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70-634: Rav-Kav can be used in public transportation such as all bus companies, light rail trains including Tel Aviv Light Rail , Jerusalem Light Rail , Carmelit , as well as the national railway in Israel . Rav-Kav was first introduced in August 2007 by the Ministry of Transportation . Operations started on August 28, 2007, by Kavim , a small bus company serving the suburban cities of Kiryat Ono , Or Yehuda , Yehud and Petah Tikva , as well as several other destinations in

140-408: A bicycle sharing system , in which 150 stations of bicycles for rent were installed within the city limits. Jerusalem has over 125 kilometers (78 miles) of cycleways, either existing or planned. The National Bike Trail, when completed will take riders from the southern city of Eilat to the border with Lebanon , passing though Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and several other cities. As of 2021, construction

210-541: A Rav-Kav. Egged , the largest bus company in the country, did not have a final date set for the introduction of Rav-Kav at the time of its announcement. This was attributed to its large fleet of buses which required a longer integration period. On May 25, 2010, Egged started offering limited Rav-Kav services in the city of Rehovot . These services were later expanded to Karmiel and the Sharon areas, and they include monthly passes and special student and elderly discounts but not

280-414: A central location, instead. Even more-formal terminals may just parking lots. The term "rank" denotes an area, specifically built for taxi operators by a municipality or city, where commuters may start and end their journey. Where they exist, shared taxis provide service on set routes within and sometimes between towns. After a shared taxi has picked up passengers at its terminus, it proceeds along

350-413: A consistent paint scheme for them, in practice the color of them varies wildly, as the "consistent" schemes have changed from time to time and many drivers have not bothered to repaint their cars. Rates vary depending on distance traveled, although these rates are generally well known to those riding the micro-bus. The fares also depend on the city. Riders can typically hail micro-buses from any point along

420-639: A form of paratransit . They are vehicles for hire and are typically smaller than buses. Share taxis usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, sometimes only departing when all seats are filled. They may stop anywhere to pick up or drop off their passengers. They are most common in developing countries and inner cities. The vehicles used as share taxis range from four-seat cars to minibuses, midibuses , covered pickup trucks , station wagons , and trucks . Certain vehicle types may be better-suited than others. They are often owner-operated. An increase in bus fares usually leads to

490-650: A hotel. In Ouagadougou , capital of Burkina Faso , the share taxi or taxi brousse role is not filled by the traditional African minibus. Those in Kinshasa , DRC , (or perhaps just the Kongo people ) may call share taxis fula fula meaning "quick quick". There was no independent transport authority in the city of Kinshasa as of 2008. Share taxis do exist in Cameroon , but as of 2008 minibuses cannot be used for this purpose, by law. That same year, Douala , Cameroon, also

560-416: A lost or stolen card, a new card is issued with the set of credits equivalent to the state of the card when last legitimately used. Data is also aggregated anonymously for statistical purposes. Rav-Kav can be recharged either by an automatic machine by some bus stations, any Dankal and Cfir light rail stops, Israel Post, Convenience stores or dedicated web sites ( ravkavonline.co.il or HopOn.co.il ) and with

630-560: A military airbase upon the opening of Ramon Airport, the old Eilat "city" airport was shut down with the land to be redeveloped. According to the Israel Civil Aviation Authority , as of 2012, Israel's civil aircraft fleet consisted of 59 aircraft; 56 passenger planes, and 3 freighters. 48 of these were Boeing jets, 2 Airbus , 8 turbo-prop produced by ATR , and 1 Embraer jet. Israeli airlines ordered another 2 Embraer jets, 1 ATR airplane, 5 Airbus jets, and 10 Boeing jets,

700-494: A number does exist. Also as of 2008, the city lacks an independent transport authority, but some regulation , such as that controlling market entry, does exist. Route syndicates may be present but are described as "various". In Ghana and neighboring countries, share taxis are called tro tro . They are privately owned minibus that travel fixed routes and leave when filled to capacity. While there are tro tro stations, these shared taxis can also be boarded anywhere along

770-593: A planned light rail system from Haifa to Nazareth , which will serve numerous cities and towns along the route, is planned to open in 2025. In August 2023, the construction of the Beersheba Light Rail was approved. The system will serve the city of Beersheba, as well as several towns and a military base near the city. It is expected to be completed in 2033. The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Israel, for example to and from work, on

