Don't have time to read the full #IPCC report until the weekend? Here are some takeaways by Sean Cooke who contributed to the section on the climate adaptation of African transport systems 🧵

As part of the vision for #greencities in #Rwanda, GGGI has worked with animator @jan_kamensky to develop a visualization for the proposed #carfreezone in Huye District in Southern Province | Rwanda. #CitiesForPeople #SDG11 #GreenRwanda #greengrowth #activetransport #climateaction

APPLY | African Centre for Cities is looking for 2 postdoctoral researchers to join the new African Mayoral Leadership Initiative which aims to provide city leaders in Africa with support to catalyse the transformation of cities. Deadline | 22 April 2022 bit.ly/3JyWkiG

#ActiveMobility reduces traffic congestion, has health and economic benefits + supports communities. Join us on 🗓️ May 10 at #TransportWeek22 as we discuss walking and cycling infrastructure in Africa! Find more information and register here ➡️transportweek.org/africa

Our first workshop of today's Africa Conference Day starts in 10 min🙌Learn about the challenges and chances of active #mobility in Africa with our experts. ⏲️08:10 AM UTC+2 Tune in➡️bit.ly/3L3pNSm #TransportWeek22

⭐️Poster inspiration⭐️ A call for how Cape Town’s shared spaces should be used (inspired by Sean Cooke and War on Cars today!) RT and share if you agree!

Our report is out: Platform Politics and Silicon Savannahs: the rise of on demand logistics and mobility in Nairobi and Kigali with Alexis andrea pollio Prince Guma @JackOdeo Alicia Fortuin African Centre for Cities africancentreforcities.net/platform-polit…

Some session highlights from the UN Environment Programme regional forum for walking & cycling in #Kigali! The first sub-regional consultations w/Sean Cooke to develop a pan-African action plan for active mobility (#PAAPAM!!) Simple/effective speed reduction demonstration by ITDP Africa.

Standing (aisle) room only at the super popular Day 3 #satc2022 SATC Sean Cooke

NEW BOOK | This wonderful collaboration between Susan Parnell & Sylvia Croese brought together different but interrelated projects that they have both worked on over the past few years.

Global EV sales are exploding, with total sales forecast to hit 10.6 million in 2022, up an incredible 60%. Below is a 🧵 on this hugely consequential development, which has economic, environmental & geopolitical implications Cc: Noah Smith 🐇 Jesse D. Jenkins David Wallace-Wells Ramez Naam

Where things stand on vehicle electrification at the end of 2022

An #InternationalWomensDay shout out to people who are making the world a better place for folks who are marginalized, ousted or forgotten. Give them a follow. Charles T. Brown, MPA, CPD Maimunah Mohd Sharif Jodi Allemeier 🌇 Disability Solutions 💙 Sean Cooke @adi_kumar_1

WATCH | After a well-received debut at the Guggenheim Bilbao in Spain, the U+ US+ mobility concept and prototype developed by students from UCT has made its way to Autostadt GmbH in Wolfsburg, Germany. youtu.be/N3wlxee1BLk

Really happy with how well this process of speculative design turned out. I thoroughly enjoyed engaging with the students as one of the mobility "experts", but learnt a significant amount myself in the process. Congrats to the team on this success!

LAUNCH | Tonight we see the launch of "Pathways for a Just Urban Transition in South Africa", commissioned by the World Bank in partnership with the ACC, & in collab with the National Treasury of South Africa & its Cities Support Programme, & the Presidential Climate Commission.

Electric buses to be made in South Africa 💪 Cape Town’s Golden Arrow bus service is going fully electric to free itself of increasingly costly fuel. Its buses will be charged on solar and wheeled renewables. m.engineeringnews.co.za/article/man-ha…