DESCRIPTION:A webinar in coordination with the ITE Urban Goods Movement Committee \nOver the last decade\, three initiatives have been simultaneously evolving on urban streets: \n• widespread implementation of Complete Streets improvements to better accommodate bicycle\, pedestrian\, and public transit uses; \n• rapid growth of on-demand passenger transportation services; and \n• rapid growth in e-commerce\, including on-demand deliveries. \nDuring the COVID-19 pandemic\, demand for both green transportation options and direct-to-home deliveries have accelerated. In addition\, with the increase in demand for urban deliveries\, the last mile challenge often become a 50 feet challenge\, where commercial vehicles compete with other curb users for available parking. \nHow do we accommodate increasingly complex uses of street and curb space while minimizing multi-modal interactions? \nHow do we invest in technologies to monitor\, allocate and regulate curb space\, and to increase the visibility of the curb? \nJoin us and learn about initiatives on curbside management from this distinguished panel from across the United States. \nModerator\nMadhuri Seera\, M.S.; P.E (AZ)\, P.Eng.\, PTOE\nVice Chair\, ITE Goods Movement Committee \nPanel Members\nDaniel Haake\, AICP\, CMILT\, ENV SP\nChair\, ITE Urban Goods Movement Committee\nChair\, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Trucking Industry Research Committee\nMember\, American Planning Association’s National Legislative and Policy Committee \nDr. Alison Conway\nAssociate Professor at the City College of New York \nDr. Giacomo Dalla Chiara\nResearch Associate\, Urban Freight Lab\, University of Washington
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210628T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210628T130000
DTSTAMP:20210617T190609Z
CREATED:20210617T190609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T190609Z
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SUMMARY:ITE National Capital Section - Transportation Equity Panel
DESCRIPTION:Characteristics like race\, ability\, age\, gender\, sexuality\, income\, class\, and more affect how different people experience travelling to\, from\, and through our communities. They also affect who has access to the various aspects of the transportation system such as frequent transit\, safer cycling infrastructure\, or continuous sidewalks. \nThe events of the last year – including (but not limited to) demands for racial justice\, wealth and class inequalities made more obvious by COVID-19\, and horrific reminders of our history and treatment of Indigenous people – have sparked many overdue conversations about the unique challenges that members of different social groups face in aspects of their daily lives\, including transportation. Within the transportation industry\, these conversations have led to questions about what transportation professionals can do to improve transportation equity in our communities. \nJoin the National Capital Section (NCS) for a panel discussion on transportation equity in the Canadian context with transportation planning and engineering leaders from across the country. Our panelists will give 10-minute presentations on different aspects of transportation equity\, including \n\nWhy transportation equity is important and how integrating equity into mobility networks makes better communities for everyone;\nHow macro-level policy decisions impact different vulnerable users on the ground;\nHow diversity and inclusion at the project team level and at the decision-making table plays a fundamental role in improving transportation equity; and\nHow projects can help move the needle on improving transportation equity in our communities.\n\nThe presentations will be followed by a Q&A session for the audience. \nPanelists: \nJessica Lamarre – Director\, Safe Mobility\, City of Edmonton \nJessica is the Director\, Safe Mobility for the City of Edmonton. She and her 14\,000 colleagues are dedicated to achieving Vision Zero\, zero traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries\, through safe and livable streets in Edmonton; a goal that they are well on their way to achieving. Jessica leads a diverse team of rockstars who champion a holistic portfolio of work in support of the City’s Safe Mobility Strategy\, including road safety engineering\, automated enforcement\, planning and evaluation and community activation. At the heart of this work is a commitment to equitable safety and pushing beyond the traditional pillars of safety to facilitate the decisions necessary to achieve a more livable and equitable Edmonton. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta\, has worked in both municipal government and post-secondary\, and is currently delighted by replacing vehicle trips with her new e-bike. \nShewkar Ibrahim – Manager of Safe Mobility Engineering\, City of Edmonton \nShewkar Ibrahim is the Manager of Safe Mobility Engineering with the City of Edmonton’s Safe Mobility Section. She has just completed her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in the area of Transportation Engineering with a focus on Traffic Safety. An engineer by day and a researcher by night\, Shewkar is passionate about finding ways to improve safety and mobility for all road users. Her work and research are focused on Vision Zero and moving towards adopting a proactive approach to improve safety in the areas of traffic safety\, planning\, geometric design and speed management. \nInge Roosendaal – Senior Planner\, Ottawa Public Health and Planning\, Infrastructure and Economic Development\, City of Ottawa \nInge Roosendaal\, RPP\, MCIP is the Senior Planner for Ottawa Public Health and is currently co-located with the City of Ottawa’s Planning\, Infrastructure and Economic Development department to work on the new Official Plan. Inge is experienced in the development of healthy public policy\, and advancing strategic partnerships on innovative\, inter-sectoral projects. \nMatthew Davis – Manager of Capital Projects & Programs\, Transportation Services\, City of Toronto\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://global.gotomeeting.com/join/855847061 \n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-national-capital-section-transportation-equity-panel/
LOCATION:Ottawa Area (Virtual)\, Ottawa\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DESCRIPTION:Characteristics like race\, ability\, age\, gender\, sexuality\, income\, class\, and more affect how different people experience travelling to\, from\, and through our communities. They also affect who has access to the various aspects of the transportation system such as frequent transit\, safer cycling infrastructure\, or continuous sidewalks. \nThe events of the last year – including (but not limited to) demands for racial justice\, wealth and class inequalities made more obvious by COVID-19\, and horrific reminders of our history and treatment of Indigenous people – have sparked many overdue conversations about the unique challenges that members of different social groups face in aspects of their daily lives\, including transportation. Within the transportation industry\, these conversations have led to questions about what transportation professionals can do to improve transportation equity in our communities. \nJoin the National Capital Section (NCS) for a panel discussion on transportation equity in the Canadian context with transportation planning and engineering leaders from across the country. Our panelists will give 10-minute presentations on different aspects of transportation equity\, including \n\nWhy transportation equity is important and how integrating equity into mobility networks makes better communities for everyone;\nHow macro-level policy decisions impact different vulnerable users on the ground;\nHow diversity and inclusion at the project team level and at the decision-making table plays a fundamental role in improving transportation equity; and\nHow projects can help move the needle on improving transportation equity in our communities.\n\nThe presentations will be followed by a Q&A session for the audience. \nPanelists: \nJessica Lamarre – Director\, Safe Mobility\, City of Edmonton \nJessica is the Director\, Safe Mobility for the City of Edmonton. She and her 14\,000 colleagues are dedicated to achieving Vision Zero\, zero traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries\, through safe and livable streets in Edmonton; a goal that they are well on their way to achieving. Jessica leads a diverse team of rockstars who champion a holistic portfolio of work in support of the City’s Safe Mobility Strategy\, including road safety engineering\, automated enforcement\, planning and evaluation and community activation. At the heart of this work is a commitment to equitable safety and pushing beyond the traditional pillars of safety to facilitate the decisions necessary to achieve a more livable and equitable Edmonton. Jessica holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta\, has worked in both municipal government and post-secondary\, and is currently delighted by replacing vehicle trips with her new e-bike. \nShewkar Ibrahim – Manager of Safe Mobility Engineering\, City of Edmonton \nShewkar Ibrahim is the Manager of Safe Mobility Engineering with the City of Edmonton’s Safe Mobility Section. She has just completed her Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in the area of Transportation Engineering with a focus on Traffic Safety. An engineer by day and a researcher by night\, Shewkar is passionate about finding ways to improve safety and mobility for all road users. Her work and research are focused on Vision Zero and moving towards adopting a proactive approach to improve safety in the areas of traffic safety\, planning\, geometric design and speed management. \nInge Roosendaal – Senior Planner\, Ottawa Public Health and Planning\, Infrastructure and Economic Development\, City of Ottawa \nInge Roosendaal\, RPP\, MCIP is the Senior Planner for Ottawa Public Health and is currently co-located with the City of Ottawa’s Planning\, Infrastructure and Economic Development department to work on the new Official Plan. Inge is experienced in the development of healthy public policy\, and advancing strategic partnerships on innovative\, inter-sectoral projects. \nMatthew Davis – Manager of Capital Projects & Programs\, Transportation Services\, City of Toronto
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210624T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20210624T143000
