Every year, TransLink publishes the Transit Service Performance Review (TSPR) and HandyDART Service Performance Review (HDSPR). Both documents provide statistics on the recent year of transit service – valuable information for decision-making and providing public transparency on the TransLink system.
On August 8th, the Toronto Parking Authority’s Bike Share Toronto program, with support from Access Planning and partners Alta Planning + Design, held a public information session on the upcoming Toronto Bike Share Four-Year Growth Plan – an ambitious plan that will see the system expand with 60% more docking stations and bikes over the next four years. Expansion is targeted outside of the existing service area, expanding access to bike share to all of Toronto’s 25 wards.
The Access team is excited that the City of Toronto’s Transit Design Guide has been featured in a recent edition of Novae Res Urbis (NRU). The Access team, with our project partners at Perkins+Will, have been working with the City of Toronto to develop and advance a guide to shape the future of transit infrastructure in Toronto.
This month, Access Planning was pleased to join SPUR and the Seamless Bay Area on a panel exploring integrated transit governance models from around the world that may have lessons for regional transit governance the Bay Area.
Recently, Access Principal Tamim Raad participated in an online “City Conversations” hosted by SFU Public Square. The session focused on the post-pandemic city and the associated opportunities for people, streets, food and cars.
This past weekend, Access Planning facilitated Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) course, Planning for Transit & Accessibility. Access Principal Tamim Raad first developed and began teaching the course in 2002 to provide a collaborative and hands-on introduction to urban design and transport planning.
On April 6th, TransLink launched the R2 Marine Drive RapidBus service connecting Park Royal in West Vancouver to Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver. The R2 is one of 11 RapidBus lines in the Lower Mainland aimed at delivering faster, more frequent and reliable bus service to some of the busiest transit corridors in the region. Access is working with TransLink on planning and designing the first 5 of those lines.
The City of North Vancouver is doing amazing work at investing in public institutions and amenities, densifying sensitively and with quality, and pursuing a progressive agenda for mobility. Access is walking the path with the City and our consulting partners to create a new Mobility Plan that helps the City be 'the healthiest small city in Canada.'
Recently, Access Planning’s Senior Associate, Thomas Straatemeier, was invited to speak at the AQTr Conference in Montréal on the future of mobility in small and low-density communities in Québec. He shared his experience working as a transportation planner in the Netherlands for 20 years before moving to Canada and joining Access Planning.
On January 6, 2020, TransLink launched the new RapidBus service on four corridors across Metro Vancouver. This region already has a reputation in North America of hosting many of the busiest bus routes and has been home to the popular B-Line since the 90s.