Assessing the Net Overall Distributive Effect of a Congestion Charge

Improving access to opportunities in cities

“…Nowadays, women travel widely to access employment, education, leisure, etc. However, transport today is neither planned nor designed to be gender-sensitive (Allen, 2019 [70]). It is usually women who have to take care of domestic chores, children, the elderly and sick, while they also participate in productive activities; this dictates their travel patterns and behaviours, and they tend to travel more if they have a family.…”

Foreword

“…Nowadays, women travel widely to access employment, education, leisure, etc. However, transport today is neither planned nor designed to be gender-sensitive (Allen, 2019 [70]). It is usually women who have to take care of domestic chores, children, the elderly and sick, while they also participate in productive activities; this dictates their travel patterns and behaviours, and they tend to travel more if they have a family.…”

Planning and governance for accessible cities

“…Nowadays, women travel widely to access employment, education, leisure, etc. However, transport today is neither planned nor designed to be gender-sensitive (Allen, 2019 [70]). It is usually women who have to take care of domestic chores, children, the elderly and sick, while they also participate in productive activities; this dictates their travel patterns and behaviours, and they tend to travel more if they have a family.…”