Abstract: This talk will review the core concepts of transportation equity before providing several examples of applied spatial analysis aimed at diagnosing current levels of inequality and forecasting equity impacts associated with transportation investments.
The talk concludes with a summary of the new data and analytical methods being developed for Mobilizing Justice, an intersectoral research partnership.
Steven Farber is an Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He is the Director of Mobilizing Justice, a national partnership conducting research in support of more equitable transportation planning, policy, and outcomes. He is also directing the Suburban Mobilities Cluster at U of T Scarborough and is an Associate Director of Mobility Network at the University of Toronto. His research investigates the social and economic outcomes of travel behavior, transportation planning, and urban form with an aim to provide empirical evidence in support of improved transport and social policy in cities.
Great Explorations, is a series of academic discussions we hope will inspire our communities. Our special thanks to our engaged, critical thinkers who attend our speaker series. The dialogues that came out of these talks, both in-person and online via Zoom, are integral to our campus community and Scarborough communities at large. We welcome your input for future topics, as well as a review of previous recorded sessions available on YouTube.