DESCRIPTION:ITE Greater Vancouver is pleased to have Trevor Demerse present on behalf of the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT) at 12:00 pm\, April 9th\, 2025. The virtual seminar will be free and online. \nDescription: This presentation will cover how a standard inter-department coordination meeting resulted in the full repainting of a decades-old roundabout at Highway 99 and 8 Avenue in Surrey to improve its safety and efficiency. In under two weeks\, a dedicated team of designers and decision-makers worked hard to turn opportunity into reality. \nTrevor Demerse\, P. Eng. is a Senior Traffic Operations Engineer for the Province of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from UBC’s Okanagan Campus. He serves as Vice President of the ITE Greater Vancouver Section\, is an elected member of the Professional Employees Association Bargaining Committee\, and volunteers as the EGBC Registration Mentor for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s Accredited Employer program. It’s through these varied roles that Trevor works to advance both the Transportation Profession and its practitioners\, no matter what stage of their career they’re at. For his efforts\, he was named the 2024 Young Professional of the year by ITE Greater Vancouver.
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SUMMARY:Joint ITE Toronto\, Hamilton\, SW Ontario Virtual Event - Connecting Communities: Exploring Transit Reach and Competitiveness
DESCRIPTION:Registrants will be eligible for 1.5 professional development credits/hours (PDH). \nJoin ITE Toronto\, Hamilton\, and Southwestern Sections for an engaging virtual event\, Connecting Communities: Exploring Transit Reach and Competitiveness. This insightful session will delve into the critical role of transit systems in fostering connectivity\, sustainability\, and economic growth across Ontario’s diverse landscapes. \nFrom large metropolitan to medium-sized cities and smaller communities\, this event will showcase innovative strategies\, challenges\, and success stories in enhancing transit reach and competitiveness. Hear from industry experts as they share their perspectives on how effective transit networks can bridge gaps\, improve accessibility\, drive community development and shapes the livability and competitiveness of cities of all sizes. \nSpeakers\nSusan Mills – Huron Shores Area Transit (HSAT) \nSusan Mills serves as the Transit Coordinator for Huron Shores Area Transit (HSAT)\, a small but thriving rural transit system managed by the Municipality of Lambton Shores in collaboration with South Huron\, Bluewater\, North Middlesex\, and Kettle & Stony Point First Nation. Before stepping into her role at HSAT in 2022\, Susan was the manager of the local chamber of commerce\, where she gained valuable insight into the needs of local communities\, businesses\, and resident travel patterns—expertise that now helps shape HSAT’s services. Launched in December 2020\, HSAT has become one of the most successful pilot transit projects funded by the Ontario Community Rural Transit Grant program\, achieving an impressive 1\,685% growth rate since its inception. \nNick Chaloux –Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) \nNick is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and transit planner with a background in transit equity\, long-range planning\, and transit business casing. Nick is leading HSR’s Strategy team\, working alongside passionate transit professionals to deliver major projects like Hamilton’s new bus garage\, integrating HSR service into the Hamilton LRT project\, and crafting a new framework for transit planning data and analytics. Since joining the City of Hamilton in 2024\, Nick led phasing and implementation planning for HSR’s next growth plan\, HSR Next\, which plans significant transit expansion in underserved areas of Hamilton. \nJessica Deslippe – Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) \nJessica Deslippe\, P.Eng\, is the Project Manager for the Bus Rapid Transit portfolio at the TTC. In collaboration with the City of Toronto\, Jessica is working to bring fast\, frequent\, and reliable bus service to neighborhoods across the city\, improving how people move through\, and interact with\, their communities.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjU0ZmQxN2EtYzU5My00ZWE5LTgwMDMtMjQ3MzkzMGZjYzdi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22f0bc8ec6-9ed8-4d0c-9189-411ad949cc65%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225f4861a1-afcd-4221-ab3e-19286725f253%22%7d\n
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LOCATION:Toronto Area (Virtual)\, Ontario\, Canada
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DESCRIPTION:Registrants will be eligible for 1.5 professional development credits/hours (PDH). \nJoin ITE Toronto\, Hamilton\, and Southwestern Sections for an engaging virtual event\, Connecting Communities: Exploring Transit Reach and Competitiveness. This insightful session will delve into the critical role of transit systems in fostering connectivity\, sustainability\, and economic growth across Ontario’s diverse landscapes. \nFrom large metropolitan to medium-sized cities and smaller communities\, this event will showcase innovative strategies\, challenges\, and success stories in enhancing transit reach and competitiveness. Hear from industry experts as they share their perspectives on how effective transit networks can bridge gaps\, improve accessibility\, drive community development and shapes the livability and competitiveness of cities of all sizes. \nSpeakers\nSusan Mills – Huron Shores Area Transit (HSAT) \nSusan Mills serves as the Transit Coordinator for Huron Shores Area Transit (HSAT)\, a small but thriving rural transit system managed by the Municipality of Lambton Shores in collaboration with South Huron\, Bluewater\, North Middlesex\, and Kettle & Stony Point First Nation. Before stepping into her role at HSAT in 2022\, Susan was the manager of the local chamber of commerce\, where she gained valuable insight into the needs of local communities\, businesses\, and resident travel patterns—expertise that now helps shape HSAT’s services. Launched in December 2020\, HSAT has become one of the most successful pilot transit projects funded by the Ontario Community Rural Transit Grant program\, achieving an impressive 1\,685% growth rate since its inception. \nNick Chaloux –Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) \nNick is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and transit planner with a background in transit equity\, long-range planning\, and transit business casing. Nick is leading HSR’s Strategy team\, working alongside passionate transit professionals to deliver major projects like Hamilton’s new bus garage\, integrating HSR service into the Hamilton LRT project\, and crafting a new framework for transit planning data and analytics. Since joining the City of Hamilton in 2024\, Nick led phasing and implementation planning for HSR’s next growth plan\, HSR Next\, which plans significant transit expansion in underserved areas of Hamilton. \nJessica Deslippe – Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) \nJessica Deslippe\, P.Eng\, is the Project Manager for the Bus Rapid Transit portfolio at the TTC. In collaboration with the City of Toronto\, Jessica is working to bring fast\, frequent\, and reliable bus service to neighborhoods across the city\, improving how people move through\, and interact with\, their communities.
