| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| URL | https://transitcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TC_Covid_FINAL_Pages-1.pdf |
| Abstract | Drawing on interviews with public health experts and transit agency officials, as well as a survey of more than 2,000 residents in major American cities, this brief summarizes current epidemiological knowledge about COVID-19 and transit, and explores what city dwellers think about getting back on board. This research informs recommendations to make transit service safe, effective, and appealing. The recommendations address conditions that prevail while COVID-19 remains an ever present risk, before a vaccine or cure is developed. They occasionally distinguish between times of high or rising COVID-19 prevalence, like the first intense outbreaks in the spring of 2020, and times of low and diminishing prevalence, when the virus can be contained with test-and-trace methods. Some practices should vary depending on the local extent of COVID-19 cases. The recommendations also look to the future and identify practices that should carry over after a vaccine or cure is available. There is a fundamental alignment between responding effectively to the challenges presented by the pandemic and implementing measures that will benefit transit riders after the recovery. Safe conditions for transit workers, for instance, hinge on good communication between management and labor. Each rider can get more physical space on board when service is fast, frequent, and reliable. Quickly tailoring service patterns to a rapidly shifting emergency depends on the same flexibility, attention to racial equity, and responsive decision-making that undergird successful bus network redesigns. |
| Date Added | 11/5/2020, 2:58:18 PM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.nanaimo.ca/docs/default-document-library/mtfrr-report.pdf |
| Abstract | In response to the pandemic, a local collective of leaders representing public bodies, private institutions, community organizations and businesses came together to outline Nanaimo's recovery. The following strategies and ideals are the result of six months of planning, and if embraced by the community, are the groundwork for Nanaimo's recovery and resilience in the face of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has touched every corner of our community and has impacted everyone who lives and visits here; it's shaken the business community, it's disrupted events and social gatherings, and it's dramatically impacted education and the way our community learns. With such a widescale impact, it will take commitment from Nanaimo's community as a whole to see a full, healthy, and well-connected recovery. |
| Date Added | 11/4/2020, 9:25:42 AM |
| Type | Blog Post |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.municipalworld.com/feature-story/escape-isnt-an-answer-to-recovery/ |
| Date | 2020-11-04T09:31:04-05:00 |
| Extra | Section: Economic Development |
| Language | en-CA |
| Abstract | It is clear that recovery will happen in our local communities. We now need all hands on deck, region by region, to be part of this recovery. |
| Blog Title | Municipal World |
| Date Added | 11/4/2020, 1:47:42 PM |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Essie Wagner |
| Author | Randolph G. Atkins |
| Author | Amy Berning |
| Author | Arryn Robbins |
| Author | Christine Watson |
| Author | Jonlee Anderle |
| Editor | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Office of Behavioral Safety Research |
| URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50940 |
| Issue | DOT HS 813 011 |
| Date | 2020-10-01 |
| Loc. in Archive | dot:50940 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing national changes in roadway travel and changes in drivers’ behavior that have occurred since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, with an emphasis on the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. Most important, we are learning about the impact on motor ve-hicle crashes and fatalities. This report draws from an array of sources to bring together as much information as possible to provide an understanding of our current traffic safety environment, and to better address our chang-ing traffic safety needs. Prior economic downturns, such as the financial crisis of 2008, provide some compari-son for reduced roadway travel and changes in travel patterns. As this report documents, although there are some similarities with that time frame, there are many differences in impact on speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors, such as reduced seat belt use. This report explores changes in countermeasure use including traffic enforcement and public communications and outreach. This report also examines the question of whether some people – who continued driving even when many communities had stay-at-home guidelines – may be inherently higher-risk drivers. The report draws on sources such as emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital trauma center data as we examine this issue. |
