Moving in Nairobi: Matatus - urbanNext, March 06, 2020. - 716 words. - 000548

africanCities, Civic Data Design Lab, Data, Middle Density, Territory and mobility

African Public Realm, Community, Data, Inequality, Kenya, Mobility, Nairobi, Public Transport, Territory&Mobility, Traffic, Transportation, Transportation Systems, Urban policies

Project team: Sarah Williams, Carmelo Ignaccolo, Dylan Halpern

Contributors: Lambert Coleman (photographer), Paula Aguillera (multimedia producer) Tess McCann



Local partners: Peter Waiganjo Wagacha, Dan Orwa,Jackie Klopp, Steve Osoro, Joe Ndiritu, Nelson Mangwali, James Mshimba, Somba Muchiri, Jackson Mugo, Kevin Karani, Kawera Naitore, Kate Nancy Wanbury.


This is the second in a series of articles which explores the complexities of moving in Nairobi through the eyes of four commuters as they walk, ride motorcycles (boda boda), take buses (matatu), and hire Ubers from the wealthy neighborhoods adjacent to the United Nations to the low-income communities in the city center.



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Urban design Mobility Transportation Nairobi, Kenya Kenya