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Complete Streets Forum. April 23, 2012. TCAT's fifth annual active transportation conference that represents a holistic approach to active transportation policy and planning with a focus on cycling and walking while maintaining the interests of other road users.

 

Complete Streets Policy and Design Hub. With funding by the Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, TCAT will build capacity and expertise to advance complete streets policies in Ontario, which support all forms of transportation, including bicycles, public transit, and walking, for Ontarians of all ages and abilities. The two principal activities of the grant are: 1) to perform an in-depth gap analysis of the potential for, or existence of, complete streets policies across Ontario, and 2) to create an online Complete Streets Policy and Design Hub to enable increased collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the province.

 

Complete Streets by Design. With funding from the Toronto Community Foundation Vital Toronto Fund, TCAT will develop and produce a resource to build public and expert support for complete streets using a variety of implmentable designs, both urban and sururban.

 

Before and After Evaluation of "Rush Hour" Sharrow Pavement Markings. In May 2010, the City of Toronto installed a new application of shared lane pavement markings referred to as "rush hour" sharrows on College Street. In the summer of 2010 the City of Toronto, in partnership with TCAT, conducted an evaluation of the impact of sharrows on cyclist and motorist behaviour. TCAT participated in the study design and data analysis, and provided support in soliciting survey staff and participants. A draft report was released in December 2010 and a public meeting about the results was originally scheduled for January 20, 2011. However due to an error discovered in the data analysis, the public meeting was cancelled. Once the data is re-evaluated the findings will once again be publicly released.

GTA Complete Streets Community of Practice. Clean Air Partnership's GTA Clean Air Council 2010 Inter-governmental Declaration on Clean Air and Climate Change.

 

 

Contextualizing the Community Walkability Audit Tool. November 2010. This research, commissioned by the City of Toronto, teases out issues relevant to community-based walkability audit tools - tools administered by community members, without the need for formal training. This paper was presented at the Walk 21 Conference in the Hague, Holland on November 18, 2010 and published in their proceedings.

 

Converting On-Street Parking to Active Transportation in Toronto: Two Studies of Merchant and Patron Preferences. November 2010. Summary of the main findings of two research studies conducted to determine the public acceptability and potential economic impact of reallocating road space from on-street parking to bike lanes or widened sidewalks. This paper was presented at the Walk 21 Conference in the Hague, Holland on November 17, 2010 and published in their proceedings.

 

Benchmarking Active Transportation in Canadian Cities.  October 2010. In-depth review of active transportation indicators and initiatives in Toronto and eight selected cities in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

Building Better Cycling Arteries in Cities. Lessons for Toronto. October 2010. Review of cycling policies, infrastructure, and case studies of how leading urban cycling centres are accommodating fast and direct routes for cyclists on, or parallel to, arterial roads.

Complete Streets Forum 2010 Summary Report. August 2010. Findings from the Complete Streets Forum where leading complete streets experts addressed how to effectively respond to common opportunities and challenges in balancing the needs of all road users.

 

Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business Year 2 Report: A Study of Bloor Street in Toronto's Bloor West Village. March 2010. Research report documenting survey results of 96 merchants and 510 patrons to determine the public acceptability and economic impact of reallocating road space from on-street parking to bike lanes or widened sidewalks. A Webinar on March 30, 2010 profiled the findings of the study.

Bike Summit 2009 Summary Report. January 2010. Findings from the Bike Summit 2009, a one-day policy conference sharing best practices on creating bikeable communities.

 

Bike Lanes, On-Street Parking and Business. A Study of Bloor Street in Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood. February 2009. Research report documenting survey results of 61 merchants and 538 patrons to determine the public acceptability and economic impact of reallocating road space from on-street parking to bike lanes or widened sidewalks. On March 25, 2009 a follow up Webinar  profiled the findings of the study.

Bikes as a Public Good: What is the future of public bike sharing in Toronto? December 2008. Report based on a 2-day community forum and stakeholder roundtable to explore the future of public bike sharing -- a new form of personalized mass transportation in Toronto.

Bike Summit 2008 Summary Report. October 2008. Findings from the inaugural Bike Summit which shared best practices and perspectives on putting policy into action, and building local, regional and provincial momentum and leadership for bikeable communities.

Benchmarking Toronto’s Bicycle Environment: Comparing Toronto to other World Cities. April 2008. This short report examined the level of Toronto's cycling infrastructure investment, rates of cycling, and other indicators of a city's bicycle friendliness.

The State of Active Transportation. February 2008. Report for Metrolinx that helped form the basis for their active transportation policies and infrastructure planning.