Research Tools

Measuring Main Streets research tools are designed for practitioners to support better decision making through a more thorough understanding of any main street. We regularly update this selection with new tools, so check back often to discover new ways of measuring your main street!

Transit Maps
Transit Maps

A map of all existing, under construction and planned higher-order transit lines in Canada with key data points.

Transit Charts
Transit Charts

Key data for each stop along a selected transit line.

Complete Communities
Complete Communities

This tool examines the presence and access of key community amenities to assess current completeness and future needs.

Development Potential Index
Development Potential Index

This tool breaks down the housing development potential of areas within 800m of a transit station

Urban Form Comparison
Urban Form Comparison

This tool highlights the urban form of areas within 800m of a transit station.

Love Your Neighbourhood Cooksville
Love Your Neighbourhood Cooksville

An interactive online experience where people can learn about how the future of their neighbourhood is being shaped.

Open Space Sandbox Cooksville
Open Space Sandbox Cooksville

A community-design interface to help residents design their own open spaces.

Love Your Neighbourhood Northfield
Love Your Neighbourhood Northfield

An interactive online experience where people can learn about how the future of their neighbourhood is being shaped.

Love Your Neighbourhood Kitsilano
Love Your Neighbourhood Kitsilano

An interactive online experience where people can learn about how the future of their neighbourhood is being shaped.

Main Street Demographics
Main Street Demographics

Demographic variables mapped to all arterial streets.

Civic Infrastructure Provision
Civic Infrastructure Provision

Relative provision of civic infrastructure by neighbourhood.

Housing Dot Density
Housing Dot Density

This choropleth dot mapping tool highlights housing built in Canada over the course of the past 60 years.

Main Street Visitor Recovery
Main Street Visitor Recovery

This graphing tool highlights the visitor recovery patterns from 2020 to 2022.

Main Street Data and Technology Project Readiness
Main Street Data and Technology Project Readiness

A downloadable readiness checklist by Open North.