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Sk. Md. Mashrur & Brenden Lavoie present ‘Development of a multimodal network microsimulation model for a regional agent-based travel demand modelling for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA)’

Online via Zoom

Innovative mobility solutions are constantly emerging with the advent of information and communication technologies, offering travellers multidimensional choices including, but not limited to, modes, routes, and locations. Without a fully agent-based and dynamic travel demand microsimulation modelling system, it is impossible to evaluate such emerging mobility solutions/options realistically. The network modelling component is the most […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Leading the way to transportation equity’

Online Event

The past automobile-dominated century enabled unprecedented urban growth, economic development and social engagement, but negatively affected the environment, public health, and social equity. Do we know how mobility should be delivered to improve social and economic justice? How do we engage communities to learn from them about what they need? Speakers Heather Dorries is an assistant […]

Antonio Gittens & Peter Stokes of StreetLight Data present ‘Big Data for transportation: applications in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area’

Online via Zoom

Antonio Gittens Antonio Gittens, Solutions Manager at StreetLight Data, has 10 years’ experience in multimodal planning, transportation policy, and software implementation. His experience spans urban and rural, from helping Transport Canada bring emerging mobility to rural Canada, to helping Metrolinx—one of Canada’s largest transit agencies—assess the feasibility of on-demand transit. Peter Stokes Peter Stokes, Regional […]

UT-ITE’s Annual General Meeting & Elections

Online via Zoom

UT-ITE's Annual General Meeting and Elections will take place on Wednesday, April 8, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. via Zoom. If you would like to run for one of these positions or would like to nominate someone, fill out this form by Monday, April 4: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlfM77zmOKAFb9X0cDA927seCrvjA9jV7pBMUku6F_kumrDw/viewform Please join via the Zoom link: https://utoronto.zoom.us/s/81320181425 […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Getting mobility to Net Zero’

Online Event

In its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, the Federal Government pledges to make it easier for Canadians to switch to electric vehicles, promising millions for charging infrastructure, and incentive programs for purchasers of electric vehicles. It refers to the benefits of hybrid and electric buses, major public transit projects, like the Ontario Line, and notes that […]

Professor Carolina Osorio presents ‘Efficient search in high-dimensional spaces: the case of Bayesian optimization for large-scale urban traffic control’

Online via Zoom

In this talk, we consider high-dimensional traffic signal control problems that arise in congested metropolitan areas. We focus on the use of high-resolution urban mobility stochastic simulators and formulate the control problems as high-dimensional continuous simulation-based optimization (SO) problems. We discuss the opportunities and challenges of designing SO algorithms for these problems. An important component in […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Negotiating with robots in the public realm’

Online Event

Sidewalk robots can perform useful services like contactless, last-mile delivery, sidewalk clearing and inspection, and remote monitoring and security. They may also shift congestion from our streets to our sidewalks, competing for space in unpredictable, dynamic environments, and impeding accessibility. Are we ready to share our sidewalks with robots? Speakers Shauna Brail is an associate professor […]

Travel Modelling Group workshop: Introducing the new Region of York Activity/Travel Demand Model System

Online via MS Teams

York Region developed a new generation of travel demand model, known as activity-based model (ABM). The model simulates daily activities and travel patterns of all individuals in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) area, including York Region, as affected by transportation system level of service. The model was successfully applied to the Official Plan, Transportation Master […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Designing complete communities’

Online Event

How can the 3 Ds of density, land-use diversity and pedestrian-oriented designs reduce our lengthy work commutes and build healthy, safe, equitable, sustainable complete communities? Who do these communities include? What makes them complete? Speakers Margaret Kohn is a professor and the chair of the Department of Political Science, UTSC. Matti Siemiatycki is a professor at […]

Mobility Network presents ‘Harnessing intelligence in transportation systems’

Online Event

If you use a wayfinding app, if you idle at centrally controlled traffic lights, if your license plate is read as you get on the 407, or if the changeable message sign tells you how long it will take you to get across town — then you’ve been guided or governed by intelligent transportation systems […]

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