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840-483: A semi-fixed route where the driver may determine the actual route within an area according to traffic conditions. Drivers will stop anywhere to allow riders to disembark, and may sometimes do the same when prospective passengers want to ride. Most share taxis are operated under one of two regimes. Some share taxis are operated by a company. For example, in Dakar there are company-owned fleets of hundreds of car rapides . In

910-893: A significant rise in usage of share taxis. Liberalization is often encouraged by libertarian urban economists, such as Richard Allen Epstein of the University of Chicago , James Dunn of Rutgers , and Peter Gordon of the University of Southern California , as a more "market-friendly" alternative to public transportation. However, concerns over fares, insurance liabilities, and passenger safety have kept legislative support for decidedly tepid. Some share taxi services are forms of demand responsive transport and include shared shuttle bus service to airports. Some can be booked online using mobile apps . A given share taxi route may start and finish in fixed central locations, and landmarks may serve as route names or route termini. In other places there may be no formal termini, with taxis simply congregating at

980-579: A system in western Haifa, and systems in Tiberias , Ma'alot-Tarshiha , Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim . In 2006, the Segway scooter was approved for use on sidewalks and other pedestrian designated locations, as well as roads that have no sidewalks, obstructed sidewalks or sidewalks lacking curb cuts . The user must be over 16 years old. No license is required. The maximum allowed speed is 13 km/h (8.1 mph), enforced by electronic restriction put in place by

1050-567: A total of 18 aircraft. It is estimated that Israeli airlines will have 65-70 craft in 2017–2018. Airlines include El Al , Sun D'Or , Arkia and Israir Airlines . Boeing estimates that 60-80 new aircraft will be purchased by Israeli airlines over the next 20 years. Israel has 29 airports with paved runways, 18 unpaved landing strips, and 3 heliports. On the Gulf of Eilat : Many ships owned and operated by Israeli companies operate under foreign registries . Israel's Zim Integrated Shipping Services

1120-996: A transport-dedicated regulator , Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Agency (LAMATA). Outside of Lagos, most major cities in Africa have similar systems of transport. Syndicates in Lagos include the National Union of Road and Transport Workers (NURTW). Minibus public transports in Rwanda may be called coaster buses, share taxis, or twegerane . The latter could easily be a word meaning "stuffed" or "full". As of 2020, in Kigali , Rwanda, syndicates include RFTC, Kigali Bus Services, and Royal Express. Over 60% of South African commuters use shared minibus taxis, which are 16 seater commuter buses, sometimes referred to as kombis . Many of these vehicles are unsafe and not roadworthy, and often dangerously overloaded. Since

1190-430: A weekday is 70 min. 22% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 16 min, while 25% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 13.6 km, while 29.% travel for over 12 km in a single direction. Israel has 47 airports ,

1260-420: A yellow minivans and travel along the same path as the normal buses with identical route numbers. For a slightly higher price, the shared sherut service allows passengers to both hop on and hop off anywhere along the path of travel. During peak travel, often the time of travel can be shortened as the number of passengers is significantly small compared to normal bus services. Some routes continue to travel through

1330-490: Is based mainly on private motor vehicles and bus service and an expanding railway network. A lack of inland waterways and the small size of the country make air and water transport of only minor importance in domestic transportation, but they are vitally important for Israel's international transport links. Demands of population growth , political factors, the Israel Defense Forces , tourism and increased traffic set

1400-565: Is expected to occur in 2032. Haifa's Carmelit , an underground funicular railway , was Israel's first subway line. It is listed in Guinness World Records as the shortest subway system in the world, being the second smallest track network (after the Tünel in Istanbul ,) but being the smallest "system" by virtue of being the only urban rail network in the city. The Haifa–Nazareth railway ,

1470-469: Is not part of a government scheme, but is simply a market response to a growing demand for such services. Route syndicates and operator's associations often exercise unrestricted control, and existing rules may see little enforcement. In many traffic-choked, sprawling, and low-density African cities, minibuses are used. In Algeria , taxis collectifs ply fixed routes with their destination displayed. Rides are shared with others who are picked up along

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1540-641: Is one of the largest shipping companies in the world. There are six tourist and leisure oriented cable car systems in Israel. These include the cable car in Haifa connecting Bat Galim on the coast to the Stella Maris observation deck and monastery atop Mount Carmel., the cable car in Kiryat Shmona , linking it to Menara 400 meters above the town, the chairlifts and cable cars in the Mount Hermon ski resort in

1610-415: Is the first electrified railway ever built in the country. Israel Railways has ordered Bombardier Traxx electric locomotives for use on this line and for other lines to be converted to electric operation. All existing and future electrified mainline railways in Israel use 25 kV 50 Hz overhead electrification. The 2023 G20 New Delhi summit proposals included a transit corridor connecting India to

