Infrastructure Investments and Public Transport Use: Evidence from Lahore, Pakistan
23 April 2018

Philippines

Just like in most developing countries, women in Pakistan depend on public transportation when going from one place to another. Unfortunately, women in Pakistan face major challenges in using public transport due to concerns over safety, harassment, and worries about their social reputation.

In this seminar, Kate Vyborny of Duke University and Center for Economic Research in Pakistan presented an impact evaluation of mass transit on commuting and public transport use in Pakistan. She also shared some recommendations on the expansion of public mass transport that consider the safety of women.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Working Paper Infrastructure Investments and Public Transport Use: Evidence from Lahore, Pakistan
This working paper sums up the results of an impact evaluation of mass transit on commuting and public transport use in Pakistan. This document also…
Kate Vyborny
Policy Brief Overcoming Barriers to Women's Mobility
This policy brief recommends specific policies to address remaining challenges to women's safety and comfort on public transport that constrain their…
Kate Vyborny
Presentation Building the Evidence Base on Urban Transport Interim Results from ADB-supported Impact Evaluations in Lahore, Pakistan
The poor have limited access to cars and public transport. The case is true in Pakistan, especially for women who are more restrained because of…
Kate Vyborny

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Elisabetta Gentile

ADB Organizer/s

  • Economic Research and Development Impact Department

Topics

  • Economics
  • Gender Equality
  • Transport