Title:
Urban mobility : how the iPhone, COVID, and climate changed everything
Publication Date:
2024
Publication Information:
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2024.
Physical Description:
viii, 340 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781487551858
Abstract:
"Urban Mobility sheds light on mobility in twenty-first century Canadian cities. The book explores the profound changes associated with technological innovation, pandemic-induced impacts on travel behaviour, and the urgent need for mobility to meaningfully respond to the climate crisis. Featuring contributions from leading Canadian and American scholars and researchers, this edited collection traverses disciplines including geography, engineering, management, policy studies, political science, and urban planning. Chapters illuminate novel research findings related to a variety of modes of mobility, including public transit, e-scooters, bike sharing, ride hailing, and autonomous vehicles. Contributors draw out the connections between urban challenges, technological change, societal need, and governance mechanisms. The collection demonstrates why the smart phone, COVID-19, and climate present a crucial lens through which to understand the present and future of urban mobility. The way we move in cities has been disrupted and altered because of technological innovation, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and efforts to reduce transport-related emissions. Urban Mobility concludes that the path forward requires good public policy from all levels of government, working in partnership with the private sector and non-profits to direct and address the best urban mobility framework for Canadian cities."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Urban Mobility: How the iPhone, COVID, and Climate Changed Everything / Shauna Brail and Betsy Donald -- The Impacts of COVID Policies, Restrictions, and Behavioural Shifts on Urban Canadians / Gabriel Cavalli and Anita M. McGahan -- Implications for Urban Structure and Mobility in the City / Tom Hutton -- Urban Mobility and the Digital Economy: Capturing the Experiences of Canadian Cities / Tara Vinodrai -- Emerging Mobility Technologies and Transportation Systems in Canadian Cities / Lisa Lorena Losada Rojas and Eric J. Miller -- Prospects for Public Transit Equity in the Twenty-First Century: Lessons from COVID-19’s Impacts on Canada’s Largest Metropolis / Matthew Palm and Steven Farber -- E-Scooter Sharing as Hope or Hype? Bridging Transportation Equity Divides in Calgary / Vivian Kong and Agnieszka Leszczynski -- Bike Share Toronto: Building a Network to Meet the Demands of COVID and Beyond / Spencer McNee and Eric J. Miller -- Montreal’s Digital Mobility Ecosystem: A Place-Based Story of a City undergoing a Mobility Transition / Moe Hashemi, Hamed Motaghi, and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay -- Examining Pandemic Pivots: From Ride-Hailing to Food-Hailing / Shauna Brail and Betsy Donald -- Integrated Mobility and the Governance of Urban Transit / Elena Gorachinova, Lisa Huh, and David A. Wolfe -- Regulating Autonomous Vehicles: Lessons from US Cities / Yuko Aoyama and Luis F. Alvarez León -- The Evolution of Ride-Hailing Regulation in Canadian Cities: COVID-19 and Policy Convergence / Austin Zwick, Mischa Young, and Zachary Spicer -- Mobility as a Service: A Platform Solution in Search of a Business Model / John Lorinc.
Language:
English
