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Lessons from Dar on unclogging city traffic jams
A Dar Rapid Transit bus (ART) officials say the network, which started with 50,000 passengers per day, is currently ferrying an average of 200,000 passengers per day. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Nairobi, where at least one third of the gross domestic product is generated, is faced with infrastructure challenges that threaten to slow down the economic growth through traffic snarl-ups if not addressed.
The Kenyan capital city, which was ranked top among 15 African cities studied by the World Bank for having the slowest traffic, has a lot to learn from Dar es Salaam after rafts of public transport reforms began taking shape in the Tanzanian city.
