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GERAD seminar

Equity in urban transportation: Gendered travel differences in Canada - part 1

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Apr 8, 2026   03:00 PM — 04:30 PM

Maria L. Guerrero Balarezo Polytechnique Montréal, Canada

Maria Laura Guerrero Balarezo =

This hybrid activity will take place as part of the thematic semester on sustainable mobility. Zoom link
This activity is followed by "Bayesian spatiotemporal modeling of passenger trip assignment in metro networks" and "Congested Facility Location: Efficiency and Fairness under User Equilibrium". To participate in this activity, you must register. Coffee will be provided.

There is a growing conversation in academic circles, media, and decision-making spaces about the need to achieve gender equity in many aspects of society, including transportation. In urban transportation, public transport concerns disproportionately affect women, while transportation systems for all modes (transit, bike, pedestrian) are still not implementing policies and solutions that sufficiently adapt to women’s needs. One challenge to designing effective policies is a general lack of disaggregated, reliable, and up-to-date information about women’s travel patterns. This talk will focus on new avenues to explore differences in travel patterns between men and women and how these results could translate into urban policy, using Canadian cities as case studies.

Camille Pinçon organizer
Prakash Gawas organizer

Location

Room 4488
André-Aisenstadt Building
Université de Montréal Campus
2920, chemin de la Tour
Montréal QC H3T 1J4
Canada

Associated organization

Montreal Operations Research Student Chapter (MORSC)