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A Better Yonge St.

Ryerson CBI supports the Downtown Yonge BIA’s #YongeLove project. Seeking to understand the benefits of an improved Yonge Street to Ryerson, we partnered with Dr. Zhixi Zhuang of the School of Urban and Regional Planning to produce a case study analysis of public realm improvement projects and the benefits to neighbouring universities.

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Profiles

Meet the city builders of Ryerson University in our series of on-campus profiles.

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Letter from RU Epidemiologists: Physical Distancing Needs Space

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E-Scooters in the GTHA: the Future is Near

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Regulate Ride Hailing to Match City’s Goals: Yemi Adediji

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Net-Zero House Tackles Affordability and Sustainability: Cheryl Atkinson

  • On-Demand Transit Data Analysis

    Data analysis of a groundbreaking transit pilot in Belleville, ON

  • Pedalling Forward with a Priority Cycling Grid

    Quantifying the public health and safety benefits of protected cycling infrastructure

  • People crossing a busy intersection

    Can Ryerson Benefit from a Better Yonge Street?

    A case study analysis of the impact of street redesigns on university campuses

  • Turning Laneways into Public Places Toolkit

    Leveraging laneway spaces in Toronto for public good

  • Unlocking Housing Solutions

    Voices from the private sector on viable solutions to the GTA's housing affordability crisis

  • In High Demand

    Toronto’s housing affordability problem, and options to tackle the issue.

CBI/Academic Projects

We provided occasional support to faculty members from Ryerson University to undertake academic city building research. We also collaborated with academics from other universities on projects.