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New Frontiers in Transportation 2021 Student Competition Symposium
September 14, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
The University of Toronto Transportation Alumni Network (UTTAN) is proud to present its third annual New Frontiers in Transportation Student Competition Symposium. All are welcome to attend.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. – via Zoom
Attendees will hear presentations from interdisciplinary teams of University of Toronto students on a range of topics related to this year’s theme “Addressing Transportation Equity in the Post-Pandemic City.” A panel of judges will award cash prizes.
Sponsors
UTTAN thanks competition sponsors Dr. Mazen I.S. Hassounah, HDR, IBI, and Parsons for their generous support.
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About the 2021 teams
“Honouring of Transfers: Equity Evaluation of Transit Policies in Cross-Boundary Trips” is the research project of Rick Liu (MASc, CivMin), Navyata Neeraj (HBA, Double Major in Economics and Urban Studies) and Alex Tabascio (MA, Department of Geography and Planning).
The team was mentored by Josephine Macharia of IBI Group, Matthew Routley of Metrolinx and Rudy Sooklall of TraffMobility Engineering Inc.
“Toronto’s Active Roots” is the research project of Angel Yang (HBA, Double Major in Environmental Geography and Urban Studies), Denelle Carvalho (HBA, Human Geography and Diaspora and Transnational Studies) and Kha Den De (John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design).
The team was mentored by John Kemp of IBI Group, Cherie Cohen of CanadaHelps, and Trevor Jenkins of the City of Hamilton.
“Analyzing Surface Transit Innovation Post Closure of Scarborough SRT” is the research project of Anika Munir (Bachelor of Public Policy and City Studies, Minor in Public Law), Rajpreet Sidhu (HBA, International Development Studies with a Minor in Human Geography) and Neil Patel (HBA, Major in City Studies, Minors in Urban Governance and Human Geography).
The team was mentored by Michelle Kearns of Access Planning, Shahan Shaikh of TTC, and Mehemed Delibasic of McIntosh Perry.
“Addressing Transit Equity Amid Service Reductions: Examining Changes in Neighbourhood Connectivity as a Result of COVID-19 Pandemic Induced Service Reduction” is the research project of Benjamin Mumford (HBA, Specialist Human Geography, Minor in Geographic Information Systems), Harry Zhao (HBSc, Human Geography Specialist Program, Minor in Geographic Information Systems), and Gordon Huang (HBSc, Economics, Statistics and Geographic Information Systems).
The team was mentored by Nansen Feng of R.J. Burnside, Greg Hoy of BA Group, and Joshua Wang of York Region.
About last year’s competition
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