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Kaya, Hawkins talk transportation at Doors Open Toronto

May 7, 2019

The new Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship is one of seven University of Toronto buildings featured in this year’s Doors Open Toronto. Officially opened in March 2018, the […]

Kristina Mlakar: National Smart Vehicle Demonstration & Integration Trial

May 2, 2019

Kristina Mlakar, National Operations Manager and Project Lead at the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) presented a seminar at U of T on April 26, 2019 entitled […]

Saxe wins Engineering Medal for Young Engineer

May 2, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty Shoshanna Saxe will receive the Engineering Medal for Young Engineer from the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA) at the OPEA Gala on November 16, 2019. The OPEA Gala is […]

Luís Bettencourt: Cities and Complexity

April 25, 2019

Professor Luís M.A. Bettencourt presented a free public lecture in Toronto on April 24, 2019 as part of the University of Toronto Department of Civil+Mineral Engineering 2018/2019 Distinguished Lecture series. Bettencourt […]

U of T researchers help charity build better, more inclusive playgrounds

April 18, 2019

Researchers from the University of Toronto will play a key role in a national charity’s roll out of accessible playground facilities in cities across Canada. The playgrounds, built by Canadian […]

Eric Miller and Shoshanna Saxe weigh in on provincial transit plans

April 18, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty Professors Eric Miller and Shoshanna Saxe weigh in on provincial transit plans in the Toronto Star article “Over the Don and under Fort York — where experts […]

Smart Freight Centre aims to deliver the goods — faster and greener

April 18, 2019

The demand for goods transportation continues to rise, leading to increased traffic congestion across the GTHA. The newly launched Smart Freight Centre looks to find solutions. Leading experts from the […]

Miller comments on transit investments

April 18, 2019

A brief video interview of UTTRI Director Professor Eric Miller was aired on CBC’s The National news item entitled Doug Ford commits $11.2B toward $30B Toronto transit expansion plan, April 10, 2019. […]

Amer Shalaby honoured for Excellence in Innovation

April 18, 2019

Congratulations to UTTRI associated faculty Professor Amer Shalaby who was awarded the 2019 ThinkTransit Award of Excellence in Innovation. He was honoured at the ThinkTransit Technology Conference in Tampa, Florida, April […]

We can reduce infrastructure’s greenhouse gas payback period, says Saxe

April 17, 2019

Shoshanna Saxe, Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto, gave a fascinating talk about the importance of understanding embodied materials and emissions […]

Siemiatycki discusses transit plans on The Agenda

April 16, 2019

“With new governments come new transit plans.” UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matti Siemiatycki, Jennifer Keesmaat, and Murtaza Haider join Steve Paikin as The Agenda evaluates the province’s new ideas for transit […]

UCL/Toronto collaboration on urban infrastructure: Saxe, Siemiatycki & Durrant

April 10, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty Professors Matti Siemiatycki and Shoshanna Saxe are working with Dr. Dan Durrant of UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning to identify the pressures created in infrastructure planning and delivery in London […]

Laura Minet receives Frances Bradfield Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Engineering

April 10, 2019

PhD student Laura Minet was awarded a Frances Bradfield Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Engineering from the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. “I am thrilled to have received the Frances Bradfield […]

Saxe on congestion pricing considerations for Toronto

April 8, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe was quoted in “Should Canada charge drivers to use roads during rush hour?” posted March 30, 2019 by Global News. Congestion pricing has been […]

Disruption management in railway networks – Dr. Francesco Corman

April 4, 2019

Dr. Francesco Corman of ETH Zurich presented a special guest lecture at University of Toronto on March 28, 2019. His talk “Disruption management in railway networks” was well attended. Dr. […]

UT-ITE’s 2019 Student-Industry Mixer

April 4, 2019

The University of Toronto Institute of Transportation Engineers (UT-ITE) student chapter hosted its annual networking event, the Student-Industry Mixer, on March 27 at the Debates Room of Hart House. Over […]

Evidence-based road safety the focus of Ontario Road Safety Forum

April 4, 2019

Discussion of a broad range of road safety interests was the focus at the fifth gathering of the Ontario Road Safety Forum on March 27, 2019. Participants filled the Michael E. […]

Rail system safety and operational efficiency are key: Yousef Kimiagar

April 4, 2019

Mr. Yousef Kimiagar, Vice President of Transit Rail Systems at Gannett Fleming, gave a talk about advanced train control systems on March 29, 2019. His presentation was welcomed by a […]

Shared mobility in the news from coast to coast

April 4, 2019

News of Lyft going public pulled ride-hailing into prominence in the news. On the topic of ride-hailing services and their impacts on transportation in Canadian cities, UTTRI Director Professor Eric Miller […]

Widener wins 2019 AAG Health & Medical Geography Emerging Scholar Award

April 3, 2019

Congratulations to Professor Michael J. Widener who was awarded the American Association of Geographers Health and Medical Geography Speciality Group’s 2019 Emerging Scholar Award.

Smart cities, data privacy and inclusivity

March 27, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty Mark S. Fox and Shauna Brail were quoted by Christine Wong in futur*ithmic‘s “Smarter, safer and more inclusive communities” March 21, 2019. They spoke, respectively, about smart cities’ […]

Bus rapid transit debate in London

March 26, 2019

The threat of rising property taxes is casting a shadow on transit improvements proposed in the City of London, as reported March 23 in “Cost of some transit projects on London […]

Statistics Canada Hackathon on Urban Transit Data

March 25, 2019

Participating in a hackathon for three full days is a serious commitment. A UTTRI team demonstrated dedication last week during a Statistics Canada (StatCan) hackathon on Urban Transit Data. Faculty […]

Travel Modelling Group hosts workshop on Dynamic Traffic Assignment

March 21, 2019

UTTRI’s Travel Modelling Group (TMG) held a half-day workshop March 13 focusing on Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) applications in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA). TMG is led by Professor Eric […]

Hemily discusses transit fare structure

March 20, 2019

Brendon Hemily, an MIT PhD graduate and independent consultant in public transportation, gave a fascinating talk entitled “Transit Fare Policy and Payment; Perspectives, Challenges, and Developments.” The presentation took place at […]

Matti Siemiatycki on the paradox of cities and the environment

March 20, 2019

Professor Matti Siemiatycki delivered the School of the Environment’s annual Eric Krause Memorial Lecture on March 18, 2019 at the Faculty Club. He was introduced by School of the Environment […]

Improving transit reliability: Willem Klumpenhouwer

March 14, 2019

Dr. Willem Klumpenhouwer presented “The Markovian Bus” on March 8 as part of the UT-ITE Seminar Series. Transit, especially buses that run in mixed traffic, are subject to randomness from a variety […]

Drivers aged 35-54 needed for on-road driving study

March 14, 2019

The Human Factors & Applied Statistics Lab at the University of Toronto is looking for participants for an on-road driving study with the following criteria: Having a valid G driver license […]

Addressing suburban commuting and congestion: Siemiatycki

March 13, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty and Interim Director, School of Cities, Professor Matti Siemiatycki was interviewed on CTV television program “Your Morning” February 22, 2019 in “How suburban areas are dealing with […]

U of T to host “Air Pollution in the Cloud” conference in September 2019

March 13, 2019

UTTRI associated faculty Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou will co-Chair the 2019 Air & Odor Management Conference and Technology Showcase (AOMCTS), “Air Pollution in the Cloud: Transformative Sensing and Data Mining for […]