Publication from High Volume Transport
Accelerating COVID-19 related best practice in the urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa Country report: Sierra Leone
Published: July 2021
Main topic: Crisis response, COVID-19, Public transport
Study countrie(s): Sierra Leone
Written by: James Vincent, Krijn Peters
Published by: Integrated Community and Rural Development Services (ICARDS), Swansea University
Study type: Research report
The outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic and the various measures put in place to mitigate its spread had a considerable impact on the urban transport sector. This report presents and assesses the findings of approximately 60 motorcycle and motor-tricycle taxi operator surveys and approximately 15 key stakeholder interviews conducted in Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone. The main purpose is to provide evidence-based inputs to policy formulation.
