Nairobi is a city built for car owners who can reach 90 per cent of the workplaces within an hour on average, a new report by the World Bank Group suggests. However, only 13 per cent of trips to work in the Kenyan capital are by cars, according to the study. In Uganda, residents can access an average of 19 per cent of jobs within an hour. “Economically, the ideal city can be viewed as an efficient labour market, matching employers and job seekers through connections,” the World Bank says. “Compact cities [associated with collective transportation] also mitigate the impacts of higher oil prices,” the study states.

Source: The Star February 10, 2017 23:14 UTC