Dávila, Julio D; (2024) Urban transport and land-use in Latin America: Historical legacies and ways forward. Presented at: 2024 World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research, Bogotá, Colombia.

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Insofar as passenger transport offers accessibility, it has been a central organising factor in modern cities as well as a powerful driver of economic growth and, potentially, also a contributor to human wellbeing. But it can also be a cause of major, and often growing, inter-personal inequalities, mainly in societies that are already markedly unequal. Accessibility is a core determinant of land and housing prices and is a main factor in shaping spatial and social segregation in Latin American cities. The Modernist planning legacy of giving priority to motorised transport while separating land uses and classifying some de facto residential areas as illegal or informal still exerts a powerful influence over density and urban form and, by extension, over proximity to opportunities. Transport systems (whether formal or informal) are, in turn, shaped by these factors. This 45-minutes keynote address explores these claims, while sharing examples of interventions seeking to counterbalance this legacy.

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