Center for Smart Infrastructure

Reducing Gender-Based Violence in Public Transportation: Strategy Design for Mexico City, Mexico

Aldo Tudela Rivadeneyra
Abel Lopez Dodero
Shomik Raj Mehndiratta
Bianca Bianchi Alves
Elizabeth Deakin
2015

Gender-based violence on public transportation in Mexico City, Mexico, is a growing concern. Current efforts to counteract the violence have focused on transit vehicles for exclusive use by women and children and campaigns to promote the report of offenses. To characterize the problem, this study conducted a transit user survey, workshops with transit users, interviews with operators, and interviews with experts in the field. The study found that, even though transit users believed that the gender-exclusive transport service reduced problematic encounters, they did not view the service as...

Caltrans Tour RFS

May 28, 2025

As the RFS Mobility Hub gains momentum and plans are taking shape, representatives from Caltrans and Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) participated in a tour of activities at the Richmond Field Station on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Located just seven miles north of the UC Berkeley campus, the 170-acre Richmond Field Station serves as a vital hub for research, experimentation, and collaboration. It hosts multiple UC Berkeley research centers...