Thirty participants from UofT, OCAD U, City of Toronto, Waterfront Toronto and Esri Canada took part in a software tool design charrette (workshop) on Wednesday, June 7 entitled “Visualization, Analysis, […]
MASc candidate Mahyar Jahangiriesmaili’s paper was named Runner-Up for the Best Conference Paper at the 52nd annual conference of the Canadian Transportation Research Forum in Winnipeg May 28-31, 2017. His […]
Professor Matti Siemiatycki provides context for Nova Scotia’s “No Boondoggle Guarantee” in a Maclean’s Magazine article by Murad Hemmadi, The trouble with anti-boondoggle laws.
An excellent piece on UTTRI’s new iCity Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems (iCity-CATTS) and principal investigator Professor Baher Abdulhai was posted May 26 on the U of T Engineering News […]
Applications are now being accepted for Postdoctoral Fellow in Automated and Transformative Transportation at the new multidisciplinary iCity Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems (iCity-CATTS), a major research initiative […]
UTTRI Director Eric Miller, Program Director Judy Farvolden, and associates Mark Fox, Enid Slack and David Wolfe are in Navi Mumbai, India this week. Together with other presenters from University […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Paul Hess will be the featured presenter on May 25 at a U of T in Your Neighbourhood alumni event. The session, scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to […]
Transformative and automated technologies affecting transportation systems are the focus of UTTRI’s iCity Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems (iCity-CATTS).
Co-authored by Eric Miller, Judy Farvolden, Sara Diamond and Mark Fox, “Urban Informatics for Sustainable Growth” is about the iCity research platform and its programs. It was published in the Ontario […]
UTTRI Director, Professor Eric Miller travelled to California to present a workshop aimed at leading researchers from different disciplines and at different stages in their careers. The purpose? To fundamentally rethink […]
UTTRI News, April 4, 2017 Where are the best opportunities for work after studies in transportation engineering? How can students’ technical and research skills be used to maximum advantage in industry […]
UTTRI’s Professor Baher Abdulhai will speak about GTHA Dynamic Road Pricing Research at the Road Pricing Leadership Summit presented by Transport Futures in Toronto on May 12. Other speakers will include: […]
Further to his recent UT-ITE seminar, Saidal Akbari has provided a link to a published paper on his seminar topic of the same name. Saidal Akbari & Khandker Nurul Habib (2015) […]
UTTRI’s Dr. Marianne Hatzopoulou is featured in a unique Canada150 celebration of women’s achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Paul Hess is co-author of a new report recently made available by the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation, Active Transportation Planning Beyond the Greenbelt: The Outer Ring of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region.
Dr. Maryam Shekarrizfard has generously given permission for her March 24 presentation PDF to be shared on the UTTRI website: Modelling the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide and Investigating […]
UTTRI News, Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Professor Robert Cervero‘s lecture on Monday, March 20, 2017 focused on how network design, mixed land use patterns, amenities, and natural landscape influence active […]
UTTRI News, Thursday, March 16, 2017 As a result of partnership through iCity: Urban Informatics for Sustainable Metropolitan Growth research project, a group of 25 young visitors from Maximum City attended […]
The Toronto Star’s Ben Spurr wrote about the research presented in “The net greenhouse gas impact of the Sheppard Subway Line” by Shoshanna Saxe, Eric Miller, and Peter Guthrie, recently published […]
Miss the seminar? Medhi Nourinejad shared his presentation file with UTTRI. Access the PDF file here. Abstract The proliferation of smart cards in public transportation has paved the way for successful implementation of […]
Gregory Lue has generously shared presentation materials from his talk for the UT-ITE Seminar Series* on February 24, 2017. The research study and report comprised his MASc thesis in the Department of Civil Engineering at […]
Now available: Professor Marianne Hatzopoulou’s PDF resource for her UT-ITE seminar on February 17, 2017 at UTTRI, “Measuring air pollution along Toronto’s bicycle network.” Over the span of the summer […]
A PDF of Robert Bain’s December 5th presentation for UTTRI, Travel Demand Forecasts: Predictive Performance, Rob Bain, is now available. Note on the PDF: This presentation is part of an on-going […]
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…But Were Afraid to Ask! Professor Eric J. Miller presents for the UT-ITE Seminar Series on the mechanics of how to write a polished and professional technical report. He stressed the importance of […]
UTTRI is proud to welcome Drew Fagan and Andy Manahan to the UTTRI Advisory Board beginning February 1, 2017. Meeting three times a year, the board is instrumental in providing strategic […]
Ryan Lanyon’s Jan. 27 talk for the UT-ITE Seminar Series shared an overview of the issues related to vehicle automation under consideration, activities undertaken to start planning, and possible directions for […]
Applications close January 31 for a PostDoctoral Fellowship position at UTTRI. The incumbent will be responsible for key research tasks within a collaborative research programme between the University of Toronto and Trapeze, […]
January 17, 2017 Safety for everyone using Toronto streets, no matter the mode of transport, is the goal. UTTRI’s Professor Matthew Roorda and researcher Nancy Hui use video data and […]
UTTRI Professor Matthew Roorda and masters’ student Nancy Hui are assessing the safety impact of the Bloor Street Pilot Bike Lanes Project. Video data collected by Miovision and the City of […]