Considerations for Canada’s EV/ZEV Policies – Green, but not ‘Evergreen’

By Andre Fajardo On December 21st, 2022, the Trudeau cabinet issued a news release outlining the Canadian federal government’s commitment to new regulations for commercial auto manufacturers and importers. These regulations mandate manufacturers and importers across the Canadian market to begin producing or sourcing ‘zero-emission vehicles,’ or ZEVs, as a percentage of their fleet sales. ZEVs are defined…

Is Highway 413 the Solution to Traffic Congestion?

By: Ifrah Ikram Premier Doug Ford’s government proposed a new highway which would connect Highway 400 in Vaughan to the intersection of Highways 407 and 401 between Mississauga and Brampton. The proposed Highway 413 will stretch 59 kilometres and four to six lanes wide, serving the regions of York, Peel, and Halton. This route will…

Four Great Ideas from the 2019 Urban Policy Lab Case Competition

By Breanne Bateman The Urban Policy Lab Case Competition is an annual student-led initiative, organized by the Lab’s Graduate Fellows, that focuses on tackling municipal and urban policy problems. This year marks the fifth edition of the event formerly known as the Municipal Policy Action Case Competition, which offers students at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy the…

PRESTO: Your Ticket to Ride

Amelia Bredo If you’ve ever experienced another city’s system of public transportation, your return to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) was likely accompanied by mixed emotions. Toronto’s streetcars, buses, and subways are crucial to the city’s operation, but the TTC falls behind other major cities in several key ways, namely in the use of an…