Join School of Cities’ Urbanist-in-Residence, Lanrick Bennett Jr., alongside academics, professionals, and advocates for a conference exploring the role of cycling and e-bikes in Toronto’s transition towards sustainability and achieving its Net Zero Goals.
Throughout the day, there will be four sessions featuring a keynote speaker, followed by a moderated panelist discussion. More information on speaking attendees can be found in the agenda below.
Session 1: Carbon Cost Analysis of Cycling
Session 2: Impact Assessment – Environmental and urban benefits of e-bike adoption
Session 3: Policy Recommendations and Advocacy
Session 4: Community Engagement Strategies
Session 5: Aligning E-Bike Advocacy with the School of Cities’ Mission
The School of Cities is committed to making its programs accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please write to outreach.sofc@utoronto.ca at least 48 hours prior to the program with information regarding the requested accommodation.
Agenda
- Registration (8:30 AM – 9:00 AM)
- Welcome & Opening Remarks (9:00 AM – 9:30 AM)
- Host, Glyn Bowerman
- Session 1: Carbon Cost Analysis of Cycling (9:30 AM – 10:45 AM)
- Keynote Speaker, Lloyd Alter
- Panelist, David MacMillan
- Panelist, Dr. Shoshanna Saxe
- Panelist, Peter Duckworth-Pilkington
- Moderated by Sophie Callahan.
- Break (10:45 AM – 11:00 AM)
- Session 2: Impact Assessment – Environmental and Urban Benefits of E-Bikes (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM)
- Panelist, Arcy Canumay
- Panelist, Phil Poethen
- Panelist, Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher
- Moderated by Dorinda So
- Break (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)
- Session 3: Policy Recommendations and Advocacy (1:00 PM – 2:15 PM)
- Panelist, Kevin Rupasinghe
- Panelist, Naama Blonder
- Panelist, Marvin Macaraig
- Moderated by Arthur Smith.
- Break (2:15 PM – 2:30 PM)
- Session 4: Community Engagement Strategies (2:30 PM – 3:45 PM)
- Keynote Speaker, Sarah Udow
- Panelist, Ed Mark
- Panelist, Alex Ganassini
- Panelist, Ian Brown
- Moderated by Sonya De Vellis.
- Session 5: Aligning E-Bike Advocacy with the School of Cities’ Mission (3:45 PM – 4:30 PM)
- Keynote Speaker, Sawyer Jonker
- Panelist, Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher
- Panelist, Serene Tan
- Panelist, Sarah Elton
- Moderated by Steve Farber.
- Conclusion and Networking Reception (4:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
- Closing remarks will be made by Lanrick Bennett Jr, and then a network period will begin.
