E-Bikes for Sustainable Kampala
- Christine Ssenteza
- Comments
E-bike Carbon Credit Project for Urban Dwellers in Kampala, Uganda
Kampala's rapid urbanization and population growth bring forth mobility challenges, including traffic congestion, accidents, and air pollution. The lack of an integrated public transport system, coupled with high fuel prices, exacerbates these issues and widens gender disparities in economic empowerment
To address these challenges and support SDG 11, we propose establishing an e-bike transport system in the Kampala metropolitan area. This unique service aims to provide resource-efficient and inclusive mobility options for urban dwellers, with a particular focus on promoting e-bike riding amongst women. The project includes policy advocacy, bike network mapping, sensitization campaigns, operator capacity building, and the procurement and launch of a fleet of e-bikes. By offering a quicker, safer, and more sustainable alternative, this intervention seeks to enhance mobility, ease congestion, and support local authorities in creating a more sustainable urban environment.
Comments
Nivesh Dugar
17.08.2023
I feel this project brings in the opportunity to resolve urban mobility issues on three scales Macro, Micro, and User. In terms of Macro level it is helping to develop a policy for the administration and in terms of micro it is helping to set up coordination between agencies and in terms of users, it is trying to motivate people to bicycle.
An additional project (CAMA) is being done by the Department of Cycling and Sustainable Mobility, University of Kassel, and other partners. Feel Free to get in contact for more info. It would be a greater help to the project.