DESCRIPTION:Safety First – A new paradigm in the development of Lethbridge Transportation Master Plan \nAhmed Ali and Raheem Dilgir \n——————————————————————————————————————– \nAbstract \nCity of Lethbridge is in the process of completing its first Transportation Safety Plan (TSP) as a component of its next Transportation Master Plan (TMP). The TMP is fundamental in establishing projects for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The TMP will ensure the City’s roadway network\, transit and transportation policies remain up to date\, efficient and cost effective\, and community funds are invested to ensure the greatest return. The TSP will be the first and an important element of this unique approach to the development of a TMP. It will guide City’s transportation policies and strategies to provide a safe transportation system in Lethbridge. \nThe primary objectives of the TSP are to identify measures to move towards a goal of zero deaths and serious injuries in its transportation system\, and to identify policies and projects to make transportation safety a top priority in the City’s next Transportation Master Plan. Transportation Safety Strategies were developed using a Safe System framework. Specific actions related to five Focus Areas; Safe Roads\, Safe Road Users\, Safe Speeds and Safe Vehicles were identified. Examples of innovative strategies in support of each focus area will be included in the presentation. \n \nSpeakers Bios: \nAhmed Ali \nDr Ahmed Ali has been the Transportation Engineering Manager at the City of Lethbridge since 2009. In this role\, he manages transportation planning\, traffic engineering and operations\, and parking operations functions. Earlier\, he has worked for Watt Consulting Group and Parsons Brinckerhoff (now WSP) in various technical and project management roles. Ahmed has a Ph.D.\, in Transportation Engineering\, he is a professional engineer in Alberta\, Virginia\, and Maryland and a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer/RSP1. Ahmed is a member of the ITE\, a fellow of Engineers Canada and Chair of the Small Municipalities Integrated Committee of the Transportation Association of Canada. \nRaheem Dilgir is a Road Safety Professional with 25 years of experience in Canada and abroad. Raheem founded TranSafe Consulting Ltd.\, with offices in Vancouver and Calgary – through which he assists road agencies in the development\, delivery and evaluation of road safety programs and projects. Altogether\, he has contributed to the development of transportation safety/vision zero plans for 5 municipalities in western Canada\, and has led over 300 road safety audits and in-service reviews. Raheem is the founding co-Chair of the TAC Vision Zero and Safe Systems Subcommittee\, and is a second-term Director of the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals. Lastly\, Raheem is a proud Past President of the Southern Alberta section of CITE.
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SUMMARY:CITE Northern Alberta Webinar: Open Option Parking in Edmonton
DESCRIPTION:In virtually every Canadian municipality\, it goes without question that new homes and businesses must provide off-street parking spaces for customers and residents. These minimum parking requirements have a significant impact on the form and function of our communities\, and are of increasingly questionable value. On June 23\, 2020\, Edmonton City Council voted to remove minimum parking requirements from Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw. Removing parking minimums doesn’t necessarily mean that no parking will be provided. Rather\, the amount of parking provided is left to the developers\, businesses and homeowners — those who best understand their parking needs. \nThis presentation details Edmonton’s journey to eliminating parking minimums city-wide\, including the public consultation and technical studies we undertook to understand why open option parking is essential to building a better city. \nAbout the Speakers \nAnne Stevenson (RPP) has worked in urban design and planning for the past 15 years\, both in Canada and abroad. She is passionate about building more equitable cities that serve all residents. Following 7 years at the City of Edmonton\, Anne now works in affordable housing with the Right at Home Housing Society. \nJames Veltkamp (RPP\, MCIP) has over 10 years experience working as a Professional Planner in public service. James has a professional interest in improving the effectiveness of local government to meet its long term strategic goals. His current role with the City of Edmonton specializes in Zoning Bylaw text amendments\, and he spent the last six years building support for what became the comprehensive parking review\, and Charter Bylaw 19275. \nDallas Karhut (P. Eng.) is a Transportation Engineer with a keen interest in how the analysis and design of our transportation systems evolve to better adapt to the needs of people who walk\, bike\, ride transit and drive. His current role with the City of Edmonton focuses on developing city-wide transportation plans and policies\, and he also has experience in site and neighbourhood-level traffic and parking planning.
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/cite-northern-alberta-webinar-open-option-parking-in-edmonton/
LOCATION:Edmonton Area\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Northern Alberta Section":MAILTO:northernalberta@itecanada.org.
GEO:53.554487;-113.491207
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20200928T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20200928T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T164310
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SUMMARY:CITE Atlantic September Webinar
DESCRIPTION:(1) Title: Lessons learned from the City of Moncton’s Temporary Conversion of Main Street to One-Way Traffic \nIn an effort to provide more space for pedestrians and accommodate larger restaurant patios that meet physical distancing requirements during the pandemic\, the City of Moncton temporarily converted a portion of downtown Main Street to one-way traffic. At the same time\, a two-way bike lane was also introduced along the corridor. \nWhile this plan initially had the support of downtown businesses\, unfortunately the changes did not have the desired impact and the street was restored to its original configuration after a 7-week trial period. \nWhy wasn’t this trial as successful as originally hoped? What were the lessons learned? Tune in to this presentation to find out! \nPresenter – Alcide Richard is Director of Design & Construction with the City of Moncton. \n \n(2) Title: New Brunswick Border Check Point Traffic Control \nIn response to the COVID pandemic\, the Government of New Brunswick has placed restrictions on who is able to travel into and through the province. New Brunswick’s Department of Public Safety has set up check points at 7 interprovincial border crossings to screen vehicles and enforce these restrictions where no previous screening infrastructure existed. In this presentation\, we will be discussing the work Crandall\, a Division of Englobe\, has done for NBDTI to create traffic control plans for these border check points that support the efficient and safe movement of vehicles through these sites and protection of check point workers. \nPresenter: Andrew Northmore is a Professional Engineer with a PhD in Transportation Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He is a part of the Transportation Engineering team at Crandall\, a Division of Englobe\, in Fredericton and specializes in road safety and traffic engineering projects.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://meet.google.com/tnf-vyro-gek\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/cite-atlantic-sept-webinar/
LOCATION:Halifax Area (Virtual)\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Atlantic Canada Section":MAILTO:atlantic@itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:(1) Title: Lessons learned from the City of Moncton’s Temporary Conversion of Main Street to One-Way Traffic \nIn an effort to provide more space for pedestrians and accommodate larger restaurant patios that meet physical distancing requirements during the pandemic\, the City of Moncton temporarily converted a portion of downtown Main Street to one-way traffic. At the same time\, a two-way bike lane was also introduced along the corridor. \nWhile this plan initially had the support of downtown businesses\, unfortunately the changes did not have the desired impact and the street was restored to its original configuration after a 7-week trial period. \nWhy wasn’t this trial as successful as originally hoped? What were the lessons learned? Tune in to this presentation to find out! \nPresenter – Alcide Richard is Director of Design & Construction with the City of Moncton. \n \n(2) Title: New Brunswick Border Check Point Traffic Control \nIn response to the COVID pandemic\, the Government of New Brunswick has placed restrictions on who is able to travel into and through the province. New Brunswick’s Department of Public Safety has set up check points at 7 interprovincial border crossings to screen vehicles and enforce these restrictions where no previous screening infrastructure existed. In this presentation\, we will be discussing the work Crandall\, a Division of Englobe\, has done for NBDTI to create traffic control plans for these border check points that support the efficient and safe movement of vehicles through these sites and protection of check point workers. \nPresenter: Andrew Northmore is a Professional Engineer with a PhD in Transportation Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He is a part of the Transportation Engineering team at Crandall\, a Division of Englobe\, in Fredericton and specializes in road safety and traffic engineering projects.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200927T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200927T140000
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SUMMARY:Tour de Purple 2 - International Avenue's Free Slow-Ride Bike Event
DESCRIPTION:The International Avenue BRZ is hosting a Free Slow-Ride Bike Event (Tour de Purple 2) this coming Sunday 11:00-14:00 hrs (meet up at Unity Park near Jus Fruit Oishidesu at 3111B 17 Av SE). \nDetails about the event\, including registration\, can be found via the link below. \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/318567259483705/ \nIf you are not comfortable registering with FB\, please contact Monique Castonguay directly.\nMonique.Castonguay@calgary.ca
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/tour-de-purple-2-international-avenues-free-slow-ride-bike-event/
LOCATION:Unity Park\, Calgary\, 3111B 17 Av SE\, Calgary\, AB\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Activity
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Southern Alberta Section":MAILTO:southernalberta@itecanada.org
GEO:51.0373419;-113.990295
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200923T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200923T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T164310
CREATED:20200910T165519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200910T165615Z
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SUMMARY:CITE Toronto Section Webinar: Transportation Equity
