transportation planning
Transport planning to improve access to opportunities and travelers’ experience of time: A Dutch perspective – Thomas Straatemeier
Sandford Fleming Building, ITS Lab and Testbed, Room SF3103 10 King's College Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, CanadaLocation: Room SF3103, 3rd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Road, University of Toronto. MAP When we talk about transport or see it discussed by the media, the focus often seems to be on delays, congestion, poor transit service, etc. This emphasis on problems and bottlenecks is also visible in current transportation planning and […]
Nico Malfara and Yunfei Zhang present “Applications of Transportation Planning in Practice”
Online via ZoomThis presentation will demonstrate how concepts of transportation planning are applied in practice. Areas of transportation planning such as travel demand modelling, master planning, multi-modal planning, complete streets, transit planning and functional planning will be featured through real-world case studies, such as the City of Mississauga Lakeshore Transportation Studies, City of Brampton LRT Extension, City […]
Daniel Olejarz presents ‘Transportation planning in unfamiliar environments’
Online via ZoomTransportation planners often undertake projects outside their home cities or regions. Working in unfamiliar geographies brings a unique set of challenges that can impact project success if not considered early and often. This presentation will identify some of the key challenges faced by planners when contributing to projects in unfamiliar locations and, informed by personal […]
Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Designing complete communities’
Online EventHow 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 […]