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Timothy Papandreou
CEO, Emerging Transport Advisors
Tania Wegwitz
Transit & Regional Transportation Lead, WATT Consulting Group
Howaida Hassan
Director, City of Edmonton
Ahmed El-Geneidy
Professor, School of Urban Planning, McGill University
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A roundup of the most compelling ideas, themes and quotes from this candid conversation |
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1. Transportation is an essential service
Within a short time frame, transportation services across Canada have transformed in order to meet the continued demand during COVID-19. Most importantly, public transportation ensures that Canada’s front-line workers find their way to work each and every day. Will COVID-19 change the way we value public transportation in the long-term?
2. Transit is an equity issue, now more than ever
Not all Canadians have the luxury of owning a car and as such, there are many Canadians who continue to rely on public transportation. Not all demographics use public transportation at the same rate and this remains true during COVID-19. How can we ensure that public transportation is providing the best service possible for those who need it most?
3. We need to reevaluate the cost of transportation
With reduced ridership and the implementation of free transit across many Canadian cities in response to COVID-19, there are serious concerns about how municipal governments will continue to fund these services. While the costs of public transit are tangible, it would be valuable to gain a better understanding of the costs of empty roads. Have we been over-subsidizing the private car ownership model?
4. Window of opportunity for active modes of transportation
With the increased uptake of cycling and other outdoor pursuits, COVID-19 presents a unique window of opportunity for the promotion of active modes of transportation. Perhaps behaviours adopted during this time will continue after social distancing restrictions are lifted.
5. The time for bold ideas is now
As we transition out of this pandemic, there is an incredible opportunity for Canadian cities to pursue new and innovative ideas when it comes to both the use of public space and the provision of public transportation. The time for bold ideas is now.
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E-scooter companies eyeing return to Alberta after COVID-19 put the brakes on spring launch, Adam Macvicar, Global News
Express Bike Network, City of Montreal
Experts warn of increasing car use, loss of transit routes post-crisis, Amy Smart, CTV News
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12:07:00 From Emily Wall, CUI Staff: Today’s panel:
Ahmed El-Geneidy – https://twitter.com/ahmedelgeneidy
https://www.mcgill.ca/urbanplanning/people-0/el-geneidy
Howaida Hassan
https://edmonton.ca
Timothy Papandreou
https://www.emergingtransport.com
Tania Wegwitz
https://wattconsultinggroup.com
12:07:36 From Eunan Quinn: Hi everyone…. enjoying the insights into the Canadian context from Ireland.
12:15:18 From Venczel Gloria to All panelists: Hello from North Vancouver, pedestrian oriented urban designer
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12:17:28 From Venczel Gloria: Hello from North Vancouver, pedestrian oriented urban designer:)
12:18:22 From Laurel Davies Snyder: Hello from Stratford, ON (and I work for London, ON as a Planner focused on core areas).
12:18:57 From Gil Penalosa: There are no outbreaks or even cases associated with riding public transit. Places like South Korea and Hong Kong have a series of protections in place and they seem to work well with normal capacity. The 2 meter/ 6-foot distancing is not necessary, but packed in like sardines is not a good idea, so we will need more service. Two measures: masks, mandatory, and, quiet trips / no speaking. CDC says virus extremely unlikely to stay in surfaces, only air virus. Any thoughts? Why transit authorities not making the case?
12:19:41 From Daniel Breton to All panelists: I would like to hear about transit and life outside the city and the suburbs. More people seem to want to move to the country as telecommuting develops.
12:20:00 From Lisa Mactaggart to All panelists: Hello from Guelph
12:20:18 From Emily Wall, CUI Staff: Just a reminder to please change your chat settings to “all panelists and attendees” so everyone can see your comments.
12:21:06 From Mushtaq Rabbi: Hello from Calgary. I work as a Value Management Specialist for the City of Calgary large infrastructure investments.
12:21:29 From Ramesh Jagannathan: Hello from Durham Region. Not sure if this is the right place for this question. We are getting requests for road closures to allow more active transportation, more sidewalk patios to help restaurant businesses, curb lane closures to help pedestrians, etc. Yet all these have conflicting outcomes and unintended anti-competition and other consequences. Do we have any guidelines to help us navigate this, or is this just evaluations on-the-go on a case by case basis? Any way for agencies to go after this proactively, especially in anticipation of Stage 2 openings hopefully shortly?
