U of T Engineering Leads New University-wide Transportation Institute

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 Toronto Transportation Research Institute.

MOTION

THAT the Faculty establish the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute (UTTRI) as an Extra-Departmental Unit:C (EDU:C) with the mandate to engage in research projects with industry and government, provide research-based evidence to address practical problems in transportation policy analysis and decision-making, enhance the training of highly qualified transportation-related personnel, and increase the external profile of the Department of Civil Engineering, the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the University of Toronto.

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