1199 | | Soft mobility planning to promote livable and inclusive cities | Eduarda Marques Da Costa (1); Ana Louro (1); Nuno Marques Da Costa (1)
Livable cities movements are based on the improvement of sustainable mobility strategies, being soft mobility an important component of it. In the last decade, new infrastructures and services for walking and cycling were built, stimulating their use at the neighbourhood level. During COVID-19, we assisted to the affirmation of soft mobility in the framework of 15`minutes city concept. Despite the positive effects in economic, environmental and public health domains (restoration of local services, less air pollution, promotion of physical activity and increase of green spaces in integrative solutions and other), there are some crucial social issues related to equitable access and the relation with other elements of urban environment, that need a more in-depth discussion: there is a territorial inequity in infrastructure location? Are these infrastructures serving residential areas in the same urban environment framework? Did it promote social inequity access? How ageing population are integrated in these strategies? Are children and youth favoured groups to use soft mobility modes and promote it in future times? Are the obstacles to use soft modes by the socio-economic vulnerable groups? How the integration of soft mobility in intermodal public transport solutions be essential to improve inclusive mobility? How can we promote the integration of different needs of groups in the planning process?
These topics and other related with, will be under debate in this special session, that we invite you to participate. This session will bring together five oral presentations, with an average duration of 15 minutes. Presentations may use support materials (PowerPoint, etc.). Presentations in English, French and Spanish are accepted.
Eduarda Marques Da Costa (1); Ana Louro (1); Nuno Marques Da Costa (1)
(1) Centre of Geographical Studies and Associated Laboratory Terra, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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