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Shift Transport Initiative

Shift Transport Initiative

Moves cities from fragmented, project-by-project approaches to a systems view of mobility, using data and analytics to bring stakeholders together…

Project ID: WRI 7

Lead: World Resources Institute (WRI)

Workstream: Transport research

At a glance

Region Africa [city tbc], Nepal (Kathmandu)

Duration August 2026 – March 2027

  • Data for a better understanding of urban mobility

  • The Transport Analytics Hub (TAH)

  • A scalable, replicable model

How can a data system contribute to a better understanding and planning of urban mobility?

Tags

  • Data collection

  • Urban mobility

Research activities

  • City selection, piloting & data scoping

  • Transport Analytics Hub with open data integration

  • Immersive stakeholder engagement & action planning

  • Replicable model prototype

Planned research outputs

  • Transport Analytics Hub

  • Pilots in two cities

  • Context-specific solutions and action plans

  • Workshops

  • 2–3-day immersive experience

Relevance & uptake

Advice to city authorities · Transport Analytics Hub · replicable urban transport model

Implemented by

World Resources Institute (WRI)

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Transforming Transportation