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MOBILITY is a southern African quarterly about integrated, sustainable and equitable land-use and transport policy and practice. A 2010 Impumelelo Sustainability Award winner, the magazine is highly regarded, and known for its excellent standard of original, independent editorial content, superb photographs and sometimes controversial opinion pieces. Launched in 2008, MOBILITY is now in its 12th edition.

Mobility is published by Mobility Media, a joint venture between independent researcher Gail Jennings and Sarah Hetherington and Katharine McKenzie of String Communication.}.

Here are some of our favourite articles from the Magazine for the Congested Cities Week by ThisBigCity.net.

Rob Byrne: Calling the traffic like it is (edition 8)

Rob Byrne probably knows more about rush hour that anyone else in the country - and has organized his life to avoid it. MOBILITY asked him what changes in traffic he has witnessed over the last 8 years.

IRT: Cape Town moves forward (edition 8)

As Cape Town's Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) system unfolds, it is becoming clear that the challenge extends well beyond finances and infrastructure provision.

Chronic rush hour in Guangzhou (edition 11)

China isn’t only about bicycles any more. In Guangzhou, China’s third-largest city and the beating heart of the country’s garment and clothing industry, bicycles are fighting for road space with cars, motorcycles and other forms of motorised transport

Sharing space in Lagos (edition 8)