Ambunda, RChomore, KMbirimujo, BMarole, Busisiwe CMogaji, EUgboma, OUzondu, C2025-12-152025-12-152025-109781032908427http://hdl.handle.net/10204/14520The increasing relevance of urban planning contributes to the development of mobility strategies and frameworks. While active mobility (walking and cycling) remains one of the most sustainable and critical components of local transport and urban development solutions, many urban areas in SubSaharan Africa still contend with inadequate planning and infrastructural framework development. This is particularly true for emerging secondary cities, where the majority of people rely exclusively on active transport for trips. Moreover, the promotion of walking and cycling has frequently been hindered by a contradictory political and technical process, which intensifies existing urban mobility and accessibility-related injustices. This is especially evident in Namibia, where urban planning injustices and challenges stem from the colonial era (Apartheid) spatial segregation planning systems. This chapter presents an evidence-based study that conceptualises an active mobility framework for Namibian secondary cities. The chapter constitutes the first part of an active mobility project that employs both walking and cycling as the baselines for improving community mobility in secondary cities in Namibia. The chapter aims to conceptualise a framework that applies the concept of “active mobility” within the Namibian context, particularly in secondary cities. Through a literature review, the chapter places active mobility within the field of urban transportation studies and introduces key concepts that will inform an active mobility framework for secondary cities. While studies on active mobility are growing in high-income countries, limited research exists on active mobility in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in specific urban typologies such as secondary cities. Namibian secondary cities present a unique case, where walking and, in some instances, cycling are the predominant modes of transport for short- to medium-distance trips. Given its sustainable and inclusive characteristics, active mobility requires more attention in Namibian secondary cities, as a key component of sustainable urban mobility. Therefore, the chapter proposes a four-part conceptual mobility framework, with community engagement and inclusion, urban form and infrastructure, and framework implementation and monitoring as factors that drive active mobility planning.FulltextenActive mobilitySecondary citiesUrban planningMobility frameworksMobility strategiesBook Chaptern/a