# Shauna Brail

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Episode 6: The Urban Environment After Immunity

On today’s episode we explore the urban environment after immunity. Join us as we talk with Professor Shauna Brail, Associate Professor at the Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto; and Benjamin Gillies, a Research Fellow at the MIT Urban Mobility Lab and downtown Winnipeg en…

How some restaurants opened and adapted during the pandemic and what's next

It sounds counterintuitive, but according to some research, more restaurants opened than closed in Toronto during the pandemic. Data from Yelp, found by Shauna Brail and her team for the Toronto: After the First Wave project, tells a different side of the restaurant story than we typically hear abo…

Meet Urban Studies professor Shauna Brail, U of T's new Presidential Advisor on Urban Engagement

Brail describes the issues she's most looking forward to tackling in her new role as U pf T's Presidential Advisor on Urban Engagement. Brail is a Senior Lecturer in the Urban Studies Program at the University of Toronto. She holds a BA in Urban Studies / Geography, an MA in Urban Planning and a Ph…

Fostering innovation in our cities – Shauna Brail

Professor Shauna Brail from the University of Toronto’s Institute for Management and Innovation discusses the economic challenges facing municipalities today and how cities can continue to foster innovation in the future. The post Fostering innovation in our cities – Shauna Brail appeared first on…

Fireworks Snuck Into Concert, Hockey Canada, Toronto Worst Post-Lockdown City & Stephen Harper Endorses PP

Fireworks smuggled into Dua Lipa’s concert in Toronto last night Greg Gilhooly, lawyer and survivor of disgraced Winnipeg minor hockey coach and convicted sex offender Graham James (6:54), Dr. Shauna Brail, economic geographer and Associate Professor with the  Institute for Management & Innovatio…

Why Canada needs to get its Return-to-Work act together

The longer we stay locked up in our homes, the quicker our cities turn into ghost towns with empty transit systems and crumbling infrastructure. Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Shauna Brail, Economic Geographer, urban planner and Associate Professor at the Institute for Management and Innovation at…

Queen Street braces for years-long closure

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Shauna Brail, Economic Geographer, urban planner and Associate Professor at the Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto-Mississauga, about the impact of four-years of streetcar diversions for Ontario Line construction. Learn more about your ad ch…

Why sidewalk robot delivery continues to hit obstacles in Canada

Guest: Shauna Brail, associate professor, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, senior associate at the Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

Are Cities Dying? How Urban Design Shapes Mobility

What creates good city infrastructure? What makes it fail? Professor Shauna Brail from the University of Toronto joins The Fleet to unpack why cities remain the beating heart of innovation, what makes infrastructure succeed or fail, and how human-centric design is quietly redefining mobility. From …

The Trends Reshaping Modern Fleet

In this special look back at The Fleet, industry leaders explore how mobility, infrastructure, technology, economics, data, and driver experience are becoming part of one connected system. Featuring Sampo Hietanen, Mobility as a Service pioneer; Sven Beiker of Silicon Valley Mobility; Philipp Kamps…