Public Transport Solutions - kenya

Nairobi has an estimated population of 3.5 M people and it covers an area of 696 Sq KM's Making your way in Nairobi ( Central Business District ) CBD  can be a big hustle due to limited space in the existing public transport system,  and the reckless behavior of most public transport operators in the city. The city's population has grown by over 70% in the last 14 years.

Suggested solution in addition to the plans by the county government  to de-congest the City. 
Case Study : (1.) Bogota City Colombia. (2.) Curitiba City,Brazil
Curitiba city has an estimated population of 1.8M, People ,and it covers an area of 431 SqKm's i.e 4,176 people per square kilometer
Bogota city has an estimated population of 7.6 People ,and it covers an area of  1,587 SqKm's i.e   4,790 people per square kilomiter ,closer to Nairobi's 5,029 people per sq Km.

In this cities they have created separate lanes for the Transmilenio buses under the ,City's BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) system.  
 
Users pay at the station entrance via a smart card, pass through a turnstile, and await the arrival of the bus inside the station, which is typically 5 m wide. The bus and station doors open simultaneously, and passengers board by simply walking across the threshold. Like a subway system, the elevated station platform and the bus floor are at the same height.
The buses are diesel powered, purchased from such manufacturers as the Colombian-Brazilian company Marcopolo Superior, German conglomerate Mercedez - Benz  and Scandinavian based companies as Volvo and Scania The buses are articulated  (split into two sections with an accordion-like rotating middle to allow for sharp turns) and have a capacity of 160 passengers. A new, larger bi-articulated bus , with capacity for 270 passengers, was presented to the public in May 2007.
The buses carry 1.3M to 1.6M passengers per day.

Major Cities like Mombasa which have a population of 4,751 people per sq KM can also think of going this direction.

FELIX KIMANTHI .


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