Mobilizing Justice Annual Symposium

Our first annual symposium took place virtually over two days and was a huge success. Thank you to all of our presenters, panelists and attendees.

Partner Achievements & Response Panel

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_{“Equity Evaluation Framework: Application towards TransLink’s 10-Year Priorities” Fearghal King and Nicole Geitebruegge, TransLink}
_{“Analyzing Spatial Accessibility to Amenities and Services” Nick Newstead, Statistics Canada, and Shourov Barua, Infrastructure Canada}
_{“Montréal’s City Vision” Pauline Lambton, Ville de Montréal}
_{“Transportation Equity Initiatives” Matt Davis, City of Toronto}
_{“Equity in Business Case Analysis” Lee Caragiale, Metrolinx}
_{Discussant Panel: Masooma Ali, Urban Strategies; Kevin Manaugh, McGill University; Matti Siemiatycki, University of Toronto}
_{Moderator: Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University}

Introducing Year Two of Mobilizing Justice

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_{Innovative Pilots and Policies, Jonathan Hall, University of Toronto}
_{Prioritizing Populations, Michael Widener, University of Toronto & Jean-Francois Cantin, ARTM
National Survey Working Group, Catherine Morency, Polytechnique Montréal & Howaida Hassan, City of Edmonton
Data Driven Standards, Antonio Paez, McMaster University & Michael Hain, City of Toronto
Transportation Modes, Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University & Nancy Smith Lea, The Centre for Active Transportation
Equitable Community Planning and Engagement, Orly Linovski, University of Manitoba & Isabel Cascante, United Way Greater Toronto
Moderator: Steven Farber, University of Toronto Scarborough}

PhD Students Pechakucha

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_{“Spatial availability: a singly-constrained accessibility measure” Anastasia Soukhov, McMaster University}
_{“The examination of transit-induced gentrification and residential displacement” Robert Arku, University of Toronto}
_{“Beyond just modes: a critical examination into the ‘all ages and abilities’ promises of complete streets through the capability approach” Samantha Leger, University of Waterloo}
_{“Designing Age-Friendly Cities: A Mixed Methods Investigation into Built Environments Interventions that Support Older Adults’ Access to Transportation”, Kate Hosford, Simon Fraser University}
_{“Examining the Longitudinal Impacts of Transport Poverty and Transport Related Social Exclusion in Canada” Paromita Nakshi, University of Toronto}
_{Discussants: Alex Karner, University of Texas Austin and Anne Brown, University of Oregon}
_{Moderator: Matthew Palm, University of Toronto Scarborough}

Asking About Transportation and Social Exclusion

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_{“Surveys on Transport Poverty and TRSE: A Systematic Review of Academic Literature” Paromita Nakshi, University of Toronto}
_{“Piloting the National Survey” Hedieh Keshavarz, Polytechnique Montreal}
_{Moderator: Michael Widener, University of Toronto}

Theory and Applications Towards Data Driven Standards

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_{“Equity and justice conceptualizations, dimensions and standards for urban tra}_{nsportation planning: a scoping review” Anastasia Soukhov, McMaster University, and Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, University of Toronto Scarborough}
_{“From Models to Metrics: Implementing Equity Analyses of Transport Futures” Willem Klumpenhouwer, University of Toronto}
_{Moderator: Antonio Paez, McMaster University}

Innovative Pilots

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_{Presentations on Pilots from Abroad:
Shaun Miller, Los Angeles Metro
Angela Sanguinetti, University of California, Davis
Carrie Cihak, King County
Noah Kelly, University of Toronto
MJ Pilots Discussion, Jonathan Hall, University of Toronto
Moderator: Jonathan Hall, University of Toronto}

Community Action Addressing Transport Poverty

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_{Introducing the Catalogue of Canadian Community Initiatives Addressing Transport Poverty Nancy Smith Lea, The Centre for Active Transportation}
_{Reciprocity: How Can Researchers Better Engage Community Organizations?, David Simor, The Centre for Active Transportation}
_{Response Panel: Community and Nonprofit Leaders}
_{Renata Tweedy, Southwest Nova Transit Association (SWNT)}
_{Anders Swanson, Winnipeg Trails Association}
_{Heather McCain, Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods (CAN)}
_{Moderator: David Simor, The Centre for Active Transportation}

Plenary Panel & Open Discussion

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_{A panel of international academics and Canadian transportation professionals will close the symposium with a plenary panel reflecting on the event, lessons learned, and opportunities for the future. Following the panel, we will hold an open forum for any MJ participants to raise ideas, thoughts, and reactions.}
_{Paul Storer, Director of Transportation, City of Vancouver}
_{Evelyn Blumenberg, Professor, University of California, Los Angeles}
_{James Perttula, Director, Transit and Transportation Planning, City of Toronto}
_{Howaida Hassan, Acting Director of Urban Growth and Open Space, City of Edmonton}
_{Karel Martens, Professor, Technion University}
_{Moderator: Karen Chapple, Director of the School of Cities}