News and Updates
The Pedestrian Problem
Dr. Victoria Fast shares the geographic problem facing all pedestrians. These directions do not consider sidewalks or pedestrian infrastructure. Pedestrian routes are calculated based entirely on the roads. Further, the routes are segmented and missing information that is essential in supporting pedestrian navigation.
The Tread of Mighty Armies
Pedesting™ is one of those ideas that comes along every once in a while that changes the landscape and breaks down barriers. It opens up doors and brings the world into harmony (well, I might be pushing it but I hope you can tell that I am very impressed).
This Got Personal
My expectation isn’t to get there overnight and understanding this is a process that requires buy-in from many different parties and organizations with a reasonable timeline in order to fulfil the vision of a barrier free environment. Pedesting™ is the bridge to that distant vision.
The World Adapted to Us
If Pedesting wasn’t already invented it would have been an outstanding award winning project. It clearly identified a challenge, used cutting edge technology to address it, was adaptable to the individual with the end goal being a person’s genuine satisfaction.
Why I Pedest, and So Should You
The fact that Erin and Nabeel crossed paths and started hanging out together is serendipity at its best. Both are passionate civic leaders, both believe in a just society, and both believe in making our communities better for everyone.
The Role of Public Policy in creating An Accessible Canada
Accessibility is a privilege that not everyone gets to experience in their day to day life. It’s a privilege that lets an individual have full and barrier free access to participate in society.
Conference Board of Canada Report: Canadian GDP stands to gain $17B by 2030 through increased accessibility
The report shows that improving workplace access for people with disabilities would increase Canada’s GDP by $16.8 billion by 2030