Join the UDL virtually on January 19th, 2021 at 10 AM PST where director Mike Kennedy will be providing an overview of the work at the lab and host a discussion on the key challenges and opportunities for UBC as a leading organization in sustainability. The purpose of this event is to provide an overview […]
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Mobility Trends Report
Vancouver’s residents are gradually driving and walking more compared with the first weeks of self-isolation. According to Apple Maps Mobility Trends, although we’re seeing more cars and pedestrians, public transit share is relatively stable at around 81% lower than the pre-isolation baseline. We should keep in mind that “The goal of transit, right now, is […]
How coronavirus is disrupting public transit
The City of Vancouver has seen a significant drop in public transit demand based on data collected and published by TransitApp. TransitApp helps millions of commuters navigate their destinations without losing time. They recently shared data shows how often app users looked up transit information during covid19. The attached graph illustrates how those daily patterns […]
Community Mobility Report
Sharing is caring. Google shared some interesting data on the impacts of COVID19 on mobility to be used for making critical decisions to combat the coronavirus disease. Based on their Community Mobility Report, British Columbia (BC) has seen a 59% drop in visits to transit stations, a 54% drop in visits to retail & recreation […]
Transportation Demand Management
When commuters are changing habits is the best time to intervene. I see Covid19 as a great opportunity to radically change people’s travel behaviour. It seems that the coronavirus has been the most potent restriction to reduce private car usage as you can see all green signs for UBC parking availability. This crisis has also […]