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Natan Waintrub, Margarita Greene, Juan de Dios Ortúzar & Luis I. Rizzi ABSTRACT Real estate developers' decision processes are intricate, involving many diverse variables. Understanding developers' decisions is crucial in Latin America, where a growing demand for social housing on better-located land exists. We test the effectiveness of different incentives to... read more →

Marta Contreras, Alondra Chamorro, Trinidad Gómez, Tomás Echaveguren, María Molinos-Senante Abstract Assessing accessibility to critical infrastructure (CI), e.g., drinking water supply and transportation network, during extreme natural events is fundamental for improving the resilience of urban and rural systems. This study introduces a novel methodology to evaluate the criticality of road network links for accessing CI, integrating both technical... read more →

Shaila Jamal, Chunjiang Li, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Steven Farber Abstract By examining how different demographics engage with online services, researchers and policymakers can better understand patterns and disparities in their access, usability, and engagement. This study explores the factors driving the frequent usage of online services, particularly online grocery shopping, online restaurant delivery, and e-shopping. By utilizing a... read more →

Muchlis Muchlisin, Jaime Soza-Parra, Dick Ettema Abstract With the rise of ride-hailing services, their impact on transport poverty in regions like Indonesia is crucial for policymaking and transportation equity. This study examines how ride-hailing services affect transport poverty across income groups, including individuals below the poverty line in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Research on transport poverty has... read more →

Giovanni Vecchio, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Luís Ángel Guzmán, Julián Arellana, Eduardo Vasconcellos, Juan Carlos Muñoz Abstract While transport justice is increasingly a concern for academic research, the concept has less impact on planning practice. We investigate this theory-practice gap by interviewing key decision-makers from three structurally unequal Latin American metropolises. Our analysis examines the urban mobility issues they perceive, the planning... read more →

Louis de Grange, Raúl Pezoa, Rodrigo Troncoso  Abstract The impacts of vehicle restrictions in Santiago, Chile, on the average speeds of vehicle traffic and public buses as well as on transit card validations are quantified using novel high-frequency data, coming from millions of records from a ride-hailing service and the city’s public transport system. The... read more →

Haoning Xi, John D. Nelson, Corinne Mulley, David A. Hensher, Chinh Ho, Camila Balbontin Abstract This paper explores mobility barriers and the impact of transport disadvantage on vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly, disabled, and low-income) in regional and rural areas. Qualitative analysis is conducted using the data collected from community group discussions in three regional towns in New South... read more →

Víctor Allendes, Juan Antonio Carrasco, Eric J. Miller, James Vaughan Abstract Urban transport policies in the Global South mostly use traditional trip-based models to replicate and predict individuals' travel in different urban contexts. Given their aggregate nature, they are limited when applied at a more disaggregated scale, contrasting with activity-based models, especially microsimulation-based models, which have been... read more →