Paul Hess complete streets forum 2011.mpg

Paul Hess
Associate Professor,
Geography & Planning
University of Toronto

Dr. Hess will talk about the importance of suburban walkability based on the experiences of residents who do not own a car or who only have access to a car part of the time. These people experience a completely different kind of street life than theorized in most studies and reports. Their street environments are either large urban arterials, or their local travel relies on various types of routes across private property including parking lots, informal paths, and pedestrian easements. These routes act as informal streets and are used to carry out basic activities such as shopping and accessing transit. Understanding how streets -- and the lack thereof -- work in suburban contexts is necessary to fashion inclusive strategies to support multiple travel modes and, therefore, the daily lives of residents.

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Education

Tags:

• clean air
• air pollution
• climate change
• active transportation
• cycling
• complete streets