Insights

Getting from A to B in BC: What We Heard from nearly 600 Residents about their Sustainable Travel Choices.

Every day across British Columbia, thousands of individual journeys unfold, journeys which look different from one person to the next. Communities are working toward transportation systems that are more connected, sustainable, and accessible for everyone. Reducing reliance on single-occupancy vehicles and supporting options like walking, biking, transit, and shared mobility are key parts of this shift, but making these changes requires a clear understanding of people’s real, day-to-day travel experiences.

Right-Sizing Parking: Balancing Parking Demand and Encouraging Active Modes

As urban centres continue to grow and evolve, efficient land use and the management of parking facilities have emerged as critical challenges. The innovative approach of right-sizing parking represents a departure from the conventional mindset of “more is better” when it comes to parking supplies. Instead, it seeks to harmonize parking supply with actual demand while promoting sustainable, active modes of transportation to foster healthier, more livable communities.

Transportation Demand Management: A Collective Effort towards Building Sustainable Communities

Cities across Western Canada are growing rapidly, bringing more people, more activity, and inevitably, more pressure to our transportation networks. Time and experience have shown that we cannot build our way out of congestion, a reality that has opened the door to smarter ways of designing sustainable communities and implementing transportation demand management (TDM) measures that help people adapt and change their travel behaviours.