On October 22nd, 2022 we had a ‘Public Transit Roundtable’ for the Global Walkability Correspondents Network.
The Roundtable was unrecorded but towards the end we did this recorded bit in which participants were asked about the value they found in such sessions- sharing about their own systems and commutes as well as learning about others.
We have had several Public Transit Roundtables in the Network and this one was focused on ‘Getting to Know Systems in Your Region’.
Led by Kandy and Colombo-based Divantha Ekanayake and with participants Piacenza-based Fabiola Mogrovejo and London & Cádiz-based Alan Lacey Raposo, all present shared about:
1) Types of transit choices in their area and their effectiveness
2) Whether they prefer to commute by public transit for their daily commutes and why
3) The biggest three issues when it comes to the effectiveness/comfort of using public transit in their area
I think public transit is the silver bullet of urban planning. It is the backbone of the city.
-Divantha Ekanayake
