclusiveresearch #informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #PublicTransport #research #transportationjustice […]
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February 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Without informal transport, many African cities would not function. Timothy Durant on the latest Reimagining Motion podcast

Xitter @Transport_Links @WeAreDTGlobal

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#inclusiveresearch #informaltransport #populartransport #participatoryresearch #publictransit […]
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January 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Informal transport workers must be at the center of discussions for inclusive transport reform. This new report from ITF and GLI’s underscores the urgency.

Xitter @itfglobalunion

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#informaltransport #populartransport #publictransit #PublicTransport […]
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January 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The obstacle in electrifying public transport in the global South has always been the strain on the grid. A new viable solution: a solar and external battery system that reduces peak draw by 66%

https://www.eng.sun.ac.za/formula-e-dream/

#informaltransport #populartransport #PublicTransport […]
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January 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Revolutionizing transit with open data! Leonardo Gutiérrez presents how Trufi improves public transport systems worldwide. (Video in Spanish)

via Xitter @OSMLatam

https://youtu.be/z8dy513KF7k

#OpenStreetMap #sotmlatam2024 #informaltransport #populartransport #opendata #opensource […]
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December 27, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Another article that frames informal transport as a problem, while ignore the obvious: Informal transport is meeting mobility needs where formal systems fall short.

https://buff.ly/40kuvGx

Xitter @theguardiantzo1

#Africa #zimbabwe #informaltransport […]

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December 26, 2024 at 1:18 PM