Editorial : Urban transport planning and policy

Abstract

This Special Issue of Transportation Planning and Technology comprises carefully selected papers that were presented at the 16th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTRS) in Montreal, in July 2023. The papers form part of the WCTRS Special Interest Group G3 on Urban Transport Planning and Policy. The Special Interest Group G3 objective relates to developing research directions and interactive learning methods for urban transport planning and policy and establishing forms of good practice within the field. This Special Issue addresses these objectives comprising 6 papers seeking to address issues relating to Urban Transport Planning and Policy be that urban transport systems, public transport use and COVID-19, persons requiring mobility assistance, sustainable urban transport planning and access to urban nature amenities. As part of this special issue, a number of case studies are presented based in Germany, Milan, Italy Toronto, Halifax and Montreal, Canada.