Publications

People’s Public Transport Policy, Chapter 4: Women in Public Transport
Published by: ITF
Women play a key role in the transformation of public transport. Policies need to better understand the conditions under which women workers are working in the public transport system, and well as the specific demands they have.

Access for All: Access and Babies, Toddlers, and Their Caregivers
Published by: ITDP
Cities and mobility systems are often not designed for caregivers – predominantly women – or children. For a JT, considerations need to be made to ensure safety, accessibility, and comfort across transport modes that protect caregivers and children.

Cycling’s Gender Gap: Breaking A Cycle of Inequity
Published by: ITDP
A critical gender gap exists in cycling and this dynamic persists in multiple cities where ITDP works — an understanding of the barriers to, and opportunities for, enabling women to feel safe, protected, and empowered to move and cycle freely is key to a JT.

The Feminist City – Chapter Excerpt from Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Car in our Lives
Published by: Melissa Bruntlett
A just transition must ensure that regardless of gener, cities and spaces remain safe and accessible. This includes the provision of mobility choices and networks that facilities the ease of performing care work, as well as increasing representation of women in the transport sector.

The Accessible City – Chapter Excerpt from Curbing Traffic: The Human Case for Fewer Car in our Lives
Published by: Melissa Bruntlett
To create just transport systems, we must recognize that autonomous mobility is not just a need for people living with diabilities, it is a human right. Assumptions of car dependence for access leave people out, and therefore an accessible future is one that ensure regardless of ability, everyone has a right to the city.

The 15-Minute City: A Feminist Utopia?
Published by: Melissa Bruntlett
To realize the positive intersection of feminism and the 15-minute city, concrete and inclusive land-use and mobility policies are necessary. A just transition recognizes the relationship between equitable mobility choices and their connection to the home and mobilities of care.

“How Gender Impacts Transportation and Accessibility in Fort Portal, Uganda”
Published by: WRI
Interviews conducted in Fort Portal, Uganda reveal gender experiences in mobilty and barriers to access across modes such as minibuses, motorcycle taxis and walking.

“Why it is Key to Include Gender Equality in Transport Design”
Published by: WRI
“Gender mainstreaming, as defined by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, refers to a strategy for making women’s, as well as men’s, concerns and experiences integral dimensions of policies and programs in all political, economic and social spheres. Gender mainstreaming is essential to ensure that women and men benefit equally from a certain system and inequality is not perpetuated, such as in transport systems.”

Practical Tools for Decision Makers and Citizens to Tackle Sexual Harassment in Africa Urban Tranport
Published by: IMC
Across the world, women face real and perceived threats of gender-based violence, assault and harassment (GBVAH) while negotiating their daily travel. Further, increasing urbanisation along with trends in single women led households, feminization of urban slums etc. create intersecting layers of disadvantage. This report focuses on GBVAH faced by women while negotiating their daily travel in urban areas. Though it builds on findings emerging from across the globe, the report collates findings relevant for urban Sub-Saharan Africa.

Gender and Mobility: Evidence addressing inequalities
Published by: IMC
A blog summarising and pointing people to a number of HVT research projects exploring the lack of inclusive transport for women and girls.

ITF – The Gender Dimension of the Transport Workforce
Published by: ITF
Transport is a male-dominated sector that contains gender gaps throughout all levels of the workforce. Women play a critical role as economic agents capable of transforming societies and economies. Making the transport sector more attractive to women is critical for welfare gains, productivity, business and economic growth for all.

An Antiracist Future for Our Highways
Published by: ITDP
It is imperative that we understand the inequitable impact of highway construction – espcially in the US – on urban communities, and the importance of taking an antiracist lens to all future road and infrastructure development to promote equity in a Just Transition.

The Current Fuel Crisis is an Opportunity to Reshape US Cities
Published by: ITDP
The current fuel and energy crisis is a wake-up call for cities that need to focus on electrification and transit-oriented development that prioritizes people over cars and fossil fuels, especially for a Just Transition in the US.

“4 Priorities for Climate Action and Social Equity in the COVID-19 Recovery”
Published by: WRI
This article highlights four priority areas for cities to focus on in a post-pandemic world, including priorities such as sustainable jobs and accessible transport.

“From COVID-19 Response to Sustainable Redesign: How Decarbonization, Circular Economy, and Decentralization Can Guide the Transition and Strengthen National Climate Objectives”
Published by: WRI
This paper provides recommendations and good practice examples of policies that governments have implemented to contribute to a sustainable and resilient recovery from COVID-19 as well as longer-term redesigns to spur transformative change toward a sustainable future in each of their economies.

Air quality and health impacts of diesel truck emissions in New York City and policy implications
Published by: ICCT
Air pollution from diesel truck emissions is an environmental justice issue. In New York City, heavy-duty diesel vehicles represent a small portion of total vehicle activity but are responsible for roughly half of on-road transport NOx and PM2.5 emissions and the associated health impacts, including premature mortality. This
analysis finds that people of color living in New York City are exposed to 5% more PM2.5 attributable to diesel.