12:21:36 From Jenna Dutton: I think it refers back to Tim’s point on community context, regardless of the scientific evidence what may be enforced or what transit authorities are willing to put in place can entirely depend on the political/ local gov environment
12:23:28 From Jenna Dutton: ex: Calgary has Lime scooters publicly available as of this week but that isn’t the case in many other cities
12:25:01 From Leslie Kelman: I am intrigued by Timothy’s use of the word “reclaim” rather than the phrase “share equitably”. Could he please expand on the “reclaim” concept
12:25:09 From Abby S: Say more about Lime…I know that in Oakland…many end up in the Bay…and the company does not clean up or remove them (with toxic batteries). I don’t know how widespread this problem is…nor the issue of where scooters belong on sidewalks…would like other from panelists about this mode of transportation and how effect or useful it is.
12:26:48 From Abby S: @Ramesh…such an interesting question. We tend to take it for granted (I did) that opening patios on public space is a good thing, without thinking (speaking for myself) about the unintended consequences. Thank you for bringing this up
12:27:23 From Jean-François Obregon: Hello from Vaughan. There is an opportunity for certain transportation projects that may not have had priority by the TTC, ie. bus rapid transit lines in the suburbs or allowing the public to be involved at Metrolinx meetings. What are the panelists’ thoughts on seizing the moment for projects that would have been lower on the priority list before?
12:29:47 From Alejandro Perez: Regarding cuts in PT service, do you think this might translate in more crowded buses/wagons, thus making it difficult to maintain social distancing?
12:30:12 From Mohammad Pourmeydani to All panelists: @ Ahmed Can you share with us the link to Montreal’s plan?
12:30:50 From Lisa Cavicchia, CUI Staff: This is a great article on Montreal: https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/allison-hanes-reimagining-the-use-of-public-space-during-pandemic/
12:31:12 From Graham Wilson: Hi Ramesh, might want to consider temporarily reusing public on-street parking for some of these purposes in central areas, where served by public lots (thinking about Downtown Whitby, as a policy planner there, but not involved in transit or public works). I can tell you that biking beside on-street parking in DT Whitby is (was?) the scariest part of my commute to Town Hall.
12:31:23 From Juan Sebastian Canavera Herrera: Cambridge, UK
12:31:26 From Christine Yachouh to All panelists: Hamilton, Ontario
12:31:26 From Mohsin Kamal to All panelists: Mississauga
12:31:27 From Michelle Delisle-Boutin: In Montreal, Canada!
12:31:27 From Mark Hanlon: North GTA
12:31:27 From Arash Oturkar to All panelists: Toronto,ON
12:31:27 From Nick Chaloux: Toronto, ON!
12:31:28 From Kalen Anderson: Hi from Edmonton, Alberta
12:31:28 From Shadi Adab to All panelists: Toronot, CA
12:31:29 From Andrew Charles: London, UK
12:31:29 From James Vaclavek to All panelists: Hello from Guelph, Canada!
12:31:30 From Suzanne Kavanagh: Picton ON
12:31:31 From Sarah Danahy to All panelists: Hello from Calgary!
12:31:31 From Janell Ranae Rempel: Regina, SK
12:31:31 From Mushtaq Rabbi: From Calgary
12:31:31 From Fiona Wilson: Hello from Mississauga
12:31:31 From Kara Merpaw to All panelists: Toronto, ON
12:31:32 From Niki Van Vugt: Toronto, ON
12:31:32 From Wesley Andreas to All panelists: Edmonton, AB!
12:31:32 From Cory Stechyshyn to All panelists: Thunder Bay, Ontario
12:31:32 From Toby Greenbaum: Toby from backward Ottawa!
12:31:33 From Kimberly Salt to All panelists: Montreal!
12:31:34 From Lauren Birch: Toronto, ON!
12:31:35 From Yuri Artibise: Vancouver, BC
12:31:35 From Tim Shah: Victoria, BC
12:31:36 From Melissa Gallina to All panelists: Hamilton, ON!
