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Gambia Transnational Bike Highway: A Sustainable Transportation Solution

Discover the benefits of a bike highway spanning Gambia, promoting economic growth, health, and environmental sustainability while reducing transportation costs. Explore the social, economic, and environmental impacts, and learn how you can support this initiative.

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Gambia Transnational Bike Highway: A Sustainable Transportation Solution

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  1. The Transportation Challenge

  2. The Problem & The Need • GOOD, RELIABLE, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS. • Gambians need to get themselves to work or goods to market. • They may also need effective transportation to get to medical centers in a time of emergency.

  3. What Options Exist • Walking (slow & hot, can carry limited amounts) • Riding a bike • A donkey cart • A 7/7 or shared vehicle • A taxi, a car • A truck • A plane

  4. The Benefits Of A Good System Effective and efficient transportation can: • Build your economy (Help move workers or goods) • Help or hurt the environment • Help with time management • Makes travel more enjoyable or easy for tourists

  5. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION A Transnational Bike Highway Imagine a path stretching from northern Gambia to Southern Gambia how might this impact the economy, the environment, and health of the country?

  6. Is it Achievable? • The country at its greatest width is 48 kilometers wide (small area) • Low cost of labor makes it affordable • Requires minimal training and skills to build

  7. Social Impact • SAFETY • School children can safely ride to school • Less traffic accidents and better conditions for commuters • BETTER HEALTH • Adults who bike have better weight, blood pressure and insulin levels • Women who bike 30mins a day have a lower risk of breast cancer. • Youth that bike are 48% less likely to be overweight as adults. • FREE TRANSPORATION FOR EVERYONE? • Bike share potential • ATTRACTING CONSCIOUS TOURISTS: • Cycling is the 2nd most popular outdoor activity in the United States. Many European cities have a strong biking culture and would enjoy traveling in the Gambia this way as visitors.

  8. Economic Impact • Bicycling saves you money The average Gambian spends 600d/month for transport. That’s a saving of 7,200 or 36,000d over 5 years. • Bicycling attracts tourists (recreational cyclists spend $354 million dollars a year in Iowa) • Bicycling boosts the economy • The US bicycling industry sold 5.6 billion bicycles and equipment in 2009. • New opportunities for mechanics, sellers, taxi’s, delivery, bike share. • Bicycling saves the state of Iowa 73.9 million in healthcare costs annually.

  9. Environmental Impact • Traffic congestion wastes nearly 3.9million gallons of gasoline in the US each year. • For every 3 kilometers ridden on a bike 1 pound of CO2 is saved.

  10. Pedicab, bikeshare, cargo bikes

  11. What next? • 1. Research to determine the best route? • 2. Build public support • 3. Draft a feasibility study to determine costs, etc., • 4. Seek funding • 5. Do a pilot project • 6. What can you do? Get involved info@greenafricaconference.com

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