| Date Added | 11/3/2020, 10:31:34 AM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| URL | https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/mayor-top-doc-working-on-made-in-ottawa-approach-to-covid-19-measures-after-28-day-shutdown-1.5168162 |
| Date | 2020-10-30T13:35:00-04:00 |
| Language | en |
| Abstract | Mayor Jim Watson says Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches is consulting with local businesses, Business Improvement Areas and health professionals on the next steps for COVID-19 measures |
| Website Title | Ottawa |
| Date Added | 11/2/2020, 9:48:46 AM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| URL | https://news.gov.mb.ca/news/index.html?item=49570 |
| Language | en |
| Abstract | Manitoba has set out its strategic plan to immediately distribute and begin rapid COVID-19 testing, as part of the province’s comprehensive plan to help protect Manitobans at greatest risk from the virus, Premier Brian Pallister announced today. Manitoba has just received 13 rapid test devices, called the Abbott ID NOW, along with enough supplies for more than 4,000 tests. Based on public health advice, most devices will be located in remote communities, including Swan River, The Pas, Churchill, Thompson, Lynn Lake, Gillam and Flin Flon, where delays due to transportation issues, weather or other factors could affect access to traditional testing and a timely public health response. These communities also have existing lab infrastructure, which is needed for rapid tests. |
| Website Title | Province of Manitoba |
| Date Added | 11/4/2020, 9:13:35 AM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.tvo.org/video/pandemic-communication-in-need-of-a-reset |
| Language | en |
| Abstract | Is the Ontario government communicating effectively with Ontarians on COVID-19? |
| Website Title | TVO.org |
| Date Added | 11/2/2020, 11:17:31 AM |
| Type | Blog Post |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.polisnetwork.eu/article/resilience-in-action-philippe-crist-on-what-covid-19-means-for-cities/ |
| Language | en-US |
| Abstract | Thinking Cities’ Jamie Wylie talks COVID-19 with Philippe Crist, the International Transport Forum’s Advisor, Innovation and Foresight, about the threats and opportunities, and how urban transport can adapt and improve. |
| Blog Title | Polis Network |
| Date Added | 11/4/2020, 9:36:04 AM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| Author | Michael Petroni |
| URL | http://theconversation.com/studies-link-covid-19-deaths-to-air-pollution-raising-questions-about-epas-acceptable-risk-148081 |
| Language | en |
| Abstract | Air pollution can weaken people's respiratory, immune and cardiovascular systems, leaving them more vulnerable when they get COVID-19. |
| Website Title | The Conversation |
| Date Added | 11/2/2020, 9:40:16 AM |
| Type | Blog Post |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.municipalworld.com/podcasts/survey-on-the-state-of-canadian-municipalities-kent-waugh/ |
| Language | en-CA |
| Abstract | You’ve had to act fast, making many changes as a result of the pandemic. Some of the changes are short-term. But which ones are here to stay? Find out what municipal leaders are predicting in Municipal World’s Survey on the State of Canadian Municipalities Amid COVID-19. Municipal World CEO Susan Gardner is joined by municipal researcher Kent Waugh of The W Group to discuss some of the findings. |
| Blog Title | Municipal World |
| Date Added | 11/4/2020, 9:30:40 AM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| Author | Yvette Brend |
| Author | Eva Uguen-Csenge · CBC News · Posted: Nov 05 |
| Author | 2020 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: November 5 |
| URL | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-data-sharing-health-workers-phac-holes-1.5788386 |
| Date | 2020-11-05T12:00:00.421Z |
| Language | en |
| Abstract | Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says B.C. isn't withholding data about how many healthcare workers have tested positive for COVID-19, but that she had concerns that the data would be misinterpreted at the national level. |
| Website Title | CBC |
| Date Added | 11/6/2020, 9:29:41 AM |
| Type | Web Page |
|---|---|
| URL | https://www.caledon.ca/en/news/town-of-caledon-launches-covid-19-mobile-screening-form.aspx |
| Date | 2020-11-03T10:10:58-0500 |
| Language | en |
| Date Added | 11/4/2020, 9:23:51 AM |