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SUMMARY:[TRAINING] Transportation Equity: Developing Solutions for Social Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:This session will qualify for PDH credits for attendees. The registration deadline for this event is March 19\, 2025. \nNote: This event was previously scheduled for February 18\, 2025 \nWorkshop Description\nTransportation systems shape access to opportunities\, yet mobility inequalities persist. 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. \nSupported by internal research and developed by a diverse team of experts\, this workshop combines strong theoretical foundations with practical applications to offer a comprehensive approach to transportation equity. Participants will learn how transportation equity principles\, tools\, and solutions translate into real action and change the course of transportation infrastructure programs and delivery. The goal is to equip transportation practitioners with the tools to create more inclusive\, resilient\, and just mobility systems. \nParticipants will learn from real-life examples of safety incidents\, collisions and practice safety measures where transportation equity plays a significant role in fostering inclusion and upholding human rights\, informed by the instructor’s legal expertise. This course will provide alternative perspectives to align transportation policies\, programs and implementation with the Canadian National Human Rights Charter\, treating equity as a fundamental right\, not just as an additional consideration. Training content highlights systemic exclusion\, its impact on marginalized communities\, and strategies to mitigate unintended consequences and address equity gaps. By integrating well-established and emerging transportation equity concepts into practical applications\, the course equips participants with the knowledge to embed equity into everyday transportation practices and decisions. \nThe half-day course is divided into several sections: \n\nBasics of Transportation Equity: The workshop will start with fundamentals of transportation equity\, basic principles\, history\, theoretical foundations such as framework and types of transportation equity\, philosophical framework\, systematic causes of inequality\, spatial justice theories and other fundamentals. It will include participant interactions and quick surveys.\nEquity in Public Space: This topic will delve into spatial injustice\, recognize recurring inequality conditions\, and address them through an equitable approach to public street design and placemaking concepts\, using unused space identification\, redesign\, and implementation strategies. In the first exercise\, participants are engaged in practicing reclaiming traffic spaces and provided tools to convert these spaces through temporary and permanent redesign and intervention techniques.\nEquity and Mobility Resilience: Understand the resilience of transportation systems in the face of climate change disparities\, energy depletion\, and environmental viewpoints\, including new approaches to mobility energy planning and policy development.\nEquity in Emerging Mobility Modes and Technologies: Examine the promises and challenges of new mobility technologies and apply solutions to prevent emerging inequalities in digital and shared mobility platforms. In the second exercise\, participants are engaged with online tools demonstrating shared mobility benefits and transit quality to identify areas where shared mobility modes can effectively bridge gaps in mobility access.\nEquity in Mobility Access Planning and Policy: Explore new concepts\, solutions\, and practical tools for multimodal planning and design\, including the creation of “neighborhood multimodal mobility hubs” to improve access to diverse transportation modes.\nTransportation Disadvantage and Poverty: Discover strategies and tools to combat transportation poverty and mobility disadvantages and explore how overlooked indicators and data can contribute to systemic inequality. In the third exercise\, participants are engaged to practice transportation equity to gain skills and understanding of spatial justice.\nDesign Parameter and Equity Connections: This session will uncover hidden gender disparities in automobile design and their links to road safety inequalities and learn processes to reduce and eliminate these disparities. In addition\, participants will gain insights from real-life safety incidents and collisions\, and understand how transportation equity plays a crucial role in fostering inclusion\, upholding human rights\, and providing liability and judicial perspectives.\n\nTarget Audience\nTransportation engineers\, planners\, land use planners\, urban designers\, mobility technology service providers\, and other professionals involved in urban mobility system development\, who are focused on promoting equity within sustainable mobility solutions. \nLearning Outcomes\nAs a result of attending the training\, practitioners will be able to: \n\nEvaluate the processes used to implement equity policies and laws in contemporary transportation practice\nUnderstand vulnerability of energy\, resource\, climate impact on transportation systems and apply specific tools and develop policies\nIdentify the equity concerns associated with various tools for evaluating travel patterns and behavior\nApply strategies and tools to increase the access to employment\, education\, affordable housing\, and transportation for underserved communities\nEvaluate various strategies designed to increase access to emerging modes for underserved populations\nIdentify the potential equity impacts of proposed transportation funding mechanisms\n\nTrainers\nInstructors: Dewan Karim\, P.Eng.\, Abdulrahman Madani\, Dr. Julia de Lange\, and Mehemed Delibasic\, P.Eng. \nSupport: Abdul Razak Alozi\, Maryam Hasanpour \nDewan 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. \nDewan Karim\, B.A.Sc.\, M. Eng.\, M.A.Sc.\, MITE\, P.Eng.\, PTOE\nMr. 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. \nMehemed Delibasic\, B.Sc.\, M.Sc.\, P.Eng.\nMehemed 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. \nAbdul Madani\, BSCE\, M.Eng.\, E.I.T.\nMr. 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. \nJulia de Lange\, B.Eng.\, M.A.Sc.\, Ph.D.\, E.I.T.\nDr. 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. \nThe registration deadline for this event is March 19\, 2025.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MzUxODExZWEtOTkzMi00MjE5LWI3ZjItNDg3NWMyMjYzMWUx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2222cba2b2-d788-4882-a6bf-5befc24c15f5%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2206315c1a-801e-4a02-ac84-b734527a9fcd%22%7d\n
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:This session will qualify for PDH credits for attendees. The registration deadline for this event is March 19\, 2025. \nNote: This event was previously scheduled for February 18\, 2025 \nWorkshop Description\nTransportation systems shape access to opportunities\, yet mobility inequalities persist. 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. \nSupported by internal research and developed by a diverse team of experts\, this workshop combines strong theoretical foundations with practical applications to offer a comprehensive approach to transportation equity. Participants will learn how transportation equity principles\, tools\, and solutions translate into real action and change the course of transportation infrastructure programs and delivery. The goal is to equip transportation practitioners with the tools to create more inclusive\, resilient\, and just mobility systems. \nParticipants will learn from real-life examples of safety incidents\, collisions and practice safety measures where transportation equity plays a significant role in fostering inclusion and upholding human rights\, informed by the instructor’s legal expertise. This course will provide alternative perspectives to align transportation policies\, programs and implementation with the Canadian National Human Rights Charter\, treating equity as a fundamental right\, not just as an additional consideration. Training content highlights systemic exclusion\, its impact on marginalized communities\, and strategies to mitigate unintended consequences and address equity gaps. By integrating well-established and emerging transportation equity concepts into practical applications\, the course equips participants with the knowledge to embed equity into everyday transportation practices and decisions. \nThe half-day course is divided into several sections: \n\nBasics of Transportation Equity: The workshop will start with fundamentals of transportation equity\, basic principles\, history\, theoretical foundations such as framework and types of transportation equity\, philosophical framework\, systematic causes of inequality\, spatial justice theories and other fundamentals. It will include participant interactions and quick surveys.\nEquity in Public Space: This topic will delve into spatial injustice\, recognize recurring inequality conditions\, and address them through an equitable approach to public street design and placemaking concepts\, using unused space identification\, redesign\, and implementation strategies. In the first exercise\, participants are engaged in practicing reclaiming traffic spaces and provided tools to convert these spaces through temporary and permanent redesign and intervention techniques.\nEquity and Mobility Resilience: Understand the resilience of transportation systems in the face of climate change disparities\, energy depletion\, and environmental viewpoints\, including new approaches to mobility energy planning and policy development.\nEquity in Emerging Mobility Modes and Technologies: Examine the promises and challenges of new mobility technologies and apply solutions to prevent emerging inequalities in digital and shared mobility platforms. In the second exercise\, participants are engaged with online tools demonstrating shared mobility benefits and transit quality to identify areas where shared mobility modes can effectively bridge gaps in mobility access.\nEquity in Mobility Access Planning and Policy: Explore new concepts\, solutions\, and practical tools for multimodal planning and design\, including the creation of “neighborhood multimodal mobility hubs” to improve access to diverse transportation modes.\nTransportation Disadvantage and Poverty: Discover strategies and tools to combat transportation poverty and mobility disadvantages and explore how overlooked indicators and data can contribute to systemic inequality. In the third exercise\, participants are engaged to practice transportation equity to gain skills and understanding of spatial justice.\nDesign Parameter and Equity Connections: This session will uncover hidden gender disparities in automobile design and their links to road safety inequalities and learn processes to reduce and eliminate these disparities. In addition\, participants will gain insights from real-life safety incidents and collisions\, and understand how transportation equity plays a crucial role in fostering inclusion\, upholding human rights\, and providing liability and judicial perspectives.\n\nTarget Audience\nTransportation engineers\, planners\, land use planners\, urban designers\, mobility technology service providers\, and other professionals involved in urban mobility system development\, who are focused on promoting equity within sustainable mobility solutions. \nLearning Outcomes\nAs a result of attending the training\, practitioners will be able to: \n\nEvaluate the processes used to implement equity policies and laws in contemporary transportation practice\nUnderstand vulnerability of energy\, resource\, climate impact on transportation systems and apply specific tools and develop policies\nIdentify the equity concerns associated with various tools for evaluating travel patterns and behavior\nApply strategies and tools to increase the access to employment\, education\, affordable housing\, and transportation for underserved communities\nEvaluate various strategies designed to increase access to emerging modes for underserved populations\nIdentify the potential equity impacts of proposed transportation funding mechanisms\n\nTrainers\nInstructors: Dewan Karim\, P.Eng.\, Abdulrahman Madani\, Dr. Julia de Lange\, and Mehemed Delibasic\, P.Eng. \nSupport: Abdul Razak Alozi\, Maryam Hasanpour \nDewan 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. \nDewan Karim\, B.A.Sc.\, M. Eng.\, M.A.Sc.\, MITE\, P.Eng.\, PTOE\nMr. 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. \nMehemed Delibasic\, B.Sc.\, M.Sc.\, P.Eng.\nMehemed 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. \nAbdul Madani\, BSCE\, M.Eng.\, E.I.T.\nMr. 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. \nJulia de Lange\, B.Eng.\, M.A.Sc.\, Ph.D.\, E.I.T.\nDr. 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. \nThe registration deadline for this event is March 19\, 2025.
