Mobilizing Justice

Miller Lash House 130 Old Kingston Rd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mobilizing Justice is a two-day workshop focused on developing a shared vision and future research needs for social equity and emerging transportation technologies. Agenda for Mobilizing Justice - November 7-8, 2019 Registration is by invitation only. The workshop is made possible by the generous support of  the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as well […]

“Just” cities: Traffic-related air pollution and justice in the context of urban sustainability

George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON

Join us to learn about the intersection of air pollution, transportation, environmental justice, and public health in this presentation by Professor Julian D. Marshall of the University of Washington. The talk will be followed by a chat with Professor Jeffrey Brook of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Professor Greg Evans, Chemical Engineering and […]

Professor Genevieve Giuliano presents “Heavy duty trucks: The challenge of getting to zero”

Online Event

Professor Genevieve Giuliano is Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government, andDirector of the METRANS Transportation Center at USC Price. About this lecture This research considers strategies that will reduce truck emissions and achieve public health and GHG reduction targets. Freight shipments in urban areas are increasing throughout the world as a result […]

Rami Al-Sahar “Evaluating the Use of Twitter in Gauging Customer Satisfaction Effects of Transit Service Interventions” MASc thesis presentation

Online Event

Rami Al-Sahar Rami Al-Sahar will present his MASc thesis "Evaluating the Use of Twitter in Gauging Customer Satisfaction Effects of Transit Service Interventions" on September 9, 2021, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Rami is an MASc candidate at the University of Toronto Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering working under the supervision of Professors Amer […]

Lisa Li “Navigating the Transit Network: Understanding Riders’ Information-Seeking Behaviour using Trip Planning Data” MASc thesis presentation

Online Event

Lisa Li Lisa Li will present her MASc thesis “Navigating the Transit Network: Understanding Riders’ Information-Seeking Behaviour using Trip Planning Data” on September 10, 2021, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Lisa is an MASc candidate at the University of Toronto Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering working under the supervision of Professor Amer Shalaby. Her […]

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wegener presents CivMin Distinguished Lecture “Integrated modelling of land use and transport”

Online via Zoom

The Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series presents "Integrated modelling of land use and transport" by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wegener, Spiekerman & Wegener – Germany. Climate researchers agree that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions significantly contribute to climate change, and that radical measures to reduce them and to adapt to no longer avoidable […]

Rick Liu presents his MASc thesis “A social equity lens on Toronto transit network performance using a graph theory approach: Examining node criticality, service redundancy, delays and disruptions”

Online via Zoom

Rick Liu will present his MASc thesis "A social equity lens on Toronto transit network performance using a graph theory approach: Examining node criticality, service redundancy, delays and disruptions" via Zoom on August 5, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  All are welcome to attend. Many past studies have examined where transit disruptions are […]