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The UrbanScanner Project: Mobile monitoring of air pollution in cities

February 17, 2021

What rolls around the city getting a lot of admiring looks for its flashy chromed finishes and high tech roof protrusions? It’s not the latest tech from a popular web […]

Region of Peel designated “UN Regional Centre of Expertise” supporting sustainable movement of people and goods

February 17, 2021

Congratulations to the Region of Peel, a leader in the area of goods movement and founder of the Smart Freight Centre, on being designated a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) […]

UTTRI faculty on Canadian government commitment to new public transit investments

February 11, 2021

On February 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $14.9 billion for public transit projects over the next eight years, which includes permanent funding of $3 billion per year for Canadian […]

Olejarz on the state of AI in the transportation industry

February 10, 2021

Daniel Olejarz, Transportation Planner at IBI Group and graduate of U of T’s MASc program, presented “AI in Transportation – Industry Trends and Opportunities” on February 5, 2021. Through data […]

Improve shared infrastructure and invest in transit, says Saxe

February 9, 2021

UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe makes a case for improving shared infrastructure and investing in transit in “Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?”. The article focuses on President Biden’s interest […]

Robinson re-appointed as presidential advisor on the environment, climate change and sustainability

February 8, 2021

When [UTTRI associated faculty] John Robinson joined the University of Toronto as its first presidential advisor on the environment, climate change and sustainability, he shared a vision of the campus as “living lab” […]

El-Diraby: Let us learn from COVID

February 4, 2021

UTTRI associated faculty Professor Tamer El-Diraby‘s research is featured in “U of T survey of constructors seeks best practices for next pandemic,” Daily Commercial News, February 1, 2021. El-Diraby’s research […]

U of T researchers develop app to track environmental health of neighbourhoods

February 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of Toronto are developing an app that allows users to learn about air quality, greenery, walkability and other factors contributing to the environmental health of their […]