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This article is part of the Research TopicCommunity Health Workers Practice from Recruitment to IntegrationView all 15 articles
Clínica Esperanza/Hope Clinic (CEHC) employs Navegantes
who are specially-trained bilingual Community Health Workers (CHW)
as key team members who improve the ability of the clinic to provide care for and improve the health status of a large population of uninsured Spanish-speaking patients in Providence
Given the growing demand for CHWs at the clinic and in the broader healthcare sector in the state
CEHC developed the Advanced Navegante Training Program (ANTP)
The ANTP prepares community members to become certified CHWs who are equipped to provide patient navigation and lifestyle coaching as well as professional medical interpretation services
The ANTP is developed and taught by CEHC Navegantes who themselves are bilingual and bicultural peers of trainees as well as the population that CEHC serves
ANTP trainees have been able to attain higher-paying and fulfilling careers in a range of healthcare and other community settings
community-based model for training CHWs who are uniquely prepared to promote health and well-being among medically underserved patients
Bilingual CHWs are particularly sought after to serve as healthcare navigators, patient advocates and medical interpreters in settings where there is a substantial Spanish-speaking patient population. In this capacity, bilingual and bicultural CHWs can serve as a linguistic and cultural bridge between clinicians and their patients, assisting with medical interpretation, patient education, adherence monitoring, and connections to social services (3)
A recent assessment of the CHW employment sector in Rhode Island reported that Community Health Workers work in a diverse set of medical settings including Federally Qualified Health Centers, hospitals, health systems, clinics and insurance companies. Many CHWs also work in community-based organizations that combine social and health services, such as Community Action Programs (CAPs), education systems, and local Health Equity Zones (4)
Clínica Esperanza/Hope Clinic (CEHC) is a free healthcare clinic in West Providence
Rhode Island that serves a population of over 3,000 uninsured
Recognizing that patients would benefit from the guidance of bilingual and bicultural healthcare navigators and community health workers
CEHC instituted this role at the time of its founding in 2007
the clinic was entirely run by volunteers and operated out of a church basement
Community members who took on the role of Navegantes were trained to help with measuring blood pressure
checking basic laboratories such as blood sugar and cholesterol
and connected the clinic volunteers to members of communities that were hard hit during the 2008 recession
The Navegantes continued to play a major role in the operation of CEHC as its services grew and it moved to a new
Their participation in local health fairs attracted new uninsured patients to the clinic
as Navegantes helped foster trust and visibility of CEHC services in the community
the Navegantes have engaged in a wide variety of health-promoting activities in the community
such as conducting community health needs assessments and door-to-door Census education
participating in active outreach and special health education programs at local community centers
as opportunities for bilingual and bicultural CHWs in RI continued to expand
CEHC recognized the opportunity to formally train and hire new Navegantes and developed the Advanced Navegante Training Program (ANTP)
The goal of the program is to expand the number of formally trained and certified bilingual and bicultural CHWs that are particularly well-equipped to care for the Spanish-speaking immigrant populations
the curricular and logistical planning has been spearheaded by staff Navegantes
with the support of project managers and administrators at CEHC
In addition to developing a workforce to meeting critical community health needs
the ANTP is also designed to empower individuals with the skills needed to attain rewarding and higher paying jobs
The ANTP has been organized and taught by current Navegantes who know best how to serve this community
The goal of the ANTP is to build a workforce that will empower CHW to become advocates for improving access to healthcare for their community
we describe practical components and lessons learned from developing and offering a community-based CHW training program at a volunteer-run free clinic
CEHC recruits and trains one to two cohorts of 12–15 participants in the ANTP per year
information is distributed to community members through partner organizations and social media posts
CEHC acts as the central recruitment agency and identifies potential participants through a variety of methods
including emailing listservs connected to healthcare job seekers
posting flyers at job fairs and outreach events
and notifying our patient population about the training opportunity
Participants are also recruited by word of mouth through prior Navegante graduates who spread awareness about the opportunity within their social networks
Many of these individuals have obtained jobs in local healthcare offices and community-based organizations
so they have made connections with other individuals who are interested in advancing their careers
Since the focus of the ANTP is to train members of the community who can provide culturally appropriate care to patients with similar life experiences
using local networks to recruit participants has proven to be an effective method of recruitment
classroom experience and/or several years of work experience
We aim to include participants in the program who are interested in seeking employment in (or currently employed in) a healthcare setting
but do not currently have the knowledge and/or skills to carry out their desired roles
Usually there are more interested candidates than space in the program allows
resulting in a waiting list almost as long as the number enrolled
the selection process is based on the applicant's interest in and dedication to the training
etc.) and their demonstrated ability to perform well in an intensive classroom setting
A key aspect of the ANTP is that it is peer-taught by current CEHC Navegantes
who create a comfortable and supportive environment
The experienced Navegantes are familiar with the personal backgrounds and experiences of the participants
improving the pedagogical efficacy and practical implementation of the program for both trainers and trainees
The ANTP uses CDC-approved, evidence-based course materials as the backbone of the Health Care Navigator training course. Specifically, the clinic uses “A Community Health Worker Training Resource for Preventing Heart Disease and Stroke,” which is an online manual available on the CDC website (7)
The downloadable resource is printed for each of the participants in the course
the CDC resource has 15 chapters on topics such heart disease
During the classroom-based learning portion of the program, the CDC CHW curriculum is supplemented with other resources and guest speakers, which allows ANTP participants to gain knowledge in a wide variety of extra topics, such as chronic disease prevention and management, case management, and professional boundaries. This also ensures that the ANTP curriculum covers the key domains of knowledge outlined by the RI DOH (8)
Navegante course leaders invite CEHC staff
and guest speakers from the community to share their expertise on these topics
Visiting medical and nursing faculty from Brown University and University of Rhode Island come to instruct sessions on specific topics that are required for CHW certification
and honoraria for these speakers are included in the ANTP budget
The trainees benefit from hearing the real-life context that the Navegantes and expert guest speakers offer related to the course subject matter as it provides them information about a wide range of healthcare settings
by telling stories about their own experiences
these speakers enable CHW-trainees to learn first-hand about what future employment opportunities they might be interested in pursuing
The Medical Interpreting course is provided over 8 weeks of intensive classroom training (6 h per weekend) by a certified medical interpretation educator
Participants learn about the health care interpreting profession and receive formal training in language and communication
The course also reviews basic medical conditions and medical terminology that interpreters may encounter on the job
A major role for CHWs is to provide health coaching and lead classes on healthy lifestyles. ANTP participants receive training in two types of lifestyle classes. The first is the Vida Sana/Healthy Life program, which is a unique social group-based course that was created and implemented by CEHC staff (5, 9)
Vida Sana is structured as an interactive 8-weeks course that teaches participants basics about nutrition
and self-management of chronic diseases for individuals with low health literacy
trainees are required to learn to lead Vida Sana classes by way of a “see one
As part of the classroom component of the training
they take a Vida Sana class as participants
then help to teach one under the mentorship of experienced staff CEHC Navegantes
the Navegantes can experience the impact of healthy lifestyle training themselves
helping them learn the techniques to be effective at teaching it to others
the material covered in Vida Sana reinforces information presented to trainees during the didactic portion of the program
This iterative training process prepares participants to successfully conduct health coaching and facilitate the Vida Sana class to future cohorts
