Sustainable Event Mobility: A Case Study of Religious Events in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

This research studies two religious events, 'the Experience Lagos' and 'the Holy Ghost Congress', both annual events held in December. The 'Experience Lagos' is a day event that occurs on the first Friday in December with a maximum of 500,000 people in attendance and thousands of people from all over the world join online. The 'Holy Ghost Congress' is a one-week event from Monday to Sunday in the first week of December and accommodates more than 200,000 people per day, with thousands joining the live stream from all over the globe. Yearly, on the day both events occur and account for traffic congestion, overflow of people around the event locations, noise & air pollution, high volume of car dependency, and road networks vulnerable to road crashes. Therefore, this research analyzed the current use of transport networks and modes in Lagos, the type of transport networks and modes used during the religious events, the current measures for sustainable transport, and Lagos' existing transport policies.