1. Urban Studies
CGC1D

2. What’s Happening in this picture?

3. Assignment Schedule: (December)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday 10
Gather Data 11
Group Work: Observations & Conclusions 12
Dance 15
Catch Up Day 16
Group Work: Action Planning 17
JIGSAW Presentations 18
Talent Show 19

4. Transportation Key Terms

5. Active Transportation
Any form of human-powered transportation – walking, biking, in-line skating, skateboarding, etc.
Infrastructure that promote active transportation: improved sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes, pedestrian-bicycle signals and safer crossing points, bike racks, and greenways for walking and cycling.

6. Connectivity
the measure of the efficiency of a transportation network.
refers to the directness of transportation links and the number of connections in the path or road network.
(e.g. as connectivity increases, travel distances decrease and route options increase, allowing more direct travel between destinations, creating a more accessible and resilient transportation system)

7. Walkability Measure of how friendly to walking an area is.
E.g. Ryerson University made Gould Street (near Yonge & Dundas Square) Pedestrian only area—put PEOPLE first!

8. We are Here?

9. Bikeability Measure of how friendly to biking an area is.
Criteria for scoring include: hills, bike lanes, connectivity, destinations

10. Public Transit
Shared passenger transport service for general public (e.g. buses, rapid transit, ferries, etc.)