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Bumps on Bikes: Cycling Whilst Pregnant
Pregnancy doesn’t have to mean putting down your bike and submitting to a 40-week residency on the sofa. Cycling can be an extremely beneficial activity during the gestational period — when done in a way that works for you and your body. Find out more about how you can get the smoothest journey when riding with your bump.
Women in Urbanism Canada Calls for Minister Sarkaria to Put the Brakes on Bill 212
Women in Urbanism Canada strongly encourages Ontario Minister of Transportation, Prabmeet Sarkaria, to put the brakes on Bill 212 and invest in active transportation infrastructure for everyone.
Car-Free Streets Benefit Everyone
Car-free streets are inclusive for all genders and ages. They are also safer, more enjoyable, and healthier than their alternative.
Biking in Bogotá: A City With a Mission
Bogotá is home to a city-wide cycling network that covers more than 600km of streets – making it the most extensive in Latin America and one of the largest in the world.
Gender Issues at the Intersection of Portage and Main
The closure of Portage and Main pedestrian intersection in 1976 remains a contentious and a gendered issue today. Those who advocate for opening the intersection continue to push for improved safety, accessibility, and downtown vibrancy.
Babes on Bikes: What to Know About Cycling With Your Little
You may experience an overwhelming sense of peace and happiness, frustration and irritation, accomplishment and defeat, and laughter while biking with your child.
How 15-Minute Cities Build Feminist Communities
When cities adopt the vision of the 15-minute city, they have the opportunity to create communities that work better for everyone, especially women.
Next Stop: Improving Bus Safety for Women
The bus can be a hostile environment for many women, which can place limits on their travel choices and behaviours. Transit agencies have various tools at their disposal that can help to improve women’s safety.
Snow Clearance isn’t Gender Neutral
The snow clearing policies in many Canadian cities unintentionally prioritize men through the modes, locations, and methods that their policies state. It’s time to apply a gender-based lens to how we deal with snow.
How Toxic Masculinity Drives Car Culture
Men have created cars, built cities around cars, and have linked driving to their male identity. Toxic masculinity is a key driver of car culture in Canada, and must be addressed to wean all Canadians off of their cars.
Pedalling Against the Patriarchy
Women face significant barriers to cycling, such as safety, harassment, and gender norms. To encourage more women to get on two wheels, there is a great deal of work required to address patriarchal systems and design.
The Feminist Case to Stop the Sprawl
Building dense, affordable, and sustainable communities within the existing urban boundaries is key to addressing inequalities and reducing emissions in Canadian cities.
Building Cities for Kids Benefits Everyone
Kids need safe ways to get around, close access to friends, and spaces for play. Building cities for kids makes them more fun, safe, and equitable for everyone.
Cold Places can Create Warm Public Spaces
Can a cold, snowy Canadian city be built for people? The Nestaweya River Trail reimagines what a winter city could be.
No Equity in the Car-Centric City
Prioritizing personal vehicles over all other modes of transportation creates mobility barriers for everyone, especially marginalized communities.
All the Ways Women get from A to B
Men and women have different mobility patterns, needs, and behaviours. Here are some of the unique ways that women move.