Understanding Toronto’s 20% Drop in Housing Starts
Recent headlines suggest that Toronto’s residential construction activity has plunged, with industry analysts voicing concerns about a potential “collapse” in new housing starts. This anxiety…
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UAI and Transport Futures hosting GTA Transit Summit on September 4
Transit in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) finds itself at a pivotal juncture. Externally, oscillations in ridership and revenue streams are observable, largely…
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Interest rate cuts won’t fix Canada’s housing affordability crisis
Since interest rates began to rise in early 2022, housing affordability in Canada has worsened. And while the Bank of Canada’s recent and expected rate cuts may…
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The Dutch Disease: Cyclists account for 40% of road deaths in the Netherlands
The ubiquitous use of cycling as a mode of travel in the Netherlands has an ugly side: cyclist fatalists outnumber road deaths for any other…
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Did Covid-19 result in higher crime on public transit?
Murtaza Haider analyzes the increase in crimes on transit properties and vehicles since the onset of the pandemic in Toronto. He found that since April…
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Meta Analysis: A Tool to ‘settle’ disputes in empirical studies
The UAI hosted a webinar on Meta Analysis USing Stata on Wednesday, March 1. The webinar was conducted by Dr. Chuck Huber, who is the…
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Working from Home is here to stay
Murtaza Haider, in his weekly co-authored column, explains that working from home (teleworking) is not just a fad. With over three times increase in teleworking…
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Addressing the National Housing Deficit
In collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan’s City Building Institute, researchers at the Urban Analytics Institute will discuss how to address the national housing deficit in Canada.…
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Fix supply to address housing affordability
A government-appointed expert panel in B.C. released a report earlier this month imploring all orders of government to collaborate and remove regulatory impediments that have…
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Telework disrupts the spatial equilibrium
Professor Murtaza Haider, in a video presentation, explains how working-from-home (Telework) disrupts spatial equilibria. The home office (the Hoffice) is the innovative construct that helps…
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