The session will examine the framework for what defines high quality urban transport, focusing on the key parameters needed to achieve a reliable, affordable, and seamless first-to-last-mile transport system—including financial sustainability, technical design, digital services, policy and regulatory frameworks, and social considerations such as paratransit. It will also address key dimensions of urban mobility through practice based topics, including e mobility and electrification, multimodal integration, linkages between urban form and transport planning, challenges and future expectations of urban transport in Pacific Island cities, and social impacts of bus transition reforms.

By the end of the session, participants will:

1. Be able to identify key indicators and foundations for delivering reliable, accessible, and sustainable public transport systems.
2. Gain practical lessons from case studies on addressing institutional, operational, and social challenges in urban transport projects.
3. Explore how inclusive approaches, including management of paratransit and existing operators, can support successful transport reforms in urban contexts across developing member countries.