Practices and inspiration for sustainable transportation equity: Case studies from Canadian cities

NCCEH Healthy Built Environment Webinar
February 15, 2024
Presenters: Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University; Victoria Barr, LevelUp Planning; Laura Chow, Vancouver Coastal Health
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?
Tune in to a lively presentation on promising practices for realizing transportation equity in Canadian cities and join the conversation on the pivotal role of public health practitioners in moving equity from rhetoric to reality.
This webinar will explore findings from INTERACT’s new report, “Practices and Inspiration for Sustainable Transportation Equity: Case Studies from Canadian Cities”. Developed in collaboration with LevelUp Planning and transportation and equity professionals from across Canada, the report assembles practical guidance on ways cities can embed equity in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of transportation interventions. Join us as we delve deeper 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.