DTSTAMP:20210614T202312Z
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SUMMARY:CITE Manitoba Section June Webinar
DESCRIPTION:On June 24th\, ITE Manitoba will be holding a webinar featuring Richard Tebinka & Don McRitchie of WSP Canada Inc. who will be presenting on the Winnipeg South Perimeter project\, and Sushreeta Mishra\, winner of this year’s Kean Lew Memorial Student Paper Competition. The webinar will be hosted by Steven Florko of MORR Transportation Consulting Ltd.\, and ITE Manitoba President. \nWebinar Networking \nWe have decided to try something new with this webinar format – the webinar will begin with approximately 10 minutes of breakout groups. This will give participants the chance to catch up and network for a few minutes before the presentations\, just like the in-person days! \nSpeaker 1 and 2 \nRichard Tebinka is WSP’s Manager – Manitoba Transportation\, and the office lead for the Lombard office. Richard has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Lakehead University\, and a Master of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo. Richard is a registered Professional Engineer in Manitoba\, Ontario\, and Saskatchewan\, a Fellow of ITE\, and spent 10 years on the Manitoba Section executive. He is a member of TAC’s Mobility Management Committee\, and co-author of a just published TAC report on “Public Engagement in Sustainable Mobility Projects”\, and a Past-President of ACEC Manitoba. \nRichard was the Project Manager for the recently completed “South Perimeter Highway Design Study\, and Functional Design for the Future St. Norbert Bypass” project for Manitoba Infrastructure\, and the Senior Advisor on the current Owner’s Engineer assignment for the Design Build of an interchange and related roadworks at PTH 100 and PR 200 (St. Mary’s Road). \nDon McRitchie is a Senior Project Manager with WSP Canada with over 40 years of experience in transportation engineering with federal\, provincial and private sector agencies. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba. Most of his career has been with Manitoba Infrastructure (MI) where his initial focus was construction management. That transitioned into design engineering\, where he was the Senior Detailed Design engineer for the Province with responsibility for design standards\, design studies\, and the review of all transportation designs. \nLater in his career\, Don was the inaugural head of the Capital Projects Branch which had responsibility for the largest capital works and the first alternative delivery projects undertaken in Manitoba. In that role\, Don was the project manager for the South Perimeter Highway Design Study completed in 2020. He is currently the Deputy Project Manager for WSP’s Owner’s Engineer assignment from MI for the Design-Build project for an interchange at PTH 100 and PR 200 (St. Mary’s Road). \nRichard and Don will be presenting on the South Perimeter Project: \nThe South Perimeter forms the south link of the Perimeter Highway around the City of Winnipeg. It is approximately 42 km in length and travels through four municipalities. Tied to this project is the St. Norbert Bypass\, with travels through a fifth municipality. The Province of Manitoba has committed to examining the South Perimeter to bring it up to freeway standards\, with 22 grade separations\, including interchanges\, river crossings\, and rail grade separations. Currently there is a mix of interchanges\, at-grade intersections\, and at-grade rail crossings. \nThere were a number of challenges along the corridor that needed to be addressed in development of the recommended plan\, including coordinating with a separate Provincial review for short term safety improvements. \nAlternative interchange types were examined\, however\, adjacent constraints often limited the types of interchanges that could be considered. Configurations considered at the various locations included cloverleafs\, Parclos\, trumpet\, diamonds\, diverging diamonds\, and hybrids. \nAddressing the concerns and desires of stakeholders\, such as active transportation proponents\, environmental proponents\, protecting public parks\, a Scouts Canada campsite\, the Seine River (canoe travel\, pedestrians\, cyclists\, and wildlife crossings)\, were among the many challenges. \nSince completion of the study in 2020\, the Province announced the construction of the first new interchange at PTH 100 and PR 200 (St. Mary’s Road) as a design-build project. This presentation will provide an overview of the project and discuss what is planned at the St. Mary’s Road location. \nSpeaker 3 \nSushreeta Mishra is a senior year Ph.D. student in Transportation Engineering (Dept. of Civil Eng.) at the University of Manitoba\, Winnipeg. It’s also her first year as a member and secretary of the ITE University of Manitoba Student Chapter. \nSushreeta’s work experience includes working as a part-time researcher at CUTRIC on an electric bus scheduling project. As a delegate selected from Manitoba for the Young Leaders Summit in Calgary (2019)\, she got a unique opportunity to learn\, showcase ideas\, and network with peers and industry experts in transit and sustainable transportation. Sushreeta’s primary research interest is in transit operations and planning\, and