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Jiahao Wang’s Final Oral Exam Public Presentation: AI-Enabled Public Transit Intelligence across Planning, Operations and Rider Communication

August 10, 2026

UTTRI is pleased to announce the Final Oral Exam Public Presentation of Jiahao Wang, PhD candidate in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto. Title: […]

Canada Carries Twice the Transit Ridership Per Capita: What Vancouver and Toronto Do That US Cities Can Learn

August 7, 2026

August 7, 2026 Canada’s major cities demonstrate that higher transit ridership does not always require bigger infrastructure investments. Metro Vancouver records approximately 153 transit trips per resident, compared with 54 […]

A Historic First for COMTO Toronto: Community-Centred & Leadership Scholarship

August 4, 2026

COMTO Toronto & Region is excited to announce an important milestone in the history of its chapter: the launch of the COMTO Toronto Community-Centred & Leadership Scholarship, the chapter’s inaugural […]

Summer 2026 Transportation Talk: Insights, Awards & Conference Highlights

July 31, 2026

The summer edition of hashtag#TransportationTalk is out now! Take a look at the features and updates from ITE Canada at https://bit.ly/TTSummer26. 📖 FEATURES Tyler Golly, Ryan Martinson, and Adam St. […]

University of Toronto Student Chapter Brings Home Canada’s First ITE Sandbox Design Competition Title

July 27, 2026

Congratulations to the ITE University of Toronto Student Chapter (UT-ITE) on winning the ITE Sandbox Design Competition, presented at hashtag#ITEDetroit26! Team members Sean Leung, Lucas Gaspari, and Michael Hollander proudly […]

PhD Opportunity in Long-Distance and Intercity Travel Research in Canada

July 22, 2026

Professors Eric Miller (University of Toronto) and Lisa Aultman-Hall (University of Waterloo) are seeking PhD applicants interested in co-advised research on long-distance and intercity travel in Canada. Professors Miller and […]

MASc Thesis Presentation: A Prototype Simulation Framework for the CUSTOM Model for the Greater Toronto Area

July 15, 2026

UTTRI is pleased to invite you to a virtual seminar showcasing the Master’s thesis work of Tyler Hu, MASc candidate at the University of Toronto. Title: A Prototype Simulation Framework […]

Tiancheng Li Receives the 2026 ITE Canada Innovation in Transportation Scholarship

June 30, 2026

Congratulations Tiancheng Li, winner of the 2026 ITE CANADA INNOVATION IN TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP in honour of John Morrall! Tiancheng Li is a graduate student in transportation engineering at the University […]

2026 UTTAN Student Competition Invites Innovative Solutions for Congestion Pricing in Toronto

June 25, 2026

The University of Toronto Transportation Alumni Network (UTTAN) has officially launched its 2026 Student Competition, inviting students to develop innovative solutions under the theme: “Congestion Pricing for Transportation Demand Management” […]

iCity 2.0: Urban Data Science for Future Mobility – Annual Research Day

June 19, 2026

UTTRI is pleased to invite researchers, students, faculty members, industry partners, and members of the broader transportation community to the iCity 2.0: Urban Data Science for Future Mobility – Annual […]

PhD Defence: AI-Enabled Public Transit Intelligence for Planning, Operations, and Rider Communication

June 9, 2026

UTTRI is pleased to announce the PhD Departmental Defence of Jihao Wang. Title: AI-Enabled Public Transit Intelligence across Planning, Operations, and Rider Communication Candidate: Jihao WangSupervisor: Professor Amer Shalaby Date: […]

TransitData 2026: 10th International Symposium on the Use of Public Transit Automated Data for Planning, Operations, and Management

May 10, 2026

The 10th International Symposium on the Use of Public Transit Automated Data for Planning, Operations, and Management (TransitData 2026) has officially released its detailed program. Hosted by the University of […]