Title of thesis: The potential of non-motorised transport for last-mile connectivity in Bengaluru, India Author: Nils Steinhäuser M.Sc: Sustainable Development Year: 2022 Abstract Urban mobility in Indian cities is suffering from traffic congestion, air pollution, road safety, land use conflicts and an overburdened transport network due to population growth, urbanisation, increasing transport demand and high…

The aim of the round-table event is to stimulate discussions on how art-based methods can be used to examine expressions of lived experiences, and how decolonizing the gaze will help us see these imaginations, ideas and explorations of sensory experiences in mobility research. Using examples of art-based research practices across geographies, we will explore both…

“Cities on the Move: Inclusive Transport and Mobility for South Asian Cities”   13-14 October, 2022 at ISEC, Bengaluru, India Organised by: The Centre for the Study of Social Change and Development & The EQUIMOB Project, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru Supported by: The Dutch Research Council (NWO) and Utrecht University, Netherlands Detailed schedule…

EQUIMOB organised a knowledge-exchange event titled ‘Metro Mobilities: equitable access to mobility infrastructures with a focus on MRT systems in cities of Bangladesh & India’ with the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) on 25th April 2022. The event aimed to critically discuss what can Dhaka Metro learn from transport access issues in the Metros…

Dr. Ajay Bailey, the principal investigator of EQUIMOB project, appointed by the Executive Board of Utrecht University as professor at the Faculty of Geosciences on January 1, 2020 to undertake activities in the field of ‘Social Urban Transitions’ intends to assume his appointment by giving an inaugural lecture entitled Inclusion and Equitable Access to the…

On 28th April 2022, over 50 attendees from different parts of the world attended the EQUIMOB webinar – Mobility Matters. The interactive webinar included presentations spread over two sessions. The speakers discussed critical themes around transport for different population groups including social justice, citizenship linked to transport, participation in the city, and different dimensions of women’s…

Prof. Ajay Bailey, the principal investigator of the EQUIMOB project, will deliver a keynote talk at the PUTSPACE conference on 21 April 2022. The talk will focus on the topic ‘Ageing, mobilities and access to public transport in India and Bangladesh’, followed by a discussion with the EQUIMOB team.  Session Chair: Louise Sträuli (Tallinn University…

On 25th March 2022, researchers from EQUIMOB presented findings from their on-going research at the WU Gender and Diversity Conference. The session titled ‘Intersectional inequalities to urban transport: Narratives from India and Bangladesh‘ took place online. The panel explored the impact of unequal transport access on the lives of older adults and women in South Asian…

EQUIMOB is organising a session at the upcoming WU Gender and Diversity Conference 22! The session [title] will take place online on 25th March 2022 between 09:00 AM to 12:30 PM CET. It explores the impact of unequal transport access on the lives of older adults and women in South Asian cities. EQUIMOB researchers will present…

A knowledge-sharing session from ‘Busina Kathegalu’ (Bengaluru’s Bus Stories) was organised on 7th March 2022. ‘Busina Kathegalu’ is a collaborative effort of EQUIMOB, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), SAMVADA, and Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike to catalog the perspectives of both Bengaluru’s bus users and the service providers (BMTC) on what the bus system means to…