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SUMMARY:ITE Greater Vancouver: February Presentation: Integration of Resilience in Transportation: Research and Future Practice (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:ITE Greater Vancouver is pleased to have Dr. Stephen Wong present his research on the integration of resilience in transportation at 12:00 pm\, February 26th\, 2025. The virtual seminar will be free and online. \nDescription: Resilience is an increasingly important goal for transportation systems. As the climate changes and people continue to live in high risk areas\, resilient transportation that prepares for\, responds to\, and recovers from disruptions is expected to follow a similar integration pathway as sustainability. This presentation will discuss several key components of resilient transportation\, share current research in the North American context\, and discuss implications for applying the research in transportation practice. \nDr. Stephen Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta and leads the Resilient and Sustainable Mobility and Evacuation (RESUME) Group. His research focuses on the intersection of disasters/emergencies\, decision-making\, and transportation and works to create more resilient\, environmentally friendly\, and equitable transportation systems. Dr. Wong is actively involved in multiple committees at the Transportation Research Board related to resilience\, strategic management\, and young professionals.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2E4OTdmNzUtMWUwNy00YzQzLTkyMDktMTFmYTc2MTY1YWI5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-greater-vancouver-february-presentation-integration-of-resilience-in-transportation-research-and-future-practice-virtual/
LOCATION:Greater Vancouver (Virtual)\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:ITE Greater Vancouver is pleased to have Dr. Stephen Wong present his research on the integration of resilience in transportation at 12:00 pm\, February 26th\, 2025. The virtual seminar will be free and online. \nDescription: Resilience is an increasingly important goal for transportation systems. As the climate changes and people continue to live in high risk areas\, resilient transportation that prepares for\, responds to\, and recovers from disruptions is expected to follow a similar integration pathway as sustainability. This presentation will discuss several key components of resilient transportation\, share current research in the North American context\, and discuss implications for applying the research in transportation practice. \nDr. Stephen Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta and leads the Resilient and Sustainable Mobility and Evacuation (RESUME) Group. His research focuses on the intersection of disasters/emergencies\, decision-making\, and transportation and works to create more resilient\, environmentally friendly\, and equitable transportation systems. Dr. Wong is actively involved in multiple committees at the Transportation Research Board related to resilience\, strategic management\, and young professionals.
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SUMMARY:ITE Canada: Virtual Technical Symposium
DESCRIPTION:ITE Canada invites you to join us for our first-ever Virtual Technical Symposium to be held on February 5 and 6\, 2025. This curated content will feature presenters from across Canada speaking on emergency planning\, functional planning design\, traffic and multimodal analysis\, and safety. \nSee the event webpage for more details.
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-canada-virtual-technical-symposium/
LOCATION:Ottawa Area (Virtual)\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Symposium,Virtual,Webinar
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SUMMARY:[TRAINING] Transportation & Affordability: Planning Complete Networks to Reduce Auto-Dependence
DESCRIPTION:This session will qualify for PDH credits for attendees. The registration deadline for this event is January 22\, 2025. \nWorkshop Description\nA community’s design plays a crucial role in shaping residents’ living costs\, particularly transportation expenses. One effective way to ease this financial burden is by creating “car-lite” communities where life without car ownership is convenient\, pleasant\, and sustainable. \nHowever\, designing or retrofitting such communities requires a collaborative\, thoughtful approach from land use planners\, transportation planners\, and engineers. The good news? Successful examples from around the world provide clear principles to guide the way. \nThe Half-Day Course is Divided into Four Modules: \n\nWhat Makes a Community Car-Lite and Why Does it Matter? The training will start by thoughtfully defining what it means for a community to be “car-lite”; that is\, for a resident of an area to have sufficient access to other modes of travel\, and car ownership is not required for convenient travel. We will link transportation affordability with overall affordability and discuss the opportunities for transport planners to make life more affordable for Canadians.\nExamining Car-Lite Communities in Canada and Elsewhere. We will discuss policy trends across Canada and review several master-planned communities. We’ll discuss the ambitions for each\, review the quality of the built infrastructure and mobility services provided\, and draw conclusions on the strengths and weaknesses of each development. Exercise #1: Participants will then be asked to complete their own network audit of an existing mixed-use community.\nDesigning Complete Networks. This part of the training explores how to design mobility networks for new or intensifying communities. We will discuss different types of urban traffic environments that prioritize different modes of traffic and how to lay these out at the network level using Safe Systems principles. Exercise #2: Participants will gain hands-on experience and design a transportation network for themselves in the breakout exercise.\nUnderstanding the Barriers to Implementation. The final block will discuss practical implications and challenges that an engineer or planner may encounter in trying to implement some of the concepts presented in the course. We will explore the shortcomings of the traditional process of laying out a street network solely based on auto-oriented functions (arterial\, collector\, local) as well as the alternatives (prioritizing corridors based on mode)\, and discuss how land use designations fit in.\n\nOverall\, the course will leave participants with a stronger understanding of the building blocks for car-lite communities and actionable takeaways for their work in producing transportation master plans\, secondary plans\, plans of subdivision\, and transportation impact assessments. \nLearning Outcomes\nAs a result of attending the training\, practitioners will be able to: \n\nDescribe the role of transportation practitioners in addressing Canada’s housing crisis\nExplain the concepts of being car-dependent\, car-free\, and car-less and its impacts on access to opportunity and mobility poverty\nUnderstand examples of various communities and neighbourhoods across Canada that have been designed to support car-lite living\nEvaluate a proposed or existing community layout for its likelihood of supporting multimodal travel by looking at its street design\, land uses\, and network structure\nDesign a multimodal street network for a new or retrofitted urban neighbourhood\n\nTarget Audience\nTransportation Planners\, Land Use Planners and Transportation Engineers who are interested designing more sustainable\, affordable and inclusive communities. \nTrainer bios\nMatt Pinder\, P.Eng.\, M.Eng.Lead Trainer \nMatt has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in civil engineering and nine years of experience in transportation planning and engineering. Matt is an emerging expert in the planning and design of streets\, intersections\, and communities that address the needs of all road users. He has advised on and completed concept and detailed designs for dozens of complete streets and bikeway projects across Canada including the City of Toronto’s ITE-award-winning York University Cycling Connections project. He has contributed to award-winning design guidance documents including the Ottawa Protected Intersection Design Guide and the Ontario Protected Intersection Guide.His experience also includes leading trainings\, including for the Ontario Protected Intersection Guide\, as well as the updated OTM Book 18: Cycling Facilities which he has delivered to over 600 professionals. He was also a trainer for the April 2024 ITE Canada training session on multimodal traffic signal operations \n \nNarayan Donaldson\, M.Sc.Assistant Trainer \nNarayan has a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and a master’s degree in civil engineering\, and seven years of planning and engineering experience in Canada and the Netherlands. He was the lead trainer for the 2023/24 ITE Canada training session on multimodal traffic signal operations and has co-led in-person workshops such as a network planning exercise at the 2024 Winter Cycling Congress in Edmonton. He has been applying Complete Networks principles in roles such as the Mobycon project leader for the Renfrew County transportation master plan\, and a planner implementing the Town of Canmore’s town centre streetscape plan based on the Complete Networks principles of the Integrated Master Plan \n \nArianne Robillard\, M.Sc.Assistant Trainer \nArianne has a Master of Science in Civil Engineering specializing in Transportation Planning. Her experience includes transportation and mobility research\, active transportation\, transit-oriented development\, and accessibility. Her academic publications include cycling access to transit-oriented development nodes and measurement of access to parks and green spaces\, and has presented at conferences in Brussels\, Portland\, Quebec City\, and Montreal. She spent four months in the Netherlands studying at Utrecht University studying Human Geography and Spatial Planning\, contributing to the design of accessibility indicator tools. \nThe registration deadline for this event is January 22\, 2025. \n\n \n \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NDgzZjllY2ItNmEwZS00YzQwLTliYzMtOGZlNjJkMWU3NjQ2%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a028b933-6a31-40a7-b6bf-d952c478ad03%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%226a525872-42e7-419e-a53b-427486366ccb%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/training-transportation-affordability-2025jan/