her Ph.D. thesis focuses on optimizing the operation of semi-flexible transit for low-demand conditions. \nSushreeta will be presenting on Stochastic Optimization of Semi-Flexible Transit Operations: \nSemi-flexible transit (SFT) is commonly discussed as a cost-effective alternative to serving public transportation users in low demand conditions. Despite its considerable potential\, implementation of SFT is limited due to two primary operating challenges: (a) fluctuating travel demand and (b) service unreliability. Most researchers recently are rigorously involved in developing complex algorithms and heuristics to handle operational planning issues while a very few focused on optimization of variables for SFT operation involving tactical decision making. Moreover\, the optimization of decision variables are largely based on a single dimension of stochasticity\, demand only. The present study proposes a methodology to optimize two decision variables\, service headway and proportion of requests accepted for curb-to-curb service per trip while operating SFT following a route-deviation operating policy. Implementing stochasticity in both demand and vehicle arrival\, we perform multi-objective optimization with two conflicting objectives as minimization of operator cost and user cost. Pertaining to vehicle delays and demand variability linked to values of decision variables in the Pareto set\, we define the risks associated with selecting each value for attaining Pareto optimality. The risk is proportionate to occurrence of a decision variable value in the Pareto set. The presented methodology can be adopted as a decision support tool to establish planning policies to optimize SFT operation while considering interests of both operator and user. \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://meet.google.com/pbi-pdqs-bhi\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/cite-manitoba-section-june-webinar/
LOCATION:Winnipeg Area (Virtual)\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Manitoba Section":MAILTO:secretary@manitoba.itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:On June 24th\, ITE Manitoba will be holding a webinar featuring Richard Tebinka & Don McRitchie of WSP Canada Inc. who will be presenting on the Winnipeg South Perimeter project\, and Sushreeta Mishra\, winner of this year’s Kean Lew Memorial Student Paper Competition. The webinar will be hosted by Steven Florko of MORR Transportation Consulting Ltd.\, and ITE Manitoba President. \nWebinar Networking \nWe have decided to try something new with this webinar format – the webinar will begin with approximately 10 minutes of breakout groups. This will give participants the chance to catch up and network for a few minutes before the presentations\, just like the in-person days! \nSpeaker 1 and 2 \nRichard Tebinka is WSP’s Manager – Manitoba Transportation\, and the office lead for the Lombard office. Richard has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Lakehead University\, and a Master of Applied Science from the University of Waterloo. Richard is a registered Professional Engineer in Manitoba\, Ontario\, and Saskatchewan\, a Fellow of ITE\, and spent 10 years on the Manitoba Section executive. He is a member of TAC’s Mobility Management Committee\, and co-author of a just published TAC report on “Public Engagement in Sustainable Mobility Projects”\, and a Past-President of ACEC Manitoba. \nRichard was the Project Manager for the recently completed “South Perimeter Highway Design Study\, and Functional Design for the Future St. Norbert Bypass” project for Manitoba Infrastructure\, and the Senior Advisor on the current Owner’s Engineer assignment for the Design Build of an interchange and related roadworks at PTH 100 and PR 200 (St. Mary’s Road). \nDon McRitchie is a Senior Project Manager with WSP Canada with over 40 years of experience in transportation engineering with federal\, provincial and private sector agencies. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Manitoba. Most of his career has been with Manitoba Infrastructure (MI) where his initial focus was construction management. That transitioned into design engineering\, where he was the Senior Detailed Design engineer for the Province with responsibility for design standards\, design studies\, and the review of all transportation designs. \nLater in his career\, Don was the inaugural head of the Capital Projects Branch which had responsibility for the largest capital works and the first alternative delivery projects undertaken in Manitoba. In that role\, Don was the project manager for the South Perimeter Highway Design Study completed in 2020. He is currently the Deputy Project Manager for WSP’s Owner’s Engineer assignment from MI for the Design-Build project for an interchange at PTH 100 and PR 200 (St. Mary’s Road). \nRichard and Don will be presenting on the South Perimeter Project: \nThe South Perimeter forms the south link of the Perimeter Highway around the City of Winnipeg. It is approximately 42 km in length and travels through four municipalities. Tied to this project is the St. Norbert Bypass\, with travels through a fifth municipality. The Province of Manitoba has committed to examining the South Perimeter to bring it up to freeway