Daily struggle: 7.5 billion trips in the world’s most congested cities
30 November 2019 |
9:20 am
Tokyo, Nairobi, Rome, Cairo, Bogota, humans around the world make a collective 7.5 billion journeys on average every day, whether that be on foot, by bike, in cars or on public transport.
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