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Removing Fare Barriers: Free Public Transit for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Toronto
Noah Kelly is the Director of Research & Partnerships at the Transit Access Project (TAP) and has recently completed his Master of Arts at McGill… Read More
The Hidden Price of Clean Transportation
Lessons from the Transition to Electric School Buses The French version of this blog post is available HERE. Canada’s 51,000 school buses… Read More
Youth Experiences with Active Transportation in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
About the Prioritizing Populations Study Group My name is Alexandra Sbrocchi, and I am a rural planner and third-year PhD candidate in the School of… Read More
Documenting Canada’s Community Response to Transport Poverty: A 5-Year Review
With the recent release of the Canadian Community Initiatives Addressing Transport Poverty Catalogue, accompanying report, and interactive web map, a multi-year effort… Read More
Findings from the City of Grand Rapids’ Shared Micromobility Free Fare Pilot Program
The Free Fare Pilot Shared micromobility systems, such as bikeshare and scootershare, are increasingly important to cities’ transportation strategies, as they seek to move… Read More
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