participants receive a certificate of completion to facilitate the Vida Sana/Healthy Life program as a Lifestyle Coach at CEHC
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) is an evidence-based lifestyle change program through the CDC. The DPP Lifestyle Coach training is provided to ANTP participants by the RI DOH. In the DPP, trained lifestyle coaches lead group classes to help participants at risk for diabetes to improve their food choices, increase physical activity, and learn coping skills to maintain weight loss and healthy lifestyle changes to prevent the development of diabetes (6)
participants receive a certification to facilitate both the DPP and Vida Sana as a Navegante
qualifying these individuals for employment opportunities at local clinics and hospitals
and in programs such as the Health Equity Zone programs funded by the RI DOH
In addition to the CHW certification they earn
participants in ANTP graduate with other marketable skills that serve the needs of the employers who are in need of highly trained patient advocates
These include First Aid/CPR Certification and Human Subjects Research Training through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative website
Participants in the ANTP are required to complete and regular exams in order to progress through the course
The CHW training component includes four quizzes and one final exam
while the medical interpreter training includes a pre-test
include quizzes to assess participant understanding and readiness to continue
participants are required to complete an additional 80 h of on-site training at CEHC
for which participants receive a stipend (funded through the RI Department of Labor and Training)
Since the majority of the participants either work full-time or work more than one job
and they have an entire year after graduation from the didactic phase to complete the additional 80 h
During this experiential learning component
who have a unique and broad set of duties and roles at CEHC
Navegante duties include administrative/clerical work
If the ANTP trainees are also certified Medical Assistants (as many are)
they can also perform Medical Assistant duties during CEHC clinics
ANTP trainees are offered employment at organizations outside CEHC before completing the experiential component of their training
trainees are able to receive state CHW certification after completing the requisite number of hours at their new job
Upon completing each of the requirements and passing each of the assessments
the participants are eligible to receive official certifications as a RI DOH Community Health Worker
In Rhode Island, participants can receive formal CHW certification upon successful completion of both the classroom portion of ANTP, as well as 1,000 h and/or 6 months of work as a CHW (8)
Trainees also have the opportunity to become certified professional Medical Interpreters (predicated on their completion of the Medical Interpreter oral and written exam)
The ANTP is provided free of cost to participants
ANTP was entirely supported by grant funding from local philanthropic organizations
CEHC provided a partnership with the RI Department of Labor and Training (DLT) which established a renewable mechanism for funding for ANTP
DLT funding has allowed CEHC to expand the program from one to two cohorts per year (graduating about 30 participants annually) as well as providing additional funding for direct participant stipends
The total cost to train each participant is about $7,500
which includes the cost of the RI CHW certificate ($125)
the National Medical Interpreter Exam ($450)
and a stipend for the experiential learning component ($500)
In addition to these direct costs that are covered for participants
they receive one-on-one mentoring with a senior Navegante during their internship
The cost per participant also includes operational expenses associated with running the program like honoraria for presenters from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and local hospital systems including Lifespan and Care New England
as well as salaries for the Navegante leaders
ANTP is based on a strong community collaboration of organizations that provide various components of the training
These organizations span many different industries
ANTP is offered on site at a free clinic that serves uninsured patients
many of whom are Spanish-speaking immigrants
In addition to providing valuable job training and improving employment outcomes for participants
the ANTP responds to the critical need for culturally competent and linguistically appropriate health care for medically underserved members of the Rhode Island community
Since 2012, CEHC has trained over 100 bilingual and bicultural community members in the ANTP (Table 2)
Of ANTP graduates who sought employment following the program
many have found rewarding and high-paying jobs in a variety of fields
Through CEHC's established partnership network with many institutions that employ CHWs or medical interpreters
ANTP graduates have been hired to work in health clinics
several graduates are working as full-time healthcare interpreters in hospital settings and emergency rooms
Others have supplemented their family incomes by becoming part time medical interpreters during evening hours
Other graduates have secured jobs with benefits as outreach workers in local health systems and social service agencies such as Providence Community Health Centers
Family Services RI and Neighborhood Health Plan
CEHC is also able to hire several new Navegantes from each of the graduating classes to work at CEHC depending on funding and staffing needs
Through this training, low- to moderate-income level participants gain access to more rewarding and higher paying jobs in the growing sector of employers hiring CHWs and patient advocates in the healthcare industry. On average, CHWs earn $21.91 per hour in Rhode Island, more than the minimum wage in Rhode Island ($11.50 per hour) (10)
participants can advance their careers and become future leaders in the field of community health
often moving into higher-level management positions in many social service and healthcare agencies
Most graduates are now certified CHWs and engaging in fulfilling
higher-paying employment at CEHC and other community-based organizations and healthcare systems
These cohorts of ANTP graduates have been empowered and equipped with the tools to help community members overcome the many cultural and linguistic barriers that arise within our healthcare system
positive effects on the health of all members of the community in Rhode Island
During the ANTP graduation, participants often share powerful testimonials of their experience with this program and their gratitude for the opportunity. Some excerpts can be found in Table 3
but the translated version is provided here
A key to success for this program has been ANTP's peer-led model. The advantages of this model are two-fold: (1) the Navegantes are peers of the current trainees and have shared personal and professional experiences, improving the pedagogical and practical efficacy of the program, and (2) in providing the training themselves
the Navegantes receive ongoing education in critical topics
becoming more experienced and skilled CHWs in the process
They create an environment for the training that is welcoming and supportive while ensuring that participants acquire skills that they believe to be essential to be successful as CHW
the ANTP curriculum is designed to be multifaceted so that each participant involved gains the maximum benefits and are prepared for a variety of employment settings
ANTP training provides a number of tangible skills and certifications
from health coaching and case management to medical interpretation
The diverse set of skills they obtain make ANTP graduates marketable to a wide variety of future employment settings
An important focus of ANTP is that its trainees come from the same economically and medically underserved population that they intend to serve
This is important because it provides opportunities for people with limited educational background to seek higher paying
fulfilling jobs as CHWs and community advocates
we found that some participants faced significant barriers to completing the standardized assessments that are required to gain the formal certifications as CHWs or medical interpreters
As the demand for the program increased significantly
more careful screening procedures were instituted during recruitment which have helped to identify applicants who may require additional support to succeed during those parts of the program
Individuals who are not selected upon their first application to the ANTP are offered opportunities to volunteer at CEHC or other resources for job training that may prepare them for the program in the future
Another significant challenge has been finding a steady source of comprehensive funding
CEHC only had a limited budget to fund the operational costs of the program
the costs of certification (for the state medical interpreter or CHW certification) and the unfunded requirement for additional on-site training was a significant barrier to success
CEHC's recent partnership with the RI DLT has allowed for a significantly larger budget for these additional components of the training
covering both these certification costs and stipends for the experiential learning components as well as providing continuity in funding for CEHC as the parent organization
the ANTP was moved to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic
There have been some significant challenges associated with transferring this program online
some trainees lacked the necessary technology (such as a computer and reliable WiFi connection) to participate in the online classes
but CEHC staff were able to work with trainees to find other options (e.g.
