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“Digitalizing transport routes through collaborative processes helps cities plan better" – Bon Squid, (right)
The future of mobility is built with communities, not for them.
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Trufi's Leonardo Gutiérrez with Anahi Gonzalez at Smart City Expo LATAM in Mexico
Leo speaks today "Training for Mayors: Collaborative Mapping of Informal Transport."
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Puerto Escondido and Salina Cruz’s transport networks are now where they belong: on the map
Community-led mapping in Oaxaca from our project with Codeando Mexico and HOTOSM.
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New mappers were trained to document routes, tackle accessibility challenges, and strengthen local leadership in mobility. "Mapear es construir en comunidad" — mapping builds collective understanding. They're filling the gaps in maps and creating systems where informal transport is recognized, respected, and improved.
An informal transport payment platform that uses WhatsApp as a front end
The solution meets people where they already are - in chat platforms and informal vehicles.
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Cities with strong OpenStreetMap communities don’t just have better transport data — they can have more equitable mobility.
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https://www.itsinternational.com/feature/big-data-losing-our-way
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Top-down "solutions" fail when they ignore local knowledge—like the 80% of workers who rely on informal jobs. Digitize informal minibuses, don't ban them; upgrade streets for walking and cycling, not just for cars.
The article gets it right: Informal systems become transformative when cities listen.
"The Global South must lead with its own playbook."
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Lagos commuters don’t distrust cashless payments — they distrust systems that aren’t built for them.
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Trufi, HOTOSM, and Codeando México are turning riders into public transport architects.
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The Duitama Mapping Stars have mapped public transport across two continents—from Kenya to Peru to Mexico. Now we need your help to send them to OpenStreetMap's biggest Latin American conference.
Donate Here: https://tinyurl.com/yqapg2gh
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These skilled high school students from the Salesian School of Duitama have made contributions to transport mapping, tackling one of the most difficult and impactful kinds of OpenStreetMap work.
Their data enables cities to plan better and commuters to move easier through open data solutions. They've mapped informal transport networks in cities including Toluca, Oaxaca, Nairobi, Cochabamba, Arequipa, and Trujillo.
Games leveraging open data educate and activate.
"City Bus Manager" and "Global Farmer" use OSM to orient players to real geography, with real-world impact. Players fix missing field boundaries, report map errors, and advocate for transport changes.
"We’ve heard stories of players who became interested in public transport as a career.”
OpenStreetMap turns games into tools for understanding—and improving—real-world mobility.
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https://www.theverge.com/games/672035/openstreetmap-data-games
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ITF’s Josephine Macharia: Informal transport sector players should be recognized and included in climate research, policy, planning and investments. "If you want to get the most out of your investments, you have to actually involve these operators."
Nairobi’s floods show the cost of sidelining matatus and boda bodas from infrastructure decisions.
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Preparing for the State of the Map Latin America in Medellín
Help Sponsor our Student Mapping Stars to attend the event here: https://tinyurl.com/yqapg2gh
Video by Telegram @la_nenemini One of the volunteers for the event
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70% of urban trips in the Global South rely on informal transport. Why do climate plans ignore them? Required viewing!
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@fedithom Herrenberg specified open source and open data specifically so that the code could be reused for other cities. There are plans for more German cities.