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Hauer: Re-defining “cause” will lead to better crash prevention

October 21, 2020

Dr. Ezra Hauer, one of the world’s most respected road safety scientists, presented “Crash causation and prevention” in a webinar for the International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic […]

Smart Freight Centre research partnership receives major funding award

October 21, 2020

ANNOUNCEMENT Download Announcement PDF The Smart Freight Centre is delighted to announce that a new research initiative entitled “CLUE: City Logistics for the Urban Economy”, has received a major funding […]

Theresa Enright’s “Commotion” examines political unrest directed at transit systems

October 16, 2020

UTTRI associated faculty Theresa Enright, Associate Professor of Political Science, researches urban politics and governance, transportation, mobility, and social movements. Her recent essay “Commotion” exploring political unrest directed at transit […]

Smart Freight Centre’s off-peak delivery pilot in the news

October 16, 2020

Today’s Trucking reported on the “Main Street Recovery Act” proposed by the Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, which would, according to their […]

Emissions and urban design two air quality factors within our control, says Minet

October 13, 2020

Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Laura Minet presented “How Can We Minimize Population Exposure to Air Pollution?” for the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR) Seminar Series on October 7, […]

Farvolden: New thinking needed to improve freight and goods movement

October 13, 2020

Dr. Judy Farvolden, Executive Director of the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute, was quoted in “Delivery trucks are common sights in downtown Toronto. But a new city report offers […]

Mischa Young on the true cost of ridesharing

October 9, 2020

Dr. Mischa Young presented “The true cost of sharing: A detour penalty analysis between UberPool and UberX trips in Toronto” as part of the School of Cities Urban Leadership Fellowship […]

Toronto KidScore Pilot Program earns award for consultation

October 7, 2020

Congratulations to Maximum City, Esri Canada and the City of Toronto Children’s Services on receiving a Respect for Diversity, Inclusion and Culture Award from IAP2 for “The City of Toronto […]

Traffic data helps cities plan and manage mobility: Shiravi

October 7, 2020

From Miovision, Sajad Shiravi, P.Eng, presented “Traffic Engineering in the Age of Technology and AI” on October 2, 2020. The current state of traffic management is held back by old […]

Farvolden presents deputation to City of Toronto about Freight and Goods Movement Strategy

October 6, 2020

UTTRI Executive Director Dr. Judy Farvolden presented a deputation to the City of Toronto Infrastructure and Environment Committee on the release of the city’s “Freight and Goods Movement Strategy” at their […]

StudentMoveTO 2019: Survey results are in

October 6, 2020

How do post-secondary students in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) travel? Over 18,500 post-secondary students from ten colleges and universities in the GTHA participated in the 2019 StudentMoveTO […]

For third year running, U of T Engineering team wins international self-driving car challenge

October 6, 2020

A team of students from the University of Toronto has placed first in an intercollegiate challenge to transform an electric car into a self-driving one – the team’s third consecutive […]