Dr. Sabbir Saiyed spoke on June 29 at a Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) webinar as one of six finalists for the 2021 TAC Sustainable Mobility Award.
His talk “Smart Freight Centre: Innovative Concept to Promote Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Goods Movement” discussed the important and timely research, spearheaded by the Smart Freight Centre, to improve the sustainability of goods movement.
Dr. Saiyed is Manager of Transportation, System Planning, Region of Peel as well as Founding Board Member and Industry Liaison for the Smart Freight Centre.
The practical applications of this research will lead to significant environmental and health benefits.
A second webinar on July 8 will present the remaining three TAC finalists, including the other co-winner.
Watch videorecording of 2021 Sustainable Mobility Award Finalists (Part 1).
About the 2021 TAC Sustainable Mobility Award
The 2021 TAC Sustainable Mobility Award recognizes a member organization for excellence in the delivery of mobility services.
In 2021, there were 14 applicants. Six were finalists, and two were co-winners. Full details of the award competition.
About the Transportation Association of Canada
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is a not-for-profit, national technical association that focusses on road and highway infrastructure and urban transportation.
About the Smart Freight Centre
The Smart Freight Centre, a centre of excellence for goods movement, was established in 2019 with seed money from the Region of Peel. It is a collaborative network between McMaster University DeGroote School of Business, Ryerson University, the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute, and the York University Lassonde School of Engineering.
Its mission is to improve the economic vibrancy of business, environmental sustainability, and quality of life for residents of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area by providing innovative evidence-based research, decision support, advocacy, training, and trend monitoring in order to coordinate transportation infrastructure, land development, regulation, technology tools, and resources that improve goods movement activities. The goal is to evolve the Smart Freight Centre into a formal network between governments, academics, and industry that work on goods movement issues of regional significance.