We are excited to announce that Dr. Mimi Sheller, Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is the Keynote Speaker for the 2023 Mobilizing Justice Symposium.
The symposium will also feature presentations on the national survey, transportation pilots, accessibility dashboard, student PechaKuchas, and more!
| 11:00-11:25AM | Opening Remarks & Mobilizing Justice Accomplishments Steven Farber, Director of Mobilizing Justice Partnership |
| 11:25-12:30PM | The National Survey of Transport Poverty: Survey Design & National Sampling Catherine Morency, Activity 1 Working Group Lead, Polytechnique Montréal, Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering Steven Farber, Director of Mobilizing Justice Partnership |
| 12:30-1:00PM | Break |
| 1:00-2:30PM | Students PechaKucha Accessibility, perceptions, and self-rated health in the suburbs: Evidence from Scarborough, Canada Joao Figueira Amorin Parga, PhD student in the Department of Geography and Planning at University of Toronto Monitoring the operations and impact of a new bus rapid transit system: A longitudinal study of the Pie-IX BRT in Montréal, QC, Canada Thiago Carvalho dos Reis Silveira, PhD student in the School of Urban Planning at McGill University Transport-related social exclusion: How do social disadvantages and transport poverty interact in Canada? Maria Laura Guerrero, PhD student in the Department of Civil Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) to Understand the Canadian Aging Population’s Transportation Behaviour and Health Outcomes Victoria Ramirez, Master’s student in the Department of Geography at McGill University Lived Experiences of Transport Poverty in a Montreal Suburb: A Case Study of Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu Rosalie Joly Simard, Master’s student in the School of Urban Planning at McGill University Moderator: Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Postdoctoral Fellow & Mobilizing Justice Research Coordinator |
Day 2: October 12
| 11:00-11:05AM | Opening Remarks Steven Farber, Director of Mobilizing Justice Partnership |
| 11:05-11:40AM | Advances & Pitfalls in Measuring Transportation Equity Alex Karner, Associate Professor, Community and Regional Planning program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Rafael Periera, Head of Data Science Team, Department of Regional, Urban and Environmental Studies and Policies at Institute for Applied Economic Research Moderator: Steven Farber, Director of Mobilizing Justice Partnership |
| 11:40-12:00PM | Race on Two Wheels: Investigating the State of Cycling in Vancouver through a Racial Lens Derek Yau, Health Sciences PhD, Simon Fraser University |
| 12:00-12:15PM | Elected Officials: Views and Values on Transportation Equity Orly Linvoski, Theme 3 Working Group Lead, Department of City Planning, University of Manitoba |
| 12:15-12:30PM | We are all responsible: Drawing the lines between transportation, reconciliation, and Indigenous mobility (in)justice in Canada Jaimy Fischer, Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto |
| 12:30-1:00PM | Break |
| 1:00-2:00PM | Advancing Equity Through Pilots Moving towards more equitable bike sharing: Evaluating the impacts of Mobi’s equity program on access and use of public bike share in Vancouver Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University Older adults’ attitudes towards transit in Montreal: will fareless transit help? João Parga, University of Toronto Studying the equity impacts of income-dependent e-bike purchase incentives Alex Bigazzi, University of British Columbia Overview of Upcoming Pilots Matthew Palm, A3 Working Group Lead, UNC Chapel Hill Sherwood Plant, A3 Working Group Co-lead, Transportation Planning Engineer, City of Vancouver |
| 2:00-2:30PM | Accessibility Dashboard: A Platform for Transport Equity and Accessibility Analysis Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Postdoctoral Fellow & Mobilizing Justice Research Coordinator |
| 2:30-3:00PM | Break |
| 3:00-4:00PM | Keynote Speaker: Dr. Mimi Sheller Mobilizing an Ethics of Care for Mobility Justice Dr. Mimi Sheller, Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA. |