Transport Equity Transportation that Works for Everyone By Kristie Daniel and Trevor Haché HealthBridge September 22, 2017
Transportation is important How people travel plays an important role in determining: People s health Health of the environment Quality of life Unfortunately, transport systems in many cities around the world do not benefit everyone
What is Transport Equity? Transport equity includes two important components: The system meets the needs of the most number of residents, but especially those in the most vulnerable situations. The system distributes the benefits and costs associated with the transportation system fairly.
What are some solutions? Plan for compact communities and affordable housing Montgomery County adopted a Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit zoning Ordinance resulted in 11,800 affordable units Source: http://genesishousing.org/projects/consultingcooperative
What are some solutions? Change how transportation is measured Melbourne, Australia is using mapping to identify gaps in transportation Source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s1470160 X14000983
What are some solutions? Institute user fees for private automobile travel Congestion charge in London, England have improved air quality and generated 1.2 billion in revenue
What are some solutions? Reallocate road space to better encourage walking, cycling, and public transit Toronto redesigned Simcoe Street using a complete streets approach resulting in 1400 cyclists using the street per day in the first month Source: City of Toronto
What are some solutions? Design transport to better support the disadvantaged Bogota invested in a bus rapid transit system that included smaller feeder buses serving outlying low income areas Source: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/bogota/bus-strikein-bogota/7948
What are some solutions? Create affordable transit Calgary uses a sliding scale fare charge based on a person s income. A one-person household earning less than $12,474 pays $5.05 per month Source: Getty Images http://legalblogs.findlaw.ca/legallife/calgary-bus-driver-challenges-firing-472/
What are some solutions? Organize citizen-led planning
Ottawa Citizen s Agenda for Transportation Equity Draft policy proposals: Inclusive Public Transit Help for Low Income Cyclists, Pedestrians Prioritizing Social, Affordable Housing in Transit- Oriented Developments paying for it all with road user fees, increased parking fees
Inclusive Public Transit OC Transpo, the City of Ottawa should create: a single fare discount for people living on lowincome 50% off regular price (free Presto cards) a reduced cost EquiPass costing now more than $42/month for people living on low-income an on-line booking system for ParaTranspo users, similar to the Wheel-Trans Online Trip Booking system in Toronto
Prioritize #ottbike #ottwalk investments in low income neighbourhoods We need excellent safe cycling, pedestrian infrastructure in low income neighbourhoods #ottbike connections from a 5km distance from Rapit Transit Stations GIS mapping, data analytics required In Chicago, they: - conducted an equity audit of cycling infrastructure; - brought bike sharing hubs to low income areas; - created a $5 bike share membership; and - built protected bike lanes in low income neighbourhoods
Prioritize creation of social, affordable housing at Rapid Transit Stations Ottawa has 50+ Rapid Transit Stations, and is investing $5 billion in Phases 1, 2 of LRT In most cases, City owns the air space above the stations 5 to 7 year waiting list for social housing in Ottawa, 10,000 households Progress at Gladstone Station with planned OCH development, and at Pimisi Station where 1,100 affordable housing units have been promised.
How to help pay for it all? Ottawa should study road user fees, and increasing the cost of on-street parking, parking in lots, parking lot registration fees Low income people could be exempt from paying road user fees 2017 study projected that a $2 parking surcharge in downtown Ottawa would significantly reduce number of cars congesting our roads and increase transit use
Our methods + Transit Working Group (City for All Women Initiative, Coalition of Community Health & Resource Centres, ACORN) +your input & support (consultations Nov. 2017 Oct. 2018) + political leadership =success
Contact us Kristie Daniel kdaniel@healthbridge.ca @kris2design @HealthBridgeCan Trevor Hache trevhache@gmail.com @trevorhache @HealthTransport