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Kevin Wong presents “Developing a generative design framework for optimising public transit network design”

Online via Zoom

Despite the plethora of tools and data available to transit planners, transit network design has remained mostly a manual task. Nevertheless, there have been many attempts to use algorithms and computing to optimise transit network design based on geography, demand and operating resources. However, the Transit Network Design Problem (TNDP) and Transit Network Design and […]

Dr. Eric Miller presents “Everything you wanted to know about report writing but were afraid to ask”

Online via Zoom

This presentation discusses various elements of report writing as a guide to graduate students preparing term project reports, journal articles, theses, etc. It is intended to address some typical issues that graduate students encounter in their writing. Topics discussed include: report organization; report style; treatment of tables, figures, exhibits and appendices; grammar and syntax; spelling […]

Kanchan Maharaj presents “Equity in active transportation planning, design, and delivery”

Online via Zoom

The City of Toronto's Cycling Network Plan (CNP) serves as a roadmap and work plan outlining the City’s planned investments in cycling infrastructure in the near-term and intentions for the long-term. The CNP is grounded in many city policies and strategies including the Official Plan, the Road to Health, Vision Zero Road Safety Plan, TransformTO […]

Raphael Dumas presents “Analyzing the transportation impacts of Toronto’s vehicle-for-hire industry 2019-2021”

Online via Zoom

In 2019 the Big Data Innovation Team, in partnership with Municipal Licensing and Standards, prepared an analysis of the impacts of Vehicles for Hire and Private Transportation Companies on the City of Toronto’s Transportation Network including on congestion, equity, transit, and curb utilization. Following that report Council required further datasets of the Vehicle-for-Hire industry starting […]

Willem Klumpenhouwer and Diego Silva present “Living on a fare: Dashboarding fare-sensitive access and equity in major U.S. urban areas”

Online via Zoom

While premium transit modes such as commuter rail can improve access to opportunities, the higher fares that accompany these services create barriers to their use. Fare-sensitive access measures require accurate estimation of fare costs between origins and destinations. They are not often included in public transit access analyses because of data limitations and computational complexity. […]

Lama Alfaseeh presents “Tips to land a job quickly and your to-do-list before you graduate”

Online via Zoom

Please join us for a seminar by Dr. Lama Alfaseeh on Friday, February 18 from 11 am-12pm. Dr. Lama Alfaseeh Lama started her PhD in 2016 at Ryerson University and joined the Laboratory of Innovations in Transportation (LiTrans) in 2017. Lama was supervised by Dr. Bilal Farooq and defended her dissertation in 2020. Lama’s research […]

Teodor Gabriel Crainic presents “Urban freight transportation and logistics”

Online Event

Presented by the Smart Freight Centre Freight Leaders Series. All are welcome to attend this free online webinar. If any specific accommodations are needed, please contact smartfreight@utoronto.ca as early as possible. Please join us for Q & A following the presentation. Register here on Eventbrite. Abstract Urban freight transport stands for the movement of vehicles carrying goods […]

Daniel Haufschild presents “Managing planning and engineering consulting assignments: tips for success in the public and private sector”

Online via Zoom

University planning and engineering curricula are centered around the technical skills and knowledge needed to be successful in the industry. Increasingly, project management training specific to the industry has also been offered. What remains a gap is how to effectively manage consulting assignments and the procurement process, with new graduates expected to learn on the […]

UT-ITE 2022 Student-Industry Mixer

Online via Gather Town

University of Toronto transportation students are invited to join us on Gather Town for our 2022 virtual UT-ITE Student-Industry Mixer. It is a great chance to connect with transportation industry professionals from world-class organizations. The event will be hosted virtually using Gather Town. The details for joining the event will be shared with the registered participants […]

Equity, diversity and inclusion in freight transportation: A panel discussion

Online Event

Inspired by the desire to create an equal and inclusive work environment where individual differences are valued, many government and private sector organizations have initiated practices to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion. To provide examples of such initiatives in practice, Sophia Sniegowski Begidzhanov (The Musket Transport Ltd. and CHET), Melissa Magder (Region of Peel), and […]

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