Walking, Biking & Micromobility

The transition to electric vehicles is lauded as one of the best solutions to reduce the roughly 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions that cars and vans emit annually, but what if it went one step further and eliminated cars entirely?

When did the practice of building several structures with shared community amenities first begin? University of Ottawa professor Christina Bouchard examines emerging trends in urban projects.

A group of climate activists is cycling to the world’s biggest climate summit—and doing it without stepping onto a plane.

The Ontario government is vowing to appeal after a judge ruled Wednesday that its plan to tear down 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in downtown Toronto violates Canada’s Constitution.

Two studies dropped last month which should give politicians like Ontario Premier Doug Ford something to think about. One is very local: a traffic count in Toronto’s Bloor Street bike lane, which he intends to rip out because he claims it causes traffic congestion and slows his drive to the...

“The untold story is that cities and local leaders really mobilized in a big way in Paris, but also in the decade since,” says Asif Nawaz Shah, co-author of a new report on how cities are slashing their per capita emissions faster than their national governments. “It’s where the action...

So of course, politicians want to tear them out, writes Lloyd Alter.

Cycling advocates celebrated an Earth Day win earlier this week after a judge granted a temporary injunction preventing the Ontario government from tearing out three Toronto bike lanes.

Canada’s capital must break out of its “car-centric status quo” to better serve non-drivers—especially those who live outside the core, say mobility advocates.

As Paris votes to make another 500 streets car-free, the first residents are moving into a newly-built town outside Cambridge, UK, where the bicycle, not the car, is king.

The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) would have to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 11% per year to hit its 2030 target after seeing total climate pollution rise 2% to 54.5 megatonnes in 2023, The Atmospheric Fund reports this week.

Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads.

Far from being a luxury, resilient, low-carbon homes are essential for family-friendly affordability in Canada, says a new report from the Smart Prosperity Institute that shows policymakers how to deliver on that imperative.

The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) would have to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 11% per year to hit its 2030 target after seeing total climate pollution rise 2% to 54.5 megatonnes in 2023, The Atmospheric Fund reports this week.

Canada’s major cities are well ahead of smaller municipalities in addressing climate change, with general climate policies and active transportation plans present in most but adaptation plans, methane reduction measures such as composting, and routine progress reports not as common.