Dar es Salaam’s new rapid bus system won international acclaim – but it excludes the poor
This post is written by Matteo Rizzo, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Bus rapid transit systems (BRT) have become the fashionable solution to chronic traffic congestion and low quality public transport – endemic problems for many cities in developing countries. BRTs typically operate using dedicated bus lanes, while passengers pay their fares before