There is much more transit construction going on in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) right now than most people realize, so UrbanToronto's next free webinar in partnership with Informa Connect and Buildings Canada is designed to help you better understand how all the changes coming your way over the next many years will impact the way you live day-by-day. Join UrbanToronto on Wednesday, July 31 at 1 PM EDT for this free event. UrbanToronto Research Analyst/Economist, Ash Navabi, will open with the most recent data, and will be followed by presentations by a panel of experts, moderated by UrbanToronto Managing Editor, Craig White.

Dr. Jonathan English will present how we got to where we are today, and what Toronto actually does right, but where we are lacking too. Chris Livett will cover the major new transit lines that are coming to the GTA, from the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT to the Ontario Line 3, to the massive changes coming to the GO Train network that few people currently have a full grasp of. Lorraine Huinink will then dig into how the coming onslaught of new transit will also open up new opportunities for more convenient communities that are now in the works across the 416 and 905.

 

Jonathan English • Fellow, Marron Institute of Urban Management, New York University

Jonathan English is a transit industry professional as well as a Fellow at New York University’s Marron Institute of Urban Management. He has a PhD in Urban Planning from Columbia University. His research has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including The New York Times, The Economist, Bloomberg Citylab, BBC, TheGlobe and Mail, CBC, Vox, and UrbanToronto.

 

Lorraine Huinink • Owner, LH Design & Consulting Services

Lorraine brings over 25 years of industry knowledge and experience in land use planning and transportation, where she has managed complex infrastructure programs and real estate development initiatives, under a range of procurement processes. Prior to returning to private practice, Lorraine held progressively responsible roles at both Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx and established a new Rapid Transit & Transit Oriented Development Office for the Region of Durham.

 

Christopher Livett • Principal, Shaw Research

With seventeen years of experience working in the transportation planning and policy field, Chris Livett has played a role on numerous projects from goods movement to GO Expansion. He has a comprehensive understanding of the evolving transportation challenges facing the Toronto region and how current plans will respond to those challenges. Chris recently moved to private practice, starting Shaw Research.

 

To register for this free event, please click here!

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UrbanToronto has a research service, UrbanToronto Pro, that provides comprehensive data on construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area—from proposal through to completion. We also offer Instant Reports, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter, New Development Insider, that tracks projects from initial application.