LOCATION:Ottawa Area (Virtual)\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Training,Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:This session will qualify for PDH credits for attendees. The registration deadline for this event is January 22\, 2025. \nWorkshop Description\nA community’s design plays a crucial role in shaping residents’ living costs\, particularly transportation expenses. One effective way to ease this financial burden is by creating “car-lite” communities where life without car ownership is convenient\, pleasant\, and sustainable. \nHowever\, designing or retrofitting such communities requires a collaborative\, thoughtful approach from land use planners\, transportation planners\, and engineers. The good news? Successful examples from around the world provide clear principles to guide the way. \nThe Half-Day Course is Divided into Four Modules: \n\nWhat Makes a Community Car-Lite and Why Does it Matter? The training will start by thoughtfully defining what it means for a community to be “car-lite”; that is\, for a resident of an area to have sufficient access to other modes of travel\, and car ownership is not required for convenient travel. We will link transportation affordability with overall affordability and discuss the opportunities for transport planners to make life more affordable for Canadians.\nExamining Car-Lite Communities in Canada and Elsewhere. We will discuss policy trends across Canada and review several master-planned communities. We’ll discuss the ambitions for each\, review the quality of the built infrastructure and mobility services provided\, and draw conclusions on the strengths and weaknesses of each development. Exercise #1: Participants will then be asked to complete their own network audit of an existing mixed-use community.\nDesigning Complete Networks. This part of the training explores how to design mobility networks for new or intensifying communities. We will discuss different types of urban traffic environments that prioritize different modes of traffic and how to lay these out at the network level using Safe Systems principles. Exercise #2: Participants will gain hands-on experience and design a transportation network for themselves in the breakout exercise.\nUnderstanding the Barriers to Implementation. The final block will discuss practical implications and challenges that an engineer or planner may encounter in trying to implement some of the concepts presented in the course. We will explore the shortcomings of the traditional process of laying out a street network solely based on auto-oriented functions (arterial\, collector\, local) as well as the alternatives (prioritizing corridors based on mode)\, and discuss how land use designations fit in.\n\nOverall\, the course will leave participants with a stronger understanding of the building blocks for car-lite communities and actionable takeaways for their work in producing transportation master plans\, secondary plans\, plans of subdivision\, and transportation impact assessments. \nLearning Outcomes\nAs a result of attending the training\, practitioners will be able to: \n\nDescribe the role of transportation practitioners in addressing Canada’s housing crisis\nExplain the concepts of being car-dependent\, car-free\, and car-less and its impacts on access to opportunity and mobility poverty\nUnderstand examples of various communities and neighbourhoods across Canada that have been designed to support car-lite living\nEvaluate a proposed or existing community layout for its likelihood of supporting multimodal travel by looking at its street design\, land uses\, and network structure\nDesign a multimodal street network for a new or retrofitted urban neighbourhood\n\nTarget Audience\nTransportation Planners\, Land Use Planners and Transportation Engineers who are interested designing more sustainable\, affordable and inclusive communities. \nTrainer bios\nMatt Pinder\, P.Eng.\, M.Eng.Lead Trainer \nMatt has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in civil engineering and nine years of experience in transportation planning and engineering. Matt is an emerging expert in the planning and design of streets\, intersections\, and communities that address the needs of all road users. He has advised on and completed concept and detailed designs for dozens of complete streets and bikeway projects across Canada including the City of Toronto’s ITE-award-winning York University Cycling Connections project. He has contributed to award-winning design guidance documents including the Ottawa Protected Intersection Design Guide and the Ontario Protected Intersection Guide.His experience also includes leading trainings\, including for the Ontario Protected Intersection Guide\, as well as the updated OTM Book 18: Cycling Facilities which he has delivered to over 600 professionals. He was also a trainer for the April 2024 ITE Canada training session on multimodal traffic signal operations \n \nNarayan Donaldson\, M.Sc.Assistant Trainer \nNarayan has a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and a master’s degree in civil engineering\, and seven years of planning and engineering experience in Canada and the Netherlands. He was the lead trainer for the 2023/24 ITE Canada training session on multimodal traffic signal operations and has co-led in-person workshops such as a network planning exercise at the 2024 Winter Cycling Congress in Edmonton. He has been applying Complete Networks principles in roles such as the Mobycon project leader for the Renfrew County transportation master plan\, and a planner implementing the Town of Canmore’s town centre streetscape plan based on the Complete Networks principles of the Integrated Master Plan \n \nArianne Robillard\, M.Sc.Assistant Trainer \nArianne has a Master of Science in Civil Engineering specializing in Transportation Planning. Her experience includes transportation and mobility research\, active transportation\, transit-oriented development\, and accessibility. Her academic publications include cycling access to transit-oriented development nodes and measurement of access to parks and green spaces\, and has presented at conferences in Brussels\, Portland\, Quebec City\, and Montreal. She spent four months in the Netherlands studying at Utrecht University studying Human Geography and Spatial Planning\, contributing to the design of accessibility indicator tools. \nThe registration deadline for this event is January 22\, 2025. \n\n \n \n
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241211T150000
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SUMMARY:ITE Canada: 2024 Annual General Meeting (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for ITE Canada Annual General Meeting. This virtual meeting will take place Wednesday\, December 11\, 2024 at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific. All Canadian District Members of ITE are welcome to attend. Note that only non-student members are permitted to vote on motions at the meeting. \nThis is a virtual event. Please click the RSVP below to register. Your ITE membership number is required to register. \nThe agenda and associated materials\, including the 2024 Financial Statements and 2023-2024 Annual Report\, as well as a proxy voting form will be available to download here: \nAnnual General Meeting 2024 page.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWNhNjM4ODUtNWZjMC00NTY2LTlmNjktYjRjOGUzNjM3M2Iy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-canada-annual-general-meeting-virtual-2/
LOCATION:Ottawa Area (Virtual)\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AGM,Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Please join us for ITE Canada Annual General Meeting. This virtual meeting will take place Wednesday\, December 11\, 2024 at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific. All Canadian District Members of ITE are welcome to attend. Note that only non-student members are permitted to vote on motions at the meeting. \nThis is a virtual event. Please click the RSVP below to register. Your ITE membership number is required to register. \nThe agenda and associated materials\, including the 2024 Financial Statements and 2023-2024 Annual Report\, as well as a proxy voting form will be available to download here: \nAnnual General Meeting 2024 page.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241204T130000
DTSTAMP:20241202T193018Z
