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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Category: Urban Insights
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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Rental 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…
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The 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…
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Why 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.…
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Knowledge mobilization to improve safety in ride-hailing and taxi services
By Dr. Yemi Adediji Research findings from a report authored by researchers at the Urban Analytics Institute have been implemented in the revised regulations for…
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Motor vehicle sales during COVID-19 in Canada
A newly released report by Convergent Labs (co-authored by Murtaza Haider) analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on motor vehicle sales in Canada. The report finds…
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