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Transport planning to improve access to opportunities and travelers’ experience of time: A Dutch perspective – Thomas Straatemeier

Sandford Fleming Building, ITS Lab and Testbed, Room SF3103 10 King's College Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Location: Room SF3103, 3rd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Road, University of Toronto.   MAP When we talk about transport or see it discussed by the media, the focus often seems to be on delays, congestion, poor transit service, etc. This emphasis on problems and bottlenecks is also visible in current transportation planning and […]

Modeling Optimization Problems via Stochastic Programming – Merve Bodur

Location: Room SF3103, 3rd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Road, University of Toronto.   MAP In this talk, we will give an introduction to modeling optimization problems where some parameters of the problem are uncertain and modeled as random variables. For instance, in power generation, energy demand is highly uncertain as well as renewal power supply at the […]

Bikeways & Business on Bloor – Research Webinar

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Join us for a Research Webinar on the economic impacts of bikeways on Bloor St. Click here to register now for Bikeways & Business on Bloor!   Hear from an expert panel - including UTTRI associated faculty Professor Steven Farber - and learn what's next for Bloor. About this event What happens when you remove […]

ITE and emerging directions in transportation engineering, Amy Jiang

Sandford Fleming Building, ITS Lab and Testbed, Room SF3103 10 King's College Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Location: Room SF3103, 3rd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Road, University of Toronto.   MAP My presentation will discuss “ITE and Emerging Directions in Transportation Engineering”. The presentation will provide an overview of ITE, particularly as it may be of interest to student members. It will then provide an overview of key facets of […]

The ridesharing revolution: How on-demand transit partnerships are transforming mobility for cities and transit agencies – Hamish Campbell

Location: Room SF3103, 3rd floor, Sandford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Road, University of Toronto.   MAP Many transit agencies and cities are now looking at partnerships with technology providers as a potential solution for areas, times and markets when fixed-route transit is less feasible given density, connectivity, or other considerations. This presentation will explore what […]

“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 […]

U of T library resources for transportation researchers

Sandford Fleming Building, ITS Lab and Testbed, Room SF3103 10 King's College Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

In this seminar, Angela will discuss: transportation related resources available via University of Toronto Libraries - to researchers within U of T and outside U of T advanced search techniques and citation management workshops and other library services that may be useful to transportation researchers Angela Henshilwood Angela Henshilwood has been a librarian at the […]

Inferring the Purposes of Using Ride-Hailing Services through Data Fusion of Trip Trajectories, Secondary Travel Surveys, and Land-Use Attributes – Sanjana Hossain

Sandford Fleming Building, ITS Lab and Testbed, Room SF3103 10 King's College Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

Title: Inferring the Purposes of Using Ride-Hailing Services through Data Fusion of Trip Trajectories, Secondary Travel Surveys, and Land-Use Attributes Abstract: The increasing market penetration of ride-hailing services offered by private transportation companies is making it imperative to understand why the trips are being made. Trip purpose information directly relates to the activities for which ride-hailing is […]

Housing finance, land use, and transportation networks – David Islip, Quantitative Risk Analyst, Canada Guaranty Mortgage Insurance Company

Sandford Fleming Building, ITS Lab and Testbed, Room SF3103 10 King's College Road, 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada

David Ryan Islip Abstract: It is recognized that the decision-making processes of households play a fundamental role in land-use planning. Furthermore, in the case of Canada, the housing finance system and its political economy have a significant influence on household decision-making. This session will provide a basis for understanding Canada’s housing system and how it […]

Decoding pedestrian and automated vehicle interactions using immersive virtual reality and interpretable deep learning – Arash Kalatian

Arash Kalatian To ensure pedestrian friendly streets in the era of automated vehicles, reassessment of current policies, practices, design, rules and regulations of urban areas is of importance. This study investigates pedestrian crossing behaviour, as an important element of urban dynamics that is expected to be affected by the presence of automated vehicles. For this […]

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