CREATED:20241104T161221Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Greater Vancouver: December Presentation: 4-Year Trends of Personal Mobility Devices in Metropolitan Vancouver: The Evolution of Mode Shares\, Speeds\, and Comfort in Off-Street Paths (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:ITE Greater Vancouver is pleased to have Amir Hassanpour present his research on 4-year trends of personal mobility devices in Metro Vancouver at 12:00 pm\, December 4th\, 2024. The virtual seminar will be free and online. \nAmir Hassanpour is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering at UBC\, working as a researcher and analyst at REACT Lab. His work focuses on emerging personal transportation technologies\, such as e-bikes and e-scooters. Amir has collaborated on projects with several municipalities in the region\, TransLink\, and the Province. Most recently\, he is working on evaluating the GHG impacts of BC’s e-bike incentive program. Amir also serves as a sessional lecturer at UBC\, teaching transportation engineering fundamentals to 4th-year civil engineering students. Additionally\, he is a scholar at UBC’s Climate Solutions Research Collective\, where he investigates the role of micromobility devices in climate mitigation.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://meet.google.com/bdz-irti-jto\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-greater-vancouver-december-presentation-4-year-trends-of-personal-mobility-devices-in-metropolitan-vancouver-the-evolution-of-mode-shares-speeds-and-comfort-in-off-street-paths-virtual/
LOCATION:Greater Vancouver (Virtual)\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:ITE Greater Vancouver is pleased to have Amir Hassanpour present his research on 4-year trends of personal mobility devices in Metro Vancouver at 12:00 pm\, December 4th\, 2024. The virtual seminar will be free and online. \nAmir Hassanpour is a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering at UBC\, working as a researcher and analyst at REACT Lab. His work focuses on emerging personal transportation technologies\, such as e-bikes and e-scooters. Amir has collaborated on projects with several municipalities in the region\, TransLink\, and the Province. Most recently\, he is working on evaluating the GHG impacts of BC’s e-bike incentive program. Amir also serves as a sessional lecturer at UBC\, teaching transportation engineering fundamentals to 4th-year civil engineering students. Additionally\, he is a scholar at UBC’s Climate Solutions Research Collective\, where he investigates the role of micromobility devices in climate mitigation.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241119T130000
DTSTAMP:20241118T162821Z
CREATED:20241025T180658Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Toronto: Accessibility and Inclusion in the Built Environment (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Through presentation and interactive discussions\, this webinar will address how we can create more accessible and inclusive built environments for all. This includes the interaction with transportation engineering and design. \nSpeaker\nHaley Rae Lawson (she/her) BDes\, RHFAC Professional\, is a Toronto-based Senior Accessibility Specialist at Human Space\, the inclusive design profession of BDP – a global architecture\, design and urbanism consultancy. She helps to create thoughtful and innovative solutions that promote equity\, wellbeing and participation in the built environment. Haley Rae helps to lead and develop inclusive design strategies and practices across multiple complex projects and various public forums. She primarily focuses on services such as consulting\, certification and benchmarking\, guidelines and standards\, building audits\, and training. Haley Rae contributes her technical expertise on international\, national\, provincial and municipal accessibility requirements and better practices. She actively practices allyship\, and draws on her lived\, professional and volunteer experiences to advocate for inclusion\, equity and accessibility. Haley Rae’s background in environmental design\, and experience as a design educator at OCAD University\, contribute to her unique perspective in accessibility consulting. She is committed to using an intersectional approach to design\, actively including and learning from people with a range of perspectives and educating others about the diversity of ways to create spaces for all. \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmQ0NmFkM2ItODM4My00MWYyLWJkMzktYmExNDFhMWZiZDQ0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-toronto-accessibility-and-inclusion-in-the-built-environment-virtual/
LOCATION:Toronto Area (Virtual)\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Toronto Section":MAILTO:activities@toronto.itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Through presentation and interactive discussions\, this webinar will address how we can create more accessible and inclusive built environments for all. This includes the interaction with transportation engineering and design. \nSpeaker\nHaley Rae Lawson (she/her) BDes\, RHFAC Professional\, is a Toronto-based Senior Accessibility Specialist at Human Space\, the inclusive design profession of BDP – a global architecture\, design and urbanism consultancy. She helps to create thoughtful and innovative solutions that promote equity\, wellbeing and participation in the built environment. Haley Rae helps to lead and develop inclusive design strategies and practices across multiple complex projects and various public forums. She primarily focuses on services such as consulting\, certification and benchmarking\, guidelines and standards\, building audits\, and training. Haley Rae contributes her technical expertise on international\, national\, provincial and municipal accessibility requirements and better practices. She actively practices allyship\, and draws on her lived\, professional and volunteer experiences to advocate for inclusion\, equity and accessibility. Haley Rae’s background in environmental design\, and experience as a design educator at OCAD University\, contribute to her unique perspective in accessibility consulting. She is committed to using an intersectional approach to design\, actively including and learning from people with a range of perspectives and educating others about the diversity of ways to create spaces for all. \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241105T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241105T124500
DTSTAMP:20241031T173831Z
CREATED:20241030T152118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T173831Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta: AGM
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for ITE Southern Alberta Section’s Annual General Meeting. This virtual meeting will take place on Wednesday November 5\, 12pm. All ITE Southern Alberta Members are welcome to attend. Note that only non-student members are permitted to vote on motions at the meeting. At the AGM we will introduce the new Publicity Coordinator along with the remaining Executive Committee Members and their new roles. \nDoor prizes will be provided! \nThis is a virtual event. Please click the RSVP below to register. Your ITE membership number is required to register. \n \nLocation: MS Teams\nDate: November 5\, 2024\nTime: 12:00-12:45pm\nCost: Free \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjJhMDA0YTktMzcxZi00Zjk1LWFmMjQtNWNmZTc4MmI2MWJk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-agm-2/
LOCATION:Calgary Area (Virtual)\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:AGM,Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Please join us for ITE Southern Alberta Section’s Annual General Meeting. This virtual meeting will take place on Wednesday November 5\, 12pm. All ITE Southern Alberta Members are welcome to attend. Note that only non-student members are permitted to vote on motions at the meeting. At the AGM we will introduce the new Publicity Coordinator along with the remaining Executive Committee Members and their new roles. \nDoor prizes will be provided! \nThis is a virtual event. Please click the RSVP below to register. Your ITE membership number is required to register. \n \nLocation: MS Teams\nDate: November 5\, 2024\nTime: 12:00-12:45pm\nCost: Free \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241028T130000
DTSTAMP:20241127T141357Z
CREATED:20241016T154538Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Toronto: Transit Priority Measures in the City of Toronto (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:To improve the speed and reliability of surface transit the TTC employs several Transit Priority Measures (TPMs). TPMs include policies\, technology\, and infrastructure projects that support the bus and streetcar network. This presentation gives information on the supporting policies that enable these measures and how they are implemented. The main TPMs that the TTC uses and will be covered include: Transit Signal Priority\, Queue Jump Lanes\, Bus Priority Lanes\, and Regulatory Changes. In addition\, several projects will be presented that demonstrate these TPMs in action. \nSpeakers \nMarc Tan\nMarc is the Manager of Transportation Engineering at TTC\, leading a team Transportation Engineers and Technicians for several years to help Toronto’s Streetcars and Buses move faster and more reliably. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario with over 10 years of experience with skills in traffic operations\, TSP systems design\, Transit Priority Measures\, transit and traffic management plans and traffic modeling software. Throughout his career Marc has been working closely with different municipal and transit agencies\, as well as delivering several public transit P3 projects in the GTA. He is very passionate about the design and planning public transit systems through data driven approaches. \nJordan Hart-Bishop\nJordan is a Senior Transportation Engineer with the TTC in Operations Planning. His background includes work within the public\, private\, and academic sectors. Jordan has a passion for traffic operations with a focus on signalized control. He has completed numerous planning and operations studies with the use of Synchro. \n \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWY2MjcyNGMtZjA5NS00Yzg5LTgzOTctMjEwNDMxMjk0YjM1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-toronto-transit-priority-measures-in-the-city-of-toronto-virtual/
