Traffic jams are contagious. Understanding how they spread can help make them less common

Today, the most advanced method to measure and monitor traffic in cities uses anonymous location data from mobile phones with sophisticated mathematical and computer simulation models.

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Nairobi’s airports – windows on Kenya’s colonial past and top-down planning

After a technical engineering study of the Embakasi site, and piles of dense estimating, accounting, and reporting, a financial resolution was found. In May 1953 the Kenya Legislative Assembly agreed to the construction of the city’s third airport there.

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The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi

To make matters worse, most of the vehicles in Kampala are pre-owned and, until 2018, the average fleet age was more than 15 years. These vehicles have a faster rate of wear and tear leading to a higher environmental footprint.

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