Move Africa: Chris Kost

Listen or watch to explore:

• Overview of his role at ITDP and why it is important.
• Major industry challenges and potential solutions.
• Examples of African cities 'getting it right'.
• Why a car centric approach to urban planning and development is still the main approach.
• Emerging technologies and innovative projects in the mobility space.
• How actual behavioural change can happen.
• If competition between different transport modes is a barrier to uptake and move towards alternative modes.
• His vision vision for the future of cities.

About Chris Kost
Chris joined the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy as a full-time staff member in 2008 after being involved as a consultant since 2004, focusing on transport projects in Africa and India. In Cape Town, Accra, and Johannesburg, he assessed the impacts of proposed BRT systems on greenhouse gas emissions. More recently, Chris has been involved in projects in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Jharkhand, covering areas such as bus rapid transit, street design, parking management, and transit-oriented development. Chris has been involved in a number of TOD projects, including the Local Area Plan for Ahmedabad's Central Business District, an updated TOD policy for BRT corridors in Pimpri Chinchwad, TOD planning efforts for Chennai's metro and suburban rail networks, and TOD elements in Nashik's new Development Plan. Chris now leads ITDP's initiatives in Kenya, Uganda, and other African countries.

Before joining ITDP, Chris worked for the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (now Transform) in Oakland; the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, also in Oakland; the City of Berkeley's Planning Department; Meyer, Mohadddes Associates, Los Angeles; and Delin Consult in Accra. Chris received his bachelor's and master's degrees in environmental policy from the Earth Systems Program at Stanford University.

About ITDP
ITDP is a nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City with offices in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, and the United States. ITDP's programs focus on public transport, non-motorized transport, travel demand management, parking, transport policy, and urban development.

About the Move Africa show on Future Cities Africa
Faced with fast-growing urbanisation and motorisation rates, providing a sustainable response to Africa's growing urban transport and mobility needs will be a struggle for most African cities.

Towards sustainable and smart mobility, the Move Africa show gets into the minds of thought leaders and decision makers to explore challenges, opportunities, key actions, best practice and critical thinking to help Africa move forward.