The Different Price Tags of Access: Transit, Housing Affordability and Demographics
Introduction Building a new transit system? Great for commuters. Even better for housing prices. When cities build transit, nearby land and housing prices often shoot… Read More
Developing Standards for Equity in Transportation Planning and Policy
program at McMaster University. I began my PhD in September 2023 and have been part of the PhD MJ Researchers team since then. In a… Read More
Making Space for Grief: Innovate Approaches to Knowledge Mobilization Through Art, Placemaking, and Cross-Sector Dialogue
Grief—often defined as the process of coping with loss—ebbs and flows throughout our lives. Despite its universality, this deeply human experience is often constrained by… Read More
Updated Catalogue Documents Continued Growth in Community Response to Transport Poverty
Transportation policy and infrastructure decisions affect everyone in Canada, no matter what part of the country you live in or how you get around. As… Read More
Planting a Path of Flowers for Transportation Researchers
My name is Bruno Dos Santos and I am currently a first-year PhD student in the geography program at McMaster University. I am part of… Read More
Moving towards cycling equity in Toronto: infrastructures, social contexts, and spatial difference
Thomas van Laake, doctoral researcher at the University of Manchester Introduction In recent years, equity and justice have become central issues in bicycle planning and… Read More
Mobilizing for transportation workers: First steps towards a more just vehicle-for-hire industry in Toronto
by Thorben Wieditz, Director of Metstrat Digital platforms are reshaping how we work, live, and get around. The rise of the… Read More
New Interactive Map and Updated Catalogue of Community Initiatives Addressing Transport Poverty Provides Valuable Repository of Local Knowledge for Mobilizing Justice Researchers and Partners
Nancy Smith Lea is the Community Co-Lead of the Mobilizing Justice Transportation Modes Thematic Working Group and a Senior Advisor at The Centre for Active… Read More
Are We Moving Towards More Equitable Bike Sharing? Applying a Socio-Spatial Lens to Public Bike Share Access in the City of Vancouver
In this blog post, Christine Yanagawa, PhD student from Simon Fraser University, shares findings from a socio-spatial analysis on access to public bike share in… Read More
Lived Experiences of Transport Poverty in a Montreal Suburb: A Case Study of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu
Rosalie is a master’s student studying Urban Planning at McGill University. Her work focuses on public transit and transportation equity. In this blog, she investigates… Read More
Evaluating transport poverty and the risk of social exclusion in Canada
There is no precise definition of transport poverty, not in academic circles nor public administration, but in general terms, it is understood as the inability… Read More
My Public Transit Experience in Ghana and Canada
Robert Arku is a PhD student in Geography at the University of Toronto. His work focuses on the impact of transportation on housing affordability and… Read More