As part of the global campaign by FIA (International Motoring Federation) renowned director Luc Besson has created a powerful film highlighting the dangers facing children around the world, in response to the WHO figure that 500 children are killed each day in road crashes globally. It has been viewed over 2,722,391 times on Youtube and... Continue Reading →
Students and researchers at the University of Nairobi, the Centre for Sustainable Urban Development at Columbia University and the Civic Data Design Lab at MIT worked together to produce a new map of the public travel routes across the city. The new visualisation was created after collecting data by carrying mobile phones and GPS devices... Continue Reading →
MyRide Kenya (an offshoot of the MyRide Africa company), aims to make public transport “safe, comfortable and fun” whilst “formalising and transforming the public transport sector”. The app consists of a mobile application for commuters to log complaints and share information, as well as a dashboard or Complaints Handling Platform for bus owners and authorities.... Continue Reading →
In an attempt to make matatu travel in Kenya more accessible, this app allows you to find the matatu stop closest to you and the view the matatu numbers that pass through a bus stop. Moreover, there is an ‘Ask’ feature where you can get in contact with the team if you are lost or... Continue Reading →
In response to the number of fatal road traffic accidents in his area of Kenya, Alex Mathenge decided to confront the issue and inform people of the rules of the road through the medium of comedy on social media. ‘MakaraoComedyTV’ is a series of animated comedy shorts about the daily lives of two policemen in... Continue Reading →
http://www.AfricanCityPlanner.com is a blog discussing urban planning, placemaking and sustainable transport (including urban cable cars/aerial cable transportation) in Kenya. It is written by CMIIST workshop participant Constant Cap and has recently been nominated for a Best of Kenyan Bloggers award. Creative Method - Blogging *Sustainable Development Goals - 9.1 & 11.3.2 Transport issues addressed -... Continue Reading →
As Nairobi’s leading transit app, M3R crowdsources transport information from their users, using a natural language processing algorithm and a small moderation team. They then provide all commuters with real-time updates on traffic and directions through their mobile apps, website, social media and SMS channels; allowing journeys to be safe and efficient. Their blog is... Continue Reading →
This is a collaboration between the Kenyan campaign for safer roads and an app that crowdsources transport information from their users. On the Zusha! section of the website, drivers can digitally report bad driving and expose those who are driving dangerously by sharing photographs of their licence plates. Creative Method: Website *Sustainable Development Goals -... Continue Reading →
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