MOBILITY CAMP 2021 RECAP
GLASGOW - 16TH OCTOBER 2021
Net Zero and more equitable transport systems by 2030
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WHAT IS AN UNCONFERENCE ANYWAY?
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OUR THEME: NET ZERO AND MORE EQUITABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS BY 2030
So what actually happened on the day?
09:00 | Sign In, Tea, Coffee, and Pastries | ||
09:30 | Introduction and Ideas Generation | ||
10:45 | Break | ||
11:00 | Session #1 - Creating a new vision for transport planners | Session #2 - Making public transport sexy | Session #3 - Is travelling less a good thing? |
12:15 | Lunch | ||
13:15 | Session #4 - Rurality v. Urban - how do we get to Net Zero? | Session #5 - Get more people cycling, especially women | Session #6 - Reduce car dependency |
14:30 | Break | ||
14:45 | Session #7 - How do we price a just transition? | Session #8 - Global impact on developing countries | Session #9 - Putting the pedestrian first |
16:00 | Break | ||
16:15 | Roundup and discussion | ||
17:00 | End | ||
Idea generation - How we generated ideas in the time of COVID-19
1. | Organise your participants into groups of 4 or 5 (we used coloured dots) | 2 mins |
2. | Each group brainstorm ideas for items they want to see on the agenda for the day | 2 mins |
3. | Each group discusses their ideas, and comes up with a top 4 | 10 mins |
4. | Each group then moves clockwise by one group | 1 min |
5. | Each group then discusses the 4 ideas of the other group. They then cast up to 5 votes on the ideas they would like to see on the agenda | 5 mins |
6. | Repeat Steps 4 and 5 twice more | 12 mins |
7. | All of the ideas with votes are put on a wall. Those with the highest number of votes go on the agenda | 8 mins |
| Total time: | 40 mins |
So, what ideas did people come up with?
Several ideas were so good, that we simply had to combine them in order to come up with the sessions
Participants came up with a lot of topics to discuss
The chosen ones……
Session | Room W001 | Room W002 | Room W003 |
#1 | Creating a new vision for transport planners | Making public transport sexy | Is travelling less a good thing? |
#2 | Rurality v. Urban - how do we get to Net Zero? | Get more people cycling, especially women | Reduce car dependency |
#3 | How do we price a just transition? | Global impact on developing countries | Putting the pedestrian first |
Strong themes emerged
Transport and Equity - How to engage with disadvantaged groups and ensure they are represented in decision and policy making.
Innovative Thinking - Attendees came up with many Bright Ideas as explored in the following slides.
Knowledge Gaps - What attendees need to know to make better decisions.
The Usual Suspects - Autonomous Vehicles and Predict and Provide were discussed, but were less prevalent than some unforeseen topics.
Interesting ideas explored: how to make public transport sexy
Session Origin: Public transport has a vital role to play in the transport sector’s emission reduction strategy globally. But how do we make it a more attractive transport option for citizens?�
Idea: We need sincere leadership and political will to lead action on this issue. Innovations such as MaaS will help in some ways but we also need to develop incentives to encourage travel using public transport and we also need to work with communities more to develop systems that better meet their needs. �
Why? Public transport needs to become an affordable, efficient, accessible, convenient, safe and attractive mode of transport in both rural and urban settings if the social, economic and environmental benefits are to be achieved. A lot of work still needs to be done to get people out of their cars.�
Who takes responsibility? Government and local authorities
Interesting ideas explored: decarbonising rural areas
Session Origin: Decarbonising in a rural area is a fundamentally different proposition to a city�
Idea: Community and private sector collaboration is needed to develop solutions that stick�
Why? Rural are characterised as having low density of services and operations. Policy makers are typically ‘blind’ to rural issues. There is often little data or insight into rural needs, so the evidence needs building up. There is a greater willingness to innovate, but not much capacity to do so.�
Who takes responsibility? Government needs to enable and build capacity
Interesting ideas explored: reducing car dependency
Session Origin: Simply switching to electric vehicles will not be enough when it comes to tackling climate change. Car dependency must be rapidly reduced in order to meet emission reduction targets.�
Idea:�
Why? �
Who takes responsibility? Government needs to take rapid decisive action
Interesting ideas explored: creating system change to put pedestrians first
Session Origin: The evidence for putting pedestrians first is overwhelming. But the action is lacking.�
Idea: Most people know the issues, at least professionally. So lets create a system map that shows who we need to influence, and where. Then focus on the how.�
Why? Current cities put cars first. Consultation often focuses on the needs to car drivers. So lets understand who we need to influence in making decisions. Then focus our effort on influencing a few people.�
Who takes responsibility? We all do!
Interesting ideas explored: global impact on developing countries�
Session Origin: As professionals we often think of ideas and solutions through a first world lens. The impact on, and the impacts of, development in the global south needs to be thought of more�
Idea: The solutions need to be based on investment, education, and regulation. But this needs to be locally driven. Whether public transport, awareness raising, or avoiding transferring pollution impacts to global south.�
Why? Net zero is inevitable. Solutions need to be adaptable and applicable based on a critical analysis of others.�
Who takes responsibility? We must trust ourselves to deliver.
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What this means for the future
Is transport planning at an inflection point?
We used a Three Horizons Framework to explore what futures are possible
What is it?
What are the seeds of change today?
How can these be seeded and scaled?
What is being disrupted?
What work is this built on?
What is the root of this disruption
How did we get here?
What is the future we want?
What are the compelling visions of others?
Is there anything we want to retain?
Based on the discussions that took place over the course of the day, we asked participants to map their ideas, initiatives, and things that need doing to get to the future that we want to achieve as professionals;
The key ideas that emerged
We are here
Renewable energy
Bicycles
Electric vehicles
Place-based development
User-led decision making
Zero transport CO2 emissions
Tax policy
Compact, dense cities
Implement then consult
Re-imagine transport
Vehicle optimisation
Changing perspectives
Public transport
Road user charging
Government subsidy
Legacy infrastructure
Industry action
What does this mean for us?
Some of our favourite snaps
Some of our favourite snaps
Some of our favourite snaps
Some of our favourite snaps
Here are just a few of the ideas from the final session
Some of our favourite snaps
Here are just a few of the ideas from the final session
MOBILITY CAMP 2021
GLASGOW - 16TH OCTOBER 2021
#MOBCA21
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