particularly vulnerable to inequitable access are older and disabled people economically disadvantaged individuals women young adults and those who live in remote and rural communities the main focus was on why transport planning is failing to provide adequate transport services to large parts of the population discussants were robert cervero director of the transportation center at university of california berkeley usa chantal duchene chd mobilite transport france angela glover blackwell ceo of policylink usa david lewis senior vice president of fidr corporation canada and professor geetam tiwari chair of the indian institute of technology it ensures access to basic needs such as education health services shopping social interactions and working