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Launch event for “The Scarborough Opportunity Report: A Comprehensive Walking & Cycling Network”
October 12, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us on Tuesday, October 12, 3-4 p.m. for the official launch and release of “THE SCARBOROUGH OPPORTUNITY REPORT: A Comprehensive Walking and Cycling Network” by Professor André Sorensen, Isaac Bortolussi, Ivan Chong, Jamila Gowie, Nadhiena Shankar and Kelly Anne Vigayan.
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Learn about a report that provides recommendations to help the City of Toronto jump-start policies for active transportation in Scarborough
Active transportation — especially walking and cycling — is the most efficient, equitable, sustainable, and accessible form of mobility, yet existing infrastructure actively discourages it in Scarborough, and the city has made little progress in improving this situation.
This report provides recommendations to help the City of Toronto jump-start its policies for active transportation in Scarborough and achieve its policy goals for sustainability, inclusion, and safer, more vibrant streets.
We show that although Scarborough is currently highly automobile-dependent for mobility, Scarborough’s urban forms, density, and land-use patterns present excellent opportunities to create a safer, more vibrant city in which walking and cycling represent a much higher share of all trips.
We call on the City of Toronto to develop a long-term plan to build a comprehensive active transportation network in Scarborough.
This report is the product of a faculty-student collaboration in City Studies, sponsored by the Suburban Mobilities Research Cluster.
Free. All welcome.
