Jill Merriman is one of our CIDA -IYIP interns based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Her work over the next 6 months will focus on Local Economic Development.

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Foleni is Kiswahili for traffic, and it is a word that you will know well if you live in or visit Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city. The majority of Dar’s 5 million residents travel by public transit or on foot, but car use is on the rise and traffic rules often seem like just a suggestion. If you think biking in Montreal or Toronto is a challenge, you should come to Dar where its not just taxis or streetcar tracks you have to deal with but dala dalas (minibuses), bajajs (auto rickshaws), cars, various street vendors, and pedestrians.

One way in which Sustainable Cities International is promoting non-motorized transportation in Dar es Salaam by supporting Fasta Cycle Messengers. Fasta is a co-op of…