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INTALInC 3rd INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES
SHOWCASING INTALInC RESEARCH: OUTPUTS AND IMPACTS

Register below for the first session of our 3rd international seminar series, Showcasing INTALInC Research: Outputs and Impacts. Transport for Inclusive Development will be chaired by INTALInC director, Professor Karen Lucas and take place on 26th April 2023, from 2:30pm – 4:00pm (UK time).

The complete programme is now available here, where you can also register for other webinars in the series.

Transport for Inclusive Development

Wednesday 26th April 2023 at 2:30pm (BST) on Zoom

Speakers:
Diana Sandoval, Inter-American Development Bank
Daniel Oviedo, University College London
Lynn Scholl, Inter-American Development Bank
Session abstract:
Urban mobility and accessibility are essential elements for a dignified life and the full development of people and societies. The ability to move and have access to efficient, affordable, and safe transport are key to enabling access education, healthcare, jobs, participation in civic life, and ultimately to reduce poverty and inequality. However, not all user groups enjoy the same levels of accessibility to opportunities, and therefore, mobility and accessibility can be limited due to numerous factors that generate transport-related disadvantage and social exclusion.  Disparities in the distribution of accessible and affordable public transport infrastructure and services contribute to barriers to accessibility to opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged groups. In addition, persons with disabilities often face severe barriers in terms of physical accessibility to and affordability of adequate transportation services and infrastructure, which prevents them from freely navigating their environment and accessing job opportunities that could help lift them out of poverty. The inability to access universally accessible and safe transport infrastructure services – manifested as barriers in the design of vehicles, public spaces, streets, stations, and bus stops, as well as barriers to transportation, communication, and empathy – can expose vulnerable groups to disproportionate burdens of transport-related externalities.  Moreover, the cost of transport can be a source of economic stress and vulnerability for those spending a disproportionate share of their income accessing mobility and the opportunities it makes available. The lack of affordable transportation options for disadvantaged populations can further exclude them from accessing the opportunities and services that tend to be concentrated in cities.
This webinar will draw from the recently published Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) flagship report, “Transport for Inclusive Development: Defining a Path for Latin America and the Caribbean,” to explore these issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Speakers include authors of three chapters of this publication:
Chapter 2: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Barriers to Mobility and Accessibility for Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Populations in Urban Areas,
Chapter 4: The Transit Divide: Mapping Inequalities in the Coverage and Quality of Public Transport, and
Chapter 5: Out-of-Pocket: Transport Affordability and Social Inclusion.
The session will share policy experiences and empirical evidence to inform a discussion about practices and lessons learned, highlighting current challenges for fostering social inclusion of low-income populations through public transport infrastructure. Public transport serves as the guiding thread for this dialogue, examining the role they have played in enabling accessibility of low-income and disadvantaged populations and the barriers that those populations face in the region in terms of access to safe, affordable, and adequate transit systems. We will close by presenting policy solutions to reduce disparities in the coverage and quality of systems and insights and recommendations for improving public transport quality, coverage, affordability, and accessibility for low-income and disadvantaged groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Navigating intersectional realities through smart urbanism: Gender, media and design

Second INTALInC Webinar series starts Thursday 30th September 2021

Photography competition: Framing mobilities in low income communities

International judging panel: Ilana Boltnivik (Instituto de Artes Plásticas, Universidad Veracruzana) (Chair); Mats Jarnhammar (VREF, MAC programme); Samuel Odewume (Lagos State University); Karen Lucas (Director of INTALInC); Emma Tsoneva (INTALInC); Alejandro Manga (INTALInC).

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