Building Better Public Transport Networks for All

5 March 2026 | 7:30AM (Guadalajara) | 8:30AM (New York City) | 10:30AM (Cascavel) | 8:30PM (Jakarta)

What makes public transport truly work for people and cities? This webinar explores the essential qualities of good public transport – frequent and reliable service, zero-emission fleets, and inclusive systems that serve everyone – drawing on the Building Better Public Transport Systems: Public Transport Principles brief recently launched by ITDP.

Using real-world examples from cities like Jakarta, Indonesia; Cascavel, Brazil; and Guadalajara, Mexico, our partners will share how targeted mobility policies and investments can turn these principles into reality for urban public transport. The session will include brief presentations followed by a roundtable discussion and Q&A. Interpretations will also be available for Spanish, Portuguese and Bahasa Indonesian.

This event is part of a two-part series on ITDP’s “Public Transport Principles,” a global framework to guide cities in strengthening transit systems and delivering sustainable, inclusive mobility. Access our recent publications at ITDP.org.

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Speakers

Beatriz Rodrigues Public Transport and Electrification Manager, ITDP Global

Beatriz Rodrigues (she/her/hers pronouns) leads ITDP’s global initiatives in public transport and electrification, spearheading the development of strategies and policies. She coordinates knowledge sharing among regional offices, focusing on rapid transit, buses, electrification, paratransit, and BRT. A Brazilian native, she began her work in ITDP at our Brazil regional office in 2016 and joined the Global team in 2024. Throughout her career, Beatriz has collaborated closely with public transport stakeholders, including managers, operators, civil society organizations, the private sector, and academia. Beatriz also has experience in planning and coordinating capacity-building initiatives and knowledge exchanges through meetings, courses, and webinars. She holds a degree in civil engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Master’s in Transport Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ.

Pandito Pratama Division Head of Corporate Strategy & Risk Management, Transjakarta

Pandito is Division Head of Corporate Strategy & Risk Management for Transjakarta. He has years of experiences in spatial planning, corporate strategy, and public transport marketing. He studied public policy at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore where he specialized in economics and development. During his study he worked with several research institutes such as Institute of Environment and Sustainability (IES) and Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI).

Laura Leite President, Municipal Authority for Mobility, Traffic & Citizenship, Transitar Cascavel

Laura is the current President of the Municipal Authority for Mobility, Traffic, and Citizenship, Transitar, in Cascavel, Brazil. She previously served as a Municipal Secretary with the Municipality of Cascavel.

Martha Patricia Martínez Barba General Director, IMEPLAN, Guadalajara

Patricia currently serves as the General Director of the Institute for Development Planning and Management (IMEPLAN) of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara. She began her career in urban mobility as an activist. She was a local Deputy in the LXII Legislature of Jalisco. Before that, she was in charge of the General Coordination of Integrated City Management in the Government of Guadalajara. In this position, she implemented important projects including: integration of the metropolitan network of urban forests, revitalization of large parks in the city, development of partial urban development plans and development of Visor Urbano platform integrating land use information of the city, which was internationally awarded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation.