Dr. Jennifer Tomasone receives CIHR funding for multi-institutional project on active transportation

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Dr. Jennifer Tomasone and Dr. Patricia Collins (Department of Geography and Planning and cross-appointed to SKHS) are co-Principal Investigators on a multi-institutional project to investigate how sustainable transportation interventions can support health, mobility, and equity outcomes in cities.  The project’s multidisciplinary team includes over 50 researchers in public health, environmental sciences, geography, and social sciences across Canada. The group will work with local government partners, city planners, and community groups to document the implementation and outcomes of sustainable transportation interventions in Kingston, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Surrey, Halifax, Saskatoon, Guelph, Victoria, and Melbourne (Australia). Read more in the Queen’s Gazette, 26 January 2023.