Speakers:
Dr. Matthias
Sweet,
RPP
and
Dr.
Raktim
Mitra
- Topic: On-demand ride-hailing in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area: Who are users? And how has this changed?
Dr. Raktim Mitra, Associate Director
-
Topic: StudentMoveTO: Insight to Action on Post-secondary Students’ Transportation Behaviour
Matthias Sweet is a faculty member at the Ryerson University, School of Urban & Regional Planning and Co-Director, with Dr. Raktim Mitra, of TransForm (transformlab.ryerson.ca). In previous work, he has investigated the role of transportation services in transportation-land use interactions, regional spatial structure and change, firm location decisions, travel behaviour and services, and regional urban economic growth and restructuring. He received his Ph.D. in City & Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012, his MA in Geography from the University of Georgia in 2004, and his BA in Geography from Appalachian State University in 2001.
Topic
Abstract:
On-demand
ride-hailing
provided
by
transportation
network
companies
(TNCs),
such
as
Uber
and
Lyft,
represents
one
of
several
new
mobility
options
changing
urban
travel.
But
who
is
using
Uber
and
Lyft?
And
how
has
this
changed
over
time?
This
study
contributes
towards
the
existing
literature
on
technology
adoption
cycles
by
exploring
rapid
changes
in
ride-hailing
adoption
in
the
Greater
Toronto
and
Hamilton
Area,
in
Ontario,
Canada
between
2016
and
2018.
First,
descriptive
findings
based
on
cluster
analysis
results
are
presented
on
travel
sub-market
characteristics
of
ride-hailing
users
in
2018.
Next,
both
descriptive
statistics
and
inferential
model
results
are
presented
related
to
changes
in
ride-hailing
use
between
2016
and
2018.
Both
logit
and
probit
models
are
used
to
estimate
the
predictors
of
ride-hailing
adoption
and
intensity
using
data
from
a
household
travel
survey
collected
as
repeated
cross-sections
in
2016
(N=3,201)
and
2018
(N=3,200).
This
presentation
compares
the
relative
strength
of
geographic
patterns
and
demographic
characteristics
in
accounting
for
changes
in
ride-hailing
adoption
and
rates.
Results
suggest
that
while
demographics
play
significant
roles,
urban
primacy
(both
along
municipal
boundaries
and
among
neighborhoods
in
the
region)
are
critical.
Dr.
Raktim
Mitra
is
the
Associate
Director
and
Associate
Professor
in
the
School
of
Urban
and
Regional
Planning,
and
Co-Director
of
TransForm
Laboratory
at
Ryerson
University.
His
research
focuses
on
the
intersection
between
neighbourhood
built-environment
and
transportation,
and
more
particularly
walking
and
cycling
in
urban
and
suburban
neighbourhoods.
Dr.
Mitra’s
current
research
program
explores
neighbourhood-level
impacts
of
bicycle
infrastructure.
He
is
also
the
Principal
Investigator
of
a
major
multi-institutional
collaboration
called
StudentMoveTO
-
a
partnership
between
10
GTHA-area
universities
and
colleges
to
study
transportation
challenges
and
wellbeing
of
post-secondary
students.
Dr.
Mitra
is
the
co-editor
of
a
recently
published
book
titled
“Transport
and
children’s
wellbeing”.
In
the
Greater
Toronto
and
Hamilton
Area
(GTHA),
nearly
600,000
post-secondary
students
travel
to/from
their
school,
work
and
other
destinations
every
day,
creating
specific
demand
on
the
already
overcrowded
transportation
infrastructure
including
the
transit
system.
Students’
transportation
experiences
may
impact
academic
performance,
campus
participation
and
overall
wellbeing,
but
the
travel
behaviour
of
these
young
adults
remain
understudied
and
less
discussed
in
policy.
StudentMoveTO
is
a
partnership
between
universities,
community
colleges
and
transportation
planning
agencies
with
a
goal
of
producing
insights
and
debate
that
would
lead
to
improved
transportation
policy
and
campus
planning
in
this
region.
This
presentation
will
discuss
the
StudentMoveTO
program
and
the
unique
partnership
that
enabled
high
quality
one-of-its-kind
transportation
research.
Some
empirical
results
from
the
2015
pilot
data
will
be
presented,
focusing
on
post-secondary
students’
transportation
“lifestyles”,
and
the
relationship
between
commuting
and
campus
participation.
Topic
Abstract:
In
the
Greater
Toronto
and
Hamilton
Area
(GTHA),
nearly
600,000
post-secondary
students
travel
to/from
their
school,
work
and
other
destinations
every
day,
creating
specific
demand
on
the
already
overcrowded
transportation
infrastructure
including
the
transit
system.
Students’
transportation
experiences
may
impact
academic
performance,
campus
participation
and
overall
wellbeing,
but
the
travel
behaviour
of
these
young
adults
remain
understudied
and
less
discussed
in
policy.
StudentMoveTO
is
a
partnership
between
universities,
community
colleges
and
transportation
planning
agencies
with
a
goal
of
producing
insights
and
debate
that
would
lead
to
improved
transportation
policy
and
campus
planning
in
this
region.
This
presentation
will
discuss
the
StudentMoveTO
program
and
the
unique
partnership
that
enabled
high
quality
one-of-its-kind
transportation
research.
Some
empirical
results
from
the
2015
pilot
data
will
be
presented,
focusing
on
post-secondary
students’
transportation
“lifestyles”,
and
the
relationship
between
commuting
and
campus
participation.
Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information about this event please contact AGP.