Impacts of the new Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) on mobility, health and equity: A pre-post intervention study

2016年，魁北克省储蓄与安置银行（CDPQ）宣布计划在魁北克省建立 Réseau express métropolitain（REM），一个最先进的，耗资63亿美元的公共交通项目 它将通过频繁的铁路连接众多的机场和蒙特利尔市中心 的服务.预计这项承诺将影响蒙特利尔大都市的所有居民 在不同的范围内，以不同的方式。该研究项目将集中于 衡量这些重大基础设施项目对健康、社会、 所有蒙特利尔居民的环境、经济、身体和心理健康， 施工前、施工中、施工后。这是一个前所未有的机会， 这是加拿大最大的公共交通项目。上一次一个少校 这样规模的公共交通项目是在七十年代建成的。它将教给我们的教训是 特别及时。即使在REM完成之前，区域和省级官员也 已经在讨论扩张了同时，联邦政府承诺， 支持加拿大各地的类似项目，作为改善公平和打击种族歧视的努力的一部分。 气候危机据我们所知，没有计划进行全面研究， 快速眼动对旅行行为和公共卫生可能产生的深远影响。几个部分 REM的一部分已经在建设中，预计将于2021年开放。其他建筑 还没有开始，这给了我们一个简短的窗口来进行研究，以衡量快速眼动是如何 在发展和运作的各个阶段都能感受到影响。最后，研究将 帮助政策制定者和规划者就主要公众问题作出更明智的决定 投资改善加拿大人的健康和福利。

In 2016, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced plans to build the Réseau express métropolitain (REM), a state-of-the-art, $6.3 billion public transport project that will link numerous suburbsand the airportto downtown Montreal with frequent rail service. The undertaking is expected to impact all residents of the Montreal metropolitan region at various scales and in various ways. This research project will concentrate on measuring the impacts of such major infrastructure project on the health, social, environmental, economic, physical, and psychological wellbeing of all Montreal residents, before, during and after the construction. This is an unprecedented opportunity to study a major public transport project of this scale in the Canadian context. The last time a major public transport project of this size was built in the 1970s. The lessons it will teach are particularly timely. Even before the REM's completion, regional and provincial officials are already discussing expansions. At the same time, the federal government is pledging to support similar projects across Canada as part of its efforts to improve equity and combat the climate crisis. To our knowledge, no comprehensive study has been planned to fully assess the REM's possibly profound impacts on travel behaviour and public health. Several sections of the REM are already under construction and slated to open in 2021. Construction on others has yet to begin, giving us a brief window to conduct research to measure how the REM's impact is felt at various stages of development and operation. In the end, the research will help policymakers and planners make better-informed decisions about major public investments to improve Canadians health and welfare.