Reimagining Motion
Reimagining Motion is our podcast for the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme (HVT). In our latest season we explore infrastructure and transport systems development in South Asia and what it needs to look like in the future
Each episode draws on the latest HVT research, case studies and newly developed frameworks offering insights and practical ideas for addressing climate change in the land transport sector.
HVT is funded by the UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. The views expressed do not represent the views of the UK government.
Episodes
23 episodes
The impact of heatwaves on women commuters in India with Dr Deepty Jain
In this episode we speak with Dr Deepty Jain of the the Indian Institute of Technology, about the work being done to assess the impact of heatwaves on women when traveling in India, and potential solutions. Links<...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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29:16
Sustainable and climate resilient transport in Asia Pacific with Jamie Leather
In this final episode of season 6, we speak with Jamie Leather, Director of the Transport Sector of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). What strategies ne...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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36:35
Creating road and design guidelines for three-wheeler vehicles in Bangladesh with Dr Nazmus Sakib
Slow moving Two and three-wheeler vehicles (Tri-SMVs) make up as much as 80% of the traffic in Bangladesh, but the roads are largely designed for motorised vehicles with four or more wheels. This creates safety and comfort issues for Tri-SMV dr...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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38:39
Creating a safety oriented transport culture with Dr Kalpana Viswanath
In the first episode of our sixth series, we talk with Dr. Kalpana Viswanath. She is the Co-founder and CEO of Safetipin...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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38:27
Road and vehicle safety in Kampala with Michael Wanyama
In the final episode of season 5, we speak with road and vehicle safety activist, Michael Wanyama from AutoSafety Uganda. We discuss how the im...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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34:45
Investing in active mobility in Africa with Carly Gilbert-Patrick
In this episode we speak with Carly Gilbert-Patrick from UNEP about the current state of walking and cycling (often referred to as 'active mobility') across Africa. We touch on the differences and similarities between regions and countries, the...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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32:26
Understanding urban transport in Africa with Simon Saddier
In this episode of Reimagining Motion, we talk with Simon Saddier, a Senior Urban Transport Specialist at the World Bank and the Africa Transport Policy Programme (SSATP). We look at the challenges of urban transport across Africa, the expansio...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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33:09
Public Transport in Africa's Largest City with Oluwaseun Sonoiki
In the first episode of our fifth series of Reimagining Motion we talk with Oluwaseun "Seun" Sonoiki, legal counsel at the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). We explore the challenges of coordinating and expanding transport i...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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29:05
Creating sustainable active mobility infrastructure systems with Gail Jennings
This week we speak with Gail Jennings, a research consultant based in South Africa where we explore the opportunities and the challenges of developing future infrastructures with active mobility (walking and cycling) as a central mode of transp...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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30:25
The Future of Rail in Africa with Professor Clive Roberts
In the second episode of season 4, we talk to Professor Clive Roberts of the University of Birmingham about all things rail. Railways have the potential to greatly reduce emissions compared to other land transport modes. We talk about the curre...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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31:36
Climate resilient road construction and Road Note 31 with Andrew Otto
In this episode of Reimagining Motion, we speak with Andrew Otto of TRL about the latest in road infrastructure research. How to build resilience to natural disasters and climate change into road design, as well as how to get policymakers on bo...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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30:40
Disability advocacy in Kenya with Bright Oywaya
In today’s episode we be chat with Bright Oywaya who has been passionately advocating for issues related to road transport and safety and disability since 1997 when she was involved in a road crash, causing disability that resulted in her havin...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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26:20
Gender and equitable transport in India with Sonal Shah
In this episode we speak with Sonal Shah on inequalities for women, girls and other genders in transport, especially in India. We also look at her research into post COVID challenges in creating gender equitable, public transport systems...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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28:08
Creating disability inclusive transport systems with Ann Frye
This week we speak with Ann Frye, an international specialist on the transport needs of disabled and older people about the challenges, misconceptions and opportunities for disabled people accessing transport services in low- and mi...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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28:01
Gender, sexual harassment and the role of women in transport with Dr Fatima Adamu
To kick off season 3, we speak with Dr Fatima Adamu, Executive Director of Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative in Sokoto, Nigeria about the inequalities women and girls face in accessing transport, gender blindness among transport admin...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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31:43
Scaling action towards low carbon transport w/Maruxa Cadama
In this episode we speak with Maruxa Cadama, the Secretary General of the SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport. We look at the role of equity in the decarbonisation of transport and the role of organisations like SLOCAT in ad...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:23
Involving the community in climate resilient transport w/Romanus Opiyo
We speak with Romanus Opiyo, programme leader of Sustainable Urbanisation of the Stockholm Environmental Institute about the impact of climate change on transport in low- and middle-income countries and how it is affecting disadvantaged groups ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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25:28
How walking is undervalued in transport w/Bronwen Thornton
We speak with Bronwen Thornton, the CEO of Walk21 and former Board Chair of the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLOCAT), about the crucial and yet undervalued role that walking plays to create inclusive, greener transport. We ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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28:37
E-mobility, energy and equity w/Yacob Mulugetta
We speak with Yacob Mulugetta, from UCL and also Partnership Lead of the Climate Compatible Growth Program (CCG) about the role of e-mobility in a just transition to greener transport systems and the link between future development of LICs and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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22:30
Informal public transport and urban networks w/Timothy Durant
In this episode we talk to Timothy Durant of Vectos about the informal public transport sector and its effects on urban development, climate change and affordable mobility.Links
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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20:44
Transit-oriented development and post-COVID mobility w/Dr Rutul Joshi
In this episode we speak with Dr Rutul Joshi, Associate professor at CEPT University in India. Dr Joshi led a multi-year research project on contextualising transit-oriented development for Indian cities.Links
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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26:58
Using data to understand transit networks w/Philip Krause
In this episode we talk to Philip Krause of African Urban Mobility Observatory about how data is essential to transit-oriented development design and implementation. He also discusses his HVT work developing new technologies for transpo...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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23:03
Inclusive transit-oriented development w/Jacob Mason
In this episode we talk to Jacob Mason of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy about transit-oriented development (TOD) as a mode for development in African cities.In their latest research for HVT, the Institute for T...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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22:09