Betsy Donald – The Conversation

The Réseau express métropolitain train on a test run from downtown Montréal on July 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

October 8, 2024

Canadian urban mobility is woefully lacking, but building a better future is still possible

Betsy Donald, Queen's University, Ontario and Shauna Brail, University of Toronto

The disruptions caused by technology, the pandemic and climate change are reshaping how people and goods move in cities.

Ride-hailing services have gone global, and even women in Saudi Arabia – only recently given the right to drive – are getting in on the action. In this June 2018 photo, a female driver for Careem, a regional ride-hailing Uber competitor, is seen behind the wheel. AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

September 10, 2018

Canada left behind as ride‑hailing services go global

Shauna Brail, University of Toronto and Betsy Donald, Queen's University, Ontario

Canada is simply a consumer of ride-hailing services, and has not established any of its own Ubers or Lyfts, even as tiny countries like Estonia get in on the game. That needs to change.

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