The Workshop

The urgency of addressing urban sustainability and climate change has never been greater, with cities under increasing pressure to deliver equitable, low-carbon mobility solutions. Transportation is a critical factor in both environmental sustainability and social equity, yet many cities struggle to adopt data-driven approaches that reduce emissions, improve accessibility, and optimize mobility systems.

This workshop, the second in a two-part series, seeks to bridge this gap by convening researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and stakeholders from around the world at McGill University’s downtown campus in Montréal. Our aim is not only to broaden the conversation around analytical tools, methods, and frameworks for sustainable transport planning, but also to foster active participation that will result in the scaffolding of an open mobility dataset, a methods sandbox, or a set of toolkits to support ongoing innovation in the field.

Beyond technical discussion, the workshop will emphasize knowledge-sharing and capacity building, ensuring that emerging mobility analytics methods are accessible to a wide audience, including students, professionals, and decision-makers. In doing so, the workshop will cultivate long-term international partnerships and lay the foundation for scalable, climate-adapted mobility solutions. Through collaborative dialogue and applied case studies, participants will gain valuable insights into sustainable mobility analytics and contribute directly to shaping the future of open, data-driven transportation planning.