This session will qualify for PDH credits for attendees. The registration deadline for this event is February 17, 2025.
Many existing mobility systems perpetuate longstanding inequities in transportation access. Social exclusion in mobility is not a new issue, but systematic inclusion principles and processes remain limited, and the knowledge in this area is yet to be fully developed. This training course seeks to help transportation professionals understand how changes to transportation systems can be more socially inclusive and address issues of inequality.
This new ITE Canada training, supported by research and developed by a diverse team of experts, combines strong theoretical foundations with practical applications. It explores a range of relevant subtopics to offer a comprehensive approach to transportation equity.
Traditionally, transportation equity has often been treated as an additional consideration by transportation practitioners. However, from a human rights perspective, it is often regarded as the highest frame of reference when incidents are reported or when liability claims are made against public agencies. National human rights charter and related regulations should align with transportation policies, programs, procedures, and budget decisions.
The goal of this course is to identify procedural exclusion and its impact on affected areas, communities, and populations, mitigate any unintended consequences, and address existing gaps in equity. Participants will gain valuable insights into transportation equity challenges and the human rights perspectives upheld by the judicial system, leveraging the instructor’s firsthand experience in legal matters.
The curriculum also includes a special session on gender disparities and the absence of women’s representation in automotive safety standards, led by a biomechanics expert. Participants will be introduced to a robust theoretical foundation, addressing current gaps in transportation practices through an equity framework. Additionally, it will incorporate new but well-established transportation equity concepts. These principles will be integrated into real-world applications, empowering attendees to incorporate equity in daily practices and processes.
After participating in this course, you will be able to:
Instructors: Dewan Karim, P.Eng., Abdulrahman Madani, Dr. Julia de Lange, and Mehemed Delibasic, P.Eng.
Support: Abdul Razak Alozi, Maryam Hasanpour
Dewan Karim, Mehemed Delibasic, Abdul Madani, and Julia de Lange are experts with 25+ years of combined experience in transportation safety, engineering, and biomechanics at 30 Forensic Engineering. Their work spans transportation planning, traffic safety, Vision Zero, geometric design, and injury biomechanics, with academic and industry contributions in Canada, Japan, and Dubai.
Mr. Dewan Karim is a Practice Lead of the Transportation and Safety Group at 30 Forensic Engineering. Dewan has worked in the public and private sectors in Japan and Canada for 25+ years of his career, pioneering creative ideas in transportation engineering and planning. Dewan has investigated strategic safety and location-specific collisions from traffic engineering and safety regulations for all street users including motor vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, off-road and commercial vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles.
Mehemed is Vice President of the Transportation and Safety Group at 30 Forensic Engineering. With over 25 years of comprehensive professional experience, Mehemed has been involved in and managed numerous multi-modal transportation planning studies, transportation master plans, and transportation planning/traffic engineering studies. His most recent experience applies an equitable approach for Transportation/Active Master Planning Studies, including affordable and equitable accessible transportation options. Mehemed is a recognized subject matter expert on the latest multi-modal transportation master planning studies, active transportation master plan studies, parking, and traffic safety, and has delivered several presentations on these topics at industry events.
Mr. Abdul Madani is an Associate with the Transportation and Safety Group at 30 Forensic Engineering. He graduated from the University of Sharjah with Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from McMaster University, with a specialization in geometric design risk and reliability assessment and highway safety. Prior to joining 30 Forensic Engineering, Abdul worked for the Transportation sector in the Government of Dubai where he gained a range of skills in traffic safety, work zone safety and traffic management, road users’ safety, policy updates, and Vision Zero projects.
Dr. Julia de Lange is an Associate with the Biomechanics and Personal Injury group at 30 Forensic Engineering. She earned her M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University after completing her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Guelph. Her research focused on developing enhanced injury tolerance criteria for automotive and defense applications, and appropriately translating these to crash test dummies. She has taught undergraduate courses in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University.
The registration deadline for this event is February 17, 2025.