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2nd Information Session for 2022 New Frontiers in Transportation Student Competition (proposal due date extended to July 18)

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Attend the second Information Session July 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m. to learn more about this student competition for transportation enthusiasts! About this event Are you a U of T student or recent grad interested in transportation? Then this opportunity is for you! The University of Toronto Transportation Alumni Network is launching its 2022 annual student competition. […]

Mobility Network presents ‘Harnessing intelligence in transportation systems’

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If you use a wayfinding app, if you idle at centrally controlled traffic lights, if your license plate is read as you get on the 407, or if the changeable message sign tells you how long it will take you to get across town — then you’ve been guided or governed by intelligent transportation systems […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Designing complete communities’

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How can the 3 Ds of density, land-use diversity and pedestrian-oriented designs reduce our lengthy work commutes and build healthy, safe, equitable, sustainable complete communities? Who do these communities include? What makes them complete? Speakers Margaret Kohn is a professor and the chair of the Department of Political Science, UTSC. Matti Siemiatycki is a professor at […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Negotiating with robots in the public realm’

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Sidewalk robots can perform useful services like contactless, last-mile delivery, sidewalk clearing and inspection, and remote monitoring and security. They may also shift congestion from our streets to our sidewalks, competing for space in unpredictable, dynamic environments, and impeding accessibility. Are we ready to share our sidewalks with robots? Speakers Shauna Brail is an associate professor […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Getting mobility to Net Zero’

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In its 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, the Federal Government pledges to make it easier for Canadians to switch to electric vehicles, promising millions for charging infrastructure, and incentive programs for purchasers of electric vehicles. It refers to the benefits of hybrid and electric buses, major public transit projects, like the Ontario Line, and notes that […]

Mobility Network presents ‘The Way Forward: Leading the way to transportation equity’

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The past automobile-dominated century enabled unprecedented urban growth, economic development and social engagement, but negatively affected the environment, public health, and social equity. Do we know how mobility should be delivered to improve social and economic justice? How do we engage communities to learn from them about what they need? Speakers Heather Dorries is an assistant […]

Saeed Shakib presents ‘A new choice experiment design method to capture post-pandemic residential relocation behaviour in Greater Toronto Area’

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In this presentation, I will discuss the progress and our most recent findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households' long-term residential mobility and relocation choice, on behalf of the Transportation Demand Modelling Group. The data used in the study is from a two-stage survey we collected in July 2020 and 2021. The […]

U of T Transportation Alumni Network 2022 AGM

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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is on March 1. You’re invited to the University of Toronto Transportation Alumni Network (UTTAN) Annual General Meeting. At the AGM, we will review our last year's performance and activities, elect new executive members, and discuss our goals for next year. We will also be voting on revised Terms of […]

Mobility Network presents “The Way Forward: Guiding transportation and land use planning”

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Transit service together with planning and policy that support transit-supportive densities that themselves lead to good social outcomes – reduced emissions, improved accessibility – can create a compelling context for realizing land use change. On the other hand, new highways increase the amount of space on which people can affordably live while reducing commuting times, […]

Equity, diversity and inclusion in freight transportation: A panel discussion

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Inspired by the desire to create an equal and inclusive work environment where individual differences are valued, many government and private sector organizations have initiated practices to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion. To provide examples of such initiatives in practice, Sophia Sniegowski Begidzhanov (The Musket Transport Ltd. and CHET), Melissa Magder (Region of Peel), and […]

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