1680-472: Is the next largest. Bus stations in Israel , other than standalone bus stops, come in two types: terminals ( masof , pl. mesofim ) and central stations ( tahana merkazit ). Each terminal serves a number of routes, usually over a dozen, while a central station may serve over a hundred bus routes. The largest central bus terminal in the country is the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station , which is also

1750-674: Is underground, and two other lines are underway, the Green Line and Purple Line . A small portion of the Green Line will be underground while the Purple Line will be entirely above-ground. In addition, the Tel Aviv Metro , a subway system which will serve Tel Aviv and neighboring cities in the Gush Dan area, is planned. It will consist of three lines labelled M1, M2, and M3. The first public opening

1820-808: The Golan Heights , the cable car to Masada , near the Dead Sea , enabling tourists to quickly reach the mountain top site, and the cable car at the Rosh HaNikra grottoes site, going down to the chalk cliff and cavernous tunnels on the Mediterranean coast. In addition to that, the Superland amusement park near Rishon LeZion has its own cable car and a public transport-oriented cable car is being developed in Haifa —the Haifa Cable Car . Additional future plans include

1890-550: The Jerusalem Light Rail , running on dedicated bus lanes from Southern Jerusalem to the Northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot crossing the light rail line at the intersection of Jaffa and King George Streets. Israel also has a share taxi service ( Hebrew : שירות , sherut ), run by several private companies, depending on location, in addition to regular taxicab services. The shared sherut service usually appears

1960-821: The Jezreel Valley area in northern Israel. Several other small companies were to start offering Rav-Kav in the following months, however these were all delayed. The first major company to offer Rav-Kav was Dan , which serves many bus routes in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area . Although Dan was originally supposed to offer Rav-Kav to all passengers in August 2008, Dan only started limited service for student card holders in October, and full service started in January 2009. In March 2010, Dan stopped issuing paper monthly passes, which can now be purchased only as loadable contracts on

2030-455: The Middle East . Scheduled domestic air service is available between Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and Haifa, Rosh Pina , the Golan Heights , and the southern city of Eilat . Some international charter and low cost flights also land at Eilat Ramon Airport . Ramon Airport opened in 2019 20 km north of Eilat replacing the existing Uvda and Eilat airports. While Uvda reverted to its use as

2100-613: The Soviet Union , share taxis, known as marshrutka , were operated by state-owned taxi parks. There are also individual operators in many countries. In Africa, while there are company share taxis, individual owners are more common. Rarely owning more than two vehicles at a time, they will rent out a minibus to operators, who pay fuel and other running costs, and keep revenue. In some places, like some African cities and also Hong Kong, share taxi minibuses are overseen by syndicates, unions, or route associations. These groups often function in

2170-562: The 1940s, when Ghana still used the British West African pound and later the Ghanaian pound . Alternatively, its origin is not "three times three pence" but rather "threepence [thruhpnce, tro] each": doubling a coin's name in the vernacular means "that coin for each person (or item)". Three pence was the price per passenger in the early 1960s, when pounds/shillings/pence were still in use, including threepence coins, before decimalization of

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2240-516: The 1980s, share taxis have been severely affected by turf wars. Prior to 1987, the taxi industry in South Africa was highly regulated and controlled. Black taxi operators were declined permits in the Apartheid era and all minibus taxi operations were, by their very nature, illegal. Post-1987, the industry was rapidly deregulated, leading to an influx of new minibus taxi operators, keen to make money off

2310-512: The Middle East and Europe through Israel which had been part of earlier Israeli plans designed by Israel Katz , a government transit minister. The 13-kilometre-long Jerusalem Light Rail system began operation in August 2011 and is being extended. The Tel Aviv Light Rail , serving Tel Aviv and surrounding cities, has opened its first line, the Red Line , in August 2023. A significant portion of it

2380-539: The Ministry of Transport. Aside from individual taxi companies, Gett is the primary digital taxi hailing service in the country. In 2017, approximately 90 million rides were made using taxis. Many of Israel's railway lines were constructed before the founding of the state during Ottoman and British rule. The first line was the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway , followed by the Jezreel Valley railway , which formed part of

2450-514: The RavKav Online or the HopOn mobile apps (for iPhone (since iOS 13) and Android devices with NFC). There are 133 Rav Kav service centers in storefronts all around Israel. The locations are listed on recharge websites. The ongoing decentralization of Israel's bus network has created a market of a lot of different public transportation companies, and in some cases different companies provide services in

