Alliance member RSA Tanzania’s advocacy has led to upgrades across different intersections in Tanzania. Authorities have installed pedestrian crossings at Bunju intersection along Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo Road. In Dodoma, traffic lights have been installed at Wajenzi intersection on Arusha Road and Waziri Mkuu Road. Additionally, the intersection along Ali Hassan Mwinyi School is expected to be marked and upgraded as a 30 km/h zone, an advocacy that is ongoing as part of their participation in the Alliance Incubator. These improvements now protect thousands of pedestrians including school children.
Prior to their advocacy, these intersections lacked traffic signals, pedestrian crossings, footpaths, traffic calming measures, and cycle lanes even though they are used by thousands of pedestrians and several cyclists. For instance, Bunju intersection sees high pedestrian volume as it is surrounded by three primary schools, two churches, a market and a hospital. Wajenzi intersection is used by 1080 pedestrians and 130 cyclists during peak hour. Although the posted speed limit was 50 km/h, vehicles routinely traveled at 60 km/h.
RSA Tanzania presented this evidence to the Tanzania National Roads Agency and Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency and advocated for speed reduction to 30 km/h, installation of pedestrian facilities, and traffic calming. This led to prompt interventions at some of the intersections. For instance, a week after presenting evidence on the intersection along Ally Hassan Mwinyi School, the technical team from Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency accompanied by the NGO, conducted a site visit at the intersection to determine the infrastructure requirements for designating the intersection as a 30 km/h zone.
To support their advocacy, RSA Tanzania also engaged the media and mobilized several community groups such as Boda Boda riders and the Mwanza Youth and Children Network (MYCN) to amplify their advocacy.
RSA Tanzania is continuing its advocacy for further upgrades at these intersections through implementation of additional evidence‑based interventions such as 30 km/h speed limits, footpaths, and traffic calming. “By using Mobility Snapshot data, we highlighted the real dangers people face at Wajenzi and showed decision-makers exactly where to act. Evidence‑driven advocacy like this transforms unsafe intersections into protected spaces for all of us,” says Ramadhani Msangi, RSA Tanzania.
