This presentation outlines a framework for economics in the transport sector and for transportation planning. It develops microeconomic applications for project or program evaluation, looks at current practice in transportation economics, and seeks to answer the question, “How will economics figure in your engineering career?”

William Denning has worked in transportation most of his academic and professional career. He earned a BA in Geography and in Economics from the University of Toronto in 1977 and an MA in Regional Science from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. He has worked for Ernst & Young, the Canadian Foreign Service, Canadian Pacific, GO Transit, the World Bank, the Ontario Ministry of Finance, and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. In his later career with the Ontario government Denning was involved in the creation of Metrolinx, Infrastructure Ontario, the Move Ontario Trust (which funded the provincial contribution to the Spadina Subway extension), and managed MTO’s Transportation Economics Office. He draws best practice examples largely from his World Bank experience. He is currently semi-retired and provides selective consulting services to a variety of clients. More detail is available from his LinkedIn profile, which also includes his opinions on contemporary transportation issues.

Presented by University of Toronto ITE Student Chapter, UT-ITE.

Free. All are welcome.

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