Transportation and planning staff at cities are increasingly being tasked with micromobility governance. For many municipal staff, knowing what matters in policies, regulations, and programming involving electric micromobility might seem daunting given the pace of the evolution of e-devices. This Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, provided a judgement-free space to answer questions — from device specifications, to batteries, to charging, to safety.
A persistent challenge in shifting commuters from personal vehicles to regional transit systems is the “first and last mile” gap, when travellers struggle to conveniently access transit stations from their homes or final destinations. While park-and-ride models have often been used to attempt to address this issue, they often reinforce car dependency and present their own urban planning challenges, such as simply displacing rather than resolving congestion. Within dense urban areas, shared micromobility systems, such as (e-)bike and e-scooter sharing, have gained traction by offering flexible, low-emission alternatives that complement transit networks.
In this session, we explored the extent to which these shared systems can be effectively extended to less dense communities and those with high volumes of intercity commuters. We heard from both a practitioner and research perspective, with speakers from McGill University’s Platial Analysis Lab, providing critical context and insights from the wider evidence base, and the City of Mississauga, reflecting on real-world insights from their shared micromobility program.
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Micromobility devices, including e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-skateboards, are quickly joining their ‘analog’ alternatives as viable transportation and recreation options. With micromobility use only continuing to grow, including in places where these devices are technically banned, there is an urgent need to develop new, integrated design standards that safely and equitably incorporate micromobility into our existing urban fabric.
In this first session in the CAC E-micromobility in Ontario series, the City of Burlington and City of Richmond Hill will share insights into how they have approached e-micromobility planning. They’ll discuss the motivations behind their respective strategy approaches, the steps they took to implement them, and the implications of these strategies on promoting the safe, healthy, and equitable use of micromobility devices in their communities. Attendees will also gain valuable lessons and practical guidance that can inform their own.
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With more and more cities considering how to allocate street space and the need to prioritize those who walk, bike, and roll, two prominent road safety approaches, Complete Streets, and Vision Zero, have spread across Ontario. Both of these strategies employ Road Dieting (i.e. the removal of car space from the road in favour of sustainable modes of transportation), making road diets an increasingly important yet politically contentious tool in the transportation toolbox. This raises the question: how critical are Road Dieting to Complete Streets and Vision Zero road planning approaches? In this webinar, Alex Hanes, the author of Road Diets in Complete Streets and Vision Zero: A Comparative Analysis Report, discussed the research and findings from municipalities across Ontario.
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In this meeting, Adam Vaiya, from Peel Region, shared an RFQ for a consultant to identify the facility’s new electrical demand profile to incorporate the current and future electrification of the fleet and what surplus electrical upgrades are needed.
In the second part, we provided updates and reviewed Markham’s survey on EV Charging. This survey focuses on how municipalities plan and execute their electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support their low-carbon transition from internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
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The movement for safer and more equitable streets in Ontario has been growing in recent years, with an increasing number of residents demanding improved road safety infrastructure. To meet this demand, municipalities across Ontario have been adopting and expanding approaches in their policies, with two prominent approaches being Complete Streets and Vision Zero.
Earlier this year, The Center for Active Transportation shared a report that investigates barriers to advancing Complete Streets and Vision Zero policy implementation. In this webinar, we heard from Alex Hanes on the main takeaways from his research on this topic.
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