Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Alexandra König |
Author | Annika Dreßler |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-021-00472-8 |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 15 |
Publication | European Transport Research Review |
Date | 2021-02-10 |
Journal Abbr | Eur. Transp. Res. Rev. |
DOI | 10.1186/s12544-021-00472-8 |
Library Catalog | Springer Link |
Language | en |
Abstract | As a reaction to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), countries around the globe have implemented various measures to reduce the spread of the virus. The transportation sector is particularly affected by the pandemic situation. The current study aims to contribute to the empirical knowledge regarding the effects of the coronavirus situation on the mobility of people by (1) broadening the perspective to the mobility rural area’s residents and (2) providing subjective data concerning the perceived changes of affected persons’ mobility practices, as these two aspects have scarcely been considered in research so far. |
Date Added | 2/26/2021, 9:47:58 AM |
Type | Web Page |
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Author | Statistics Canada Government of Canada |
URL | https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2020009-eng.htm |
Date | 2020-03-26 |
Extra | Last Modified: 2021-02-19 |
Language | eng |
Abstract | This dashboard presents selected data that are relevant for monitoring the impacts of COVID‑19 on economic activity in Canada. It includes data on a range of monthly indicators - real GDP, consumer prices, the unemployment rate, merchandise exports and imports, retail sales, hours worked and manufacturing sales -- as well as monthly data on aircraft movements, railway carloadings, and travel between Canada and other countries. Estimates are presented from January 2019 to the current reference month for each data series. The information will be updated continuously as new data becomes available, and additional series may be added to the dashboard as circumstances warrant. To support the analysis of time series movements in the data, the dashboard reports changes in each series on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis. For most of the variables reported, information on cumulative changes in the data both prior and subsequent to the end of 2019 is also presented by indexing the level estimates to December 2019, as depicted in the accompanying charts. |
Date Added | 2/22/2021, 9:56:50 AM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Scott Parr |
Author | Brian Wolshon |
Author | Pamela Murray-Tuite |
Author | Tim Lomax |
URL | https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JTEPBS.0000528 |
Rights | © 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers |
Volume | 147 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 04021012 |
Publication | Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems |
Date | 2021/05/01 |
Extra | Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers |
DOI | 10.1061/JTEPBS.0000528 |
Library Catalog | ASCE |
Language | EN |
Abstract | This research was undertaken to comparatively assess the unprecedented travel and activity conditions related to the onset of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in the US in the first half of 2020. In this effort, roadway traffic volumes were used to relate government directives for social separation and COVID-19 case progression in ten diversely populated and located states. Among the key contributions of the research were its illustration of the amount and time scale of public response to activity restrictions across the country and the general finding that overall, governmental directives, as reflected in rapid traffic decreases, likely served their purpose. Another key finding was that by June 1st, no state had completely returned to routine levels of travel. Combined, the results of this study illustrate the effect of governmental action with respect to the course of the virus, including how varied timings of responses reflected outcomes based on the levels of threat and characteristics of individual locations. It is expected that this paper will be of use to practitioners, governmental, and researchers to assess and develop plans for future similar major events and emergencies. |
Date Added | 2/22/2021, 9:20:26 AM |
Type | Web Page |
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Author | Statistique Canada Gouvernement du Canada |
URL | https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/71-607-x/71-607-x2020009-fra.htm |
Date | 2020-03-26 |
Extra | Last Modified: 2021-02-19 |
Language | fra |
Abstract | Ce tableau de bord présente certaines données utiles pour surveiller les répercussions de la COVID‑19 sur l’activité économique au Canada. Il comprend des données relatives à un éventail d’indicateurs mensuels (PIB réel, prix à la consommation, taux de chômage, exportations et importations de marchandises, ventes au détail, heures travaillées et ventes du secteur de la fabrication) ainsi que des données mensuelles sur les mouvements d’aéronefs, les chargements ferroviaires et les voyages entre le Canada et les autres pays. Les estimations sont présentées pour la période allant de janvier 2019 au mois de référence en cours pour chaque série de données. Les renseignements seront actualisés dès que de nouvelles données seront accessibles, et d’autres séries pourraient être ajoutées au tableau de bord si les circonstances le justifient. Pour appuyer l’analyse des mouvements de données dans les séries chronologiques, le tableau de bord fait état des changements observés dans chaque série d’un mois à l’autre et d’une année à l’autre. Pour la plupart des variables déclarées, des renseignements relatifs aux changements cumulatifs des données avant et après la fin de 2019 peuvent également être obtenus par l’indexation des estimations de niveaux à décembre 2019, comme le montrent les graphiques connexes. |
Date Added | 2/22/2021, 9:57:10 AM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Bo Lin |
Author | Timothy C. Y. Chan |
Author | Shoshanna Saxe |
URL | https://findingspress.org/article/19069-the-impact-of-covid-19-cycling-infrastructure-on-low-stress-cycling-accessibility-a-case-study-in-the-city-of-toronto |
Pages | 19069 |
Publication | Findings |
Date | 2021/2/11 |
Extra | Publisher: Network Design Lab |
Journal Abbr | Findings |
DOI | 10.32866/001c.19069 |
Library Catalog | findingspress.org |
Language | en |
Abstract | This paper investigates the impact of COVID-19 cycling infrastructure on Toronto's low-stress cycling accessibility. We calculated the level of traffic stress (LTS) for the road network with and without the cycling infrastructure built in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We then computed the accessibility to populations, jobs, food stores, and parks for each dissemination area at each LTS. We find that the COVID-19 cycling infrastructure increased low-stress population and job accessibility by 10.4% and 22.3% respectively, and granted food and park access to 54,023 and 3,178 people. Accessibility gains were largest in areas where new infrastructure linked with preexisting networks. |
Date Added | 2/22/2021, 8:44:58 AM |
Type | Web Page |
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URL | https://www.utoronto.ca/news/new-normal-maydianne-andrade-ep-15-president-meric-gertler-cities |
Language | en |
Abstract | COVID-19 has disrupted and changed our lives – and our ideas about how we want to live. When the pandemic ends, what changes will we want to keep? What kind of cities will we build? In episode 15 of her podcast, The New Normal, Professor Maydianne Andrade explores these and other questions with Professor Meric Gertler, president of the University of Toronto. “We are used to thinking of cities as static, solid entities and yet they aren't,” says Andrade, Canada Research Chair in Integrative Behavioural Ecology. “They contract, they grow and they evolve.” A professor of geography and planning and a renowned expert on cities, President Gertler notes the pandemic has sparked some innovations that improve the quality of life – from the appropriation of car lanes for bicycles to adding express buses in neighbourhoods where people must travel to work every day. |
Website Title | University of Toronto News |
Date Added | 2/25/2021, 2:12:07 PM |
Type | Journal Article |
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Author | Lena Winslott Hiselius |
Author | Peter Arnfalk |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-021-00471-9 |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 17 |
Publication | European Transport Research Review |
Date | 2021-02-20 |
Journal Abbr | Eur. Transp. Res. Rev. |
DOI | 10.1186/s12544-021-00471-9 |
Library Catalog | Springer Link |
Language | en |
Abstract | The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly led to some of the most revolutionary changes in private and professional life around the world. While the extent and duration of these changes are not certain, they have already had a great impact on travel patterns. This is also the case in Sweden, despite its relatively liberal approach to restrictions, which relies on voluntary measures such as social distancing and self-monitoring for symptoms. |
Date Added | 2/26/2021, 9:47:15 AM |