Track 02 MOBILITY

Track chairs: Ela Babalik, Enrica Papa (Westminster), Alessandro La Delfa

Transport is one of the largest and most persistent sources of carbon emissions, and much of the grey in cities is space given to moving and parking cars. The transformation of mobility is therefore vital to low-carbon, sustainable urban futures amid climate challenges, rising inequality and growth pressures. This track focuses on urban mobility systems and how they can be reimagined to promote inclusive, accessible, sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon practices.

Reducing emissions and ensuring access can pull in different directions. Measures that cut emissions can also constrain the mobility of people with limited alternatives, while new mobility services often reach already well-served groups first. We therefore particularly welcome research that examines how interventions translate into outcomes. How do new infrastructure, services, or regulations change travel behaviour and people's experience of accessibility? Are their benefits and burdens distributed equitably across social groups and places, including suburban and peri-urban areas where car dependence is most entrenched?

Presentations will explore ways to reduce environmental impact while ensuring accessibility for all, particularly for vulnerable users and communities, in adopting new mobility technologies and policies. Relevant themes include transport and land-use integration; accessibility-based planning; transport resilience; integration of green infrastructures with transport infrastructure; public transport; walking and cycling; shared mobility, micromobility and micro-transit; electrification; urban freight and logistics; and policies to reduce car dependence and use, such as 15-minute (or x-minute) cities, car-free zones, road-space reallocation, parking management and pricing reform, and low-traffic and low-emission zones.

This track will bring together planners, engineers, policymakers and community stakeholders, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue on developing just, sustainable, low-carbon, safe, and resilient urban mobility systems. Contributions are encouraged that examine mobility transitions globally, from theoretical, conceptual, empirical, qualitative and participatory perspectives.

Keywords: Transport and land use integration; innovative accessibility measures; planning for sustainable mobility; car dependence; active mobility; micromobility and micro-transit; public transport; urban freight and logistics; transport resilience; mobility justice; mobility cultures