I was inspired to write another post on AV following an exciting talk by Anthony Lacavera. Anthony is the founder of WIND Mobile, a telecommuncations company that he developed to compete with the big three providers in Canada (Bell, Telus, and Rogers). It was an excellent presentation and a good... [Read More]

One aspect of AV, which has not be sufficiently assessed is the issue of social equity. Mobility is a key factor in determining social mobility (excuse the word-play) and there is strong evidence for transportation investment/quality being strongly correlated with the spatial distribution of income groups. In terms of transit... [Read More]

We just completed an exhausting 1 week tour of the northern states: North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. One of the major take aways for both Heather and myself was the various infrastructure we traversed in the course of our travels. I would like to discuss a bit of this,... [Read More]

Many questions arise for the transportation-land use modeller with the prospect of autonomous vehicles. Its effect on urban form will be heavily influenced by the manner in which it is implemented. It is probable AV will become a ubiquitous replacement of our current auto fleet, but may not be placed... [Read More]

For a project I am conducting at the University of Calgary, I require a value for average square footage of dwellings in Calgary communities. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is a remote sensing technique utilizating laser readings to obtain the elevation of surface points. From this data, I could obtain... [Read More]