As housing has become increasingly expensive in Canadian cities, those with modest incomes have less choice over where they live as they are priced out of more neighbourhoods. Due to limited choice over where to live, those who primarily use public transit are dependent on the service near them, rather than being able to choose to live near good transit and essential amenities. In addition, many obstacles associated with using transit (such as infrequent service) and in accessing transit (like poorly lit streets or large hills) make it more difficult, less convenient, or undesirable to use public transit. Barriers in the built environment are subjective and varied. Transit riders with different physical abilities, comfort levels, and circumstances may find different aspects of accessing transit challenging, demonstrating the need for qualitative studies to understand and address these issues. My proposed study uses Wang and Burris’ qualitative visual methodology: Photovoice. Participants who primarily use public transit and live in Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa, an area with lower housing-costs and higher transit usership, will be asked to photograph parts of their built environment, between their home and transit, that they experience as a barrier. Focus groups will discuss the photos, and grow awareness and connections in the community to facilitate improvements in the built environment. Furthermore, to contextualize the photos, they will be geocoded onto a map of the area, allowing for both further analysis, understanding, and dissemination. The goal of the study is to better understand the ways in which the built environment limits and disincentivizes public transit usership to inform city council to address these issues, enabling more equitable public transit access.