/engineering/taxonomy/term/358/all en /engineering/article/news/doom-spiral-risk-public-transit-post-pandemic-era <p>A new study from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system.</p> <p>The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional service cuts, which lead to further declines in usage.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:07:41 +0000 Keila DePape 9176 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/mcgill-professors-launch-interactive-sustainability-dashboard-montreal <p>What if you could gather together as much sustainability-related information as possible about a city, and use it to create new knowledge for a wide and diverse audience? That is essentially what three Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professors have assembled with Sus – a new, interactive and fully bilingual sustainability dashboard for the Montreal urban area, launching on April 25 (in French) and April 26 (in English).</p> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:57:44 +0000 Daniel Lukes 8783 at /engineering /engineering/article/news/sustainable-sparks-madhav-badami-uniting-all-sides-sustainability <p>One of the greatest strengths of the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Environment Studies program is its emphasis on interdisciplinary work, and <a href="/urbanplanning/people-0/badami">Madhav Badami</a>, PhD, is no exception.</p> Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:20:39 +0000 Maya Willard-Stepan 8778 at /engineering