Research team led by Meghan Winters studying the intersection of cities, active transportation and population health
Vancouver, British Columbia
Based in Canada
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Great to meet @bmdoucet on his Canadian tour! The @ChatrLab team did tour of Vancouver's bicycle infrastructure - talking about what is working, as well as what is not. Thanks @mobi_bikes for the e-bike support for the hills 🤣
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Hot off the press! Our #openaccess CanBICS paper, led by @colin_ferster, details how we developed a national dataset of bicycle infrastructure using #OpenStreetMap.
ALT A bicycle path at sunrise.
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Black artists must often leave Surrey to find work and BLAC wants to change that. The space will offer mentorship for emerging Black artists, community events co-led with other Black organizations and businesses, creation and display of multiple mediums of art, and more (2)
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Thank you to the lovely Moroti & Arshi from the new Black Arts Centre (BLAC) in Surrey for hosting the REACH-Cities team! Arshi spoke about how the Centre was born from the desire to create "a place of radical rest and relaxation" for Black community members in Surrey (1)
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@CityofVancouver @ParkBoard had a huge crash on black ice this morning as a biked to work- right at @scienceworldca. Entirely preventable. Hundreds more will pass through here today. Get out there and salt the bike routes if you want #activetransport & #greenestcity. #priorities.
Our OSM Can-BICS metrics provide national research- and practice-ready measures of cycling infrastructure. We found that one-third (34%) of neighbourhoods in Canada have no cycling infrastructure, while 5% were assigned the highest category.
ALT The figure shows the Canadian Bikeway Comfort and Safety categorical metric in the following four city census subdivisions (CSD): Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg and Regina.
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New paper alert! Here we share the first national dataset in Canada for metrics of the cycling environment at the DA level.
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Thread (pt 2): maintain and use the area for food security, Indigenous ceremonies, and social connectedness. Members of the community were inspired to activate the community after a woman was killed in the area in 2013, and hold conversations about safety and inclusivity.
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Thread (pt 1): The REACH-Cities team recently took a tour of the Grove and the PLOT Sharing Garden in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood, led by @sfuurban student, Aman Chandi. Aman spoke to us about the resilience and drive of Newton’s low-income and homeless community, many of whom
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Introducing REACH-Cities🏙️ This six year project aims to advance research, tools, and partnerships that increase gender (and social) equity in our cities, helping to generate tangible actions to create spaces that are safe and welcoming to all. Keep an eye out for more updates!
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Finally, our work documented inequities in access to bicycle infrastructure in South Vancouver, which persisted even as Vancouver made major investments in cycling network 2001-2016: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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#SFUHorizons2022 panel discussing engaging youth in community engaged research #CER #rightsofthechild
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Lab members exist outside of Zoom! Together for @SFU_CERi #SFUHorizons2022 @JaimyFischer @CallistaAnne @merisones @ZarahMonfaredi @CaislinF
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‘Participatory mapping like @walkrollmap democraticizes mapping process and keeps info up to date’ @JaimyFischer #SFUhorizons2022 #bikesafe
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Major differences across racial groups in how people get to work speaks to equity implications as governments allocate transportation $$. See data on gender, age, income, and geography in blog 👇. Gaps likely larger with #COVID19 WFH. TBD with census 2021 data out this yr!
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Mapathon update: Edmonton, we need help! Is bike infrastructure accurately represented on this map? Please help us update #OpenStreetMap. #YEGbike
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Today's challenge: Small cities. Our preliminary results show that Cdn small cities (population <50,000) have nearly equal total km of multi-use paths as large cities (pop >500,000). Is your city accurately represented?
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We’re creating a national bike infrastructure dataset using OSM data and the Canadian Bikeway Comfort and Safety (Can-BICS) Classification System to better understand who has access to safe, comfortable infrastructure.
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Indeed. Our new analysis of build out over 15 years shows that whilst overall @CityofVancouver made huge gains, inequities persisted in who has access—esp to safe/protected bike routes. Highlights SVan, areas w/ more kids, and with larger Chinese pop'ns. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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New pub alert! with PDF @CaislinF and PhD @kahosford we analyzed the implementation of bikeways in @CityofVancouver over 15 yrs. Huge investments, but disparities in who has access persist. #PHIR #transportequity #healthycities. Will future projects address these gaps?