Life-Changing Bicycles in Africa for Young Girls and Our Planet
Published by: SLOCAT
More than a billion people globally live in rural areas with little or no access to reliable roads and affordable transport—that’s one out of every eight people in the world—including 70% of Africa’s rural population. They lack reliable access to healthcare, education and economic opportunities. World Bicycle Relief is helping to change that by working in partnership with social enterprises in Africa, Asia and Latin America that have delivered more than 650,000 bicycles to people in rural regions in more than 20 countries.

Exploring the just transition Europe
Published by: C40 Cities
In response to a growing demand from cities for resources on “just transition”, C40 has commissioned several papers to explore the topic and establish a common global understanding with an appreciation for the nuances in different regions. This paper provides an overview of key concepts, themes, opportunities and challenges in relation to just transition in Europe.

Exploring the just transition South Africa
Published by: C40 Cities
This research report identifies the potential roles and responsibilities of cities in implementing a just transition in South Africa, and aims to serve as a key resource for South African cities to improve their understanding of the national context and key plans, policies and projects relating to just transition.

Exploring the just transition United States
Published by: C40 Cities
In response to a growing demand from cities for resources on “just transition”, C40 has commissioned several papers to explore the topic and establish a common global understanding with an appreciation for the nuances in different regions. This paper provides an overview of key concepts, themes, opportunities, and challenges related to just transition in the United States.

Decoding women’s transport experiences: A study of Nairobi, Lagos, and Gauteng
Published by: WIMT
Across the globe, women use public transport more than men. Despite that, transport policies for most countries neglect women´s specific needs and challenges. Research has shown that, when planning processes don’t explicitly account for gender, solutions tend to benefit men the most.

Remarkable Women in Transport 2019
Remarkable Women in Transport 2020
Remarkable Women in Transport 2021
Electric Women in Transport 2022
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Due to a systematic lack of awareness and exposure to career pathways, women are underrepresented in transportation occupations. For decades, decision-making and transport-planning was done almost exclusively by men, without taking into account the challenges that women face in their daily mobility, e.g. women do trip-chaining, often restricted by sexual harassment. It takes women´s perspectives to reach our goals of sustainable mobility systems, safe cities and equitable societies in the name of a Just Transport Transition.

TUMI Challenge – Bogota, Colombia
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
In Bogotá, fear of violence and sexual harassment limits the mobility of women. Tackling the lack of appropriate mobility options and gender-based violence for a higher economic and social participation of women is a prerequisite for a Just Transition in the transport sector. The project “Me Muevo Segura” addressed this!

SUTP Module 7a: Gender and Urban Transport: Smart and Affordable
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Urban growth and the demand for transport is often happening in the form of slums or in conditions of poverty – and the majority of the urban poor are women. Sexual harassment of women causes restrictions of mobility in their daily movements in the city. With different expectations, needs and constraints for using transport, mobility-planning needs to consider a Just Transport Transition for empowering women.

Gender and Urban Transport
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Mobility as pre-condition to have access to goods and services is an important factor of equality. But women and men have different pre-conditions, needs and restrictions for using transport, leading to different requirements of transport systems and urban space. To achieve a Just Transport Transition, access for all to safe, age- and gender responsive, affordable, accessible and sustainable urban mobility must be taken into consideration.

Disability Inclusive Public Transport
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
The policy brief underlines the importance of inclusive public transport to ensure people with all types of disabilities have access to education, employment, healthcare and social contacts, and break the downward spiral of dependence and poverty. A Just Transport Transition promotes user dialogues and engagement of people with disabilities to ensure that the transformation towards sustainable mobility meets everyone’s needs.

The 15-Minute City: A feminist utopia?
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Inhabitants can reach everything important by bike from their homes in 15 minutes. That is what the concept of “the 15-minute city” promotes for livable neighborhoods to replace the dependency on cars. When examining with a feminist city lens, the 15-minute-city more easily enables care trips, trip chaining, and more social connection to one’s community.

Financing Sustainable Transport
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
For a Just Transition in the Transport sector, financing and investment decisions should serve the needs of a large part of the population. Cities face a major gap between meeting these needs for an efficient, equitable and environmentally friendly urban transport system and the financial resources available to fulfill these demands.

On-Street Parking Managment
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
For a Just Transition in transport, it is necessary to design safe, inclusive and climate-resilient streets. Parking management is one adjustment point helping to redesign our streets towards efficient use of parking facilities. The secret to parking success is on-street parking management, which influences the manner, location, timing and duration of parking along streets to ensure that such parking is used efficiently.

Decision Makers’ Guide to Road Tolling in CAREC Countries
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Transport is the largest sector of cooperation under the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program. This publication highlights challenges in implementing toll road projects relevant to the circumstances of CAREC countries and is intended as a practical resource for policy makers.

Temporary Bike Lanes, Biking as a Measure to Mitigate Infection Risk From COVID-19
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Bogota´s strategy to mitigate infection risk from COVID-19 is temporary bike lanes. Meeting the intention of a Just Transport Transition, the city improves resilience of societies and urban mobility systems towards shocks and crises. That helps protecting those impacted by external shocks and the adaptation measures ensure to benefit the most vulnerable groups of society first.

