Transport policy in developing countries requires context-specific solutions grounded in evidence, as slow travel speeds, informal systems, gendered safety concerns, and institutional constraints mean that common fixes like congestion charging or BRT are not universally effective, though better-designed mobility systems can expand access to jobs, markets, and opportunity.

Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion

Satellite data are increasingly used to measure developing economies in areas including urban land use, agriculture and the environment

The dynamic interplay of geography, technology, economic growth, and history has changed the way population is distributed