Élyse Comeau

PhD Candidate (she/her)

Campus

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

Transit accessibility, transportation policy and planning, accessible design, critical disability studies.

Supervisors

Dr. Tim Ross and Dr. Ron Buliung

Cohort

2021-2022

Biography

My doctoral research focuses on the intersection of transportation planning and accessibility. I am a research affiliate in the Engagement and Planning for Inclusive Communities (EPIC) Lab at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Previous professional experience includes working as an urban planner for a Toronto-based land use planning consultancy. My masters research focused on automated vehicles and their future impacts on land use planning and policy-making.

Publications

Comeau, E., Kelly, S., Hamdani, Y., and Ross, T. 2024. Disabled people’s accessible taxi experiences
in Toronto, Canada. Travel Behaviour and Society, 34.

Comeau, E., Sweet, M., and Birnbaum, L. 2021. Shifting Gears for the Automated Vehicle: Findings
from Focus Groups in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. Journal of Urban Technology, 28(3),
117-140.

Education

PhD Planning, University of Toronto (2021-)
MPl, Toronto Metropolitan University (2018)
BA Political Science and Human Geography, University of Toronto (2015)