Lesson
Part of: Toward Efficient Informal Urban Transit
Policymakers Can Guide Informal Systems
BOOKMARK
Informal transit systems provide a valuable service especially to low-income neighborhoods where other transit is not available.
Most cities struggle to subsidize urban transit and should take advantage of the transit services provided by entrepreneurs.
Cities need to recognize informal or paratransit operators in transport policy, and pro-actively engage them on a path toward operational reform.
They can: