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IN CONVERSATION WITH PHANO LIPHOTO

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Phano Liphoto is a SACPLAN Candidate Urban and Regional Planner, cyclist, mobility researcher, and Young Urbanist committed to advancing equitable spatial development and active mobility in Southern Africa. He holds a BSc and Honours in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of the Witwatersrand and is completing a master’s in civil engineering (Transport Studies) at the UCT Centre for Transport Studies. Beyond formal planning practice, Phano is actively involved in sport-for-development and mobility advocacy initiatives. He is a co-founder of Youth Travel Collective and has run the Youth Pedal Project (Lesotho), which distributes refurbished bicycles to improve youth access to education, sport, and opportunity.
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