E-scooters in Canada
It has been a whirl-wind few weeks for shared mobility, and specifically Lime scooters, in Canada. Professor Grant McKenzie was asked to provide some insight into the future of e-scooters in Canada…
Data Analysis: Jump’s first month in Montreal
Now that Jump bikes have been on the streets of Montreal for one month, we thought we would present some of the spatial and temporal patterns that we have observed in Jump’s user activity.
Lab secures research funding for shared-mobility research
Professor McKenzie was successful in securing funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to assess the impact of micro-mobility services on existing mobility programs.
Lab receives 5 yrs of funding for platial science research
We are happy to announce that the Platial Analysis Lab (with Professor Grant McKenzie as PI) has been awarded 5 years of funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada…
Lab provides e-scooter insight on CBC and CTV news
Professor Grant McKenzie discussed the impact of these scooters on a range of media outlets last week including CBC radio, print and CTV cable news.
Jump e-Bikes in Montreal
Last night, approximately 200 vehicles from Uber’s electric-assist bicycle-sharing service Jump, appeared on the streets of Montreal…
How do e-scooters differ from traditional bike-share?
We are in the midst of a technology-induced paradigm shift in transportation. Ride-hailing services, short-term car rentals, and autonomous vehicles are altering the transportation landscape.
Presentation to the MTL Machine Learning Group
Last week Grant McKenzie presented a talk entitled “A machine learning approach to identifying urban neighborhood names” at the Montreal Machine Learning Group meetup in downtown Montreal. Check out the video below.
Platial at the Annual AAG Meeting in D.C.
Another American Association of Geographers (AAG) meeting has come to a close, this time in Washington, D.C. By all accounts the meeting was a success and it is always great to catch up with spatial scientists in their natural habitat.