Thailand’s Stalled Transition to Electric Motorcyclces
Tom Courtright · 17 November 2025
Bangkok’s streets are increasingly filled with sleek Chinese electric cars — BYD sedans drive past malls and food stalls, and Neta EVs…
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Moto-Taxis in Thailand
Tom Courtright · 25 October 2025
Two Cities, Two Systems: First Impressions of Bangkok’s Moto-Taxis
From Kigali to Kampala: The role of governance in boda boda safety reforms
Tom Courtright · 12 March 2023
By Geofrey Ndhogezi and Tom Courtright
Motorcycles and the Media in Tanzania
Tom Courtright · 7 May 2022
Over the past month I’ve been compiling a database of newspaper articles on bodabodas in Tanzania (160+ as of now, and that’s just the…
Field Notes #4: Boda Bodas in Tanzania
Tom Courtright · 27 March 2022
Following the tradition of these field notes pieces, this is slightly more personal. In January, I returned to Tanzania, where I grew…
Field Notes #3: Mixing It Up in Freetown
Tom Courtright · 17 December 2021
The steep, winding roads of Freetown, Sierra Leone can surprise you with their transportation diversity, though sweat will likely drip down…
Informal Multimodal Transportation
Tom Courtright · 31 October 2021
Multimodal transportation — meaning the integration of different travel modes — is widely recognized as a key element of an effective…
Boda Bodas Across the Continent
Tom Courtright · 19 July 2021
From Tom’s twitter:
Field Notes #1 — on Fort Portal
Tom Courtright · 17 June 2021
Fort Portal is a newly-declared city of a little over 50,000 people in Western Uganda, near the base of the Rwenzori mountains with the…
Accessibility; or Why We Move
Tom Courtright · 18 November 2020
Recently, a large, historic fig tree in Nairobi was scheduled to be cut down to make way for the Nairobi Expressway, and environmental…