standards\, with 22 grade separations\, including interchanges\, river crossings\, and rail grade separations. Currently there is a mix of interchanges\, at-grade intersections\, and at-grade rail crossings. \nThere were a number of challenges along the corridor that needed to be addressed in development of the recommended plan\, including coordinating with a separate Provincial review for short term safety improvements. \nAlternative interchange types were examined\, however\, adjacent constraints often limited the types of interchanges that could be considered. Configurations considered at the various locations included cloverleafs\, Parclos\, trumpet\, diamonds\, diverging diamonds\, and hybrids. \nAddressing the concerns and desires of stakeholders\, such as active transportation proponents\, environmental proponents\, protecting public parks\, a Scouts Canada campsite\, the Seine River (canoe travel\, pedestrians\, cyclists\, and wildlife crossings)\, were among the many challenges. \nSince completion of the study in 2020\, the Province announced the construction of the first new interchange at PTH 100 and PR 200 (St. Mary’s Road) as a design-build project. This presentation will provide an overview of the project and discuss what is planned at the St. Mary’s Road location. \nSpeaker 3 \nSushreeta Mishra is a senior year Ph.D. student in Transportation Engineering (Dept. of Civil Eng.) at the University of Manitoba\, Winnipeg. It’s also her first year as a member and secretary of the ITE University of Manitoba Student Chapter. \nSushreeta’s work experience includes working as a part-time researcher at CUTRIC on an electric bus scheduling project. As a delegate selected from Manitoba for the Young Leaders Summit in Calgary (2019)\, she got a unique opportunity to learn\, showcase ideas\, and network with peers and industry experts in transit and sustainable transportation. Sushreeta’s primary research interest is in transit operations and planning\, and her Ph.D. thesis focuses on optimizing the operation of semi-flexible transit for low-demand conditions. \nSushreeta will be presenting on Stochastic Optimization of Semi-Flexible Transit Operations: \nSemi-flexible transit (SFT) is commonly discussed as a cost-effective alternative to serving public transportation users in low demand conditions. Despite its considerable potential\, implementation of SFT is limited due to two primary operating challenges: (a) fluctuating travel demand and (b) service unreliability. Most researchers recently are rigorously involved in developing complex algorithms and heuristics to handle operational planning issues while a very few focused on optimization of variables for SFT operation involving tactical decision making. Moreover\, the optimization of decision variables are largely based on a single dimension of stochasticity\, demand only. The present study proposes a methodology to optimize two decision variables\, service headway and proportion of requests accepted for curb-to-curb service per trip while operating SFT following a route-deviation operating policy. Implementing stochasticity in both demand and vehicle arrival\, we perform multi-objective optimization with two conflicting objectives as minimization of operator cost and user cost. Pertaining to vehicle delays and demand variability linked to values of decision variables in the Pareto set\, we define the risks associated with selecting each value for attaining Pareto optimality. The risk is proportionate to occurrence of a decision variable value in the Pareto set. The presented methodology can be adopted as a decision support tool to establish planning policies to optimize SFT operation while considering interests of both operator and user. \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210615T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210615T130000
DTSTAMP:20210601T182100Z
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SUMMARY:Southern Alberta Webinar: Deerfoot Trail Study
DESCRIPTION:The City of Calgary (The City) and Alberta Transportation (AT) have been working together to study Deerfoot Trail\, approximately 35 kilometers of provincial highway\, which includes 18 existing interchanges and one future interchange at 128 Avenue NE between the Stoney Trail interchanges in the north and south. \nDeerfoot Trail is Calgary’s oldest freeway\, and the busiest in Alberta. The majority of Deerfoot Trail was built between 1971 and 1982. The principal role of the highway is to provide an efficient\, reliable\, and safe connection for motor vehicle traffic and goods movement within\, as well as to and from\, the city. The City’s population has doubled since 1981 and the aging infrastructure is no longer meeting current travel demand\, resulting in congestion\, unreliability and safety concerns. \nThe purpose of the Deerfoot Trail Study\, which began in 2016\, has been to review the existing and forecasted operating conditions throughout the corridor and develop short\, medium and long-term recommendations to enhance safety and mobility for all users within or crossing the highway facility. The study considered a range of possible freeway management strategies\, including some new to Calgary\, and tested these using forecasted growth out to the 2048 planning horizon. The focus was on making the most of the existing infrastructure\, planning for future growth\, and aligning with the Calgary Transportation Plan (CTP). \nSpeakers: \nKen Curry\, P.Eng.