2520-406: The absence of a regulatory environment and may collect dues or fees from drivers (such as per-use terminal payments, sometimes illegally), set routes, manage terminals, and fix fares. Terminal management may include ensuring each vehicle leaves with a full load of passengers. Because the syndicates represent owners, their regulatory efforts tend to favor operators rather than passengers, and

2590-433: The age of 18-26 so that people get used to move on public transport. Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service will ride for free during one year. The discount will be given only for a "monthly free" arrangement and not for a ticket for a single trip. As the price of public transport in Israel is relatively low, probably more lines, bus lanes and higher frequency can cause even bigger effect. Buses are

2660-559: The area on this date with its acquisition of several bus lines from Dan serving the Sharon region). Customers can purchase pay-as-you-go credit and use it on any of the three companies in the area. Share Taxis , known in Hebrew as Moniyyot Sherut , are a popular form of public transit in Israel, used for both regular commuting as well as occasional trips. The fares are comparable to competing bus routes. The Sherut Taxi Organization claims that leaving

2730-490: The country's main form of public transport. In 2017, bus passenger trips totaled approximately 740 million. In 2009, 16 companies operated buses for public transport, totaling 5,939 buses and 8,470 drivers. Egged is Israel's largest bus company, and operates routes throughout the country. Bus routes in some areas are operated by smaller carriers, the largest being the Dan Bus Company , operating routes in Gush Dan . Kavim

2800-478: The currency into cedi and pesewa in 1965. In Ghana, tro tro are licensed by the government, but the industry is self-regulated. There was no independent transport authority as of 2008 in the capital, Accra. In the absence of a regulatory environment, groups called syndicates oversee share taxis. These may collect dues, set routes, manage terminals, and fix fares. In Accra as of 2008, such syndicates include Ghana Private Road Transport Union and PROTOA. Despite

2870-563: The government has instituted a recapitalization scheme to replace the old and un-roadworthy vehicles with new 18- and 35-seater minibusses. These new minibus taxis carry the South African flag on the side and are notably more spacious and safe. Minivans and minibuses are used as vehicles for hire and referred to as dala dala in Tanzania . While dala dala may run fixed routes picking up passengers at central locations, they will also stop along

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2940-504: The government, but the industry is self- regulated . In Accra , syndicates include GPRTU and PROTOA. Aayalolo , a bus rapid transit system opened in November 2016; however, most people continued to use trotros as of 2019. The term "tro tro" is believed to derive from the Ga word tro , "threepence", because the conductors usually asked for "three three pence", which was the standard bus fare in

3010-658: The greater Hejaz railway . World War I brought the creation of multiple new lines out of military needs: Portions of what is now the Coastal railway were built simultaneously by the Turkish and British and later merged during the British Mandate. Southern lines were also built by the warring states—from the north by the Ottomans, and from Rafah in the west by the British. Beginning in

3080-546: The high demand for this service. Taxi operators banded together to form local and national associations. Because the industry was largely unregulated and the official regulating bodies corrupt, these associations soon engaged in anti-competitive price fixing and exhibited gangster tactics – including the hiring of hit-men and all-out gang warfare. During the height of the conflict, it was common for taxi drivers to carry shotguns and AK-47s to simply shoot rival taxi drivers and their passengers on sight. Along with new legislation,

3150-444: The importer. Companies offering tours of Jerusalem use the second generation i2 model, equipped with Lean Steer Technology that facilitates ski-like steering. Share taxi A share taxi , shared taxi , taxibus , or jitney or dollar van in the US, or marshrutka in former Soviet countries, is a mode of transport which falls between a taxicab and a bus . Share taxis are

3220-523: The largest are Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) located near Tel Aviv , Ramon Airport serving Eilat and Haifa Airport . In 2017, Ben Gurion Airport handled nearly 21 million passengers and was the busiest airport in the Eastern Mediterranean in terms of international passengers served. Non-stop flights from Israel travel to North America , Europe , Africa , the Far East , and neighboring countries in

3290-422: The majority of passengers board. In these places, the share taxis wait for a full load of passengers prior to departing, and off-peak wait times may be in excess of an hour. In Africa, regulation is mainly something that pertains to the vehicle itself not its operator or its mode of operation. African minibuses are difficult to tax , and may operate in a "regulatory vacuum" perhaps because their existence