tablets) to ensure their ability to participate
the nature of the ANTP typically lends itself to a very dynamic classroom atmosphere with interactive activities and discussions
The comradery among trainees that naturally develops among the trainees in the classroom has also been more difficult to achieve in a virtual format
The Navegante course leaders have also noted that it is also more difficult to recreate this atmosphere and keep the attention of the participants in a virtual format
the online format did allow for two cohorts of ANTP trainees to successfully graduate despite the COVID-19 pandemic
It also allowed more flexibility for those who may not have otherwise been able to participate
including trainees who worked in evening hours and those with children
One central implementation strategy to the ANTP is its integration within the greater parent organization of CEHC
Designing this program under the umbrella of CEHC's work as a free clinic provides the opportunity to leverage the existing infrastructure and staffing
which helps to minimize overhead and operational costs
one of the major roles of full-time CHWs at CEHC is to coordinate and lead the entire ANTP with the support of the clinic's existing resources
It also allows graduates to benefit from the existing partnership network of CEHC for job placement
An additional advantage of this model is that CEHC is able to fulfill staffing needs by hiring several new ANTP participants for part- or full-time positions upon graduation
Another important aspect of the ANTP is making the work of CHWs at the center of all components of the program
The peer-led model enhances the warm social atmosphere and community among participants that is developed throughout the program
the program remains true to its core values of bridging the cultural and language gap that often exists within our healthcare and social service systems
An important next step of this program is to scale up and adapt the program for other community organizations within Rhode Island and beyond
the ANTP is thought to be highly adaptable to other settings and could be recreated in many places around the country
CHWs are in high demand in healthcare and non-profit industries
sustainable and community-based job training model that uniquely prepares graduates to work in a variety of settings
By providing them with the tools they need to become CHWs
participants have access to higher-paying and fulfilling jobs
as we also build a growing team of knowledgeable
passionate advocates who promote community health for the medically underserved
The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material
further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author/s
MM and KB wrote the first draft of the manuscript
and DR were involved in the initial development and implementation of the ANTP
and details that were used to write the manuscript
ML and ADG oversaw the program's implementation and wrote sections of the manuscript
and approved the submitted version of the manuscript
ANTP was supported by grant funding from local philanthropic organizations
CEHC established a partnership with the RI Department of Labor and Training (DLT) which established a renewable mechanism for funding for ANTP
which was not involved in this work financially or otherwise
The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest
We would like to thank the many community partners and guest speakers who have helped to build and sustain this program since 2012
We are grateful for the support of our funders
including the Textron Foundation and the RI DLT
We also thank all of the ANTP trainees whose hard work and passion for advocacy promote the health and well-being of our communities
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English artist William Hodges traveled on Captain James Cook’s second voyage to the Pacific Ocean and
Several types of Tahitian watercraft are visible in the foreground
A voyager named Tupaia guided Captain James Cook through the South Seas and drew an island-filled chart that has puzzled scholars for more than 250 years
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Sailing the southern Pacific Ocean in 1769
two of history’s greatest navigators drafted a remarkable map
One was the British explorer Captain James Cook
an aristocratic high priest from the island of Ra'iātea
who had joined Cook’s expedition in Tahiti
Tupaia was a master navigator who had long voyaged through regions still blank on Cook’s charts
Tupaia had allied himself with the British
in part to defeat his enemies and bring home guns from England
were keen to get advice from a local expert
and so Tupaia became Cook’s guide and negotiator
During the roughly 17 months he traveled with the British
Tupaia impressed the crew as a man of deep learning
He amazed the sailors by correctly pointing in the direction of Tahiti
even after they had sailed around New Zealand and up the east coast of Australia to Indonesia
Cook was particularly intrigued by Tupaia’s claim to know the way to some 130 islands
If Cook could capture the priest’s knowledge on a chart
the British would gain a huge advantage in their Pacific voyages
Tupaia drew more than 70 islands on this map and dictated their names to the British
Many of the names echo real place names across the Pacific
but the islands are not drawn in the expected positions according to European mapping conventions
A new interpretation of the map suggests Tupaia did not use the cardinal directions labeled by the British but instead placed north at the map’s center
including this one found in the papers of the Endeavour’s scientific leader
the British set up a chart on which Tupaia drew more than 70 islands scattered across the sea and dictated their names
showing an ocean crowded with islands that don’t match modern charts
Embellished with drawings of ships and enigmatic fragments of Tahitian language
Tupaia’s map has become an object of fascination for generations of scholars and sailors
Recently, a vigorous debate has centered on an analysis published in 2019 by Lars Eckstein and Anja Schwarz
literary and cultural studies scholars at the University of Potsdam in Germany
They suggest that Tupaia had invented a unique mapping convention that was an ingenious attempt to convey his own geographic knowledge in a form the British would understand
“It’s a translation device that he invented,” says Schwarz
“You have to forget anything that you know about maps,” says Eckstein
a chart was a bird’s-eye view of the curved world stretched onto a two-dimensional plane
a perspective that shifts depending on where you start from
And while Europeans usually fixed north at the top of the page
Tupaia may have placed north in the center
The new interpretation overthrows antiquated assumptions about the supposed inferiority of Indigenous knowledge
a science studies scholar at Deakin University in Australia
The work of Eckstein and Schwarz is important and illuminating
even though their conclusions may turn out to be hard to prove
A new analysis of Tupaia’s map identifies several inter-island sailing routes (shown by lines connecting islands)
a map reader should start at an island in the sequence of a particular route and take a bearing to the next island in that sequence
treating the center of the map (“avatea”) as north
The three proposed routes highlighted here are shown on a conventional map in the next slide
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On a conventional (Mercator projection) map
the three highlighted routes appear in very different relative positions compared to Tupaia’s map
the avatea bearings measured within each route are similar to their actual geographic bearings
Tupaia was heir to a maritime tradition that allowed his ancestors to settle hundreds of islands sprinkled across millions of square miles of ocean
Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to the east and Aotearoa (New Zealand) to the south
“This idea of some sort of random drift is just kind of nonsense,” says Patrick Kirch, an archaeologist at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Islands were settled by purposeful voyaging enabled by sophisticated wayfinding abilities, Kirch wrote in an article on the settlement of the Pacific in the 2010 Annual Review of Anthropology
who was one of the first Europeans to chart the Pacific and meet Polynesians
“These people sail in those Seas from Island to Island for several hundred Leagues
and the Moon and Stars by night,” he wrote
Tupaia was chief adviser and lover to Purea
a powerful woman known to the Brits as the “Queen” of Tahiti
Tupaia’s legs were heavily tattooed with the marks of his high status within the 'arioi religious order
“He was regarded as a bit of a genius,” says Anne Salmond
an anthropologist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand
He had been exiled to Tahiti from his home island of Ra'iātea by invaders from Bora Bora
and he still bore the battle scars from being impaled by a spear tipped with a stingray barb
Tupaia quickly incorporated the visitors into his plans
it would turn out) to get Cook to help him drive the Bora Bora warriors out of Ra'iātea
This sketch made by Tupaia in New Zealand shows a Māori man trading a rock lobster with a British man for some cloth
The artist was once thought to be the Endeavour’s chief scientist
but a letter written by Banks in 1812 and discovered only in 1997 revealed that Tupaia had sketched this tense moment of exchange
in which Banks recalled keeping a firm fist on his payment until the moment he had “Livery and Seizin of the article purchased.”
