Kano

Kano’s scale and commercial role generate intense movement across a city where formal public transport remains limited and informal operators carry much of daily demand. Congestion is therefore not only a road-capacity problem but also a consequence of fragmented transport organisation and weak institutional coordination.

The World Bank’s recent urban livability review uses Kano as a target city for a proposed mobility pathway based on stronger transport institutions, sustainable funding and a formal bus system that incorporates existing informal operators. This approach is significant because it focuses on the network rather than isolated road projects. For Kano, improving accessibility depends on creating a more legible public-transport system that can connect residential growth, markets and employment while reducing the pressure created by dispersed, vehicle-dependent movement.