News

Transatlantic research team asks “How do neighbourhoods shape people’s dietary behaviours?”

November 27, 2018

UTTRI associated faculty Professor Michael Widener‘s research will benefit from a recent grant awarded across the ocean, to Dr. Mark Green in Liverpool. The University of Liverpool awarded Dr. Green […]

UTTRI associated faculty receive Engineering Dean’s Spark Professorships

November 27, 2018

Congratulations to  four UTTRI associated faculty within the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering who have been awarded Dean’s Spark Professorships (DSP).  All twelve recipients of the DSP are within […]

UofT transportation alumni build community & give back

November 22, 2018

Many factors combined to create a very memorable evening and successful fundraiser on November 15: a record turnout of alumni, professors, current students and postdocs incredibly generous sponsor support speakers […]

DiDi in Toronto: Strategic partnership initiative with U of T

November 22, 2018

Didi Chuxing Technology Company (DiDi), the world’s largest ride-sharing service, officially launched its DiDi Labs in Toronto on November 19.  DiDi has research labs in China and Silicon Valley and recently selected […]

Regulating ride-hailing isn’t new, says Brail

November 21, 2018

New legislation around ride-hailing introduced in British Columbia this week has caused concern for a coalition of ride-hailing advocacy groups. UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shauna Brail, one of U of […]

Human Factors interest high at IUW2018

November 21, 2018

Over one hundred students and practitioners of Human Factors participated in an inter-university workshop held at University of Toronto on Saturday, November 17. The gathering, hosted by U of T’s Human […]

Canadian consumer attitudes towards electric vehicles is evolving, says Mark Ferguson

November 17, 2018

Dr. Mark Ferguson, Senior Research Associate at the McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics (MITL), gave a talk entitled “The Evolution of Canadian Consumer Attitudes on Electric Vehicles 2015-2018” for […]

Yousaf Shah on forecasting process for regional planning

November 10, 2018

Yousaf Shah of Hemson Consulting presented “Demand Forecasting for land use and transportation planning in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area” for the UT-ITE seminar series on November 9, 2018. […]

iCity hosts workshop at CASCON 2018

November 1, 2018

November 1, 2018. iCity researchers, technology partners and expert users’ groups presented a workshop October 31 as part of IBM’s 28th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering […]

Freight Flow Hackathon team generates ideas for Statistics Canada

November 1, 2018

A UTTRI team of five – Sina Bahrami, Tufayel Chowdhury, Bo Wang, Glareh Amirjamshidi, and supervisor Professor Matthew Roorda – took part in the “Freight Flows Hackathon” organized by the […]

Using ILUTE to increase urban sustainability: Samira Ramezani

October 30, 2018

October 26, 2018. Dr. Samira Ramezani is enjoying a two-month visit to UTTRI to learn more about the ILUTE (Integrated Land Use, Transportation, Environment) model developed by Professor Eric Miller […]

Gregory Erhardt guest speaker on UT-ITE Seminar Series

October 27, 2018

Dr. Gregory Erhardt, Assistant Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at University of Kentucky, presented his ongoing research on measuring the effects of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), such as Uber […]

Connecting with Tanvi Maheshwari

October 25, 2018

October 25, 2018. Architect, urban designer and researcher Tanvi Maheshwari was warmly welcomed by UTTRI October 22 in a roundtable discussion with PhD students and postdoctoral fellows.  Tanvi is currently pursuing […]

Lachlan Birdsey: Modelling Helsinki

October 25, 2018

October 25, 2018. Computer scientist Dr. Lachlan Birdsey has been a guest of UTTRI since September 24 and will return home to Finland in a few days. The Postdoctoral Researcher […]

What hinders the adoption of battery electric buses in transit? Moataz Mohamed

October 25, 2018

Moataz Mohamed, Assistant Professor at McMaster University, presented his research on “the electrification of Canadian urban bus transit” at the UT-ITE seminar on October 5, 2018. Professor Mohamed reviewed six […]

Take our Walkable Street Survey!

October 19, 2018

Help make Toronto streets more livable, sustainable, safe and efficient for pedestrians. The Walkable Street survey is a fun and easy way for you to give your input into street […]

UTTRI hosts visit from TCI2018

October 18, 2018

UTTRI welcomed guests from the 21st TCI Network Global Conference hosted by the Institute of Competitiveness and Prosperity. The October 16, 2018 visit to UTTRI was part of their “Transportation […]

Steve Easterbrook appointed Director, School of the Environment

October 18, 2018

Congratulations to UTTRI associated faculty Professor Steve Easterbrook of the Department of Computer Science, who has been appointed Director of the School of the Environment for a three-and-a-half year term […]

Overview of the King Street Transit Pilot with the City of Toronto’s David Kuperman

October 10, 2018

David Kuperman presented “King Street transit pilot strategies to improve surface transit performance in the City of Toronto” at the UT-ITE seminar on September 28, 2018. King Street is a […]

UTTRI associated faculty weigh in: The Cities We Need

October 4, 2018

University of Toronto Magazine‘s The Cities We Need autumn 2018 issue highlights ongoing local and international research involving several UTTRI associated faculty: (L-R) Mark Fox, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Eric Miller, Ron Buliung, Richard […]

New funding programs from UofT School of Cities

October 4, 2018

The School of Cities has created new funding programs to support University of Toronto urban-focused education, outreach and research initiatives. Goals of the funding program include support of outstanding urban initiatives, and creation of connections with as many urban-focused faculty and students as possible. UofT Faculty, staff and students are eligible to apply for these funds.

Stochastic integer programming explained by Merve Bodur

October 3, 2018

Professor Merve Bodur presented “Stochastic integer programming in staffing and scheduling problems under uncertainty” at the UT-ITE seminar on  September 21, 2018. Stochastic integer programming is a useful tool for […]

Shoshanna Saxe: 2019 Clean50 Emerging Leader

October 1, 2018

UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure in the Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, has been named a Clean50 Emerging Leader. “Shoshanna drives researchers, engineers and […]

AutomotiveUI ’18 conference concludes

September 26, 2018

Toronto hosted the International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications for its 10th anniversary September 23-25, 2018. The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and […]

Autonomous vehicles and road user fees

September 25, 2018

Professor Baher Abdulhai, Director of the iCity Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems, was quoted in “Toll charges seen down the road once driverless cars take over” by Peter Nowak […]

AutomotiveUI ’18 now underway

September 23, 2018

Register today to attend Automotive UI, the premiere international conference on automotive user interfaces and interactive vehicular applications and receive a discount on the registration rate. The Early Bird registration rate ends at midnight tomorrow, August 17.

Moving Forward: How Germany and Canada Take Mobility to the Next Level

September 21, 2018

UTTRI Executive Director Dr. Judy Farvolden was invited by the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce to participate in presentations and discussions about opportunities, recent trends, and experiences regarding smart mobility and […]

Rebecca Nelson reports on the transfer experience for transit users

August 31, 2018

The transfer experience has room for improvement, according to researcher Rebecca Nelson, who recently completed a study for  Metrolinx entitled Intermodal Connectivity at Gateway Hubs. Nelson’s recommendations to make transfers easier, […]

UTTRI Director Eric J. Miller Wins Lifetime Achievement Award from International Association for Travel Behavior Research

August 30, 2018

Updated August 30, 2018. Professor Eric J. Miller,  as winner of the IATBR Lifetime Achievement Award, presented a lecture at the IATBR conference on July 19. Video of his presentation is now […]

2018 Public Transit Short Courses

August 15, 2018

The two short courses are intensive public transit professional development sessions unique in Canada and have been offered annually at the University of Toronto for the past ten years.