LOCATION:Toronto Area (Virtual)\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:To improve the speed and reliability of surface transit the TTC employs several Transit Priority Measures (TPMs). TPMs include policies\, technology\, and infrastructure projects that support the bus and streetcar network. This presentation gives information on the supporting policies that enable these measures and how they are implemented. The main TPMs that the TTC uses and will be covered include: Transit Signal Priority\, Queue Jump Lanes\, Bus Priority Lanes\, and Regulatory Changes. In addition\, several projects will be presented that demonstrate these TPMs in action. \nSpeakers \nMarc Tan\nMarc is the Manager of Transportation Engineering at TTC\, leading a team Transportation Engineers and Technicians for several years to help Toronto’s Streetcars and Buses move faster and more reliably. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario with over 10 years of experience with skills in traffic operations\, TSP systems design\, Transit Priority Measures\, transit and traffic management plans and traffic modeling software. Throughout his career Marc has been working closely with different municipal and transit agencies\, as well as delivering several public transit P3 projects in the GTA. He is very passionate about the design and planning public transit systems through data driven approaches. \nJordan Hart-Bishop\nJordan is a Senior Transportation Engineer with the TTC in Operations Planning. His background includes work within the public\, private\, and academic sectors. Jordan has a passion for traffic operations with a focus on signalized control. He has completed numerous planning and operations studies with the use of Synchro. \n \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241008T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241008T130000
DTSTAMP:20240923T150735Z
CREATED:20240703T160149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T150735Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Canada & CARSP Joint Webinar: Design Guide for Bus Stops Adjacent to Cycling Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This webinar is now at capacity. \nTransLink\, in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI)\, recently retained Urban Systems to create the Design Guide for Bus Stops Adjacent to Cycling Infrastructure (download here\, PDF 14.8 MB) to provide province-wide guidance to develop “island platform bus stops” or “floating bus stops” in British Columbia. The Design Guide provides a comprehensive set of planning and engineering guidelines offering solutions for the planning\, design\, operation\, and maintenance of bus stops adjacent to protected cycling infrastructure in a range of contexts and applications throughout British Columbia\, along with guidance for education and engagement. This Design Guide is the first of its kind in North America and addresses a significant gap in knowledge on how to design bus stops to meet the needs of people with disabilities while also being comfortable for cyclists of all ages and abilities. The Design Guide was developed with extensive stakeholder engagement\, including pilot projects in five municipalities in British Columbia. The Design Guide was awarded both the ITE Canada Stan Teply Outstanding Technical Project Award and the ITE International Transportation Achievement Award – Planning Award in 2024. \nThis virtual session will provide an overview of the Design Guide as well as lessons learned from municipal staff from two case study communities. \nRegistration for this webinar is FREE for current ITE and CARSP members. Non-members are welcome to purchase a ticket. \nPresenters\nBrian Patterson\, RPP\, MCIP\, PMP\, RSP1 \nSenior Planner\, Urban Systems \n \nBrian is a senior transportation and brings over 20 years of experience in active transportation planning and design\, multi-modal transportation planning\, and safety and accessibility. Brian has developed over hundreds of plans\, designs\, and studies for communities of all sizes across Canada and has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Brian led the development of the Design Guide for Bus Stops Adajcent to Cycling Infrastructure and has led numerous other design guides\, including the BC Active Transportation Design Guide. \n \nSuzanne Therrien\, MPH \nActive Transportation Planner\, City of Kelowna \n\nSuzanne is an Active Transportation Planner at the City of Kelowna. Her work focuses on programs\, resources and partnerships to promote more trips by active modes. She holds a Master degree in Public Health with specialty in population health and has over decade experience in active transportation research. \n \n \n \nMo Bot\, RPP\, PMP \nProject Manager\, Public Realm Infrastructure\, City of North Vancouver \n\nMo is a collaboratively-minded project manager specializing in multimodal transportation policy development\, infrastructure design and construction. Mo has worked across Canada on everything from big city major transit projects to site specific high impact public realm and active mobility improvements. They are always keen to hear all perspectives and strive to support physical and social spaces where learning and justice are centred. Rather than give everyone a space at the table\, Mo invites you to smash the table to pieces and build something new that explores the collective experience together.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZTVlNjAwOWYtNjQ2MC00ZjY2LThlOWMtYzViNGY1ZjhhNzZi%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-canada-and-carsp-design-guide-for-bus-stops-adjacent-to-cycling-infrastructure/
LOCATION:Ottawa Area (Virtual)\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:NOTE: This webinar is now at capacity. \nTransLink\, in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI)\, recently retained Urban Systems to create the Design Guide for Bus Stops Adjacent to Cycling Infrastructure (download here\, PDF 14.8 MB) to provide province-wide guidance to develop “island platform bus stops” or “floating bus stops” in British Columbia. The Design Guide provides a comprehensive set of planning and engineering guidelines offering solutions for the planning\, design\, operation\, and maintenance of bus stops adjacent to protected cycling infrastructure in a range of contexts and applications throughout British Columbia\, along with guidance for education and engagement. This Design Guide is the first of its kind in North America and addresses a significant gap in knowledge on how to design bus stops to meet the needs of people with disabilities while also being comfortable for cyclists of all ages and abilities. The Design Guide was developed with extensive stakeholder engagement\, including pilot projects in five municipalities in British Columbia. The Design Guide was awarded both the ITE Canada Stan Teply Outstanding Technical Project Award and the ITE International Transportation Achievement Award – Planning Award in 2024. \nThis virtual session will provide an overview of the Design Guide as well as lessons learned from municipal staff from two case study communities. \nRegistration for this webinar is FREE for current ITE and CARSP members. Non-members are welcome to purchase a ticket. \nPresenters\nBrian Patterson\, RPP\, MCIP\, PMP\, RSP1 \nSenior Planner\, Urban Systems \n \nBrian is a senior transportation and brings over 20 years of experience in active transportation planning and design\, multi-modal transportation planning\, and safety and accessibility. Brian has developed over hundreds of plans\, designs\, and studies for communities of all sizes across Canada and has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Brian led the development of the Design Guide for Bus Stops Adajcent to Cycling Infrastructure and has led numerous other design guides\, including the BC Active Transportation Design Guide. \n \nSuzanne Therrien\, MPH \nActive Transportation Planner\, City of Kelowna \n\nSuzanne is an Active Transportation Planner at the City of Kelowna. Her work focuses on programs\, resources and partnerships to promote more trips by active modes. She holds a Master degree in Public Health with specialty in population health and has over decade experience in active transportation research. \n \n \n \nMo Bot\, RPP\, PMP \nProject Manager\, Public Realm Infrastructure\, City of North Vancouver \n\nMo is a collaboratively-minded project manager specializing in multimodal transportation policy development\, infrastructure design and construction. Mo has worked across Canada on everything from big city major transit projects to site specific high impact public realm and active mobility improvements. They are always keen to hear all perspectives and strive to support physical and social spaces where learning and justice are centred. Rather than give everyone a space at the table\, Mo invites you to smash the table to pieces and build something new that explores the collective experience together.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240912T130000
DTSTAMP:20240912T155055Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Toronto Section: A Webinar with Jarrett Walker
