CTRF 2010 Conference: Active Transportation – influences and policy support for the built environment
Tags: active transportation, Cyclists, Health, pedestrians, public health, toronto, transit, Transportation, urban design
From May 30th to June 2nd, Toronto hosts the 45th annual Canadian Transportation Research Forum, with the theme ‘transportation and logistics trends and policies: successes and failures’. The spectrum of papers being presented this year ranges from container shipping trends and implications, to the benefits of roundabouts for pedestrian safety; needless to say there is no shortage of critical ideas! This series of posts will include brief summaries with critiques and links in hopes to evoke critical discussion and questioning on some of the issues.
Thanks to Arti Sandhu on Flickr for this wonderful Creative Commons illustration of active transportation components. She entitles this photo "The Chase"
The two stage sessions that I attended on Monday were on the topic of Active Transportation. The first set … Continue Reading
