POLICY BRIEF: BALANCING TECHNOLOGY-FOCUSED AND PEOPLE-CENTERED DEVELOPMENT: KEY ELEMENTS FOR A JUST TRANSITION IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR

Decarbonization policies and strategies intersect with existing inequalities, resulting in varied impacts. This means transition will affect people differently, with groups better able to adapt than others. Given the recognized disparities in transport related to income, gender, race, age, and physical abilities, a just transition focused on users is urgent and represents a basic right. Advancing a just transition requires labor market policies that provide users with income support on their daily commutes and transport planning strategies that leave no one behind. These measures aim to provide affordable and equitable access to opportunities, reduce inequalities and discrimination based on minorities and gender, and address the structural injustices within urban mobility systems and its current patterns. The City of Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, provides a model for other cities to follow.