Mahtot Gebresselassie

Oct 25, 2024 | spacing.ca | Dylan Reid |Mahtot Gebresselassie |Tricia Wood

A lot of good reasons against Ontario premier Doug Ford’s plans to not only block many planned bike lanes but rip up some existing one have been put forward, based on safety and travel efficiency, and even main street vitality. But there’s another angle too, and that’s how it messes up Toronto’s planning for adding housing for thousands of new residents (intensification, it should be noted, that is mandated by the provincial government).

Oct 24, 2024 | spacing.ca | Sabat Ismail |Mahtot Gebresselassie |Tricia Wood |John Lorinc

This column introduces our new cycling columnist, Sabat Ismail, who will be contributing insights into cycling in Toronto. Sabat Ismail is an urban planner and artist based in Toronto. My fondest summer memories have always included me on a bike: biking down hills, passing by a chorus of chirping birds, watching rabbits scurry away as I near, discovering parts of my community that I had never seen – or that I never had the chance to connect with in the unique way that you can on a bike.

May 16, 2024 | spacing.ca | Mahtot Gebresselassie |Tricia Wood |Glenn Miller |Thorben Wieditz

In a recent ranking index, Toronto is listed as the third worst congested city in the world (after London and Dublin). The metric used by the company (Tomtom) is how long it takes to drive 10 kilometers. Toronto ranks high for terrible congestion by other indices with other metrics, too. A recent article by the Star offered technology as the solution to the wicked problem of traffic congestion (again).

Mar 26, 2024 | vancouverisawesome.com | Mahtot Gebresselassie

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site. ___Author: Mahtot Gebresselassie, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, CanadaFor wheelchair users, travelling by using ride-hailing apps, like Uber and Lyft, can be complicated.

Mar 25, 2024 | theconversation.com | Mahtot Gebresselassie

For wheelchair users, travelling by using ride-hailing apps, like Uber and Lyft, can be complicated. On March 20, a class action was announced against Uber and Lyft in British Columbia for allegedly not providing service to a wheelchair user. One of the goals of the class action is to bring about systemic change to the companies’ practices.