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Eric Miller invited to join the Tory Transition Team
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
“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 at CityAge on the need to connect the region
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 […]
Eric Miller on the Future of Transit
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 future of traffic
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 […]
Eric Miller in the Toronto Star
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]