Ghana is one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, with the transport sector playing a key strategic role in its growth and development. Despite the steady economic growth over the last two decades, Ghanaian cities, in particular, seem not to have benefited from the full dividends that accrue to the urbanization process. This may be due to challenges associated with the current monocentric urban spatial structure where important activity points are located in the city centre. In contrast, most of the city residents live at distant locations in sprawled neighbourhoods. The functional interlinkages established between the city centre and the sprawled neighbourhoods are organized principally by motorized transport …
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