From the 1970s onwards, mobility began to be studied from a gender perspective. Since then, studies and research have found that the mobility patterns of men and women are very different, as well as the perception of spaces and their use. Since then, and throughout the following decades, different studies and research have found that the mobility patterns of men and women are very different, as well as the perception of spaces and their use.
Ineco's Building Construction Projects team has a social responsibility and considers these differences and displacement patterns when developing its projects, as well as the principles of gender perspective, working to ensure that all spaces are perceived as safe places. To achieve this goal of a safe city that promotes accessible, safe and equal mobility for all, our main tools are technology and the use of different architectural resources. For example, in railway projects for Adif, where we try to mitigate the feeling of insecurity in subways or overpasses through the formalisation of the space, the use of materials, appropriate lighting or the installation of electronic security elements, as is the case in the Madrid - Chamartín station. This kind of action can also be seen in the projects for the new Sant Feliu de Llobregat station, which stands out for the breadth and vision between the interior and exterior through large glass panels on the façade, so that everyone has the ability to see and be seen. Also the extension of the Joaquín Sorolla station in Valencia, designed, as far as possible, without corners or hidden areas where safety could be compromised due to lack of visibility or transparency.
Incorporating a gender perspective into our projects means ensuring inclusive mobility in our society.
