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PRISM is building research, a community of practice, and a strong network of next generation scholars and leaders to improve informal and shared mobility for just, livable and inclusive cities.

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LIVING LABS

Establishing 'living labs' in eight cities (Accra, Bangkok, Beijing, Bogotá, Cape Town, Kumasi, Mumbai, and Metro San José), the project's approach is holistic and interdisciplinary

NEWS

The International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low Income Communities (INTALInC) Conference took place from May 19th to 21st, 2026, at the University of Manchester. This year’s conference, Addressing Transport Inequalities in the Global South, held a mix of keynote speeches, workshops and a poster session. 

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We are proud to be co-organizers of #GLOCON26 — the first-ever global convening on informal and shared mobility. Researchers, advocates, policymakers, and practitioners come together in Bangkok, 26–28 October.

More info: https://www.informalandsharedmobility.net

Check out the new CityFix Blog by By Luis Angel Guzman Garcia, Daniel Oviedo, Juan Esteban Sanchez-Gomez and Paula Guevera Aladino

For decades, transport reform in the Global South has followed the same script: formalize, replace or repress informal transport services. The results are mixed at best.

Bogotá itself integrated its public transport system years ago, yet informal services persist precisely where the formal network underdelivers.

The Bogotá Living Lab bets on a humbler premise: you cannot regulate what you refuse to understand, and you understand faster when operators and users…

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