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Eric Miller in the Toronto Star

October 7, 2014

Let’s build the transit system we need and commit to funding it In an Op-Ed in the Toronto Star, Eric Miller says “Olivia Chow and John Tory’s transit ideas are […]

Eric Miller on Toronto Star Big Ideas, Oct 7 at 1pm

October 2, 2014

Big Ideas live chat: What’s the next big transit move Toronto should make? Traffic and transit – the bane of many commuters’ existences. No one enjoys traffic. And in Toronto, […]

Sustainable development agreement for CAF and U of T Engineering

September 26, 2014

On September 25,  Dr Enrique García, President of CAF – the development bank of Latin America – signed a letter of intent with U of T’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering […]

Siva Srikukenthiran, Oasys Project of the Year: MassMotion Winner

September 19, 2014

Siva Srikukenthira, a PhD being supervised by Professor Amer Shalaby, was the winner of this year’s Project of the Year Competition for his project “Integrated Microsimulation Modelling of Crowd and […]

TRB award for best paper in public transportation

August 20, 2014

The Transportation Research Board recently selected the paper “Using Mass Motion to Analyze Crowd Congestion and Mitigation Measures at Interchange Subway Stations: Case of Bloor-Yonge Station in Toronto, Canada” as the winner […]

Career Development Fair

August 18, 2014

The Toronto Railway Club and the Women in Transportation Symposium invite interested students to their Career Development Fair, September 17 at Steam Whistle Brewery. Get more information on FACEBOOK and […]

UTTRI Team Wins Canadian District Traffic Bowl Championship

June 11, 2014

The team of Teddy Lin (incoming MASc student, 2014 UofT graduate), Matt Austin (MASc student) and Sami Hasnine (MASc student) travelled to the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers/Ontario Traffic Council […]

Inventors of the Year

June 10, 2014

Baher Abdulhai and Samah El-Tantawy were named Inventors of the Year at the University of Toronto Celebrates Innovation event on May 21, 2014. Professor Abdulhai and his student, now a […]

Regional Planning, Neighbourhood Design, or Individual Behaviour?

May 8, 2014

Curbing the effects of urban transportation on air quality and public health Dr. Marianne Hatzopoulou Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering McGill University Traffic-related air pollution has a large impact […]

An Integrated Approach to Estimate Pedestrian Exposure to Roadside Vehicle Pollutants

April 4, 2014

Fangzhou Su, MASc Candidate April 4, 2014 In this project, a pedestrian micro-simulation software was integrated with a vehicle micro-simulation software to investigate the interaction between pedestrians and vehicles on […]

Transit Pricing: Fare or Unfair

March 28, 2014

This presentation provided a broad overview on transit pricing and the complex reality of fare policy setting, and provide perspectives on a range of related issues such as objectives, equity, elements of fare systems, fare structures, etc.

UofT ITE Student Chapter 3rd Annual Student-Industry Mixer

March 26, 2014

On Wednesday March 26th, the University of Toronto Institute of Transportation Engineers (UT-ITE) Student Chapter will be hosting our 3rd annual Student-Industry Mixer. This networking event provides students and professionals the […]

Walkability in the Inner Suburbs of Toronto

March 21, 2014

March 21, 2014 Dr. Paul Hess, Associate Professor and Associate Chair & Director of the Program in Planning in the Department of Geography & Planning at U of T Creating […]

U of T Engineering Leads New University-wide Transportation Institute

February 25, 2014

On February 25, the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto voted to approve the establishment of UTTRI – the University of […]

Freight Day III Symposium: Innovation in Urban Goods Movement

January 17, 2014

When: Friday, January 17, 2014, 8:15am – 3:30pm Where: Faculty Club, University of Toronto Freight Day III features speakers from regional and provincial governments, Metrolinx, Pembina and the University of […]

Transportation Research Day: Advances in Modelling Methods

November 25, 2013

November 25, 2013 Galbraith Building, Rm 202 Join us for UTTRI’s inaugural day-long symposium Advances in Modelling Methods, organized by Professor Khandker Nurul Habib, on Monday, November 25th, 2013 at […]