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the revised edition of Jarrett Walker’s influential book Human Transit\, Revised Edition: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives. The new edition deepens its explanations about the basic principles of public transit\, informed by his work as a network planning consultant. New topics include the problem with specialization; the role of flexible or “demand response” services; how to know when to redesign your network; and responding to tech-industry claims that transit will soon be obsolete. Finally\, he added a major new section exploring the idea of access to opportunity as a core measure of transit’s success. \n\nSpeaker: \n \nJarrett Walker\, PhD\, is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America\, Australia\, and New Zealand. He is Founder and Principal Consultant at Jarrett Walker + Associates\, based in Portland\, Oregon. \nHe is the author of the popular public transit blog HumanTransit.org\, and the book Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Island Press\, 2011). This book is a friendly\, non-technical introduction to transit’s underlying geometry\, and the real value judgments that must be explored to make both transit and development policy. His background integrates an arts and humanities PhD (Stanford\, 1996) with long technical experience in all aspects of transit and its role in city-building. He is a frequent keynote speaker\, teacher\, and facilitator of decision-making processes. \n \n \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Mjk2Mjg3NjEtY2ZiOS00MmY4LWI4NzMtN2QxZTNhMmM1ZmVh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-toronto-section-september-virtual-webinar/
LOCATION:Toronto Area (Virtual)\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the revised edition of Jarrett Walker’s influential book Human Transit\, Revised Edition: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives. The new edition deepens its explanations about the basic principles of public transit\, informed by his work as a network planning consultant. New topics include the problem with specialization; the role of flexible or “demand response” services; how to know when to redesign your network; and responding to tech-industry claims that transit will soon be obsolete. Finally\, he added a major new section exploring the idea of access to opportunity as a core measure of transit’s success. \n\nSpeaker: \n \nJarrett Walker\, PhD\, is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy. He has been a full-time consultant since 1991 and has led numerous major planning projects in North America\, Australia\, and New Zealand. He is Founder and Principal Consultant at Jarrett Walker + Associates\, based in Portland\, Oregon. \nHe is the author of the popular public transit blog HumanTransit.org\, and the book Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives (Island Press\, 2011). This book is a friendly\, non-technical introduction to transit’s underlying geometry\, and the real value judgments that must be explored to make both transit and development policy. His background integrates an arts and humanities PhD (Stanford\, 1996) with long technical experience in all aspects of transit and its role in city-building. He is a frequent keynote speaker\, teacher\, and facilitator of decision-making processes. \n \n \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240910T130000
DTSTAMP:20240909T195435Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta: Transportation Management of Emergencies in Northern Alberta (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Transportation Management of Emergencies in Northern Alberta \nThe Peace Region has experienced either wildfires or floods every year since 2014. Each year\, it is a matter of when the emergency will strike\, not if. Part of Mae’s work as the Operations Manager includes managing highway closures and evacuation routes during such emergencies. In this presentation\, Mae is going to highlight the importance of networking and planning in advance of a disaster\, as well as regular training and communication. \nProper traffic accommodation is essential to protect both local communities and other road users. Mae will review what was done here in Alberta to aid the thousands of evacuees from the Northwest Territories and how sometimes a small gesture can make a huge difference! \nPresenter: Mae Stewart\, P.Eng \nMae has spent her entire career as a civil engineer in the public service\, working for municipal\, federal and now provincial governments. She has spent the last 16 years working for Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) in Peace River. As the Operations Manager\, Mae oversees the delivery of departmental programs on Alberta’s highway network\, First Nation and Metis Settlement road infrastructure\, park and urban access roads\, and ferries and ice bridges. She is responsible for the delivery of multi-million dollar highway maintenance contracts and provides leadership to a team of engineers and technologists. Mae has been involved in several innovative projects such as the design and construction of a carcass compost\, the construction and maintenance of an bridge across an 800m wide river\, and the creation of a five year strategic people plan to build an engaged and resilient workplace culture. \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGY1Mzg2ZTUtMGMzMS00MjJiLWIyYTUtMDU4YjkxMGYzYmZm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-transportation-management-of-emergencies-in-northern-alberta-virtual/
LOCATION:Edmonton Area\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual,Webinar
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Transportation Management of Emergencies in Northern Alberta \nThe Peace Region has experienced either wildfires or floods every year since 2014. Each year\, it is a matter of when the emergency will strike\, not if. Part of Mae’s work as the Operations Manager includes managing highway closures and evacuation routes during such emergencies. In this presentation\, Mae is going to highlight the importance of networking and planning in advance of a disaster\, as well as regular training and communication. \nProper traffic accommodation is essential to protect both local communities and other road users. Mae will review what was done here in Alberta to aid the thousands of evacuees from the Northwest Territories and how sometimes a small gesture can make a huge difference! \nPresenter: Mae Stewart\, P.Eng \nMae has spent her entire career as a civil engineer in the public service\, working for municipal\, federal and now provincial governments. She has spent the last 16 years working for Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (TEC) in Peace River. As the Operations Manager\, Mae oversees the delivery of departmental programs on Alberta’s highway network\, First Nation and Metis Settlement road infrastructure\, park and urban access roads\, and ferries and ice bridges. She is responsible for the delivery of multi-million dollar highway maintenance contracts and provides leadership to a team of engineers and technologists. Mae has been involved in several innovative projects such as the design and construction of a carcass compost\, the construction and maintenance of an bridge across an 800m wide river\, and the creation of a five year strategic people plan to build an engaged and resilient workplace culture. \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240725T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240725T130000
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SUMMARY:ITE Toronto Section: Webinar "From Speed to Access: Redefining Urban Planning Strategies"
DESCRIPTION:Many jurisdictions are establishing vehicle travel reduction targets and how transportation agencies can help achieve those goals. Vehicle travel reduction targets represent a shift from mobility-based planning\, which assumes that the goal is to maximize traffic speeds\, to accessibility-based planning which strives to minimize the amount of travel required to access services and activities. Vehicle travel reduction targets reduce investments in roadway expansions and parking subsidies\, and increase support for multimodal planning\, improved connectivity\, TDM programs and Smart Growth development policies. These shifts respond to changing user demands and provide many economic\, social and environmental benefits. This webinar should be of interest to anybody who wants to help create a more efficient and equitable transportation system. \nSpeaker \n \nTodd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute\, an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. His work helps expand the range of impacts and options considered in transportation decision-making\, improve evaluation methods\, and make specialized technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. His research is used worldwide in transport planning and policy analysis. \n \n \n*** \nAs part of its greenhouse gas reduction strategy\, the State of California stopped evaluating projects using vehicular level-of-service and replaced it with assessments of changes in vehicle miles of travel (VMT). The change ran into a host of technical issues that are still being worked through. The problems are particularly acute for projects in small towns and rural areas\, where agencies do not have traffic models designed for this type of analysis. \nGHD has developed a GIS-based methodology for assessing the VMT impacts of proposed land development projects in smaller towns and rural areas. The methodology was designed to be easy to use by agency staff using data and software they already have. It assesses VMT impacts based on residential and employment density\, the proximity of complementary land uses\, and access to a safe bicycling network. Although not perfect\, it does provide a practical tool for agencies with limited resources. \nSpeaker \n \nDon Hubbard is a senior transportation planner and traffic engineer with extensive experience in travel demand forecasting and transportation policy. Don is a rare combination of a “big-picture” regional planner and a detail-oriented traffic engineer. He specializes in highly defensible transportation analyses for projects with a strong likelihood of litigation. Don also develops new techniques for improved modeling. For example\, the “4Ds” post-processor he developed to account for smart growth characteristics is now used in models across the U.S.. Similarly\, his “dynamic validation” technique to assess model performance has now been adopted as standard practice for many agencies. \n \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Y2JlOTVjZDctODhmOS00NjNiLWE3NWQtYzRiN2UwNTJkNjMw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-toronto-section-webinar-are-vehicle-travel-reduction-targets-justified/
LOCATION:Toronto Area (Virtual)\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Toronto Section":MAILTO:activities@toronto.itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Many jurisdictions are establishing vehicle travel reduction targets and how transportation agencies can help achieve those goals. Vehicle travel reduction targets represent a shift from mobility-based planning\, which assumes that the goal is to maximize traffic speeds\, to accessibility-based planning which strives to minimize the amount of travel required to access services and activities. Vehicle travel reduction targets reduce investments in roadway expansions and parking subsidies\, and increase support for multimodal planning\, improved connectivity\, TDM programs and Smart Growth development policies. These shifts respond to changing user demands and provide many economic\, social and environmental benefits. This webinar should be of interest to anybody who wants to help create a more efficient and equitable transportation system. \nSpeaker \n \nTodd Litman is founder and executive director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute\, an independent research organization dedicated to developing innovative solutions to transport problems. His work helps expand the range of impacts and options considered in transportation decision-making\, improve evaluation methods\, and make specialized technical concepts accessible to a larger audience. His research is used worldwide in transport planning and policy analysis. \n \n \n*** \nAs part of its greenhouse gas reduction strategy\, the State of California stopped evaluating projects using vehicular level-of-service and replaced it with assessments of changes in vehicle miles of travel (VMT). The change ran into a host of technical issues that are still being worked through. The problems are particularly acute for projects in small towns and rural areas\, where agencies do not have traffic models designed for this type of analysis. \nGHD has developed a GIS-based methodology for assessing the VMT impacts of proposed land development projects in smaller towns and rural areas. The methodology was designed to be easy to use by agency staff using data and software they already have. It assesses VMT impacts based on residential and employment density\, the proximity of complementary land uses\, and access to a safe bicycling network. Although not perfect\, it does provide a practical tool for agencies with limited resources. \nSpeaker \n \nDon Hubbard is a senior transportation planner and traffic engineer with extensive experience in travel demand forecasting and transportation policy. Don is a rare combination of a “big-picture” regional planner and a detail-oriented traffic engineer. He specializes in highly defensible transportation analyses for projects with a strong likelihood of litigation. Don also develops new techniques for improved modeling. For example\, the “4Ds” post-processor he developed to account for smart growth characteristics is now used in models across the U.S.. Similarly\, his “dynamic validation” technique to assess model performance has now been adopted as standard practice for many agencies. \n \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240709T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20240709T130000
DTSTAMP:20240621T005446Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta: July Luncheon: Transportation Boosting Business - A Conversation with Calgary’s Business Improvement Areas
DESCRIPTION:Over the course of the last several years\, many of Calgary’s Business Improvement Associations have worked closely with different project teams to advance implementation of unique\, engaging\, and character defining components of The City’s Main Street program. July’s luncheon will be held as a panel discussion with representatives from three different Business Improvement Associations (BIAs) to share their perspectives on how transportation professionals can best engage with them to solicit meaningful input over the course of the project’s design and implementation. \nThis is a great opportunity to understand how to strengthen your skill set and approach in interacting with community and business improvement associations as part of your projects\, and to hear a different perspective on the City of Calgary’s Main Streets program. \nDate: July 9\, 2024\nTime: 11:30am-1:00pm\nLocation: Stantec 325 25 St SE #200\, Calgary\, AB T2A 7H8 and online \nPanel Moderator \nJosh Workman \nJosh is a transportation engineer at Stantec with more than 15 years of experience on progressive and award-winning urban street projects across Western Canada. He is respected for his collaborative\, inclusive\, and results oriented leadership approach that drives creative interdisciplinary problem solving on complex projects. This was recently exemplified through the people-centric approach taken on the Marda Loop Main Streets Program where Josh worked closely with Stantec colleagues\, the City of Calgary Project Management team\, the Business Improvement Association\, impacted parties in the Marda Loop area\, and City of Calgary departments to successfully achieve project objectives prioritizing pedestrian movement and comfort\, character and identity\, landscaping\, and mobility optimization. Josh has designed more than 18 km of bikeway and complete streets infrastructure across western Canada. He is known for his thoughtful and strategic design approach to optimizing implementation of urban street infrastructure and has been recognized with local and national awards on his projects. \n*** \nNote that this year\, in an effort to accommodate more transportation professionals across our province (especially those in Lethbridge)\, we’re offering additional attendance options. Participants that select the online ticket option will receive a link after registering and be able to watch the luncheon online. Participants that select the in-person option in Lethbridge will be able to join others for networking\, lunch and a live stream of the presentation at the Stafford Centre. Please reach out to Adam St. Amant (adam.st.amant@lethbridge.ca) if you have any questions about the Lethbridge event option. All other in-person ticket options are for attendance in Calgary.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Zjg1YmQzYzAtNzQxZS00OWY4LThlZDQtNjAwNzdkMTM5OTVm%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22875688ea-8b21-4b98-b25b-4b81851ad72d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224a3ba1e2-3eaf-46fd-a2aa-5dc1b59160ca%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-july-luncheon-transportation-boosting-business-a-conversation-with-calgarys-business-improvement-areas/
LOCATION:Stantec – Calgary\, 325 25 Street SE\, Calgary\, AB\, Canada
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Over the course of the last several years\, many of Calgary’s Business Improvement Associations have worked closely with different project teams to advance implementation of unique\, engaging\, and character defining components of The City’s Main Street program. July’s luncheon will be held as a panel discussion with representatives from three different Business Improvement Associations (BIAs) to share their perspectives on how transportation professionals can best engage with them to solicit meaningful input over the course of the project’s design and implementation. \nThis is a great opportunity to understand how to strengthen your skill set and approach in interacting with community and business improvement associations as part of your projects\, and to hear a different perspective on the City of Calgary’s Main Streets program. \nDate: July 9\, 2024\nTime: 11:30am-1:00pm\nLocation: Stantec 325 25 St SE #200\, Calgary\, AB T2A 7H8 and online \nPanel Moderator \nJosh Workman \nJosh is a transportation engineer at Stantec with more than 15 years of experience on progressive and award-winning urban street projects across Western Canada. He is respected for his collaborative\, inclusive\, and results oriented leadership approach that drives creative interdisciplinary problem solving on complex projects. This was recently exemplified through the people-centric approach taken on the Marda Loop Main Streets Program where Josh worked closely with Stantec colleagues\, the City of Calgary Project Management team\, the Business Improvement Association\, impacted parties in the Marda Loop area\, and City of Calgary departments to successfully achieve project objectives prioritizing pedestrian movement and comfort\, character and identity\, landscaping\, and mobility optimization. Josh has designed more than 18 km of bikeway and complete streets infrastructure across western Canada. He is known for his thoughtful and strategic design approach to optimizing implementation of urban street infrastructure and has been recognized with local and national awards on his projects. \n*** \nNote that this year\, in an effort to accommodate more transportation professionals across our province (especially those in Lethbridge)\, we’re offering additional attendance options. Participants that select the online ticket option will receive a link after registering and be able to watch the luncheon online. Participants that select the in-person option in Lethbridge will be able to join others for networking\, lunch and a live stream of the presentation at the Stafford Centre. Please reach out to Adam St. Amant (adam.st.amant@lethbridge.ca) if you have any questions about the Lethbridge event option. All other in-person ticket options are for attendance in Calgary.
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