Public, Active, Clean, and Equitable (PACE) Mobility Group
The PACE Mobility Group aims to support decision-makers, community partners, industry partners, planners, citizens, researchers and more with creating safe and inclusive opportunities for mobility in one’s community. Our goal is to support our network of partners by providing apolitical and evidence-based solutions that will transform our cities into healthy, active, clean, age-friendly, barrier-free, and inclusive places for all residents to move and thrive.
Upcoming Event
Data Driven Decisions for Healthy, Equitable Mid-Sized Cities
June 17, 2024
Live in-person at Ontario Tech University and virtual options
A day of learning with scientists, politicians, planners, advocates and businesses on how we can create healthy, active, and inclusive cities. Also, try an e-scooter or e-bike!
Keynote speaker:
Gil Penalosa
Founder & Chair, 880 Cities
Named one of Planetizen's top 100 most influential urbanists
Speaking on equitable access to public spaces
Our Researchers
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Dr. Shilpa Dogra
Email: Shilpa.Dogra@ontariotechu.caDr. Shilpa Dogra is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences in Kinesiology, and is a Research Excellence Chair in Disrupting Human Mobility. Her expertise is in age-friendly and inclusive active living environments, active transportation, micromobilities, and sedentary behaviour.
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Dr. Daniel Hoornweg
Dr. Daniel Hoornweg is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Dan researches and advocates for sustainable communities; his expertise is in energy and material flows of cities and ways we can transition toward more sustainable urban systems.
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Dr Meghann Lloyd
Dr Meghann Lloyd is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences Kinesiology program and a Senior Research Associate at Grandview Children’s Centre. Her work focuses on physical activity and motor development for children with disabilities.
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Dr. Shabnam Pejhan
Dr. Shabnam Pejhan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering. Her research focuses on initiatives to improve human mobility capacity by advancing active, assistive, and augmentative mobility devices. Her primary goal is to drive innovation in safe and inclusive micro-mobility solutions, empowering active aging.
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Dr. Mohamad El-Darieby
Dr. Mohamad El-Darieby is an Associate Professor and of Software Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada. His research areas include Autonomous Vehicular Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, BigData with 25+ years of experience in software engineering with multi-million dollar funding from Transport Canada, 407 ETR and Sask Highways, NSERC, CANARIE, OVIN, and ORF.
Select Publications
- Jenkins M, Lustosa L, Chia V, Wildish S, Tan M, Hoornweg D, Lloyd M, Dogra S. What Do We Know About Pedal Assist E-Bikes?: A Scoping Review to Inform Future Directions. Transport Policy. 2022; 128:25-37.
- Dogra S, *O'Rourke N, *Jenkins M, Hoornweg D. Integrated Urban Mobility for Our Health and the Climate: Recommended Approaches from an Interdisciplinary Consortium. Sustainability. 2021; 13(22), 12717.
- Pejhan S, Agelin-Chaab M, Yusuf M, Eng D. Analysis of Ebike Dynamics and Cyclists’ Anxiety Levels and Interactions with Road Vehicles that Influence Safety. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2021; 159: Article 106272.
- Hoornweg, D., Desbiens C., Jalali R., Kouhi, S., and LePage, R. Improved Transportation is the Toronto Region. Ontario Tech University with the Metcalf Foundation.