From the Santiniketan pilotWhy an old bus became the first eLoo
The pilot was a practical way to test whether a necessary stop could feel visible, welcoming and locally owned.
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Road Notes from eLoo
An open account of the pilot, the people around it and the practical work of making sanitation, hospitality and local operation function as one dependable system.
Written from the field. Illustrated with eLoo’s own photographs.FEATURED FIELD NOTE
From the Santiniketan pilotThe pilot was a practical way to test whether a necessary stop could feel visible, welcoming and locally owned.
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