Submitted on 06/2026
The Missing Mile: Informality, Access, and Urban Mobility Finance 🚌💰
Can concepts like the “15-minute city” work in contexts where most transport is informal and underfinanced? What barriers prevent informal transport from receiving recognition, investment, and fair formalization?
Join us 10 June for the next VREF NextGen Research Forum! This session will dive deep into Informal and Shared Mobility, exploring critical perspectives from emerging scholars around the globe.
📅 Date: 10 June 2026
⏰ Time: 12:00 – 14:00 UTC 📍
Location: Online (Zoom) https://lnkd.in/ec9agxRi
🎙️ Program & Speakers:
“Do public transport service quality attributes contribute to people being transport-related time poor? A preliminary finding from Zamboanga City”
Presenter: Junievin Ramillano
Discussant: Samuel A. Ajayi, PhD
“Exploring the Every Day Practices Involved in Negotiating ‘Informal’ Transport in The Global South Through A Gender Lens”
Presenter: Nour Gazarin, Discussant: @Dominic Edem
”Mobility and Access in Nairobi in the Lens of the 15-Minute City”
Presenter: John Omwamba Discussant: Tom Courtright
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with international researchers, share insights, and discuss the future of sustainable urban transport.
Warmly welcome, The VREF NextGen facilitating team: Shahan Ahmed Khattak, Ms. Paschalin Basil, Obed K. Bore, Nisha Nair-Gupta, Kwame Odame, PhD & María José Nieto-Combariza