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Workshop summary report: Reimagining the techno-social infrastructure for collecting data

These were the framing questions when the Global Network for Popular Transportation (GNPT) ran a workshop on Paratransit Day at the Transforming Transportation Conference in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. More than fifty people from different countries participated. Researchers, program officers, development officers, and transportation professionals, representing nonprofits, private companies, development organizations, multilateral banks, and

Meet the Lee Schipper Scholarship recipients

Lee Schipper Scholarship

Three new researchers have been awarded the prestigious Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency for transformative research proposals that challenge conventional wisdom. Follow this link and read about Owen Mwaura, Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez and Shanshan (“Shirley”) Liu! The “Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency” targets supporting the momentum of Lee Schipper’s

How to communicate your research – watch recording from MAC NextGen Research Forum with Gabi Nudelman

MAC

On 27 September Gabi Nudelman was invited to present at MAC NextGen research forum, and share her insights on how to communicate your research and reach a wider impact. It was a highly appreciated session and if you couldn’t make it, we recommend watching the recording and Gabi Nudelmanns slides! To be found below. Gabi

The Urban Freight Platform invites you to register for the 5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight

We are pleased to invite you to register for the 5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight. The theme for the 2023 Conference will be “Future urban freight transport research: Opportunities and challenges.” Urban freight transport research has grown in recent years. The 5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight will focus on answering the following questions:

Free Online Course: Essential GIS for Transport & Logistics

MAC

Starting October 2023 colleagues within the VREF MAC Network offer an opportunity to sharpen your skills on GIS for transport and logistics. 30 hours comprehensive, certified and asynchronous training will be offered via a free online course, sponsored by VREF. A short practical information follows below and full information is available in THIS FLYER (pdf).

2023 year’s SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport

Future Urban Transport Programme

2023 is the fourth year of SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport programme. You can read more about the program below, but first – let us introduce the five participants who have been selected in this fourth round, through a competitive programme: Carol Masingi Carol Masingi (She/Her) is a PhD researcher from the University of Groningen in

New study: Global scan of data collection efforts in informal and shared mobility

ISM

Shared mobility and informal transportation address mobility and employment needs of people around the world. Data has a critical role to play in bringing visibility to this important sector and can help improve access, environmental sustainability, economic development, and better governance. A review by Agile City Partners took stock of efforts on collecting data on

Call for Abstracts – African Transport Research Conference 2024

MAC

We hope to see you in Cape Town Next Year – during the first African Transport Research Conference, taking place 5-7 March. The conference will be arranged and hosted by VREF and Center for Transport Studied at University of Cape Town. The deadline for the Call for Abstracts has been extended, to 1 August. See

New paper: Connecting Informal Transport to the Climate Agenda

ISM, PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH RESULTS

”Connecting Informal Transport to the Climate Agenda: Key Opportunities for Action” is a new paper prepared by World Resources Institute (WRI) with support from Informal and Shared Mobility in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Research Program, Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Read full version here (pdf).

Stakeholder workshop 17 January

MAC

A stakeholder workshop will be held in Dar es Salaam and online 17 January, to disseminate project findings from The VREF funded MAC research project Mapping unequal accessibility to socioeconomic and cultural opportunities in informal urban settlements across two sub-Sahara African Cities. See full program and info on how to register by clicking the link below: