Join us for our 2026 AGM & Social
Join us to connect active and healthy transportation advocates from across the region and learn more about BEST Mobility’s 2025 highlights. While you don’t need to be a member to attend, we encourage you to join as a member and support our work.
This event is also an opportunity to hear from our guest speaker, Dr. Kelly Clifton.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time: 6 - 8 PM
Space is limited! RSVP Now.
Our Guest Speaker
What is a walking trip? Why transportation data about walking tells an incomplete story
Over the last several decades, the transportation community has made great strides in collecting information about walking and pedestrian activities. With improvements in survey instruments and improvements in technology, we have more information to guide decisions and direct public investments. Yet, these data fail to capture some important aspects of pedestrian activity that are critical for designing walkable cities. This short talk will highlight some of these challenges and offer some suggestions for practice. 
Dr. Kelly Clifton
Dr. Kelly Clifton is a Professor and J. Armand Bombardier Chair of Regional Transportation Planning at the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning and an internationally-recognized expert on transport and land use interactions, travel behaviour, pedestrian modeling, and equity in transportation policy. She has worked to elevate public impact research through partnerships with public agencies and community groups. She leads an interdisciplinary research cluster at UBC called Rethinking the Right-of-Way (rerow.ubc.ca), which aims to guide the transformation of streets to more sustainable, healthful, and equitable forms. Check out her recent talk "Why is Walking Joyful?" on the Mobility Club podcast: @mobilityclub.pod | Instagram | Linktree