12:31:36 From Shervin Bakhtiari to All panelists: Montreal, QC
12:31:36 From Shilpa Dogra: Ottawa, ON
12:31:36 From Hassan: London, UK
12:31:37 From James Byrne to All panelists: Peterborough, ON
12:31:37 From Colleen Bawn to All panelists: Summerside, PEI Canada
12:31:37 From James Ballinger: Hello from Halifax
12:31:38 From Naomi Roy: Hi, Naomi from Edmonton
12:31:38 From Ron Cook to All panelists: Edmonton AB
12:31:39 From Danie Haufschild: east of the Don River! Toronto
12:31:39 From Rubaba Ismayilova to All panelists: in Toronto, ON
12:31:40 From James DeWeese to All panelists: toronto, on
12:31:40 From Leah Nicholson: Toronto, ON
12:31:40 From Kevin Fraser: Vancouver
12:31:41 From Kirsten Goa: Edmonton, AB
12:31:41 From Alejandro Perez: My concern is that, even though one might argue that there have not been any outbreaks in PT systems, ridership might decrease due to negative perceived safety
12:31:41 From Leo Doyle to All panelists: Ottawa, Ontario.
12:31:42 From Lorna Stewart to All panelists: Victoria, Oaklands neighbourhood!
12:31:44 From Larson Holt: Hi from San Francisco!
12:31:44 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Waterloo, Ontario
12:31:45 From Alyssa Lefebvre: Edmonton, AB!
12:31:47 From Robert Matas: the re: no outbreaks or even cases associated with riding transit, “ Detroit bus driver Jason Hargrove complained in late March about a woman coughing on his bus. His death a few weeks later was attributed to the coronavirus. A month later, nearly 100 US transit workers had died of Covid-19.
12:31:47 From anthony dionigi to All panelists: Clareview station edmonton
12:31:47 From Jiya Benni: Toronto, ON
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12:31:49 From Graham Wilson: Whitby, ON, CA
12:31:49 From Jenna Dutton: Global Liveable Streets map, may be of interest https://t.co/lxrMwkRcGM?amp=1
12:31:50 From Kellie Grant: Saskatoon
12:31:51 From Mark Emmons: Saskatoon, SK
12:31:51 From Alejandro Perez: Hello, from Montreal
12:31:52 From reg nalezyty: Thunder Bay ON
12:31:53 From Geoff Abma: Oakville, ON
12:31:53 From Christine Drimmie: Durham Region, GTA
12:31:57 From Maro Austin-Igbuku: Toronto, ON
12:31:57 From Jenna Dutton: Calgary, Alberta
12:31:58 From Timo Hoffmann: Listening in from Germany
12:31:58 From Margaret Kish: Pickering, ON
12:31:59 From Constance Carr to All panelists: Luxembourg.:)
12:32:00 From Mike Logan: Toronto!
12:32:04 From Daniel Morin: Edmonton, AB
12:32:05 From Daniel Breton: I am in the country, close to Trois-Rivières, QC.
12:32:09 From Maureen Shuell: Maureen Shuell from Toronto (my neighbourhood: Beaches)
12:32:10 From Mohammad Pourmeydani to All panelists: Vancouver
12:32:10 From Malithi Fernando: Hello from Paris!
12:32:11 From Madhuparna Debnath: Brampton, ON
12:32:15 From Donna Dolan: Bloor west village Toronto
12:32:24 From Ramesh Jagannathan to All panelists: Whitby, ON
12:32:54 From Conor DeSantis: Hello from Ville-Marie, Montréal, QC !
12:32:58 From Julian Villafuerte to All panelists: Hello from Windsor, ON!
12:33:04 From Brian Moss: (Durham Region) Most urban Canadians are in quite ‘suburban’ settings .. rather in true urban settings where bike lanes and walking are options .. the interim future of the suburbs .. more cars !! (like it or not) ..
12:33:24 From Abdulmuhsin Adeniyi: Abdulmuhsin from Lagos Nigeria, What is the outlook on public transit in post COVID 19 era.
12:34:11 From Kirsten Goa: Yes! Howaida!
