Learning from COVID-19 pop-up bicycle infrastructure

An investigation into flexible and user-led bicycle planning in Cape Town, Nairobi, and Kampala

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 4 March 2020

• Country: Kenya, South Africa, Uganda
• Document Type: Research Paper
• Theme: Health, Infrastructure
• Authors: Jennings, G, Jobanputra, R, Cap, C, Ankunda, G, Mugume, S

Abstract

This study takes the concept of pop-up bicycle infrastructure, which developed in importance during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic in cities across the UK, Europe, and the US, and investigates the potential of applying these principles to user-led bicycle mobility interventions in Sub-Saharan African cities. Through engagement with the public sector, users, and civil society organisations in three SSA cities – Nairobi (Kenya), Kampala (Uganda), and Cape Town (South Africa) – the study considers the opportunities that rapid interventions, led by user-needs, might offer in these countries, but also the challenges and barriers that might be encountered in planning and implementation.

This is an output of the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme

Citation

Gail Jennings, Rahul Jobanputra, Constant Cap, Genevivie Ankunda, Seith Mugume (2021) Learning from COVID-19 pop-up bicycle infrastructure: an investigation into flexible and user-led bicycle planning in Cape Town, Nairobi, and Kampala

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Learning from COVID-19 pop-up bicycle infrastructure: An investigation into flexible and user-led bicycle planning in Cape Town, Nairobi, and Kampala

Published 4 March 2020