3360-565: The mid-1960s, railway development stagnated, and a number of lines (notably, the Jezreel Valley railway and most of the Eastern railway ) were abandoned altogether. Development restarted in the 1990s, the opening of Tel Aviv 's Ayalon railway in 1993 signaling a new era of rail development. Lines under construction in the 2000s include the high-speed railway to Jerusalem , an extension of the coastal railway directly from Tel Aviv to Ashdod through

3430-481: The most important modes of transport in big cities like Addis Ababa . They are preferred by the majority of the populace over public buses and more traditional taxicabs because they are generally cheap, operate on diverse routes, and are available in abundance. All minibus taxis in Ethiopia have a standard blue-and-white coloring scheme, much as New York taxis are yellow. Minibus taxis are usually Toyota HiAces , frequent

3500-562: The night and on Shabbat providing transport needs to the population when normal buses services cease. The beginning and end of the sherut vans may differ from the central bus station and on the weekends and evenings, the routes can also be altered for some services. In 2015, share taxis carried 34.7 million passengers, 15.2 million of which were transported on city routes, with the rest going to suburban and inter-city routes. Taxis , often called "special taxis" ( Hebrew : ספיישל ) in Israel, to distinguish them from share taxis, are regulated by

3570-466: The northern Shephelah , and a line from Ashkelon to Beersheba via Sderot , Netivot and Ofakim , as well as a complete reconstruction of the line from Lod to Beersheba. These and other extensive infrastructure improvements led to a 20-fold increase in the number of passengers served by Israel Railways between 1990 and 2015. After numerous delays due to the complexity of the project, a new line between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem opened in 2019. This line

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3640-434: The pace for all sectors, being a major driver in the mobility transition towards railways and public transit while moving away from motorized road transport. All facets of transportation in Israel are under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety . Israel's road network spans 18,096 kilometers (11,244 mi) of roads, of which 449 km (279 mi) are classified as freeways. The network spans

3710-420: The passenger's name and picture, and allow the purchase of a wider variety of products such as monthly passes, student passes and senior-citizen passes. Also, Personalization provides insurance in case of a lost or stolen card. Personal and semi-personal cards can only be issued at the designated purchase points. Transactions carried out on personal cards are tracked, in order to provide the insurance - on report of

3780-582: The pay as you go product. Egged has provided full Rav-Kav service in the Gush Dan Metropolitan Area starting on July 1, 2011, and joined the existing joint fare collection system between Kavim, Dan and Metropoline. Egged also started offering Rav-Kav service in Jerusalem and Haifa in July 2011. Israel Railways also did not have a set date for the introduction, however the ministry's spokesman stated at

3850-553: The process of riding a bus and encourage people to use public transport over cars. The effort is being led by groups like Transport Today and Tomorrow, which aims to expand sustainable transportation in Israel. Since 2019 in Jerusalem, and August 2022 in all other locations, Rav Kav is the main payment method on buses, whose drivers do not accept cash. Cash is no longer be accepted in any public system. Rav-Kav cards can be either Personal, Semi-anonymous or Anonymous. Personal cards carry

3920-666: The regulatory challenges, the service was regulated during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana . There was 98% compliance to guidelines on physical distancing, although guidelines on individual use of face masks were more difficult to enforce. In the Ivory Coast , gbaka is a name for minibus public transports. The transport regulator in Abidjan , Ivory Coast , is Agence de Gestion des Transports Urbains or AGETU. As of 2008, Abidjan public transport

3990-399: The route to drop someone off or allow a prospective passenger to board. Before minibuses became widely used, the typical dala dala was a pick-up truck with benches placed in the truck bed . In Dar es Salaam , as of 2008, publicly operated minibus service also exists. They are usually run by both a driver and a bus conductor called a mpigadebe , literally meaning "a person who hits

4060-786: The route, often with well-established hand signals indicating the prospective rider's destination, although certain areas tend to be well-known micro-bus stops. Like the Eastern European marshrutka , a typical micro-bus is a large van , most often a Toyota HiAce or its Jinbei equivalent, the Haise , and the latter is produced by the Bavarian Auto Manufacturing Group in 6th of October City in Egypt. Smaller vans and larger small buses are also used. Minibus taxis in Ethiopia are one of

4130-567: The route. Operated by a driver and a bus conductor , who collects money, shouts out the destination, and is called a "mate", many are decorated with slogans and sayings , often religious, and few operate on Sundays. A 2010 report by The World Bank found that Tro tro are used by 70% of Ghanaian commuters. This popularity may be because in cities such as Accra had only basic public transportation save for these small minibuses. An informal means of transportation, in Ghana they are licensed by

