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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’

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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’

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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’

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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’

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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’

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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’

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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’

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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 […]

StudentMoveTO presents ‘Moving the Student Body’ symposium

StudentMoveTO presents a two-day symposium and seminar event on student travel in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), "Moving the Study Body." This event will feature conversations, presentations, debates, and panel discussions from a diverse body of researchers, academic leaders, policy makers and advocates, to discuss insights from the StudentMoveTO study and their implications […]

Transformative Transportation ’22: 5th Annual CATTS Symposium

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The Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems (CATTS), University of Toronto, team is inviting you to its 5th annual research day on June 7, 2022. The Centre was established in 2017 with the purpose of quantifying and guiding the transformation of transportation systems in the era of rapid innovations in vehicular technologies and in […]

CLUE 2022 Symposium

Faculty Club 41 Willcocks St., Toronto

CLUE will present its inaugural symposium on June 24, 2022, showcasing the research of the project’s first year and looking ahead to the future. View details on the CLUE website.

Transit Analytics Lab (TAL) 2022 Research Day

Online via Zoom

The Transit Analytics Lab (TAL) of the University of Toronto brings together transportation and technology researchers from across the University of Toronto, transit systems in the Golden Horseshoe area, and private sector technology providers and consultants. Among its objectives are to: foster innovation in transit data-driven tools (analytics) using advanced methods of data science, machine […]

2nd Information Session for 2022 New Frontiers in Transportation Student Competition (proposal due date extended to July 18)

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Attend the second Information Session July 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m. to learn more about this student competition for transportation enthusiasts! About this event Are you a U of T student or recent grad interested in transportation? Then this opportunity is for you! The University of Toronto Transportation Alumni Network is launching its 2022 annual student competition. […]

Mobility Network Summer School: Planning More Equitable Transportation Systems

Galbraith Building, Room GB202 35 St. George Street 2nd floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Call for applications Mobility Network calls for applications for "Planning More Equitable Transportation Systems," a two-day summer school taking place on July 18 and 19, 2022 at the University of Toronto's St. George campus. About the summer school With urban inequality on the rise, there is a growing understanding that government investments in infrastructure can […]

NECTAR Conference 2022

Chestnut Conference Centre 89 Chestnut Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Network on European Communication and Transport Activity Research (NECTAR) will have its 16th International Conference July 20-22, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. The 2022 conference theme is Mobilizing Justice: Moving Toward Action for an Equitable Transportation Future. See the NECTAR 2022 conference website for all details. Participation and NECTAR membership In order to participate in the […]

Rick Liu presents his MASc thesis “A social equity lens on Toronto transit network performance using a graph theory approach: Examining node criticality, service redundancy, delays and disruptions”

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Rick Liu will present his MASc thesis "A social equity lens on Toronto transit network performance using a graph theory approach: Examining node criticality, service redundancy, delays and disruptions" via Zoom on August 5, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  All are welcome to attend. Many past studies have examined where transit disruptions are […]

2022 Public Transit Short Courses

Galbraith Building, Room GB202 35 St. George Street 2nd floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Download PDF of Public Transit Short Courses 2022 brochure High quality public transit is the linchpin of liveable cities. Not only does it enhance mobility, accessibility, economic productivity, and help address climate change, but the COVID pandemic also illustrated its critical role in public health and ensuring the mobility of essential workers. Transit has always […]

Positive Zero presents virtual panel “Roadmap for emission-free road transport and healthy urban living”

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About the "Place-based solutions for decarbonizing transport" seminar series Place-based decarbonization recognizes that different places have different capacities, paths, and costs for decarbonization; it also involves communities and businesses in designing the cities, towns, and villages they want. This seminar series, "Place-based solutions for decarbonizing transport," hosted by Positive Zero Transport Futures and co-sponsored by […]