12:34:15 From Mike Logan: I think that issues of equity – who gets that spot on the bus? who gets to access work or school? – will be absolutely critical in the ‘re-opening’ of the economy. Who else is thinking about this?
12:34:41 From Dean Cooper: Sixth (I think) person chiming in from Edmonton…!
12:35:22 From Hana O’Neill to All panelists: hi from San Francisco!
12:35:23 From Jiya Benni: When implementing temporary AT infrastructure, is geographic equity considered? Or are these lanes/sidewalks put in downtown areas or areas where there is already high AT usage?
12:35:30 From Jenna Dutton: Agreed. Equity is essential!
12:35:35 From Kirsten Goa: 
12:35:38 From Kirsten Goa: 
12:35:57 From Kalen Anderson: Howaida is a rock star
12:36:01 From Kirsten Goa: Sorry! meant
12:36:11 From Kirsten Goa: She is!
12:36:32 From Jennifer Roth: Capacity building within the public on municipal processes is certainly something that needs to happen to help facilitate those conversations around equity of transportation service.
12:36:42 From Daniel Morin: Totally agree. So many covid restrictions or guidelines do not consider those without vehicles.
12:36:49 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: To all panelists: Could you speak more about the decision making process and how these issues of equity can be addressed? How can we improve the process to not only cater to those who speak the loudest?
12:36:58 From Danie Haufschild: sounds like the USA in terms of transit being for disadvantaged. A tricky issue., how to keep transit relevant and supported by all, while also avoiding increasing inequity
12:37:44 From Jenna Dutton: And because of their leadership!
12:37:52 From Alejandro Perez: About Brian’s message, maybe interventions like REV or Vision Velo (Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie) might encourage active transportation linking suburbs and downton
12:38:40 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Timothy
12:39:18 From Daniel Breton: Mobility as a service
12:39:26 From Patrick Kyba: It wasn’t feasible to have transit frequency of more than 30min intervals in some of the smaller communities before covid-19…
12:39:35 From Brian Moss: Links between suburbs and downtown may have less relevance in the future .. suburb to suburb is a key issue .. mind you, this was the case prior to Covid as well ..
12:39:52 From Janell Ranae Rempel: speaking of desire lines! Do we really *want* to? Great point!
12:40:44 From Venczel Gloria: Land use determines # of riders + ridership of public transit with financial implications. We have to rethink not only cities but low density suburbs land use. Shocking that low income areas have lower transit service but have to make sure that transit is not viewed as transport for the poor, a la US. Make all transit “sexy” like commuter trains w/wifi, cappuccino (West Coast Express)
12:41:01 From Juan Sebastian Canavera Herrera: Why do not we see transport as a right?
12:41:50 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Same reason why in some places we don’t see healthcare as a human right 
12:42:12 From Jean-François Obregon: @Venczel Gloria: There are low-income people in low-density suburbs, too.
12:43:23 From anthony dionigi to All panelists: gas taxes do not apply to all transit agencies
12:43:54 From Graham Wilson: funding transit through gas tax will eat itself once gas revenue goes down – is that by design?
12:44:35 From Daniel Breton: relying on raising the gas tax won’t work in the medium to long term as governments are trying to transition to electric transportation and lowering GHGs
12:44:37 From Venczel Gloria: @JeanFrancois Have to rethink land use in low density, less affluent areas. Equity right across the board will be a prerequisite for a post covid recovery as inequity is a statistically significant indicator of pandemic spread- if we don’t want wave after wave of covid.
12:45:16 From Jean-François Obregon: @Venczel Gloria: Ah, OK. Thank you for clarifying the initial statement.
12:45:21 From Danie Haufschild: capital rich, operating poor
12:45:23 From Brian Moss: Transit finance .. expect less funding going forward .. expect roll backs on ‘future plans’ .. governments will not be able to afford more capital .. the world has fundamentally changed ..
12:45:53 From Jenna Dutton: Also the broader system savings from transit = reduced carbon emissions/ climate change impacts
12:45:58 From Jean-François Obregon: What about green bonds issuances to help fund capital projects?
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12:46:56 From Toby Greenbaum: Right on, re congestion funding, Ahmed.
12:47:06 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Definitely agree with Ahmed. punting the responsibility to others is more appealing than congestion pricing. Love this comment.
