Public transport and urban mobility in times of COVID-19: challenges and opportunities for low-emission mobility

Day: Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Time: 09:00 - 10:30 am (CST, Costa Rica time)

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Agenda

Introduction. Carolina Chantrill. Coordinator of the LEDS LAC Transport Working Group and Pedro Scarpinelli. Coordinator of the LEDS LAC Electric Mobility Community of Practice, Asociación Sustentar.

Affordable transportation services for all in times of COVID-19 (and post COVID-19). María Eugenia Rivas. Economist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). | Download presentation

Challenges of public mobility policy in the face of the health emergency. Álvaro Guzmán. Consultant, Cercana. | Download presentation

Layers of urban mobility. Juan Palacio. Latin America Manager, Moovit. | Download presentation

About the webinar

In the face of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the transportation sector is facing new challenges to ensure basic essential services and a safe way to move around. In this context, this webinar aims to analyze the impact of the health emergency on public transport and urban mobility, as a trigger for the identification of future challenges and opportunities for low-emission mobility.

The webinar aims to be a space for dialogue in which, from three different and complementary perspectives, the effects of COVID-19 on public transport and urban mobility will be analyzed, and its implications for the future will be reflected upon. To this end, the situation will be analyzed from the economic approach to transportation, the conception and development of public policies for urban mobility, and from the private sector of technology and transportation as a driver of innovation.

Finally, there will be a space for exchange with participants to reflect on the impacts, challenges and potential opportunities after the pandemic to develop a clean, sustainable and safe urban mobility. The webinar will be in Spanish. If you have any questions or queries, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform at info@ledslac.org.

About the panelists

María Eugenia Rivas

Economist and consultant in the Infrastructure and Energy Sector of the IDB, where she is part of the knowledge team. Her main areas of interest include urban transport and the development of sustainable, efficient and inclusive mobility solutions. Prior to joining the IDB, she worked in the transport sector consulting for the public and private sector, as well as for international organizations in the areas of socio-economic assessment, transport planning and regulation. María Eugenia holds a degree in economics from ORT University (Uruguay) and a Master's degree in Transport Economics from the University of Leeds (England).