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ActiveTO initiative and urban health

Posted on 14 January 2026

ActiveTO initiative and urban health

Faculty Member's Name: Cary Wu
Faculty Member's Email Address: carywu@yorku.ca
Department/School: Department of Sociology
Project Title: ActiveTO initiative and urban health

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Description of Research Project

The City of Toronto’s ActiveTO initiative encompasses measures such as major road closures, cycling network expansion, and Quiet Streets. Together, these actions aim to reallocate urban space to support physical activity, foster more inclusive public environments, and promote population health and well-being. This project examines how these city-led actions operate in practice and assesses whether, and through what mechanisms, they may reduce or inadvertently reproduce inequalities in health and wellbeing.

Undergraduate Student Responsibilities

1. Conduct a structured review of policy documents, municipal reports, academic literature, and grey literature related to the ActiveTO initiative. Summarize existing evidence on ActiveTO’s goals, implementation, and documented impacts on physical activity, inclusion, and equity.
2. Assist with the development of interview guides and recruitment materials, under supervision. Support participant recruitment and scheduling of qualitative interviews with community members and initiative users. Conduct qualitative interviews, following approved ethics protocols. Assist with transcription, data cleaning, and preliminary thematic coding of interview data.

Qualifications Required

  • Strong commitment to social science and policy research. e.g., plans for graduate study
  • Solid academic writing skills
  • Reliable and eager to learn

Interested in this project posting?

Submit your resumé and unique cover letter for this projects to the faculty supervisor. Deadline: February 6, 2026 by 4 p.m.

Submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for this Project
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