Welcome to Watch the recording of the VREF NextGen Research Forum held 29 October 2025, in which we explore ”Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Informal Urban Mobility”.
Main Theme: Exploring how to transform Informal Public Transport (IPT) into a more sustainable and inclusive form of urban mobility, with a specific focus on the Global South. The forum connects discussions on socio-demographic dynamics with emerging ‘smarter’ technologies and strategic approaches.
Key Questions Addressed:
– How can research on informal mobility be better integrated to inform sustainable IPT strategies?
– Who are the stakeholders in informal public transport and how do they interact?
– How can Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) be conceptualized, implemented, and adopted in low-income countries? Presentations and
The forum includes presentations and discussions based on current research:
Rethinking informalities in urban Global South mobilities (Ariana Salas Castillo, Columbia Climate School)
Understanding Informal Transport Dynamics in Bogotá: A Social Network and Agent-Based Modelling Approach
(Andrés Torres Gómez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)
A Framework for Smart Transport in Low Income Countries: A Case of Malawi (Donald Phiri, Malawi University of Science and Technology, Malawi)