12:47:10 From Kirsten Goa: yes!
12:47:13 From Toby Greenbaum: Congestion charging that is…
12:47:35 From Graham Wilson: @Brian – how much do you think suburban dev would save if all that underground parking wasn’t required? How much more yield? there’s a source of funding for transit, eh? a bit circular, but it’s something.
12:47:38 From Tim Shah: Great point about e-bikes subsidies, Professor El-Geneidy. Couldn’t agree more
12:47:47 From Brian Moss: Yesterday’s solution (congestion tax) .. desire lines will change dramatically ..
12:48:08 From Lorna Stewart to All panelists: Road pricing for the privileged.
12:48:21 From Steve Winkelman to All panelists: Yes, prioritize e-bike and e-bus subsidies over private EVs.
12:48:27 From Daniel Breton: As a former environment minister, I say that the present government (federal and Québec) are not going in that direction.
12:48:39 From Mike Logan: Done correctly and thoughtfully, congestion pricing could be a very important part of achieving transport equity.
12:49:09 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Meanwhile, lanes on the 401 are being widened and increased.
12:49:43 From Daniel Breton: They are still looking to do economic recovery through the construction of new roads and new bridges.
12:49:50 From Brian Moss: @graham – relatively little underground parking in suburban models .. where are the savings? .. any savings should likely be reflected in more affordable housing offerings ..
12:50:08 From Tim Shah: Here’s an excellent 2018 report from the Pembina Institute about congestion pricing: https://www.pembina.org/reports/2018-08-finalreport-farepricing.pdf
12:50:22 From Canadian Urban Institute: Keep the conversation going #citytalk @canurb
12:50:24 From Venczel Gloria: Canadian Cities need a “New Green Deal” as cities are the economic generators of the country. Only property taxes, a tax regime created in 1867, w/minor changes, when Canada was an agrarian society. Too much downloaded to the junior partner from feds + provinces like affordable housing and social programmes for youth w/o resources. Transit + other infrastructure suffers from this inequality
12:50:45 From Christine Drimmie: In the long run, don’t we want jobs closer to where people live. Can we use congestion pricing to support that?
12:51:17 From James Vaclavek to All panelists: Active transportation (Cycling, walking, etc) is all well in good during these beautiful days, but have to also consider 6 months of the year in Canada are not overly conducive to these types of transportation. Am I wrong in thinking this?
12:51:52 From Graham Wilson: @Brian I’m thinking of intensification / transit corridors, where we want more intense mix-use development to support transit anyway. Like Rossland Rd:-D
12:52:08 From Laurel Davies Snyder: Thank you Tim for bringing up the critical point that we don’t connect the true costs of driving.
12:52:38 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Can we talk about gentrification as a result of transit oriented development considering we’re talking about equity and transport?
12:53:01 From Brian Moss: The ‘market’ (individual decisions) may sort out where employment is created/sustained .. not sure congestion pricing will overly impact people’s decisions .. people may not wish to be in ‘congested’ areas in the first place ..
12:53:36 From Christine Drimmie: is any one calculating the cost of empty roads during the covid crisis in the way we are costing empty buses?
12:54:04 From Venczel Gloria: With the status quo in land use, car oriented land use is enabled with car share, propping up sprawl. What about dialogue around transit + complete, walkable, vibrant neighbourhood based land use?
12:54:30 From Graham Wilson: Thanks Tim for the discomfort
12:54:51 From Jean-François Obregon: Amen
12:55:06 From Canadian Urban Institute: You can find transcripts and recordings of today’s and all our webinars at https://www.canurb.org/citytalk
12:55:14 From Steve Winkelman to All panelists: Alligning affordable housing, active transport and public transit checks all of the boxes: equity, environment, economy.
12:55:43 From Jenna Dutton: Love those pilot projects!:)
12:56:22 From Venczel Gloria: Transit demand management, not addressing congestion etc., is a “thing” in MetroVancouver as an incentive for using other modes of movement
12:56:29 From Graham Wilson: Opportunity: suburban white collar workers / car commuters are staying at home, and could see the value of bike lanes now for short trips and getting out
12:56:47 From Alejandro Perez: @graham agree
12:57:14 From Daniel Morin: YES! We need to focus more on improving suburbs and promoting walking/transit/cycling in these areas. It is complex but worth discussing more.
