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TransForm Lab @TMUTransForm

Transportation and Land Use Planning Research Laboratory at @TorontoMet. Co-directed by Profs. Raktim Mitra (@RaktimMitra) and Matthias Sweet (@MatthiasSweet)

Joined September 2016
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Event Announcement! TransForm is pleased to co-host the Ontario Transit Funding Forum with Transport Futures! TMU student researchers Victor Copetti and Kohbod Khandan-Barani will be presenting as part of the event. 📅September 22, 2025 Learn more here: transformlab.torontomu.ca/20…
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Exciting updates! School Streets benefit communities but we need more data. A national pilot study across Canadian cities will help us find out. Prof @RaktimMitra will lead the 2025-26 eval at 2 Mississauga schools, tracking participants, demographics, and other key patterns.
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TMU Prof @RaktimMitra is a lead researcher on the National Active School Streets Initiative. The project helps communities plan and evaluate car-free zones around schools, encouraging kids to walk, bike and play. With $3M from @GovCanHealth , the project is expanding across 🇨🇦!
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Town of Ajax
@TownOfAjax
13 Sep 2024
🛴🚲Attention e-scooter and e-bike riders: Help us determine the continuation of the Shared E-scooter and E-bike Pilot Program. ➡️Visit ajax.ca/emobilitypilot in the “Get Involved” section to participate in either a: 🔹1-hour interview with @TorontoMet 🔹15-minute survey 🗓️Deadline to participate is Thursday, October 10, 2024
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We are offering a fully funded Ph.D. opportunity starting September 2024 in the area of Urban Development, and Public Health! Full details can be found here: transformlab.torontomu.ca/op…. For questions, please reach out to Director and Supervisor Prof. Raktim Mitra (@RaktimMitra).
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We are thrilled to be working with @grncommunities and other partners to lead the National Active School Streets Initiative! We will help communities plan, implement, and evaluate their local school streets interventions. Visit: greencommunitiescanada.org/g… @RaktimMitra @TMUsurp
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New study by Attiya Haseeb & Dr. Mitra in 'Case Studies on Transport Policy' explores post COVID-19 travel shifts among students in GTA & Hamilton. Findings show a move from public transit and active travel to car commuting. This shift is linked to demographics and life changes.
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Attiya Haseeb defended her thesis “Exploring Intersections of Environmental and Social Impacts in Young Adults Travel Behaviour” It reveals that Gen Y & Z favour sustainable travel modes but still face social exclusion risks.She advocates for better land use and transit policies.
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Sarah Giacomantonio & @raktimmitra researched new bike facilities in #GTA & women's cycling. Higher rates observed among women aged 30-44, part-time workers/students, & mothers. Intersectional analyses is crucial to challenge gender roles & promote sustainable transport.
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In 15 mins (3:45pm) at #TRBAM, TransForm Lab's researcher Remington Latanville presents research on COVID-19's impact on active transportation in Canada's 3 largest metropolitan areas. @RaktimMitra, @PhdPolicy Link: transformlab.torontomu.ca/po…
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@TMUTransForm 's Attiya Haseeb finds that in #GTHA, students who started working full time post-pandemic, were more likely to switch to cars to commute. Higher use of AT was more common in urban NHs. Find their poster #24-01644 at 8 am Monday. #TRBAM2024 @RaktimMitra @ensciman
Post-pandemic changes in commute mode choice

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Bicycle Mayor of Toronto@BicycleMayorTO
10 Apr 2023
Replying to @ttcriders @fordnation @JustinTrudeau @NWestoll
2023 TTC Service Changes and Transit Equity in Toronto via @RaktimMitra & Tess Peterman 'The key goal was to identify if the TTC service cuts will disproportionately affect locations with a high concentration of marginalized population groups.' transformlab.torontomu.ca/po…
Image of a re and white TTC Bus being driven on a street Text "2023 TTC Service Changes and Transit Equity in Toronto "

ALT Image of a re and white TTC Bus being driven on a street Text "2023 TTC Service Changes and Transit Equity in Toronto "
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Mobilizing Justice Partnership@MobilizingJust
3 Apr 2023
Tess Peterson of @TMUTransForm reflects on feedback she & @RaktimMitra received on a report analyzing the equity implications of @TTCnotices service cuts. She challenges us to think beyond measuring relative service changes, and consider broader impacts: mobilizingjustice.ca/ttc-ser…

TTC service cuts and transit equity: reflections on a recent report - Mobilizing Justice

Tess Peterman is a graduate student with the TransForm Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University. On March 26th, 2023, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) implemented Phase 1 of service changes on 20%...

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blogTO@blogTO
23 Mar 2023
TTC service cuts will disproportionately affect marginalized areas of Toronto blogto.com/city/2023/03/ttc-… #Toronto #TTC

TTC service cuts will disproportionately affect marginalized areas of Toronto

A new research study confirms that the TTC service cuts set to be implemented this month will disproportionately impact marginalized areas of Toronto…

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Toronto Star
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27 Mar 2023
Toronto’s marginalized communities will be hardest hit by the TTC service cuts that take effect Sunday, according to the authors of a Toronto Metropolitan University study. trib.al/XkZ2s7x

Poorer areas of Toronto hit hardest by TTC cuts, study finds

Of the 39 changes that begin Sunday, the 28 with the greatest cuts pass through, or connect with, marginalized areas, a TMU study found.

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"Reliable and efficient public transportation is a critical public infrastructure for equity-deserving population groups." cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/t…

TTC service cuts to affect marginalized areas in Toronto the most, TMU report says | CBC News

TTC service cuts that begin on Sunday will likely have the greatest impact on Toronto's most marginalized neighbourhoods, according to a new report from Toronto Metropolitan University.

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"These cuts will be felt by almost everyone living in the city, but we feel that most marginalized communities in the city will be disproportionately affected by them" Read the @TorontoStar's coverage on our latest report here: thestar.com/news/gta/2023/03…

Poorer areas of Toronto hit hardest by TTC cuts, study finds

Of the 39 changes that begin Sunday, the 28 with the greatest cuts pass through, or connect with, marginalized areas, a TMU study found.

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Raktim Mitra@RaktimMitra
23 Mar 2023
Our short report on potential impacts of upcoming #TTC cuts in TO's marginalized communities shows that 26 of 28 routes with >10% longer wait times will go through areas w high concentrations of poverty (red). @TMUsurp @TMUTransForm @CityBuildingTMU transformlab.torontomu.ca/po…
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Our latest report from #TransFormLab researchers @RaktimMitra and Tess Peterman reveal how the TTC’s Service Alignment plan will affect marginalized areas of Toronto the most. #TTC Read the report and story by @CityBuildingTMU: torontomu.ca/city-building/n…

TTC Service Alignment Plan will impact marginalized areas most

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Raktim Mitra@RaktimMitra
10 Feb 2023
Check out our upcoming publication, where we examine outdoor #physicalactivity and #play by children with disability during #COVID19 pandemic. @TMUTransForm @TMUsurp
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly@APAQjournal
9 Feb 2023
🚨 Ahead of Print #HIGHLIGHT 👉 Exploring the association between socioecological factors and outdoor #physicalactivity play in children with #disabilities during the #COVID pandemic. @ArbourKelly @SarahAMoore_PhD @RaktimMitra #APAQ Available now.. journals.humankinetics.com/v…
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