On July 28, the Active Transportation Fund was launched by Infrastructure Canada. First announced in March, the national fund will invest $400 million over five years to help build new […]
New urban data science research hub builds on strong partnerships Download iCity 2.0 announcement PDF Our project “iCity 2.0: Urban Data Science for Future Mobility” aims to improve accessibility and […]
New urban data science research hub builds on strong partnerships “iCity 2.0: Urban Data Science for Future Mobility” is one of 15 projects funded by the Ontario Research Fund – […]
The federal government it is moving forward in procuring a new, High Frequency Rail (HFR) service linking Toronto to Québec City, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced in Québec City […]
Mobility is fundamental to every aspect of modern society and is key to meeting our goals of improved sustainability, equity, and quality of life. Transportation also results in significant energy […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matti Siemiatycki is quoted in a news article about the Via Rail High Frequency Rail project for the Toronto-Québec City corridor recently announced by the federal […]
The Smart Freight Centre (SFC) is pleased to announce the Freight Data Warehouse (FDW). The Freight Data Warehouse will make private freight data available for evidence-based research that improves goods […]
Millions of Canadians are at risk of transport poverty, where barriers to getting around combine with social and economic marginalization to limit their full participation in daily life. Now a […]
Dr. Sabbir Saiyed spoke on June 29 at a Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) webinar as one of six finalists for the 2021 TAC Sustainable Mobility Award. His talk “Smart […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Paul M. Hess collaborated with Dr. Raktim Mitra of Ryerson University, and The Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) on the multi-year SSHRC-funded project “Urban Cycling Facilities […]
Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Jason Hawkins on his new position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, at the University of […]
UTTRI Executive Director, Dr. Judy Farvolden, took part in a panel discussion highlighting sustainable mobility in urban areas and how to achieve these strategies during the “Sustainable Mobility, Connected & […]
Congratulations to UTTRI associated faculty, Professors Christopher D. Higgins and David A. Wolfe, who have been awarded Knowledge Synthesis Grants on mobility and public transit. “An Integrated Approach to Transit […]
On June 8, 2021, Toronto City Council approved a plan to update City of Toronto bylaws to allow for the continued use of cargo e-bikes that support businesses in meeting […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe, Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Infrastructure, comments on the anticipated impact on the Cambridge community of the loss of a direct bus route to […]
Congratulations to Shang Zhang, whose paper, “Potential Crowd-Shipper Commute Pattern in the Toronto Area: Analysis from a Household Travel Survey,” co-authored with UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matthew Roorda, won the […]
Analyses of results from the StudentMoveTO 2.0 survey of 2019 are now published in a paper co-authored by the project’s Principal Investigator, Professor Raktim Mitra of Ryerson University. StudentMoveTO is […]
An opinion piece by UTTRI associated faculty Professors Matti Siemiatycki and Shoshanna Saxe on making the most of transit project funding was published in the Toronto Star, May 21, 2021. Siemiatycki and […]
UTTRI faculty associates Professors Heather MacLean, I. Daniel Posen, and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Alexandre Milovanoff share their research on life cycle GHG emissions from electric vehicles (EVs) versus traditional internal […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matti Siemiatycki comments in “Transit providers say Greyhound’s pullout could present expansion opportunities” discussing the future of inter-city transit in Canada following the closure of Greyhound […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matti Siemiatycki talks to Global News about the Greyhound Canada closure: “Some of Canada’s most remote and impoverished communities are likely to be among those feeling […]
The Distinguished Lecture Series of the University of Toronto Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, the Smart Freight Centre, and UTTRI proudly hosted a virtual visit from Professor Genevieve Giuliano […]
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Richard Florida says that the pandemic experience is changing perceptions about the separation of business and residential districts. “The idea of a 15-minute neighborhood, or what […]
UTTRI associates postdoctoral fellow Dr. Willem Klumpenhouwer and Professor Matti Siemiatycki comment on demand-responsive transit (DRT) in a recent Globe and Mail article about the Town of Cochrane’s experience. The […]
A recent Toronto Star article hears from experts on both sides of Toronto’s e-scooter debate. Right now, operating an electric kick-scooter (or e-scooter) on public property is illegal in Toronto. […]
OPINION All Aboard How can we build a more equitable transit system? By Steven Farber In February, Toronto City Council voted to reallocate $1.2 billion for the controversial Scarborough subway […]
The Calgary Journal reports that “Canada Post set a goal in 2009 to cut its carbon dioxide emissions 20 per cent by 2020. Instead, the agency doubled its emissions.” The […]
“Beyond transit infrastructure, think city building,” says UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matti Siemiatycki in an opinion piece in The Hill Times. Siemiatycki is Canada Research Chair in Infrastructure Planning and Finance. […]
Essa: Real-time safety & mobility optimization of traffic signals in a connected-vehicle environment
Guest speaker Dr. Mohamed Abdelhay Essa presented “Real-time Safety and Mobility Optimization of Traffic Signals in a Connected-vehicle Environment” on April 9, 2021 for the UT-ITE seminar series. In his […]