12:57:41 From Graham Wilson: Thanks! imagine 9 to 5 IN the 905?
12:58:05 From Venczel Gloria: @Ahmed Yes! 15 minute city- change land use!
12:58:56 From Lisa Mactaggart: thank you from Guelph
12:59:39 From Brian Moss: I guess long range planning needs to move to shorter term objectives .. not 2041 ..
12:59:56 From Jonathan Giggs: Thank you from Port Credit in Mississauga
13:00:01 From Ryan Walker: Fantastic panel!
13:00:05 From Graham Wilson: Howaida, maybe just frame it as “correcting market failures”
13:00:06 From Steve Winkelman to All panelists: Land use is transport poicy is climate policy is housing policy.
13:00:09 From Jenna Dutton: Importance of collaboration b/w planners & transportation/ transit planners!
13:00:10 From Toby Greenbaum: Excellent session. Thanks. Lets get brave!
13:00:25 From Jenna Dutton: Thanks all, great panel and discussion!
13:00:25 From Canadian Urban Institute: Keep the conversation going #citytalk @canurb
13:00:28 From Laurel Davies Snyder: Great session –
13:00:37 From Venczel Gloria: @Howaida- it’s all about marketing for walkability and sense of place, pedestrian oriented urban design is a very underutilized tool for selling complete communites.
13:00:52 From Kalen Anderson: Let’s get this done. Great way to end
13:00:56 From Eunan Quinn: Great discussion….many thanks to all.
13:00:58 From Ron Cook to All panelists: Great session – Thank you.
13:01:01 From Graham Wilson: Thank you very much
13:01:06 From Mohsin Kamal to All panelists: Thank you! Great discussion
13:01:07 From Janell Ranae Rempel: Yes, so it seems it is true that we will have to work with our own discomforts…especially those of us who have been so privileged as to be able/allowed/fortunate not to live constantly, every day, with inconvenience and discomfort… Hm…
13:01:09 From Tim Shah: Thank you very much for the fascinating discussion!
13:01:11 From Kevin Fraser: Excellent discussion – thanks all!
13:01:12 From Michelle Delisle-Boutin: Merci beaucoup!
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13:01:18 From Lorna Stewart to All panelists: Thank you for this great work!
13:01:22 From Jeff Biggar to All panelists: Great – thanks all!
13:01:24 From Natasha Apollonova to All panelists: Thanks! Great webinar Mary.
13:01:25 From Christian Nadeau to All panelists: Merci !
13:01:26 From Becca Mayers to All panelists: Thanks everyone!
13:01:27 From Venczel Gloria: Thank you!
13:01:35 From Janell Ranae Rempel: Yes, so great!!!
13:01:35 From Alejandro Perez: Thank you!
13:01:39 From Conor DeSantis: Thank you!
13:01:40 From Janell Ranae Rempel: Thank you all!
13:01:42 From Naomi Roy: Thank you!
13:01:45 From Daniel Morin: Thank you!
13:02:00 From Robert Matas: great panel. thanks
13:02:07 From Niki Van Vugt: Thank you very much! This was an incredible discussion and appreciate the questions/comments in the chat!
13:05:52 From Tania Wegwitz : Thanks very much to everyone and for the great comments and questions that came in the chat. Heads up that if you’re looking for more resources specifically to transportation and COVID response, you can also check out NACTO’s Streets for Pandemic Response Recovery at https://nacto.org/streets-for-pandemic-response-recovery/ as well as the Canadian Urban Transit Association’s transit specific resources here: https://cutaactu.ca/en/content/covid-19-resources Stay safe all
13:06:34 From Alex Speigel to All panelists: Excellent panel! Agreed that low density suburbs need to be re-planned to make them more sustainable, resilient and walkable but, practically speaking, this is big challenge due the fact that almost everything is privately owned. Exploring this challenge further would be a great topic for a future session.
13:09:03 From Canadian Urban Institute: Very lively chat today! Please leave your final comments, links and resources now as the chat will close in two minutes.
