How to make transport sustainable in cities

Heavy traffic jam on Globe roundabout following rains that pounded the city. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, many mass transit systems around the world find themselves underutilised and in financial trouble.

City streets are becoming more congested with private cars, bicycles, scooters, and double-parked delivery trucks laden with internet purchases, as people stick with the safety of individual transport and online shopping.