UTTRI at Ontario Tech’s “Improved Transportation” event

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UTTRI Executive Director Dr. Judy Farvolden and associated faculty Professor Greg Evans were among those gathered on October 16, 2019 at Ontario Tech University for a day of moderated panel discussions on urban mobility and sustainable transportation initiatives, including electric vehicles, ridesharing and automation.

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Farvolden and Evans participated in Panel 1: Healthy, Inclusive Cities along with Ranjit Gill, Transportation Engineer, City of Oshawa, and Meghann Lloyd, Associate Professor, Motor Behaviour and Physical Activity Lab, Ontario Tech University, moderated by Shilpa Dogra, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University and Julie MacIsaac, Director, Innovation & Transformation, City of Oshawa.

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Professor Greg Evans and Dr. Judy Farvolden took part in Panel 1: Healthy, Inclusive Cities as part of “Improved Transportation: Moving Together!” at Ontario Tech University, October 16, 2019 (Photo credit: Ontario Tech University)

The free event was co-sponsored by the Metcalf Foundation, Ontario Tech University and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).