FOOD IS A TRIP
THE PROBLEM Food security in the GGA is a major concern within urban areas, and the overall cost and distance travelled associated with the transportation of food is not feasible to sustain its population and environment in 2040. 78% of the food retail market is monopolized by three big-box grocers — Loblaws, Sobeys and Metro.
78% Every "meal" we eat requires approximately 20 fuel-driven trips
1 of 5
$6
trips that people make pertains to food
1 of 4 Canadians is considered obese
$4 billion
wasted on paid labour sitting in gridlock, annually
40%
of food entering the GTA goes to the landfill
of the market is controlled by 3 corporations
billion
current food trade deficit, equating to 80,000 jobs
OUR PRIORITIES GOALS & FOCUS OPPORTUNITIES OF SCALE
QUALITY
EFFICIENCY
NO TRANSPARENCY EQUALS NO CHOICE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
RECIPROCITY
WORKING MODELS EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL EXISTING SYSTEMS Database management
Leveraging data
Levels the playing field
Social ability Open, accessible and self-regulating
DIFFUSED NETWORKS
OUR SYSTEM OBJECTIVES OF RE-ENVISIONED FOOD SYSTEM
STORAGE
PRODUCTION
PROCESS
CONSUMING
DISTRIBUTION
WASTE
CORE COMPONENTS SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS FOOD CYCLE
AGRO
NODES DIGITAL CONNECTION
TRANSPORT
HOW WE CONNECT Soup Tonight? Yes! Digital Market
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LAST MILE
Post Your Grocery List.
Options will become available depending on your requests
Preferences
Values Lifestyle Location (postal code)
Users Flexibly Respond to Request
Your Bill Total Groceries $$$$$ Distance Travelled XXkm Tranportation Cost $$$$
HOW WE GROW AGRO DIAGRAM ORIGIN OF FOOD:
BREAKDOWN INTERNATIONAL
RURAL
PERI
URBAN
FRUITS OFF-SEASON VEGETABLES OFF-SEASON FOOD SPECIALTIES COFFEE BEANS EXOTIC PRODUCE
PORK BEEF MILK CEREALS WILD FOOD
FRUITS VEGETABLES MULTICULTURAL FOODS CORN CHICKEN SHEEP
HERBES SPROUTS FRUITS VEGETABLES EGGS
PROCESSING & PRESERVING
PRESERVING FRUITS VEGETABLES CHICKEN SHEEP BEEF
JAM MAPLE SYRUP CANNING ABBATOIR
URBAN GOAL
15% PERI-URBAN GOAL
25% ARTISANAL JAM HONEY SAUCES CANNING WORLD FOOD
RURAL GOAL
35%
HOW WE MOVE TRANSPORTATION DIAGRAM TRANSPORTATION
BREAKDOWN SMALL SCALE INTERNATIONAL SCALE
LARGE SCALE
MEDIUM SCALE
SMALL SCALE
CARGO SHIP CARGO AIR
SHIP RAIL LRG ROAD VEHICLE
STREETCAR SUBWAY CAR BUS MED. CARGO VEHICLE
CYCLING WALKING ELECTRIC RICKSHAW MICRO TRUCKS
Pedestrian transport has been calculated to account for journeys of around 500 m, at a rate of 3km/hr and can accomodate up to 35 L. Cycling can account for journeys of up to 30km radius and at a rate of up to 20 k/h, with a capacity of around 200 L per journey.
MEDIUM SCALE
Streetcars, subway, buses and medium sized trucks for neighbour hood scale vehicles.
As this is a flexibly designed system, the capacity exists to grow and adapt.
LARGE SCALE Shipping and rail will cover the large scale transport option.
HOW WE SHARE NODES DIAGRAM EXAMPLE NODE:
THE
TERMINAL / URBAN
SHARING CYCLE education
storage
preserving
exchange
LARGE SCALE
MEDIUM SCALE
SMALL SCALE
TERMINALS
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTRES FARMER’S MARKETS SCHOOLS/COLLEGES STORES CHURCHES
BOXES STORES SUBWAYS FARMER’S MARKETS
repacking process
FUNCTION SCALE
PROCESSING PRESERVING
REPACKING EDUCATION
EXCHANGE STORAGE
REGIONAL
NEIGHBOURHOOD
END OF ROAD OR IN POSTAL CODE
CURRENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM LARGE SCALE
MEDIUM SCALE
METROLINKS 25 YEAR PLAN
TTC SUBWAY SYSTEM
TRANSIT CITY
SMALL SCALE BIXI SYSTEM
INTEGRATED FOOD SYSTEM LARGE SCALE
MEDIUM SCALE
METROLINKS 25 YEAR PLAN
TTC SUBWAY SYSTEM
SMALL SCALE BIXI SYSTEM
TRANSIT CITY
Locating Large and Medium nodes along GO train lines and bus lines to move food
Locating medium and small nodes along city wide transit routes
Locating small nodes at the neighbourhood level allowing for last mile delivery to be done by bicycles, walking, rollerblades, and other forms of trasportation not detrimental to the environment
The Farm (Pari)
SCENARIO
Green Belt
Delivery truck that moves from farm to farm.
USER SCENERIO: How did the squash and spices get there?
Large/ Medium Terminal located near regiional transportation node.
Nodes Transportation
Dense Environment
Delivered by a small company who specializes in rollerbladding.
Delivery to house or to local neighbourhood food shed.
Urban Farm
500m
Agriculture
Medium to small terminal located in an urban area. In this case near a subway station.
User has the option pick up food at the terminal. Local food shed located roughly every 500m.
SCENARIO ONE USER SCENERIO: Opportunity
DIGITAL MARKET
IDEA!
WE CAN DO IT I CAN DO IT
I NEED A DISTIBUTOR IN THE CITY
LAST MILE APPROVED
HOW IT’S GOING TO HAPPEN KEY TRANSPORTATION MOVES
FOOD ECONOMY ONTARIO JOBS WHICH RELY ON A SOLID FOOD AND FARM SECTOR
• DIFFERENT MINISTRIES AT BOTH THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVEL PROVIDE INITIAL INVESTMENT INTO THE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE • CONTINUE TO EXPAND REGIONAL FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION (METROLINKS 25 YEAR PLAN) • FIND NEW TRANSIT OPPORTUNITIES CLOSER TO PERI-AGRICULTURE
752,000
• EXPAND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS AROUND GOODS MOVEMENT
MAKING IT HAPPEN
ELIMINATE UNECESSARY FOOD ASSOCIATED TRIPS BY
30%
THE TO-DO LIST: • DEVELOP FULL COST PRICING POLICY • RECOGNIZE PROVINCIAL FOOD SAFETY & INSPECTION AT THE SAME LEVEL AS FEDERAL INSPECTIONS • ALLOW MOBILE ABATTOIRS AS “KILL AND CHILL” FACILITIES • EXEMPT FARMERS FROM PROCESSING TAXES SO THEY CAN EXTEND THEIR BUSINESS • CONTINUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT POLICY AS ALREADY DEVELOPED • CREATE INCENTIVES FOR ALL USERS • REDUCE WASTE
CHOOSE DIFFUSION BECAUSE... WHY THIS SYSTEM DESIGN IS AWESOME A wider variety of fresh produce is available across the whole of our urban area. Opportunities for entrepreneurship and innovation are increased. Increased food security for the region. Improved animal welfare, yay happy cows! Increase access to local and fresh foods Integrate our food and transportation system