UTTRI Faculty Michael J. Widener was interviewed for a report aired on CBC’s flagship television news program The National on January 5, 2017. An expert in urban planning, Professor Widener was asked […]
“Fully Autonomous Vehicles: Simulating Transportation System Performance and Operating Scenarios in the Greater Toronto Area,” Bradley Kloostra’s undergraduate thesis, was chosen by the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) as the winner […]
Dr. Aya Aboudina and her thesis advisor, Prof. Baher Abdulhai, recently completed a six-year long study on congestion pricing and dynamic tolling on freeways in the GTA. The study methodology optimizes the […]
iCity co-investigator and OCAD University president Sara Diamond and colleagues published an article on the need for designers and artists to help spread data literacy by building intelligent interfaces. Two […]
UTTRI and the City of Toronto will host a conference on the theme Big Transportation Data to highlight opportunities for municipalities to make practical use of new forms of urban […]
Sami Hasnine won the first prize in the ITE 2016 Joint Student Presentation Competition (Graduate Level) for his presentation on the paper “Investigating the Interplay between the Attributes of At-fault […]
In the fall of 2015, Toronto’s four universities collaborated on a massive data collection effort – StudentMoveTO – with the goal of collecting detailed data about where students live and travel […]
In his article “Loading Zone Challenges for Downtown Urban Goods Movement”, George Liu reported on the presentations and discussions on the subject of urban commercial vehicle parking. “Goods movement presents […]
In his article “Metered Parking”, George Liu reported on our presentation and panel discussion with Jay Primus, ex-project manager at SFpark. “Surface parking is disappearing in downtown Toronto as cranes transform […]
In January 2016, Judy Farvolden will begin a two-year term on the board of the WTS Toronto Area Chapter and will serve as its secretary. WTS is an international organization dedicated […]
“Driving Changes: Automated Vehicles in Toronto“, by David Ticoll, Distinguished Research Fellow in the Innovation Policy Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs is part of a broader UTTRI […]
More than 7,000 University of Toronto students have filled out an unprecedented survey about their concerns while travelling to and from school. The survey was launched on Sept. 30 at […]
On the evening of November 25th, UTTRI and the WTS Toronto Area Chapter co-hosted their first Career Mixer. This was an event with something for everyone. Representatives from WTS corporate […]
Aqsa Malik and Cyntia Kocan barely know each other but have something in common – the miserable commute they have to endure to get to U of T for classes. […]
On May 7, 2015 the Gardiner Coalition released an analysis performed by UTTRI researchers Baher Abdulhai and Matt Roorda on the impact of removing the Gardiner East. The study compared […]
“iCity: Urban Informatics for Sustainable Metropolitan Growth” was one of 22 projects funded, of 92 projects submitted, by the Ontario Research Fund-Research Excellence Round 7 competition. The project, which will […]
On March 24, 2015, Sami Hasnine, a graduate student in Civil Engineering, took 2nd place at the Seventh Annual Student Presentation Competition for his presentation on Transportation Demand Management. The […]
Huffington Post correspondent Jesse Ferraras reports that UofT attributes its steady rise in university rankings, in part, to research in transportation. Read more…
In their recently released report, Andre Sorensen and Paul Hess argue that any new high-capacity public transit systems must take existing urban form into account, and redevelopment potential should be […]
The Engineering Institute of Canada announced the 2015 recipients of its honours, awards and fellowships. At its Annual Awards Banquet in May, Alberto Leon-Garcia will receive the Julian C. Smith […]
Baher Abdulhai says rush-hour tolls encourage transit use and prompt many drivers to adjust route and time of travel, making the commute a little easier for all. Read more in […]
Angela Schoellig recently provided a presentation during the 2014 Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Day, hosted by the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute. She discussed the role of these vehicles […]
U of T Engineering News profiled the three interesting and important transportation research projects: Simulation city : Solutions for a better urban commute How’s my driving? Never mind – I’ll […]
U of T Bulletin spoke to Prof Ron Buliung how to make cities more accessible for everyone and his recent work in childhood, mobility, health and urban design.
As reported in the Toronto Star, Eric Miller will join John Tory’s transition team. The day after being elected Toronto’s next mayor, John Tory announced his transition team. It includes key […]
“The Urban Political Economy and Ecology of Automobility: Driving Cities, Driving Inequality, Driving Politics”, edited by Alan Walks, with contributions from Ron Builiung, Paul Hess and Matti Siemiatycki explores how our […]
David Wolfe, speaking at the CityAge conference at the University of Waterloo, said Toronto, Waterloo Region and Hamilton, the biggest nodes in Ontario for research, innovation and technology commercialization, are […]
This week U of T News continues its discussion on “The Future of Transit” with an interview with Eric Miller sharing his expert opinion on how to unclog the streets […]
The first of U of T News’ podcasts on the future of cities features post-doctoral researcher Samah El-Tantawy who explains her work with Professor Baher Abdulhai as they develop a system known as MARLIN-ATSC (Multi-Agent Reinforcement […]