The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for change in various parts of everyday life – including the ways people get around. How are renewed concerns about hygiene, the environment, and physical safety sparking a shift to make urban hubs accessible and equitable to all Americans?

As cities like San Francisco empty, the suburbs’ offer of affordable space has become too good to refuse for many wanting to start a family or retire. The pandemic has shifted ways of working or forced Boomers into early retirement, leaving many with fewer reasons to reject suburban living.

Could the 15-minute city gain ground post-pandemic? What safety concerns will arise as people get back on the road? And how can mobility-as-a-service democratise transit? In this part of the 2021 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about the rising importance of safe and inclusive transport.

As the UK emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, public transport capacity is set to be severely limited to reduce the risk of further infection. But is a surge in private car journeys inevitable? Or could the post-pandemic world present a new opportunity to encourage greener, healthier commutes?