Networking for Global Justice University of Leeds, 15.11.17 GCRF project INTALInC International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low Income Communities Prof. Karen Lucas, University of Leeds Networking for Global Justice University of Leeds, 15.11.17

Our mission statement A basic human right to affordable, safe, clean & reliable mobility resources to enable every woman, child & man to realise and contribute to their full potential

Our aims Develop an interdisciplinary, collaborative network for the co-production of knowledge between UK and internationally-based academics, policy makers and NGOs Work within a broad constituency of transport and development related fields, to support the development of more inclusive transport systems within developing cities Deliver a series of ‘research into practice’ workshops, events and intermediary webinars to facilitate exchanges between network members Promote active and lasting collaborations between academic, policy and practitioner communities to more effectively encourage the uptake of this policy agenda

Socially sustainable mobility systems

Six workshop events Set-up meeting: Leeds, UK, 22nd – 23rd February 2017 Workshop 1: Cape Coast, Ghana, 22nd – 23rd May 2017 Workshop 2: Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19th – 20th August 2017 Workshop 3: Lagos, Nigeria, 26th – 27th October 2017 Workshop 4: Makarere, Uganda, 23rd – 24th January 2018 Final dissemination event: Oxford, UK, 3rd – 4th May 2018 Project ends: 30th June 2018

Set up meeting Leeds Establishing a common dialogue & rapport between the different disciplines and national/cultural perspectives Discussion of commonly perceived mobility issues for low income populations across the 6 case study countries Presentation of some national case studies with potentially population groups Identification of different methodological approaches and datasets Exchange of ideas about possible future workshop participants and collaborators

What is transport poverty? An individual is transport poor if, in order to satisfy their daily basic activity needs, at least one of the following conditions apply: There is no transport option available that is suited to the individual’s physical condition and capabilities. The existing transport options do not reach destinations where the individual can fulfil his/her daily activity needs, in order to maintain a reasonable quality of life. The necessary weekly amount spent on transport leaves the household with a residual income below the official poverty line. The individual needs to spend an excessive amount of time travelling, leading to time poverty or social isolation. The prevailing travel conditions are dangerous, unsafe or unhealthy for the individual. (Lucas et al, 2016: 356)

Workshop 1: Ghana University of Cape Coast with Durham University Cape Coast Ghana in May 2017 Meeting the transport and mobility needs of children and young people Researcher presentations from across geography, anthropology, transport planning, social sciences Input from Ghanaian governmental agencies and state institutions – Environment, Traffic Safety, Education. Representation by African Development Bank Fieldwork: Walking interviews with school children in Abura, Cape Coast and with visually impaired students using the university campus shuttle bus

Workshop 2: Bangladesh University of Asia Pacific with ITS Leeds Dhaka in August 2017 Meeting the transport and mobility needs of low income working women Researcher presentations from transport engineering, health studies, urban planning, anthropology Input from NGOs promoting female rights to the city and environmental campaigners Fieldwork: Trips in motorised rickshaws and interviews with female travellers at a bus stop

Workshop 3: Nigeria Lagos State University, with Development Planning Unit, UCL Lagos in October 2017 Meeting the transport and mobility needs of slum dwellers and informal settlements Researcher presentations from transport planners & engineers, development studies, health scientists. Input from Operators LAGBUS & LAG Ferries Fieldwork: Trip to Makoko – world’s biggest floating slum

Upcoming Workshops 4. Urban Lab Makerere University with University of Manchester, Kampala in January 2018 Meeting the transport and mobility needs through new urban governance initiative 5. Universities of Cape Town and Pretoria in Cape Town in April 2018 Supported through supplementary funding from Volvo Research Foundation 6. Stakeholder & funders dissemination event, Oxford in May 2018 Evaluating the evidence and setting the future research agenda for INTALInC 7. University of Nairobi in Nairobi in June 2018 8. Stakeholder and funders dissemination event for VREF

Research outputs A lasting collaborative group of academic and non-academic organisations that are capable of jointly bidding for future funding proposals in this important area of policy delivery, for which there is so with little current capacity to undertake research. A searchable database of contacts and web-based network will be maximized through website posting of all materials from the workshops plus occasional newsletters posted on relevant e-lists. Six to eight country-specific, state-of-the-art, knowledge synthesis and shorter policy briefing reports will be made available on the project website and disseminated through the project partners. A final dissemination report with recommendations for future ‘research into policy’ that can be undertaken and shared within and beyond the partner universities (Keeler et al., 2016). An edited book with an Open Access book publisher in order to reach out to researchers across the Global South, who have significant access barriers to formal academic journals.

Core project partnership UK / EU partners Primary ODA partners Secondary ODA partners Non-academic partners Institute of Transport, University of Leeds University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh University of Pretoria, South Africa SLoCaT Partnership School of Anthropology, Durham University University of Cape Coast, Ghana Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India Sustainable Transport Committee, Asian Development Bank Bartlett School of Planning, University College London Department of Transport, Lagos State University, Nigeria Norwegian Centre for Transport Studies, Oslo, Norway FIA Foundation, UK Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester Urban Action Lab, Makerere University, Uganda École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l’État (ENTPE), Lyon, France Transport Studies Unit, Oxford University De La Salle University, Manilla, Philippines

And introducing 3 new partners Volvo Research Foundation (VREF) Africa Programme University of Cape Town, South Africa – Roger Beherens, Mark Zuidgeest, Heidi Tate University of Nairobi, Kenya – Winnie Mittulah

For further information and to join the For further information and to join INTALInC: For further information and to join the www.intalinc.leeds.ac.uk @INTALInC e.l.tsoneva@leeds.ac.uk This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council grant number ES/P006221/1