Tupaia engaged in many intellectual exchanges with the scientists on the Endeavour (Cook’s ship) and their leader Joseph Banks
Tupaia learned to paint in watercolors alongside the ship’s botanical artists and had many long conversations with Banks and others about history
religion and — most important to the colonizers — geography
The map is the most famous outcome of these exchanges
surviving only as copies in the archives of Banks and two German scientists who traveled with Cook in later years
the map depicts Tahiti and a handful of other islands the British knew in roughly the expected positions for a European map
alongside garbled English transcriptions of their Tahitian names
Surrounding these known landmarks are dozens of unknown islands with mysterious labels
Cook’s crew consulted a copy of the map on a later voyage
but islands did not appear where the map indicated they should
Georg Forster speculated that Tupaia had invented the islands just to appear more intelligent than he really was (despite calling Tupaia an “extraordinary genius” in the same account)
For more than 200 years scholars have tried
to figure out how the map’s depiction of islands relates to the actual geography of the region
Recent efforts have instead tried to consider the worldview of Indigenous Pacific navigators
who were less concerned with the absolute position of an island than with how to get there
Reaching a distant destination involved island-to-island routes that were memorized in chants and lists
She and Eckstein reexamined lists of island names that Tupaia had given the Endeavour’s crew and labeled them in the same order on the map
“What emerges is something like a connect-the-dots drawing” that may represent ancient sailing routes
The scholars also noticed a largely ignored clue at the center of the map: the word Eavatea
The word “Eavatea” lies at the center of Tupaia’s map
Vocabulary lists collected by the British translated the Tahitian word E avatea as “the noon” or the highest position of the sun during the day
Banks translated “E avatea” as “the noon.” Schwarz and Eckstein wondered if Tupaia had intended this annotation as a reference point for his British collaborators
Although the noon position of the sun was not essential for Polynesian navigation
the officers would gather on deck with their instruments to measure the height of the sun above the horizon
marking the exact moment of noon with eight strikes of the Endeavour’s bell
This ritual was part of Cook’s daily procedure for determining the ship’s latitude and calibrating the clock and compass readings
the sun was just one of many positional cues
Eckstein and Schwarz suggest that perhaps Tupaia
finding it impossible to condense all this information onto a sheet of paper
devised a shorthand tailored to the British obsession with noon
They propose that the avatea mark represents north — the usual direction of the noon sun in the Southern Hemisphere
Instead of orienting his map with north at the top
To reach a particular island in a voyaging path
a navigator starts at an island in the sequence and imagines facing the avatea/north mark
The navigator can now estimate the compass bearing of the next island drawn on the map
the voyager must mentally or physically rotate the map and reorient to avatea
Because the first island in a voyaging path can appear anywhere on the map
avatea bearings can only be read in sequence within a route
Reinterpreting some of the island names in light of the avatea system
Eckstein and Schwarz have connected the dots into a patchwork of voyaging paths that stretches west to Rotuma in Fiji
north to the Hawaiian archipelago and east to Rapa Nui
the islands fall within an average of 5 percent of their actual geographic bearings along each route
an anthropologist at Aix-Marseille Université
holds that Tupaia’s map is really a mosaic of sailing directions radiating from important departure islands
each departure island (with its cluster of target islands) has its own orientation
rather than using a single reference point like the avatea mark
This watercolor painting by Tupaia shows two war canoes with raised fighting platforms and a sailing canoe with an outrigger
On the shore is a Tahitian longhouse and important trees and plants
In a commentary article
Di Piazza and Pearthree point out that in many cases Eckstein and Schwarz argue for the real-world identity of an island on Tupaia’s map not from independent evidence
but from the potentially circular fact that it seems to match an avatea bearing
Di Piazza and Pearthree also note that the vast majority of avatea bearings identified by Eckstein and Schwarz are far enough off the true bearings that a voyager using them would miss their target
Eckstein responds that the avatea system was not what Tupaia himself would have used to make landfall
but rather his attempt to bridge two geographical worldviews
Tupaia was working from memory on a piece of paper around the size of a laptop screen
Salmond says that while she admires their meticulous work
she thinks Eckstein and Schwarz overstate the certainty of their conclusions
considering the fragmentary nature of the evidence and the huge gap between the scholars’ worldviews and that of Tupaia
She notes that Tupaia’s ocean was a sacred space where islands were fish pulled from the sea and stars were canoes sailing the sky
“When you’re piling inference upon inference and drawing deductions — which can get increasingly creaky as you go on — if you’re doing that on the basis of a really different set of assumptions about how the world works
you could go quite far astray,” Salmond says
navigators from Tahiti and Ra'ivavae respectively
also emphasize that there are radical differences in the way academics and Indigenous navigators see the world
adding that collaboration with Indigenous experts is vital for interpreting Tupaia’s map
Eckstein and Schwarz acknowledge that their perspective is that of Western scholars
Though the pandemic put their plans on hold
they are expanding their collaborations with Tupaia’s cultural heirs and those who still voyage long distances
the people best positioned to make sense of old voyaging paths and Tupaia’s worldview
Although the details of Tupaia’s knowledge may be lost to history, Pacific people continue to voyage in his wake. To mark the 250-year anniversary of Tupaia’s voyage, in 2019 Galenon and Teipoarii navigated the ship Fa'afaite by the moon and stars from Tahiti to Aotearoa
They are part of a Pacific-wide movement of modern wayfinders who hope to restore inter-island networks disrupted by colonization and to build regional unity around shared challenges like climate change
they exchanged oral traditions with people they met along the voyage
“Our ancestors would navigate to maintain relationships,” says Galenon
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Tigres del Licey beats Navegantes de Magallanes 4-2The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) "” Rymer Liriano hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the ninth inning
and Tigres del Licey of the Dominican Republic Winter League beat Navegantes de Magallanes of the Venezuelan Winter League 4-2 in an exhibition on the second day of the inaugural Serie de las Americas on Sunday at Marlins Park
a Triple-A catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
an outfielder in the San Diego Padres' farm system
Arizona Diamondbacks minor leaguer Gabriel Arias got four outs for the win
who spends his summers in the Mexican League
tied it at 2 with an RBI single in the eighth for Navegantes
Tigres earned a consolation win after each team lost on Saturday to opponents from their native countries
Venezuela's Cardenales de Lara and the Dominican Republic's Aguilas Cibaenas square off in the tournament championship on Sunday night
son of former major league All-Star and 1994 Rookie of the Year Raul Mondesi
Mondesi made his debut for Tigres in the tournament roughly a month after his major league debut in the World Series with the Kansas City Royals
After coming in as a defensive replacement and getting a hit on Saturday
Mondesi started Sunday and had a double in four at-bats
"The World Series was a great experience," he said
"It also will help me a lot to (play winter league) and do my job."