4200-530: The same area. This caused a problem for passengers who require the services of more than one company, since they had to pay separately for each company's services. Rav-Kav was expected to solve this problem as a joint fare collection system. Finally, after much delay, a temporary joint collection system was implemented on May 3, 2010, between the three bus companies currently providing service within Gush Dan- Dan, Kavim, and Metropoline (which only began operating in

4270-506: The second largest bus terminal in the world. On August 5, 2010, the Ministry of Transport opened a website that contained information about public bus and train routes in the country. Previously, information was given only by the individual public transit operators. Israel has one bus rapid transit system in Haifa , called the Metronit , which consists of three lines connecting Haifa to its suburbs. In addition, there are BRT feeder lines to

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4340-475: The streets. They typically can carry 11 passengers, but will always have room for another until that is no longer the case. The minibus driver has a crew member called a weyala whose job is to collect the fare from passengers. In 2008, publicly operated public transport was available in Addis Ababa in addition to that provided by the minibuses. A fleet of 350 large buses may operate for this purpose, as such

4410-568: The taxis without Rav-Kav would harm their customers and the taxi companies, and that they had demanded to be included in Rav-Kav before the project began. The Ministry of Transportation expressed its support to include taxis in the project. In October 2011, a study was commenced to examine ways of integrating Rav-Kav for payment in Sheruts. Transport in Israel Transportation in Israel

4480-487: The time of Rav-Kav's introduction that it would be within several months. Rav-Kav was fully integrated by Israel Railways in early 2012. CityPass, the Jerusalem Light Rail operator, started offering Rav-Kav in May 2011, in advance of the opening of the first line in August. Cfir took over CityPass operations in August 2021. The introduction of Rav-Kav cards are part of a larger effort to create bus priority in order to quicken

4550-473: The very termini syndicates upkeep can cost delays and money for passengers as well as forcing them to disembark at inconvenient locations, in a phenomenon called "terminal constraint". Some Francophone African countries use the term taxi-brousse ('bush taxi', often spelled with a space rather than a hyphen in English ) for share taxis. In some African cities, routes are run between formal termini, where

4620-676: The way, and the taxi will leave only when it seats all the passengers it can. While stations, set locations to board and disembark, exist, prospective passengers flag down a taxi collectif when they want a ride. Operating inter- and intra-city, taxis collectifs that travel between towns may be called interwilaya taxis . Along with all forms of public transport in Algeria, the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada recommend against using these share taxis. The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs asks that you use taxis recommended by

4690-437: The whole country. Route 6 , the Trans Israel Highway, starts just east of Haifa down to the outskirts of Beer Sheva, about 200 km (120 mi). Route 1 between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and Route 2 between Tel Aviv and Haifa are well maintained highways. Tel Aviv has a growing network of bike paths, with more than over 360 kilometers (224 miles) existing or planned. In April 2011, Tel Aviv municipality launched Tel-O-Fun ,

4760-893: Was serviced by large buses as well as minibuses. Syndicates include UPETCA and SNTMVCI. In Kenya , regulation does extend to operators and mode of operation (such as routes used) as well as the vehicle. In Mali , share taxis are called sotrama and dourouni . As of 2008, Bamako , Mali, has no independent transport authority, but share taxi activity could fall under regulator Direction de la régulation et du contrôle du transport urbain (municipal) or DRCTU control. In Morocco , intercity share taxis are called grand taxis . They are generally old full-size Mercedes-Benz sedans , and seat six or more passengers. In Nigeria , both minibusses (called danfo ) and midibuses ( molue ) may be operated as share taxis. Such forms of public transport may also be referred to as bolekaja , and many bear slogans or sayings . Lagos , Nigeria, has

4830-431: Was underway on Ofnidan, a cycle network of seven inter-urban routes connecting the cities of the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area , with some segments already open. In March 2024, Israel launched a reform intended to encourage use of public transport by decreasing prices. The reform includes a 50% discount to those who live on the periphery and not in places with a high income, to disabled. 33% discount will be given to people in

4900-467: Was without an independent transport authority. Egyptian share cabs are generally known as micro-bus ( mekrobass ميكروباص or mašrūʿ مشروع , "project"; plural mekrobassāt ميكروباصات or mašarīʿ مشاريع ). The second name is used by Alexandrians . Micro-buses are licensed by each of the governorates of Egypt as taxicabs, and are generally operated privately by their drivers. Although each governorate attempts to maintain

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