Driving change: Paratransit reforms in Lagos and Kumasi
Description:
Paratransit plays a pivotal role in many cities across the Global South, often serving as the primary public transport option. By leveraging the right actions, decision-makers and practitioners can implement paratransit reforms agreeable to all stakeholders and build a sustainable and inclusive mobility system.
This three-part webinar series focuses on the critical need to reform paratransit as part of the just transition towards more sustainable mobility systems. We will provide both theoretical and practical insights, exploring the opportunities and challenges of paratransit reform and the tools developed by MobiliseYourCity to guide this process. This series coincides with the updated MobiliseYourCity Paratransit Toolkit launch, a comprehensive resource offering strategies for integrating paratransit into urban mobility planning.
In the second session of our three-part webinar series on paratransit, we will delve into practical examples of transforming paratransit systems in urban environments. Guest speakers from Lagos and Kumasi city officials will share their firsthand experiences and insights on designing and implementing paratransit reforms, referencing the Paratransit Toolkit. This session aims to provide participants with concrete examples of strategies and challenges faced in transforming paratransit operations in metropolitan areas.
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Learning Objectives
- Analyse the actions developed, challenges faced, and lessons learned by Lagos and Kumasi during paratransit reform processes
- Explore the role of city governments and stakeholders in fostering sustainable and inclusive urban mobility through paratransit reforms
- Present the relationship between the actions implemented by these cities and the paratransit toolkit.