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SLG Hub research featured in November exhibition at Picture Us: Research at Memorial

  • Writer: Mohammed Naeem
    Mohammed Naeem
  • Apr 6
  • 2 min read

The SLG Hub is proud to highlight former member Mim Rahman’s participation in the November photo exhibit for Picture Us: Research at Memorial, a centennial initiative by Memorial University’s Office of the Vice-President (Research). This event showcases the diversity and impact of research at Memorial through curated visual exhibits. The exhibit features research from across the university, including Mim’s graduate thesis on transportation equity and the challenges of the urban–rural divide in the transition to zero-emission vehicles.


Mim Rahman (MA, Political Science)

Beyond Infrastructure: Transportation Equity Across the Urban–Rural Spectrum

In her Masters research, Mim Rahman (SLG Hub researcher, 2023-2025; MA, 2025) explores how transportation electrification policies intersect with questions of equity across geographic contexts. Focusing on British Columbia’s mandatory Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) transition, her work compares Metro Vancouver and the largely rural Kootenay region to reveal persistent urban–rural disparities in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, affordability, and access to information.

Through this lens, Rahman demonstrates that while climate policies are central to achieving environmental sustainability, they must be tailored to local realities to avoid deepening existing inequalities. Her findings highlight the need for targeted, place-based policy approaches that ensure the transition to electric mobility advances both climate goals and transportation equity at the local, national, and global levels.


Exhibition Information

Although the November gallery opening has concluded, the Picture Us: Research at Memorial exhibition, including Mim Rahman’s featured photograph, remains on display. The gallery will be open to visitors beginning January 5, following the holiday break, and will remain in place until approximately January 15, 2026.

The gallery is located in Room IIC-3003, Bruneau Centre for Research and Innovation, on Memorial University’s St. John’s campus. A new gallery installation will open in late January.


 
 
 

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