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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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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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…
View More The Dutch Disease: Cyclists account for 40% of road deaths in the Netherlands
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…
View More Did Covid-19 result in higher crime on public transit?
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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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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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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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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Murtaza Haider writes in the Financial Post about the weakening rental housing markets. See the URL below for the column. https://financialpost.com/real-estate/listings-skyrocket-while-leases-are-up-and-rents-are-down-making-sense-of-the-complex-covid-rental-market? “Rental markets are showing…
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Ph.D. Opportunity in the Political Economy of Urban transport Decision-making and Financing in India Professor Madhav Badami at McGill University and colleagues invite expressions of…
View More The political economy of urban transportation in India