- Location
- Online via Zoom, details will be sent to registered participants.
- Series/Type
- Alumni Event, DLSPH Event, Faculty/Staff Event, Student Event
- Format
- Online
- Dates
- January 17, 2025 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm
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About the event
Title: “Practices and Inspiration for Sustainable Transportation Equity: Case Studies from Canadian Cities”
Over one million Canadians are living in transport poverty, where their ability to access vital opportunities is limited by inadequate, unsafe, or unaffordable transportation options. Injustices in our transportation systems— built over time by inequitable planning and practice—stand in the way of people’s access to jobs, education, healthcare, and social activities, ultimately impacting their health, well-being, and quality of life. City builders are recognizing that the way transportation has been planned, designed, and delivered is unfair and needs to change. At the same time, governments are ramping up investments in sustainable transportation infrastructure and putting equity on their policy agendas. Cities have an opportunity to build transportation systems that work for everyone, but how can equity be actioned on the ground? This presentation will share findings from the “Practices and Inspiration for Sustainable Transportation Equity: Case Studies from Canadian Cities”, which assembles practical guidance on ways cities can embed equity in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of transportation interventions. Join in to delve into key insights from the report, including what transportation equity really means, takeaways for municipal policymaking, and lessons learned from the transportation equity journeys of New Westminster, Edmonton, and Ottawa.
Presenter: Dr. Meghan Winter
Meghan Winters is a Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, and a CIHR/PHAC Applied Public Health Chair. Her research focuses on how city design impacts mobility, safety, and health, and on equity considerations within cities’ policies and plans. She and her team work with decision-makers and community groups at the intersection of health, urban planning, and transportation to generate actionable evidence and tools to shape livable, sustainable, and equitable cities.