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World Car Free Day Summit 2021 �

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Assessing progress towards healthier, more equitable cities for all residents.

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African cities update

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Code for Africa (CfA) is a federation of indigenous civic tech + open data labs in 20 countries, in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda & Zimbabwe operating alongside our WanaData community of women data scientists/storytellers and a sister network of independent investigative newsrooms and misinformation fact-checking teams in 22 countries.

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Constant Cap

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I am an Urban Planner and Researcher, Senior Product Manager at Sensors.AFRICA

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Profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantcap/

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Blog: www.africancityplanner.com

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  1. Large walking population (more than 40%)
  2. Heavily dependent on paratransit (matatus)
  3. Increased appreciation by authorities of the place for NMT
  4. Growing emphasis of Social Justice in the mobility sector
  5. Large influence from development partners

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image by Msingi Sasis, icmiist

Characteristics of Nairobi

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Nairobi: NMT data

Source: Nairobi NMT Report, CDKN

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How have communities and advocates in Nairobi changed the dialogue on policy priorities?

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  1. Air Quality Data
  2. NMT Policy
  3. Access to NMT Data
  4. Public Space Audit
  5. Urban Streets Manual
  6. Placemaking Weeks
  7. Cycling Programmes

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Image source: sensors.AFRICA

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Impact of Communities and Advocacy Groups

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Way forward

What do we expect to see?

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  • Increased government investment in NMT infrastructure.
  • Increased links between health and mobility.
  • More questions about NMT infrastructure along major projects.
  • Car free initiatives relating to health and wellness.
  • Multiple sector engagement.

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Potentials

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@Code4Africa

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http://sensors.africa

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http://bit.ly/C4Aslack

This presentation: shorturl.at/irK39

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