\nVice President\nManager\, Traffic and Transportation Planning\nProfessional Overview \nKen has over 30 years of planning\, traffic engineering\, and design experience across Western Canada and the US. He has participated and led a wide range of multi-disciplinary functional planning and design assignments ranging from large corridor planning studies\, interchange functional designs\, through to ITS applications including several reversible lane systems. \nKen led the transportation planning and traffic engineering input for the Gateway Program in the Metro Vancouver Region which involved the widening of Highway 1 over 35 kilometres and the upgrading of 18 interchanges. This project provided relevant background for the recently completed Deerfoot Trail Study where Ken provided technical direction. \nJeffrey Xu\, MScE.\, P.Eng.\nProject Manager\nProfessional Overview \nJeffrey was Project Manager for the Deerfoot Trail Study project. The study considered a range of possible freeway management strategies to improve safety and mobility in the short-\, mid- and long-term. He has over 25 years’ experience of planning\, design\, construction and project management and has worked for consultants\, Alberta Transportation and The City of Calgary delivering transportation projects. \nSince joined the City’s Transportation Planning group in 2013\, he has successfully delivered several major studies\, including 16 Ave NE FPS\, Airport Trail Upgrade FPS\, and Glenmore Trail East FPS. He is working closely with Alberta Transportation on the Deerfoot Trail short-term improvement P3 project. \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://global.gotomeeting.com/join/278829061\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/southern-alberta-webinar-deerfoot-trail-study/
LOCATION:Calgary\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Southern Alberta Section":MAILTO:southernalberta@itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:The City of Calgary (The City) and Alberta Transportation (AT) have been working together to study Deerfoot Trail\, approximately 35 kilometers of provincial highway\, which includes 18 existing interchanges and one future interchange at 128 Avenue NE between the Stoney Trail interchanges in the north and south. \nDeerfoot Trail is Calgary’s oldest freeway\, and the busiest in Alberta. The majority of Deerfoot Trail was built between 1971 and 1982. The principal role of the highway is to provide an efficient\, reliable\, and safe connection for motor vehicle traffic and goods movement within\, as well as to and from\, the city. The City’s population has doubled since 1981 and the aging infrastructure is no longer meeting current travel demand\, resulting in congestion\, unreliability and safety concerns. \nThe purpose of the Deerfoot Trail Study\, which began in 2016\, has been to review the existing and forecasted operating conditions throughout the corridor and develop short\, medium and long-term recommendations to enhance safety and mobility for all users within or crossing the highway facility. The study considered a range of possible freeway management strategies\, including some new to Calgary\, and tested these using forecasted growth out to the 2048 planning horizon. The focus was on making the most of the existing infrastructure\, planning for future growth\, and aligning with the Calgary Transportation Plan (CTP). \nSpeakers: \nKen Curry\, P.Eng.\nVice President\nManager\, Traffic and Transportation Planning\nProfessional Overview \nKen has over 30 years of planning\, traffic engineering\, and design experience across Western Canada and the US. He has participated and led a wide range of multi-disciplinary functional planning and design assignments ranging from large corridor planning studies\, interchange functional designs\, through to ITS applications including several reversible lane systems. \nKen led the transportation planning and traffic engineering input for the Gateway Program in the Metro Vancouver Region which involved the widening of Highway 1 over 35 kilometres and the upgrading of 18 interchanges. This project provided relevant background for the recently completed Deerfoot Trail Study where Ken provided technical direction. \nJeffrey Xu\, MScE.\, P.Eng.\nProject Manager\nProfessional Overview \nJeffrey was Project Manager for the Deerfoot Trail Study project. The study considered a range of possible freeway management strategies to improve safety and mobility in the short-\, mid- and long-term. He has over 25 years’ experience of planning\, design\, construction and project management and has worked for consultants\, Alberta Transportation and The City of Calgary delivering transportation projects. \nSince joined the City’s Transportation Planning group in 2013\, he has successfully delivered several major studies\, including 16 Ave NE FPS\, Airport Trail Upgrade FPS\, and Glenmore Trail East FPS. He is working closely with Alberta Transportation on the Deerfoot Trail short-term improvement P3 project. \n
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