Why Digitalize Public Transport?
The digitalization of public transportation systems is essential to address numerous urban mobility challenges. Enhanced digital systems improve real-time user information, enable efficient and seamless payment solutions, and facilitate greater integration between different transportation modes. These advancements directly contribute to reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, decreased traffic congestion, and increased use of sustainable transport modes.
In Mexico, millions of people rely on public transportation every day. However, the population still face challenges such as a lack of real-time information, impractical payment systems, and low integration between modes of transportation.
According to recent data from transport ticket management platforms Ticket and RB, about 35% of Brazil's population uses public transportation to commute to work, and 74% of these commuters rely exclusively on this mode. These figures underline the critical need for efficient, reliable, and modern public transportation systems. Digitalizing these systems can improve the safety and sustainability of transportation.
Webinar Highlights
This webinar will present the findings from a recent ITDP-led study analyzing best practices and digitalization opportunities in public transportation within four Mexican cities: Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mérida, and Monterrey. Insights from this study are particularly relevant to Brazilian and other Latin American cities seeking to accelerate their transition to digitally empowered mobility solutions.
Participants will:
- Gain insights into successful digitalization efforts and initiatives from leading Latin American cities.
- Understand challenges, solutions, and opportunities linked to transport digitalization.
- Explore actionable lessons and strategies applicable to their own urban contexts.
ACCESS Project Overview
The ACCESS Project (Accelerating Access to Low-Carbon Urban Mobility Solutions through Digitalisation) is an ambitious initiative supported by the German government (BMWK) and funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by a consortium of international partners, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The main aim is to measurably reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in urban areas.
Spanning from 2024 through 2029, the ACCESS project aims to revolutionize urban mobility in six Latin American countries—Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru—through digital transformation.
ACCESS specifically targets urban mobility enhancement and GHG emissions reduction by:
- Implementing digital solutions like Mobility as a Service (MaaS).
- Improving public transport information systems for users.
- Developing robust urban mobility data management frameworks.
- Enhancing integration across transport modes.
- Promoting gender equality and inclusivity within the transport sector.
Target Cities and Lead Partners:
- Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte (ITDP)
- Colombia: Medellín, Bogotá (UNEP)
- Ecuador: Quito (Wuppertal Institute - WI)
- Mexico: Monterrey, Mexico City, Puebla (ITDP)
- Argentina: Buenos Aires (Wuppertal Institute - WI)
- Peru: Lima-Callao, and Arequipa (UNEP)
ACCESS is strategically designed around the Avoid-Shift-Improve (A-S-I) approach to deliver measurable reductions in CO2 emissions, enhance the efficiency of urban mobility systems, and accelerate the adoption of low-carbon transportation alternatives.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is ideal for urban planners, public transportation authorities, policymakers, digitalization experts, sustainability advocates, researchers, private sector stakeholders, and anyone passionate about sustainable urban development and innovative mobility solutions.
Join us in exploring how digital transformation is paving the way toward sustainable, integrated, and equitable urban transportation.
For more information, visit the ACCESS Project webpage and the IKI project page.