@CityofVancouver made huge gains in bikeways, but not everyone has equal access—particularly to safe/protected bike lanes. Nbhoods w/ more children and nbhoods w/ larger Chinese populations have less protected bike lanes. New pub out @ChatrLab @kahosford doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2…
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Nous créons un ensemble de données des infrastructures cyclables en utilisant des données ouvertes (OSM Can-BICS), en créant des indicateurs spatiaux et en appliquant les métriques pour comprendre les implications en équité. chatrlab.ca/projects/the-can…
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We’re creating a national bike network dataset using open data (OSM Can-BICS), building spatial metrics, and applying the metrics to understand Canada’s bicycling environment. chatrlab.ca/projects/the-can…
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@CHATRlab team are out doing #PedalPoll2021 today. Thx to ~1,000 volunteers counting people on bikes across Canada this week! 👇Already this am we have demographics for >10,000 cyclists. Join the count! with @Canada_Bikes @SFUResearch
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Fantastic job @JaimyFischer in #AAG2021 Transport Justice "Are people cycling more during COVID?" - her insights from #crowdsourced strava data on where and when. Reach out to @JaimyFischer to learn more! @SFU_CERi @SFU_FHS @CityofVancouver @CityOfVictoria. with @TrisalynNelson
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More @CHATRlab in #AAG2021: Transport Justice III session @ 11 am PDT. Presenting on #slowstreets in Canadian cities, findings from our 2 recent pubs in @CJPH_RCSP and @SSM-pop health. Interactive storymap site here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…. @FCM_online @SFUResearch @msfhr
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Excited to speak at the The Globe's Urban Mobility Summit tomorrow on transport strategies that foster safe, inclusive, sustainable and long-term solutions for our cities. To sign up, visit: bit.ly/38JSCTt
#UrbanMobilitySummit @TheGlobeEvents @InformedOps @SFUResearch
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What stood out in @DrTCombs's work was how few cities' documents mentioned 'equity' (<1% of 1,071) - even with 2020's events. With @JaimyFischer & @CaislinF we've been looking at which neighbh'ds have street reallocation in 4 Canadian cities. Storymap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories….
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Has the #pandemic shifted your use of public space? WE WANNA KNOW! Just 1 month left to participate in
@TeamInteractCA's research (+ win prizes). Join us: bit.ly/2JpKZIN. Thnx @scienceworldca for the profile #health #equity #mobility #wellbeing #Vancouver #YVR
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The team at INTERACT is uncovering what makes public spaces great places for people. Help us learn more! If you live in Vancouver, head to: teaminteract.ca/vancouver/
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Calling #Vancouverites! @TeamInteractCA is leveraging big data to uncover how we can create healthier and more equitable cities by design. Join the study & enter to win cash prizes: teaminteract.ca/vancouver/. @CityofVancouver @ActiveAgingRT @TeamInteractCA @ParkBoard
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Welcome Dr Sersli! I'm amazed and honored to have worked with you. Congrats on an amazing defense @pretentious_git supported by collaborators @KManaugh @TCATonline @WeAreHub and others, as well as @SFU_FHS @SFUResearch @SSHRC_CRSH
@MitacsCanada
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New pub! Can-BICS is out: Canadian Bikeway Comfort and Safety Classification System. Munis use 100's of different names for bike routes. In Can-BICS we mapped these to high/med/low comfort classes, based on safety and comfort. With @PHAC_GC, now in #HPCDP: doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.40.9.…
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After a long day, lovely treat to head out and test some methods for doing go-along interviews for #micromobility studies @SFUResearch
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Introducing Dr. @mbrcalles!! First @ChatrLab PhD - top distinction today in his PhD defense, with @RachelAldred @schuurmie @TrisalynNelson Ryan Allen. And a thread with links to some of his 4 (!!) published PhD papers... @SFU_FHS @SSHRC_CRSH
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Pleased to be invited to be part of finding #solutions4HealthyCities. Here brainstorming built environment policy solutions with @MichaelJWidener @walkabilly @gillianlbooth and more. Watch for these ideas coming forward!