Adapting Urban Transport to Climate Change (ed. 2)
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Many transport decision-makers in developing countries are already confronted with extreme weather events, which are expected to increase with climate change. In the worst case, transportation systems may not be able to recover between such events, resulting in exponential damages. This module is intended to raise awareness and describes the expected impacts of climate change on urban passenger transport as well as possible adaptation measures.

Perspectives on Development Finance
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
The recent publication by KfW Development Bank underlines the importance of a shift from motorised private transport to sustainable public transport in emerging economies and how the KfW can help financing environmental friendly mobility solutions.

GIZ International Fuel Price Database on Global Fuel Prices and Policies
Published by: GIZ
Policies for fuel pricing, fuel prices and taxes vary from country to country. The international fuel price database allows to compare global fuel prices and policies. By this means it can help developing and implementing rational energy pricing policies.

Standard Operating Procedures SOPs for Bus Transport Post Covid19 Lockdown
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
The document aims to provide essential mobility services post lockdown, maintain desirable social distancing between the passengers inside buses, at bus shelters/terminals and interchange, safety for on-board crew i.e., driver and conductor as well as at depot & terminals, and to establish the trust of the passengers on public transport as safe mobility choice.

Benchmark y propuestas a implementar en Transporte
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Este documento muestra la curva de nivel de contagio con distintos escenarios y describe en que consiste cada una de las fases de la pandemia. Medidas como el toque de queda en distintos países son categorizadas de acuerdo al impacto e implicaciones de esta medida en cada uno de los diferentes medios de transporte.

Inclusive And Equitable Urban Transport: A Planning Guide for Cities
Published by: C40 Cities Finance Facility
This report aims to provide a set of actions and checklist to help city decision makers, transport authorities and planners to rethink urban transport as a core component of their recovery plans and encourage them to address gaps and inequalities in their transport systems. The rationale for such a reset is twofold.

Gender-Sensitive Reforms in Public Transport: Case from Kerala
Published by: SMART-SUT/GIZ
Planning for inclusive and safe public transport systems for all.

Gender and active mobility: Actions to leave no one behind in Colombia
Published by: ProMOVIS and CFF/GIZ
The publication shows the barriers to active mobility for women, girls and older women in the cities of Barranquilla, Bucaramanga and Pasto in Colombia. It is divided into six sections that characterise the gender approach to mobility, the barriers to active mobility (in the aforementioned population), and actions to address these barriers and leave no one behind in sustainable mobility.

Building a Resilient Kochi – A holistic approach to provide Safe Public Transport and Public Spaces in times of a pandemic and beyond
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
In the context of Just Transition, it is fundamental to improve resilience and protect vulnerable groups in the face of threats of climate change and external shocks like the pandemic. By transforming urban infrastructures and ensuring accessibility & safety for passengers, the city Kochi aims to reconfigure the usage of public transport systems and public spaces in the new normal, i.e. during and post COVID situation.

Podcasts

Mobility Justice and access to Urban Leisure with Shahin Shakibaei
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
While gender in mobility receive growing attention, research to transgender in mobility remains limited. For gender-diverse people, access to urban leisure can be disrupted by issues of violence, discrimination, and harassment when using public transport.

Empowering women in Zambia through cycling with Wyson Lungu
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
In many rural areas of Zambia, women are responsible for daily life-sustaining tasks. Usually, most trips are made on foot, which is time-consuming and exhausting. Organizations providing bikes to rural communities are a first step to empower women, enabling them to move independently.

Gender-inclusive mobility with Ines Kawgan-Kagan and Sonal Shah
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Women and men have different mobility behaviors, needs and restrictions for using transport. These disparities highlight the importance of user dialogues and engagement to ensure that the transformation towards sustainable mobility meets everyone’s needs.

Keeping women safe with Elsa Marie D´Silva
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
A lack of appropriate mobility options and gender-based violence are key barriers to be overcome for a higher participation of women. We´ll have a look at methods on improving women´s safety in transport and success factors for cities to become more gender friendly, one being an app that enables women to identify and avoid sexual violence hotspots in their cities.

How WomenMobilizeWomen in the transport sector with Laura Ballesteros
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
On the one hand, there´s need to create appropriate mobility options and overcome gender-based violence. On the other hand, women are underrepresented in the transport sector. Therefore, advocating for female leadership helps gender-sensitive mobility planning.

Covid-19 – Fighting Corona in Transport with Emmanuel John
Published by: TUMI/GIZ
Not only in Nigeria, many transport operators witness drops in demand due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Governments need to create innovative solutions to guarantee mobility during the crisis. One option is to support cycling and walking as crisis resistant and safe mode of transport.

Infographic

Access for All: Access and Babies, Toddlers, and Their Caregivers
Published by: ITDP
Cities and mobility systems are often not designed for caregivers – predominantly women – or children. For a JT, considerations need to be made to ensure safety, accessibility, and comfort across transport modes that protect caregivers and children.