This panel makes the case for empathetic mobility and introduces a shift from moving people efficiently to enabling equitable access to opportunities, services, and public life. We’ll ask the crucial question too often skipped: “What does inclusion actually mean: for whom, and in what context?”
Drawing on European case studies, speakers will explore how to translate lived experiences, across ages, genders, abilities, and socio‑economic backgrounds, into concrete design choices. We connect feelings and need to behavior (safety, stress, connection, autonomy), and behavior to infrastructure, moving from reactive fixes to proactive, co-created solutions that reduce barriers and tackle mobility poverty. Rather than reinventing the wheel, we integrate existing tools for safety, accessibility, comfort, and equity into an iterative, human-centered practice that helps everyone feel welcome in public space.
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260214T105014 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T151500 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260310T160000 LOCATION:NEXT MOBILITY STAGE SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en_us:From mobility to accessibility: human-centric design in practice TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR