Join us on October 10, 2025, at 11:00 am ET for a special joint webinar hosted by CARSP’s Young Professionals’ Committee (YPC) and ITE Canada’s Toronto Section, focusing on Vision Zero and Road Safety in Canada. This session will feature insights from Liraz Fridman, Ph.D. (CARSP President and Road Safety Supervisor, City of Guelph), Sheyda Saneinejad (Manager of Vision Zero Projects, City of Toronto), and Maryam Hasanpour, Ph.D. (Associate, Transportation & Safety at 30 Forensic Engineering). Together, they will provide examples of municipal Vision Zero initiatives, plus an example of a practical approach to predicting pedestrian crashes, a priority road user group for Vision Zero programs. The webinar is designed to engage a diverse audience of students, young professionals, and experienced practitioners alike, offering insights into municipal road safety programs and analysis techniques.
Dr. Liraz Fridman, Ph.D. is the Road Safety Supervisor for the City of Guelph. After graduating from her PhD program at York University she completed two postdoctoral fellowships jointly at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Calgary in the areas of injury prevention and speed management. Her passion for equity, injury prevention, and road safety led her to a role in municipal government where she developed the first Community Road Safety Strategy which is now being adopted using a Vision Zero framework in Guelph.
Sheyda Saneinejad is a Professional Engineer and Road Safety Professional (RSP1) with over 17 years of experience in the field of road safety and active transportation. She is the Manager of Vision Zero Projects at the City of Toronto, and has led several projects involving policy making, planning, designing, operating and monitoring the right of way, particularly for vulnerable road users. She also shares her expertise as an educator in the field. Sheyda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering.
Maryam Hasanpour is a transportation engineer with a PhD in Transportation Engineering and a strong focus on traffic safety, data-driven decision-making, and Vision Zero strategies. She brings extensive experience in analyzing pedestrian and vehicle conflict data, applying advanced modeling techniques and innovative safety initiatives to understand crash patterns and improve road safety.
FREE registration is open until October 9th on the CARSP website here
