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Urban sprawl and accessibility in downtown Lomé: mobility issues and socio-spatial inequalities

Passoli Abelim, Aholou Coffi

Transport Problems

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2025

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T. 20, z. 4

209--221

EN

This study analyzes the impact of urban sprawl on accessibility to downtown Lomé, with a particular focus on mobility issues and socio-spatial inequalities. By adopting a mixed-methods approach that combines field surveys and cartographic analyses, the research shows that the centralization of economic and administrative services, coupled with uncontrolled spatial expansion, exacerbates traffic congestion and limits access to essential services. The results reveal a strong dependence on individual transport modes in suburbs, reflecting the lack of effective public alternatives. The findings highlight major issues for territorial equity and the sustainability of urban mobility and emphasize the need for polycentric planning as well as targeted improvements in transport infrastructure.

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Problems of road and traffic management in the autonomous district of Grand Lomé

Passoli Abelim, Aholou Coffi, Dizewe Kossi

Transport Problems

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2025

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T. 20, z. 1

85--98

EN

Grand Lomé, Togo’s metropolis and capital city, is experiencing an urban explosion that is creating enormous road and traffic management challenges. Mobility is increasingly marked by heavy congestion, traffic congestion caused by businesses, and illegal parking on the roads, aggravating road safety challenges. This research project aims to analyze the influence of poor road management on the mobility of the population of Grand Lomé. The methodological approach involved drawing up an inventory of the road network through observation and interviews with the stakeholders and road users. The results reveal a lack of appropriate road layout on the one hand and poor management of traffic flow, the absence of parking areas, and poor enforcement on the other. The road network is substandard. The main roads do not have sidewalks or crosswalks. Most of the sidewalks that do exist on some new roads are narrow and illegally occupied by businesses, preventing non-motorized transport users from benefiting from them. Bicycle paths are virtually non-existent on new lanes, which highlights the lane configuration problem. In order to ensure sustainable mobility in cities like Lomé, it is essential to optimize the road network and traffic conditions.

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Intermodality between artisanal transport and public transport by bus in Grand Lome

Passoli Abelim, Dizewe Kossi, Aholou Coffi

Transport Problems

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2023

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T. 18, z. 4

211--222

EN

Intermodal practices are related to the use of several distinct modes of transport during the same displacement. This study analyses the articulation between institutional transport insured by motorbike taxis and the Lomé Transport Company (Sotral) in Grand Lomé. In particular, it explores two intermodal practices between both actors, mainly the drawdown and broadcasting of Sotral users on/and from bus stopping, the main intermodality points after the bus stations in Grand Lomé. The methodology relies on a mixed approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection and analysis. The first descriptive approach has allowed us to observe the phenomenon, to reinforce knowledge through the analysis of documents, and to obtain actors’ opinions. The second quantitative approach is based on the interviews carried out with drivers and motorbike taxi and bus users, the counting of broadcasting and drawdown modes at the stopping points, and the mapping of the study area as well as the Sotral network. The results show that the current facilities of Sotral bus stopping points do not encourage/promote the interaction and/or cohabitation between different modes of transport, such as motorbike taxis. These infrastructures are out of phase with the intermodal practices of the population of Grand Lomé, who use artisanal and structured public transport in their daily movements. In fact, motorbike taxis do not have a dedicated facility for drop-off/pick-up of passengers at the Sotral bus stopping points. The drawdown and broadcasting by these means of artisanal transport at bus stops are generally made on sidewalks and sometimes on roadways, which is a source of road insecurity. This failure leads to friction between Sotral and motorbike taxis on the use of facilities dedicated to Sotral buses, creating an absence of cohabitation between two main actors of mobility in Grand Lomé. An approach focused on the flexibility and efficiency of intermodal points or the connection between motorbike taxis and Sotral allows good coexistence and constitutes a component of a sustainable mobility strategy.