Mondesi is expected to be added to the Tigres' winter league roster when the team returns to the Dominican Republic
who made 10 appearances over three seasons with the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles
pitched three shutout innings in relief of Mejia
started for Navegantes and pitched four innings
Both managers came away pleased with the inaugural event
marvelous," Navegantes manager Carlos Garcia said
"The fans really embraced the spectacle of these three games thus far
We got a chance to familiarize ourselves with a team from the Caribbean
which has major league stars and a lot of tradition."
MONMOUTH — When Aurora Chaidez and Pedro Sanchez were looking to name their new Mexican restaurant
they sought input from their young children
a nod to the numerous seafood selections on the extensive and authentic menu of their new dining venture
and is open for dine-in and carry-out service from 10 a.m
the restaurant business has always been a family affair
Her mother owns El Jarochito on Academy Street in Galesburg
and Chaidez has worked there as a waitress in the past
“I always had that in my head,” Chaidez said on opening her own place
as well as nine different varieties of fajitas
The seafood options include two kinds of ceviche
Chaidez said her favorite item on the menu is the Fajitas Alegre with chicken
Caribes de Anzoategui defeated Navegantes del Magallanes by a close margin of 6-5
January 19 (RHC)-- Caribes de Anzoategui defeated Navegantes del Magallanes by a close margin of 6-5 in the first game of the grand final of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League (LVBP)
In a game played at the Alfonso Carrasquel Stadium in Puerto La Cruz
the Navegantes took an early lead thanks to a solo home run by Ángel Reyes in the top of the first inning
and added two more runs in the fourth inning
driven by sacrifice bunts by Leonardo Reginatto and Jesse Castillo
The hosts and defending champions scored a run in the bottom of the fourth inning
brought in by Willians Astudillo's run-scoring single that opened the rubber doors for Rafael Ortega
Astudillo and Asdrúbal Cabrera hit consecutive home runs to put Anzoátegui ahead before the delirium of their fans
The Magallanes tied the game in the seventh act thanks to Arturo Nieto's RBI
and went up in the eighth with Alejandro de Aza's run-scoring double
The Caribes secured the victory with a two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning
in which the designated player Balbino Fuenmayor
Starter Willians Astudillo led Anzoátegui's offense by hitting 4-2 with a home run and three runs batted in
Today both teams will face each other again in the same scenario of Puerto La Cruz
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Every last day of the year and the first of the following year are marked by one of the most beautiful and traditional celebrations of Catholic faith in Salvador
which began in 1750 and seeks to strengthen faith and hope
This party was initially instituted by the captains
who on the 31st thanked for the year that was finishing and on the 1st requested Bom Jesus dos Navegantes for blessings for the year that was beginning
a request of protection was made to Bom Jesus
The event includes two maritime processions: the first
takes the Largo da Boa Viagem / Basilica of Conceição da Praia route; The second
on January 1st – one of the most popular in the city – has hundreds of boats accompanying the Galeota Gratidão do Povo
which carries the image of Our Lord of the Navegantes through All Saints Bay waters
The festivities in honor of Bom Jesus begin at the Church of Boa Viagem
which will be followed by the temple washing and a moment of prayer
At 11am this same day there will be the traditional hoisting of the devotion flag; and at 7:30 pm a mass will be celebrated with street vendors and families residing in the Boa Viagem beach region
One of the most anticipated moments of the party will happen on December 31st
the image of Lord Bom Jesus dos Navegantes will be boarded at Galeota and sail from Boa Viagem beach to the port of Salvador (2nd docks warehouse)
to Our Lady of Conceição da Praia Sanctuary (Comércio)
in the Basilica of Our Lady of Conceição da Praia
there will be a mass on December 31st at 3pm
from the Basilica to the docks awaiting the image of Bom Jesus dos Navegantes
Our Lady of Conceição da Praia and Bom Jesus dos Navegantes both return in procession to the Basilica Our Lady of Conceição da Praia
The honors continue on the first day of 2020
Dom Murilo will hold a mass in the Basilica of Conceição da Praia
The devotees who are in the Parish Church of Our Lady of Boa Viagem will attend masses at 9am and 10am
the image of Lord Bom Jesus dos Navegantes will be taken to the Pier of the Authority of Ports (Navy)
returning to the pier and following to Ponta do Humaitá
the image will be landed and will follow in terrestrial procession to the Parish Church of Our Lady of Boa Viagem
where it will be exposed for public veneration until 3pm
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On the anniversary of the intermodal pass that united the Lisbon metropolitan area
current difficulties were discussed and the next steps to be taken were outlined
there was a single transport pass in the Lisbon metropolitan area (amL)
allowing travel on all operators and throughout the territory
there are more than 800,000 passes loaded onto amL every month
And Navegante has become more than just a fare and a card
It has become synonymous with the entire technological ticketing system that supports the various transport companies
and also the name of a series of products and services aimed at passengers
from the online information portal to the face-to-face service desks
On the Navegante's fifth anniversary, TML, the company responsible for the Navegante, decided to bringing together political decision-makers, operators and other players with a role in Lisbon's metropolitan mobilityThe two-day event was open to the general public for the first time
The Navegante Days took place at the Palácio de Queluz
and began with the presentation of a series of numbers from the NavigatorFaustino Gomes
But referring to the most well-known part of Navegante
Faustino began by recalling the complexity of the ticketing system in 2018
when there were more than seven thousand passes
and when only 30% of Lisbon's metropolitan territory was covered by the intermodal pass at the time
the passes Navigator reach the entire Lisbon metropolitan area (amL) and represent 95% of the passes loaded in amL (o Navigator replaced most of the seven thousand pre-existing passes
including the L123Only passes that cost less than the new offer were kept)
there were passes that were linked to certain routes and if people wanted more mobility
they had to pay more"said the administrator
noting that the tariff Navigator has not been increased since its launch
"Navegante is much more important than the cost: we have come to treat the territory in an equal and integrated way."
