Local Transport Solutions (Main Index)
 
Develop policies
Include all stakeholders
Improve the image
Plan for integrated use
Define needs, promote options
Prioritise and concentrate resources
Ensure availability and maintainence
Market actively
Build on experiences
Network and collaborate
 
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Prioritise and concentrate resources
Programmes should target their resources to stimulate a 'critical mass' of users in one or more locations. Promotion should start in favourable locations, eg, near rural markets offering supporting infrastructure and income-generating prospects.

Photograph by Paul Starkey ©
Children with a hand cart at a roadside
village market in Mali 
 
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Donkey cart at a fish market in Mauritania

Markets offer many profitable transport options and provide opportunities to achieve
a critical mass of users in a short time.

Photograph by Paul Starkey ©
Donkey carts serving a regional market in Mali
 
Photograph by Paul Starkey ©
Hand carts serving an urban market in Mali
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