DESCRIPTION:Join the ITE Toronto Section for the next of our webinar series: Transportation Equity!. The discussion with our panel of speakers will focus on how we as transportation professionals can better support mobility\, accessibility and inclusion in our networks. \nSpeakers: \n\nAna-Francisca de la Mora (Associate Director – Practice Lead\, Architecture at IBI Group)\nAndrea Lendak (Practice Lead\, Intelligent Systems at IBI Group)\nArmi de Francia (Town of Ajax and Transportation Equity Toronto)\nDarnel Harris (Executive Director at Our Greenway Conservancy)\n\nAdditional details on this event will be shared shortly.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85369726192?pwd=UHJ5cm9uMUxwSjdPNjRSQzhuQ1l0dz09\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/cite-toronto-section-webinar-transportation-equity/
LOCATION:Toronto Area (Virtual)\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Toronto Section":MAILTO:activities@toronto.itecanada.org
GEO:43.725103;-79.369138
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Join the ITE Toronto Section for the next of our webinar series: Transportation Equity!. The discussion with our panel of speakers will focus on how we as transportation professionals can better support mobility\, accessibility and inclusion in our networks. \nSpeakers: \n\nAna-Francisca de la Mora (Associate Director – Practice Lead\, Architecture at IBI Group)\nAndrea Lendak (Practice Lead\, Intelligent Systems at IBI Group)\nArmi de Francia (Town of Ajax and Transportation Equity Toronto)\nDarnel Harris (Executive Director at Our Greenway Conservancy)\n\nAdditional details on this event will be shared shortly.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200908T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20200908T130000
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SUMMARY:SAITE Webinar: Winnipeg Transit Service and Infrastructure Plan
DESCRIPTION:Data Driven Transit Service and Infrastructure Planning – Stantec Consulting Ltd. \nTuesday September 8 – 12 PM to 1 PM \nData is the new “water” or “gold” in a digital economy. In our years of practice using big data from smart phones\, sensors\, and Google APIs\, we have come to appreciate the significant value it brings to both understanding population movement as well as evaluating options and making cost effective recommendations. “Big” data has come a long way in the past five years\, not just in terms of accuracy levels and sample sizes but in terms of understanding its’ powerful value in transportation. Beginning in Lake Tahoe\, we used this data and tools where no good data existed. We tested existing assumptions about movements – both in volume and in time. This process was refined\, and significantly expanded with data science in subsequent projects to allow us to assign desire lines\, visualize patterns\, and question mobility strategies. It also allows us to create multiple options to address gaps in existing service networks. When those options are created\, the first question is always: how do compare to each other or which should we do first. Using our detailed Multiple Account Evaluation process\, our project tools have evolved to enable route comparisons\, infrastructure and project ranking. \nProject Team Members and Presenters \nCynthia Albright\, FAICP CUD\, GISP \nSenior Principal\, Planning & Urban Design \nWith 30 years of experience managing award-winning projects\, Cynthia has built a reputation as a cutting-edge urban planner and designer. Recently inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners\, she specializes in integrating different technologies including big data and disparate data sources onto one platform for optimal functionality and analysis. She is well-versed in strategy\, policy\, development\, and applications that impact the transportation arena. She successfully managed the Comprehensive Multimodal Transportation Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin that encompassed five counties\, one city\, two state DOTs\, two state land management agencies and three federal land management agencies. The multimodal and transit master plan recommendations were based in large part on her analysis of cell phone data to capture a complete understanding of population movements. Her 2018 TEDx University of Nevada Reno talk on the importance of quality streetscapes\, “The Pearls of Urban Design” is available on YouTube. \nStephen Oliver CD\, MA\, RPP\, MCIP\nPlanner \nFocusing on transportation planning\, public engagement\, urban planning\, and project management\, Stephen aims to create great cities that serve everyone. He believes the public good involves everyone and providing the opportunity for contribution through meaningful stakeholder engagement creates enthusiasm\, energy\, and connections needed for great public spaces. In completing his master of planning at the University of Waterloo\, Stephen focused his research on the interaction between transit and walkability—aligning with his interest in promoting more efficient movement in cities. \nGraeme Masterton\, M.A. \nTransit Planning Lead \nGraeme brings a vast spectrum of knowledge and experience from working with various transit agencies for the past 32 years in service planning and long-range planning. In Calgary\, Graeme worked on long range\, new development and local area review planning along with LRT/BRT planning and acted as the transit agency liaison within the city transportation department. Today\, Graeme is the current Transit Planning Lead for Stantec throughout North America working on formative transit projects such as the Winnipeg Transit Master Plan that examines both corridors and larger transit network connectivity issues to ensure the long-range viability of transit services and other modes. At TransLink (Vancouver – where he was the Manager of Transit Planning and co-creator of the Frequent Transit Network concept now in place throughout North America.) including all the annual and long-range service and fleet planning. At BC Transit\, Graeme was the Director of Operational Planning for Victoria and 82 systems around the province\, responsible for service planning\, fleet planning & scheduling. \n \nTo register: https://forms.gle/dFf8yANAGVsjZDAs9
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/saite-webinar-winnipeg-transit-service-and-infrastructure-plan/
LOCATION:Calgary\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Southern Alberta Section":MAILTO:southernalberta@itecanada.org
GEO:51.024948;-114.056941
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