in an increase of 20% in the number of passes loaded
which went from less than seven million in 2018 to around eight million
The pandemic had a negative impact on demand
and it wasn't until 2022 that there was a recovery
We immediately had a growth compared to 2021 of more than 29%
And the figures for 2023 continued this upward trend"explained the President of TML
This means an increase of 42% compared to 2018
the last year without Navigatorand 17% compared to 2022
It was also in 2023 that the month with the most shipments ever was recorded: November
The pass Metropolitan Navigator (40 €/month) is the best-selling of all available types
accounting for 65% of all 810,000 shipments in February 2024typology Municipal (30 €/month)
which gives access to the entire transport network of a municipality of your choice
and it is in Lisbon where this pass is most popular
77% of all passes Municipalities This is perhaps the result of the capital's attractiveness in terms of employment
commerce and culture and the consequent one-way flow of passengers
But there could be another reason: "This is also very much the result of Lisbon's free policy
which has led people to stay within the municipality"said Faustino
revealing that initially it was thought of launching only the metropolitan mode of the Navigator - in other words
"The Navegante Metropolitano already accounts for 65% of all passes
We tend to move towards the logic of a pass that serves the whole region and not a pass that serves only a few municipalities"explained Faustino Gomes
"The Navegante Metropolitano is the pass that people really need for their mobility."
The Chairman of TML's Board of Directors stressed that the shipments now tend to be more constant throughout the year
with the exception of the months of July and August
we had more peaks depending on whether there were more classes or fewer classes in a month
Now people prefer to buy the pass even in the months when they're going to use it less"he commented
"which in practice are also metropolitan passes"account for 17% of shipments
"Family passes have never been very popular and now that young people are free
O Navegante Family allows households of any size to pay for a maximum of two passes Navigator per month
either in the form of Municipal (maximum expenditure of 60 €/month)
either in the Metropolitan (maximum expenditure of 80 €/month)
Faustino Gomes has no doubt that "there are new titles that need to be created" because there is demand in some passenger segments for which answers have not yet been developed
"It's essential that we create multimodal titles for daily use or sets of days"where "we'll have to see if these titles can be for consecutive or interspersed days"
For these "new approaches" studies need to be carried out
such as the "demands associated with teleworking"
The President of TML also stressed the importance of "more and better information in real time" so that "the passenger can follow their entire journey"
"Each of the operators has information and some of us already have quality real-time information
But the passengers we want to serve aren't from Carris
And that's why the information has to belong to everyone
referring to the fact that some transport companies keep real-time timetables in their apps but don't make this data available in an open
we build them not only for use by TML and Carris Metropolitana
but so that all the operators of the Lisbon metropolitan area transport system can use them"Faustino pointed out that even if some operators are more advanced than others in developing digital solutions
it's important to remember that "in the end we work for the same people" and that it is essential "leaving bridges so that systems are interoperable and so that people can see a single image"
Another central aspect of Navegante's future is the connection to new modes of mobility
such as flexible transportation (buses on demand) and cycling
as has already happened with GIRA in Lisbon
First Secretary of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML)
"Navegante is still an incomplete measure" and there are still a number of challenges
many of which transcend metropolitan powers and depend on the municipalities and the government
it is essential to strengthen heavy public transport
public transport offers on dedicated routes (such as the MTS or the future Violet Line of the Metro) and BUS corridors
but also to improve the transport interfaces and "moving towards a unique image of passenger shelters" at bus stops
He called for river transport to be brought under the remit of AML and TML and issued a warning: "single measures should be avoided"
The first day of the Navegante Days ended with a debate that brought together the managements of Carris
and which served to take stock of the first five years of the Navigator and present prospects for the future
"When the idea of including Fertagus in the Navegante pass came up
we were a little shocked"said Cristina Dourado
from Fertagusexplaining that the rail carrier had opted out of the previous L123 for not being financially sustainable
"When we responded to the [concession] tender
we didn't integrate the intermodal pass not because we didn't want to
the intermodal pass had funding problems and no operator wanted to hear about yet another operator joining the pass and receiving a little something"she explained
"That's why we had to create alternative passes"combining Fertagus with the other transport networks
A pass with everyone and then all of them combined
The operators asked for the price they wanted to add to the Fertagus pass and the passes were then a sum that each operator wanted for their network
They were values that they thought were reasonable.“
the most important combined pass was the one they had with the Metro
because "most people from the South Bank wanted to use the Metro in Lisbon
so we created a competitive pass with intermodal and the rest was whatever we could get"
the combined Fertagus+Metro pass cost 54 euros from Pragal station to Lisbon
Cristina points out that "When Navegante arrived
we already had a completely saturated peak period
we were able to manage the capacity we had with the price because the price serves to condition demand"
O Navigator has led to changes in behavior: more passengers
more traffic in stations and more demand outside peak hours
If before the Navigator Fertagus' 61,000 passengers a day on the bridge crossing rose to 81,000 in November 2019
Between November 2019 and the same month in 2023
"Today we are above 2019 and we have grown by a total of 44% in the movement of people going inside the train
station traffic also increased - 64% on the whole line
"which are the closest to Lisbon and the most loaded"Foros da Amora 71%
Venda do Alcaide and Palmela 150% and Setúbal 110%
"So demand is growing as we move further away from Lisbon." Fertagus says it is studying new timetables to respond to new challenges
such as 18 in 18 minutes on some timetables
The data refers to the crossing of the bridge
which is where Fertagus monitors the movement of passengers inside the trains
the morning bridge time in Pragal was previously at Navigator from 8 to 9 and moved to 7 to 8
133%"He added that from 8 to 9 the increase was only 15%
but there is a lot of traffic on the first trains in the morning"
"it was unthinkable for us to be left out of Navegante
our customers wouldn't understand if we didn't take that step"
The administrator explained that the Navigator forced Fertagus to make some changes
such as removing 88 seats from each train to make it easier to get on and off (he said that
there were delays due to the accumulation of passengers)
putting extra drivers at the terminal stations to make it easier to change shifts
and also a "investment in maintenance so we don't have trains at a standstill"
This investment has also included "replacing obsolete train technology so we don't have to wait so long for parts"
"We've already managed to increase our trains on the bangs
asking the state for more trains for the operation
The administrator of Fertagus said she had the perception that "in terms of quality of service
we're not providing the same quality of service as in the past"but that "our customers don't think so"She also mentioned the satisfaction surveys carried out with positive scores for Fertagus
the hiring of train drivers and other human resources "because people like trains and
Fertagus pays a little more than other operators"
The bus companies of the Barraqueiro Group
which provide three of the four operating areas of Carris Metropolitana
to fill urgent shortages of drivers at the start of operations
Carris didn't feel the need for the same strategy
having launched a bonus campaign for candidates who refer another candidate who also wants to work for the company
"Money remains an important stimulus"Pedro Bogas acknowledged that the campaign was successful and allowed Carris to hire the 110 new crew members it wanted in 2023
"We resolved the situation last year"Bogas concluded
"It's become more difficult to recruit nationally
but we haven't had to recruit abroad yet."
