New! Rethinking the Right-of-Way 2025 Year in Review.
ReROW is thrilled to share that the StreetSmarts Collaborative has been selected as an awardee for the 2025 UBC PhD Collab pilot program.
The initiative brings together ReROW faculty, PhD students, and regional partners to advance interdisciplinary research on the transformation of urban streets and public rights-of-way, with a focus on sustainable and equitable outcomes.
The three-year program will support participatory workshops, conceptual modeling, and knowledge mobilization activities that connect academic research with real-world policy and planning challenges. The project also positions ReROW as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, creating sustained opportunities for PhD students to engage with faculty and civic partners on complex, real-world right-of-way issues.
November 13th, 2025
ReROW co-hosted a panel titled “Taking Climate Action to the Streets: Research Partnerships for Change” as part of the 2025 UBC Sustainability Hub COP30 Symposium.
The panel explored how partnered research on urban streets can serve as a tool for climate action and social transformation. ReROW members shared perspectives on university-community collaborations, the challenges of interdisciplinary work, and the role of streets as spaces of climate resilience, care, and justice.
Panelists included faculty, students, and civic partners from UBC and beyond, highlighting the importance of cross-sector relationships in advancing sustainable and equitable urban change.
Learn more here.
November 12th, 2025
ReROW Hosts Mobility +1, Part 2 Regional Leadership Workshop
ReROW brought together regional leaders, practitioners, and UBC researchers for Mobility +1, Part 2, a closed-door Regional Leadership Workshop held on May 2, 2025, at the UBC Robson Centre
The workshop focused on strengthening university–civic collaboration around key right-of-way challenges, including multimodal performance, health outcomes, climate adaptation, engagement, and space allocation. Discussions generated emerging research questions and laid the groundwork for continued regional partnerships
May 2nd, 2025
We’re delighted to announce that the ReROW cluster has been renewed!
Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver to tackle key challenges
Research Excellence Clusters Funded in 2025/26
March 25th, 2025
We’re happy to share the executive summary for ReROW Mobility +1: Rethinking the Right-of-Way Regional Leadership Workshop held at the UBC Robson Center October, 2024.
Mobility+1: Rethinking the Right-of-Way Regional Leadership Workshop Executive Summary
February 6th, 2025
The IDEAthon competition was the first undergraduate interdisciplinary event hosted by ReROW. Students from 16 different programs reimagined University Boulevard through collaborative problem solving, encouraging participants to engage with questions around mobility, public space, and the right-of-way.
April 2nd, 2025
We’re proud to announce that ReROW members Associate member Dr. Alexander Bigazzi (Lead PI), SCARP Professor Dr. Kelly Clifton, alongside Dr. Todd Handy and Dr. Eli Puterman have all been honoured with the Peter Wall Legacy Awards for its inaugural year for their project in Human-centered design for sustainable transportation in British Columbia: An inclusive approach to infrastructure design based on diverse experiences of walking and cycling.
Inaugural Peter Wall Legacy Award
December 9, 2024
ReROW member and UBCO Engineering Professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi appointed to B.C. Climate Solutions Council.
His appointment recognizes his leadership in climate-resilient infrastructure, clean energy systems, and the integration of engineering research into public policy.
UBCO Faculty of Applied Science
May 23rd, 2024