This research examines the history of transportation planning in African cities and how paratransit has been taken into account in the production of planning documents. On the rise since the 1980s, paratransit today is the most common motorized transportation mode in many African cities. The dominant approach among policymakers has been to limit paratransit, in some cases even to ban it. The question this research explores is how distrust of paratransit, and underappreciation of its intrinsic qualities, have been reflected in urban transportation plans. Having selected two cities—Cape Town, South Africa and Nairobi, Kenya—we conducted an in-depth analysis of planning documents at national and local levels. South Africa has a long tradition of transportation planning, with documentation available at the national, provincial, and municipal levels. In the 1990s, paratransit was a national-level concern. It gradually became a municipal issue with the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). In Kenya, planning has a shorter history. Development agencies (e.g., Japanese International Cooperation Agency [JICA]) have played a key role in recent planning processes and encourage the formalization of paratransit. However, planning documents contain no explicit references to “matatus.” In both cities, the focus in the documents is still mainly on developing infrastructure rather than improving mobility. While the role of paratransit is increasingly recognized, this trend is still more apparent in regulation than in planning.

这项研究检查了非洲城市交通运输规划的历史，以及在规划文件的制作中如何考虑过境运输。自1980年代以来，这种交通方式在许多非洲城市中已成为最普遍的机动化交通方式。政策制定者的主要方法一直是限制过境运输，在某些情况下甚至禁止过境运输。这项研究探讨的问题是，在城市交通规划中如何反映了对公共交通的不信任和对其内在质量的低估。选择了南非开普敦和肯尼亚内罗毕这两个城市之后，我们对国家和地方各级的规划文件进行了深入分析。南非有着悠久的交通规划传统，并在国家，省和市级提供文件。在1990年代，过境运输是国家一级的关注。随着快速公交（BRT）的实施，它逐渐成为市政问题。在肯尼亚，规划的历史较短。发展机构（例如，日本国际协力事业团[JICA]）在最近的规划过程中发挥了关键作用，并鼓励辅助运输的正规化。但是，计划文档没有明确提及“ matatus”。在这两个城市中，文档中的重点仍然主要在于开发基础设施，而不是改善移动性。尽管人们越来越认识到辅助公交的作用，但这种趋势在监管中比在规划中仍然更加明显。规划的历史较短。发展机构（例如，日本国际协力事业团[JICA]）在最近的计划过程中发挥了关键作用，并鼓励辅助运输的正规化。但是，计划文档没有明确提及“ matatus”。在这两个城市中，文档中的重点仍然主要在于开发基础设施，而不是改善移动性。尽管人们越来越认识到辅助公交的作用，但这种趋势在监管中比在规划中仍然更加明显。规划的历史较短。发展机构（例如，日本国际协力事业团[JICA]）在最近的规划过程中发挥了关键作用，并鼓励辅助运输的正规化。但是，计划文档没有明确提及“ matatus”。在这两个城市中，文档中的重点仍然主要在于开发基础设施，而不是提高出行能力。尽管人们越来越认识到辅助公交的作用，但这种趋势在监管中比在规划中仍然更加明显。文件中的重点仍然主要在于开发基础架构，而不是提高移动性。尽管人们越来越认识到辅助公交的作用，但这种趋势在监管中比在规划中仍然更加明显。文件中的重点仍然主要在于开发基础架构，而不是提高移动性。尽管人们越来越认识到辅助公交的作用，但这种趋势在监管中比在规划中仍然更加明显。