as its payroll depends on government decisions as well as public tables
The river transport company is having trouble hiring "not so much sailors
who after a few years manage to become masters"but machinists
"Transtejo had special authorization in 2022 to hire 11 train drivers
but we haven't been able to find those people to this day"explained Alexandra Ferreira de Carvalho
The explanation from TTSL's current administrator is clear: on the one hand
"the private leisure companies that operate on the Tagus have more advantageous remuneration conditions than those Transtejo offers"on the other hand
"there is a lot of demand and little supply in this market"
in a later phase; and the streetcar project in Lisbon's Upper Town
He also mentioned the investment in renewing the bus fleet
which is important for giving passengers a good experience and building loyalty to public transport
On the second day of the Navegante DaysAt the end of the event
we talked about the new role of Metropolitan Areas and Intermunicipal Communities in mobility
the challenge of public transport on its own site
infrastructure planning and future trends and challenges
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The Navegante app is now available in beta for iOS and Android
it is mainly used to top up passes and zap balances on the card
does little more than load passes and zap balances onto the card.
this application will completely replace the physical card
Available for iOS and Android, the Navegante app is being developed by Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (TML). Anyone who wants to try it out can do so by filling in the form available here
"By involving people in an important phase of this tool's evolution
prepare for better receptivity to this new Navegante product"said the metropolitan transport company in a statement
"Registration to test the app is open to a limited number of people who want to participate and contribute their user experience." In addition to topping up passes and balances zapping
Navegante provides access to useful information on ticketing and public transport in the Lisbon metropolitan area
including discounts and services available
the application will incorporate the concept of a "mobility account"
making it possible to request Navegante cards and also the virtualization of the card itself
making it possible to validate journeys using a cell phone
"The Navegante app has the potential to serve hundreds of thousands of people
which could lead to massive adherence and a high load on the application
believes that it is advisable to proceed with all precautions in order to minimize risks and guarantee the highest level of reliability and the best customer support service
We would therefore like to thank everyone who can contribute to this testing phase of the application."
There are already other apps that allow you to load Navegante passes, as well as zapping balances, onto the yellow and black card, namely Pick Hub and CarrisWAY
because the Navegante system is managed directly by TML
this new application is more agile in the loading process
because it is still under development (it is still in beta)
there are some potentially unstable features in the Navegante app
Navegante is the ecosystem in which all transport operators cooperate
guaranteeing the intermodality and interoperability of the Lisbon metropolitan area's transport system
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zapping balance and other transport tickets directly from your cell phone
A Carris overtook Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (TML)and launched an app for Android and iOS phones which allows not only the loading of passes Navigatorbut also the balance zapping and other tickets. It's called CARRISway and is available free of charge
A CARRISway allows the loading passes and tickets onto Navegante cards (the "hard" ones; they don't give occasional cards) via cell phone. The application, which is compatible with Android and iOS devices with NFC (most recent/in-use cell phones), was developed by the consulting firm DXspark and the Carris Information Technology team
"CARRISway makes everyday life easier for public transport users"Carris explains that passengers can now avoid queues at ATMs or service counters and top up their cards directly on their cell phones
CARRISway not only allows you to top up your passes Navegante Municipal (30 €/month) and Metropolitan (40 €/month)
but also the Carreiras de Bairro pass (10 €/month)
which allows you to use only the Carris proximity network
or the balance zapping (to spend with any operator)
Regarding Navegante Municipal, a he Carris app only allows the loading of passes from the municipalities where the operator is present, namely: Almada, Amadora, Lisboa, Loures, Odivelas and Oeiras. Passengers from other municipalities can use the Pick Hub app
which is also available for Android and iOS
To load your pass or other transport ticket
simply hold your Navegante card against the back of your phone
click on "Start Reading" and follow the steps
you will be issued with a proof of loading and an invoice
Sometimes the card and cell phone may not communicate well
payments can be made by MB Way or by credit card
and it is possible to load several transport tickets at the same time onto the Navegante card
The Carris app has advantages over the Pick Hub
namely balance loading zapping (which is very useful for occasional passengers) and the loading of passes Navigator free of charge to which employees of Lisbon City Council (and municipal companies) have access
You can download CARRISway for Android or for iOS
Carris is also developing a new customer area on its website
which will allow passengers to check their history with Carris for up to three months
For its part, TML is working on something similar to Carris, but with a metropolitan ambition and involving all the transport operators in the Lisbon metropolitan area. O Navegante portal will allow you to load passes
balance zapping and other transport tickets
as well as checking your balance and travel history
which should also allow top-ups to be made via cell phone
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making the card for the pass can take only a few minutes
the Navegante card (ex-Lisboa Viva) implies the filling of paperwork and at least two trips to a counter
with the time and queues that this implies
This slowness in the process can be uninviting to the use of public transportation
the entity responsible for the management of ticketing in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) launched some automated kiosks to allow the issuing of cards on the spot
These machines were placed in the Carris station in Arco do Cego
in the Pragal train station and more recently in the Alameda metro station
and have been a success among the many people who have become aware of their existence
the evolution of the green and old VIVA Kiosks
There are 18 of them and they started being placed this week in the 18 municipalities that make up AML - one for each municipality
Places where people usually go were chosen
Through the Navegante Points it is possible to issue a Navegante card on the spot, which can then be loaded with a Navegante pass at the same machine (alternatively, the pass can be loaded at any automatic machine at a river, train or subway station, at an ATM or at a terminal). in the new Pick Hub application)
The key point of the new gadgets is really the issuing of the pass
only the Citizen's Card is required - from which all the necessary information about the passenger is extracted
including the passenger's photo - from which all the necessary information about the passenger
is extracted and a bank card or cell phone with NFC to pay for the card (it costs 12 euros
the amount corresponding to the urgent issue)
The Navegante card (ex-Lisboa Viva) can be useful to charge the pass, but it has other uses - it can also be used to charge Zapping balance, for the post-paid mode called Viva Go or to use the EMEL's BiciParks
O software was designed to shorten the time spent using the keyboard - for example
some data is filled in automatically from the Citizen's Card information
so that the user doesn't have to type everything in
The height of the machine was designed to be as accessible as possible
