1. 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,

2. 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

3. 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

4. Socially sustainable mobility systems

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. For further information and to join the
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This work was supported by the Economic and Social Research Council grant number ES/P006221/1