Fantastic first day at #Solutions4HealthyCities meeting. Learning from @UrbanHealthProf. #yyt has things to learn. #healthycities @MemorialU
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CHATR collaborator @MarieSoleil_C of @u_inrs presenting at journées franco de la sécurité routière and already front page in the news lesoleil.com/actualite/le-pi… @InformedOps interactions for #pedestrians for cars turning at #redlight
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Kevin Fang from Sonoma State with data on speeds of #scooter riders in San Jose, by gender, and on different types of infrastructure. Certainly faster than your average jogger on the sidewalk!! #newmobility
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Privileged to present findings from our "Impacts of Bicycle Infrastructure in Mid-Sized Cities Study" @PIBC and @CITE mini conference this week in Kelowna, complete with an e-scooter tour of the Rail Trail! #equity
#Laurelapackinghouse #okanaganrailtrail #ogoscooter
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I'm excited to speaking at 2019 #CITE conference: Health, Equity and Innovation in the Built Environment cvent.com/events/2019-okanag…. Oct 10 in Kelowna - see you there? #healthycities
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Is bike infrastructure just for an elite 1%? CHATR research shows otherwise as cited in this article @HalifaxExaminer halifaxexaminer.ca/city-hall…?
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Can hot spot mapping show where occasional cyclists live to inform prioritization of new infrastructure?
Find out in this paper fresh off the @Transport_ELS press (doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.20…
@hfxgov @CityOfVictoria @cityofkelowna
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New research shows that 1 in 5 Canadians are thinking about getting on a bike, but haven’t … yet! tinyurl.com/yyohbnol
@cgthigpen, @JaimyFischer, @TrisalynNelson
Unique comparison to Geller cyclist typology @JenniferDillPSU, @NWurban
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Also... a @SSHRC_CRSH project with indepth case studies on what works in Canadian communities (small, med, large): sciencedirect.com/science/ar…; if paywall is an issue DM me or see:
Thanks @TransLink for enabling #carfree travel to @BCFerries - trailer full of camping gear for mom and kids, #bikesonbus
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Joyful bike commute to meetings in #yyj @saanich @CityOfVictoria @crd_bc doing so many things right. #healthycities... did not post pics with people but there tons on bike/foot/scooter/skate #AAA
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@spherelabmtl Yan Kestens and I speaking at #CIP100 on @TeamInteractCA, with @CANUEConsortium and MUSE: health and urban planning as partners in #healthycities #scalingup @CIHR_IRSC @SFUResearch
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@tanyapazzy schooling us on #micromobility at #walkrollcycle ... just a starting list all the demands for curb space
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Fantastic MPH capstone finale by Jenny McKeen today on equity in #bikeshare- over 3 yrs we see better gender balance in new @mobi_bikes members, more balance in income, more people with kids at home... still a young and very educated group. @SFU_FHS @CityofVancouver @SFUResearch
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#bikeshare -> #skytrain -> #yvr in transit to @TeamInteractCA trainee summit in Saskatoon. Excited! ... on these sunny days @mobi_bikes clearly seeing high usage and integrat’n with transit- had to detour to 3 stations to find a free rack!
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Redesigning Vancouver streets today with @SFU_FHS students- thinking about children’s health and the built environment. It seems that none of these millennials were planning for cars! #healthycities #8to80
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@lisahelps starting the conversation about #gomobility plan thx @CityOfVictoria for a creative night of art, films, and convos on Victoria’s mobility future. next 4-6 months to create a plan that can be implemented RIGHT AWAY. It all is starting with the values of citizens.
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New publication from members of our @SSHRC_CRSH team 'Cycling in Canadian Cities' - rich analysis of cross-canada case studies (cities and towns) on what factors have led to their (relatively) rapid growth in cycling. Reach out if the paywall is an issue please!
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