But the inclusion efforts were also made at the level of the colors used in the menus and buttons inside the software - The needs of people with any degree of color blindness have been safeguarded
Ponto Navegante is a service with metropolitan coverage
developed and offered by Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (TML) and by the 18 municipalities of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML)
TML is an AML body which succeeded OTLIS and which
is more passenger-focused than the transport operating companies
TML functions as the transportation authority and will be
a single bus transportation brand that will replace the current ones in 15 municipalities (Lisbon
Cascais and Barreiros will keep their companies because they are municipal companies - Carris
One of its next steps will be to dematerialize the Navegante
through a website (which will replace the VIVA Portal)
a mobile application and also a backoffice to manage contacts with passengers and centralize relevant information about them
plans to make available more than one Ponto Navegante per municipality
as the cost of these machines is high and this project was only possible with European funding - as had happened with the VIVA Kiosks
A deconstruction of these machines is being developed
any parish will be able to issue Navegante cards with a computer and a printer
In development is also an alarm system that allows to digitally obtain problems that are occurring on a machine in order to quickly deal with their resolution
It would be interesting if the future transportation portal would make available a status of each machine
With the arrival of the new Navegante Points
the old VIVA Kiosks will be adapted to the new software and the new brand
This is the case of the existing machine in the Alameda subway
is already one of the new Pontos Navegante
TML told us that the VIVA Kiosk at Arco do Cego has been removed and will not be replaced
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The same pass you use to access all public transportation in Lisbon
will allow you to use Bolt's bicycles and scooters for an additional 15 euros per month
an additional monthly fee is added for those who want 20 minutes a day in Bolt's vehicles to do the "last mile"
To benefit from this offer you must have the Navegante pass active on your Lisboa Viva card and fill out this online formwhich asks you for your cell phone number associated with the Bolt account and a photo proof of the pass
Then you will have to wait up to four working days for data validation
and from then on you will be able to buy the monthly Navegante with the extra daily minutes for use on Bolt bikes and scooters
Combining a bicycle (or scooter) with public transportation makes the latter more competitive, since the bus, train, or subway doesn't always stop just outside your home, school, or workplace. This intermodality is common in cities where bicycling is more developed but it can also be seen in Lisbon
where there are already GIRA stations and parking lots for bicycles and scooters outside important interchanges and public transport stops and where you can see several passengers
although other scooter brands such as Lime
called GIRAwhich doesn't work with Navegante
However, the intention of establishing a connection between GIRA and the city's public transport will be as old as the shared systemwhich was launched in the city at the end of 2017. In an interview two years ago with Jornal EconómicoLisbon's mobility councillor
said that the city council is open to integrating private operators in the transport pass - there has also been a partnership with Hive - but that this relationship would start with GIRA
which is managed by EMEL with the support of the municipality
"Last year [2018] we developed a service that allows you to ask whether or not a GIRA bike user has a valid [public transport] pass
to positively discriminate who has the pass
Whoever has the public transport network pass will have more favorable access conditions to the GIRA bicycle network - that's the first integration step we're developing."said Miguel Gaspar
"Why isn't there a public transportation pass plus a few cab trips or bike or scooter trips
That's the conversation we've been having with the operators of these transports and we're trying to build this model."
while the annual pass costs only 25 euros - that's a little more than two euros per month
especially if you continue not to charge the fare per trip
GIRA could be included in the also affordable 30 euro Navegante
The Navegante allows you to ride on all modes of transportation in Lisbon
from trains to boats; the inclusion of GIRA in the pass could mean equating the bike-sharing system to public transportation
so that the use of GIRA would be free and unlimited like all other modes
To the PublicBolt's Santiago Páramo said "Lisbon will host a micromobility pass and we are extremely happy that this is going to happen" since not many European cities have it
Bolt's service is not available in every city
so this pass created in partnership with TML and the municipality will exclude many people who live or work in parishes such as Carnide
Olivais or Parque das Naçõesas shown on the map we share on the right
A source from Bolt explained to Lisboa Para Pessoas that "we want to provide a reliable service for all commuters in the city
we need to be able to ensure a minimum coverage of our vehicles in each area" and added that the areas not covered "are being considered for the expansion phase of service coverage"
It should also be noted that Bolt is not a pioneer in a micro-mobility pass, nor is it the first time that one exists in Lisbon. In May 2019Hive also made 20 minutes available to Lisboa Viva card holders (it wasn't necessary to have an active Navegante pass on the card); but the offer
Lisboa Para Pessoas also contacted EMEL to know more about a possible integration of GIRA in the Navegante
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The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people
the country’s civil defense agency said Saturday
Fast-rising water levels in the state of Rio Grande do Sul were straining dams and threatening the metropolis of Porto Alegre
one of the largest cities in southern Brazil
Authorities there were scrambling to evacuate some neighborhoods that had been submerged — in some cases using helicopters to rescue people stranded on roofs
And heavy rains of “very high severity” are expected to continue into Sunday
brought serious flooding to the city’s historic center
– ‘Going to be much worse’ –
With waters starting to overtop a dike along another local river
Mayor Sebastiao Malo issued a stern warning on social media platform X
That warning came a day after the Rio Grande del Sul governor
warned on X that “in the metropolitan region it’s going to be much worse.”
Leite called it the worst disaster in the state’s history
Residential areas found themselves underwater as far as the eye can see
with roads destroyed and bridges swept away by powerful currents
with entire towns — some left without electricity or drinking water — made inaccessible
At least 300 municipalities have suffered storm damage in Rio Grande do Sul since Monday
– ‘Water up to my waist’ –
Roughly a third of the displaced have been brought to shelters set up in sports centers
I was in water up to my waist,” a haggard-looking Claudio Almiro
told AFP in a cultural center converted to a shelter in a suburb north of Porto Alegre
The rains also affected the southern state of Santa Catarina
where one man died Friday when his car was swept away by raging floodwaters in the municipality of Ipira
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the region Thursday
vowing “there will be no lack of human or material resources” in responding to the disaster
Climatologist Francisco Eliseu Aquino told AFP on Friday that the devastating storms were the result of a “disastrous cocktail” of global warming and the El Nino weather phenomenon
South America’s largest country has recently experienced a string of extreme weather events
including a cyclone in September that claimed at least 31 lives
Aquino said the region’s particular geography meant it was often confronted by the effects of tropical and polar air masses colliding — but these events have “intensified due to climate change.”
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