Tag: Cars

Subways in the Countryside? Not Exactly… (Rural Transportation Series Part 2)

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by Eric Marr, 5/11/2012 “Density is not the main barrier to providing public transport that offers a real alternative to the car; rather, it is a rationalization for inaction.” Paul Mees (2011), Transport for Suburbia  If one resides in a rural area and does not have access to a personal vehicle how do they get Read More …

Assessing Transportation Disadvantage and Public Transportation Opportunities in Rural Ontario (Part 1)

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by Eric Marr, 14/10/2012 “Everything in life is somewhere else, and you get there in a car” (E. B. White, 1940).  Nowhere is this statement more true than in rural areas. Throughout much of Canada a personal vehicle is the only transportation option available thereby severely restricting the mobility of those that cannot drive for Read More …