Jessica Ho

Charging the Future

In 20-plus years, electric vehicles (EV) will replace gas-powered, privately owned vehicles. What will the new infrastructure supporting this conversion look like? Where and how will it be located? The city of Toronto has a once-in-several-generations opportunity to leverage this massive change.

Toronto’s neighbourhood parks occur with relative frequency within the city. My thesis proposes a new infrastructural hybrid, amplifying the extant infrastructure of these parks with the addition of EV charging stations. The park’s typical programs and users are both augmented and recombined, creating a positive, convenient, and transformative relationship with the community.

Advisor: Laura Miller