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…
View More UAI and Transport Futures hosting GTA Transit Summit on September 4Category: Urban Insights
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…
View More The Dutch Disease: Cyclists account for 40% of road deaths in the NetherlandsDid 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…
View More Did Covid-19 result in higher crime on public transit?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…
View More Working from Home is here to stayAddressing 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.…
View More Addressing the National Housing DeficitFix 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…
View More Fix supply to address housing affordabilityTelework 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…
View More Telework disrupts the spatial equilibriumRental markets are showing increasing weakness
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…
View More Rental markets are showing increasing weaknessThe political economy of urban transportation in India
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 IndiaWhy do Supply Skeptics ignore the need for new housing construction?
Housing affordability has been a large concern for Canadians who saw rents and prices climb rapidly over the years with no commensurate increase in incomes.…
View More Why do Supply Skeptics ignore the need for new housing construction?