Grant: Project Grant
University of Manitoba
$1,453,500.00
Documenting the Essential Conditions for Implementing Urban Trails in Canada: A Novel Triangulation Approach
FY 2022-23
Summary
Nudging large segments of a population towards a healthier lifestyle is becoming a popular strategy for cities to support the health of their citizens. The most popular strategy in Canadian cities at the moment is the implementation of urban trails, tracks of land, dedicated for walking and cycling that are separate from roads and traffic. The optimal recipe for implementing these trails, in ways that are fair for all members of a city, remains a mystery.
The main goal of our team is to create scientific evidence for the factors that influence the implementation of urban trails to maximize their fairness and health impact. Over the next five years, our seven partnered cities (Capital Regional District, BC, Winnipeg MB, Brandon MB, Selkirk MB, Edmonton AB, Quebec City QC and Sherbrooke QC) will spend over $150M implementing new urban trails
that will serve ~2.8 million people. We will work closely with the city planners from each cities and local organizations that support the citizens using these trails to create a checklist (i.e. recipe) that can inform the implementation the next wave of urban trails in Canadian cities.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
Manitoba, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
479129
Name
McGavock Jonathan M
Region
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Knowledge Mobilization Science
Projecttitle
Documenting the Essential Conditions for Implementing Urban Trails in Canada: A Novel Triangulation Approach
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Manitoba
Cihramount2
$1,453,500
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Built Environment; Epidemiological Triangulation; Implementation Science; Participatory Research; Physical Activity
Abstract
Nudging large segments of a population towards a healthier lifestyle is becoming a popular strategy for cities to support the health of their citizens. The most popular strategy in Canadian cities at the moment is the implementation of urban trails, tracks of land, dedicated for walking and cycling that are separate from roads and traffic. The optimal recipe for implementing these trails, in ways that are fair for all members of a city, remains a mystery.
The main goal of our team is to create scientific evidence for the factors that influence the implementation of urban trails to maximize their fairness and health impact. Over the next five years, our seven partnered cities (Capital Regional District, BC, Winnipeg MB, Brandon MB, Selkirk MB, Edmonton AB, Quebec City QC and Sherbrooke QC) will spend over $150M implementing new urban trails
that will serve ~2.8 million people. We will work closely with the city planners from each cities and local organizations that support the citizens using these trails to create a checklist (i.e. recipe) that can inform the implementation the next wave of urban trails in Canadian cities.
Competitiondate
202303
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
McGavock, Jonathan M; Fischer, Jaimy; Kastner, Monika; Shareck, Martine; Storey, Kate E; Winters, Meghan
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $1,453,500~ $0~
