Who Wants to Stop The Pave in Canada? A Survey of Online Information
Description
The project will involve the following:
- identifying environmental and other organizations that include transportation in their on-line materials.
- reviewing the policies and measures they call for in their websites (such as increased transit funding) and identifying if these policies include re-allocating public spending from roadway expansion to transit or not (and how prominent any re-allocation messaging is).
- cataloguing summary information into a user-friendly format including a summary table with web links to applicable sections of web sites.
- identifying environmental and other organizations that include transportation in their on-line materials.
- reviewing the policies and measures they call for in their websites (such as increased transit funding) and identifying if these policies include re-allocating public spending from roadway expansion to transit or not (and how prominent any re-allocation messaging is).
- cataloguing summary information into a user-friendly format including a summary table with web links to applicable sections of web sites.
STUDENT RESEARCHER:
Student area of study/experience:
- Students of all faculties are welcome, but some knowledge of environmental issues including climate change preferred.
- Practical report writing experience preferred:
- Practical report writing experience preferred:
Student skills/attributes:
- Ability to take initiative while seeking direction as appropriate
- Well organized and punctual
- Detail orientated
- Well organized and punctual
- Detail orientated
Student related interests:
Climate Justice
Environmental Justice
Transportation and Environmental Impacts
Communications
Environmental Justice
Transportation and Environmental Impacts
Communications
Research Question
Which major Canadian environmental and social justice groups call for the re-allocation of public spending from roadway expansion to public transit and other low-carbon transportation modes on their websites?
Magnitude of Project
Short report with summary table.
3-4 hours/week for one semester.
Issues Addressed
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Results Plan
This project is a component of a multi-year effort by StopThePave.org and associated groups to create a network of organizations working to shift spending from freeways to transit, cycling and walking infrastructure. We intend to use this information to network with groups who are already campaigning for a re-allocation of public spending to low carbon transportation, and to encourage other groups to also campaign for re-allocation. For more information on StopThePave.org and our campaign for Better Transit Not Freeways see www.StopThePave.org
Project Goal
Re-allocation of transportation spending is an essential step to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and avoiding run-away global warming. (e.g. see http://stopthepave.org/transformation). This project is an important step in building a climate justice movement that can achieve the rapid emissions reductions needed in Canada.
Organized by: StopThePave.org
