DESCRIPTION:Join the ITE Toronto Section for the next installment of our free webinar series: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)! \nSpeakers: \n• Rahul Mehra\, Director – Intelligent Systems\, IBI Group\n• Mara Bullock\, ITS & Technology Planning Lead\, WSP in Canada\n• Pamela McDermid\, Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement Manager\, Weigh2GoBC \nAdditional details on this event will be shared shortly\, and a link to join the zoom conference call will be emailed in advance of the event. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, or if you did not sign-up but would like to attend\, please contact communications@toronto.itecanada.org.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20201117T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T091801
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SUMMARY:Southern Alberta Section November Webinar: Hwy 3 FPS
DESCRIPTION:Come learn about the new plan for twinning and freeway-ifying Highway 3 through Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta! This planning study presented many design challenges: rugged terrain\, rail tracks\, major pipelines\, abandoned mines\, and a massive field of historic boulders. The recommended plan features roundabouts\, wildlife underpasses\, lots of cable barrier\, and an interim divided 2-lane cross section. \nSpeakers: \nJack Mason\, P.Eng. \nJack came to Calgary from Saskatoon in 2006 to design roads at ISL\, and has been doing so ever since. Between 2017 and 2019\, he spent many hours day and night on the functional plan for Highway 3. Like most of you\, Jack has been working from home lately\, but has managed to maintain a regular active commute by biking his daughters to daycare. \nAlana Getty Somers\, P.Eng. \nAlana is responsible for leading ISL Calgary’s transportation team and was appointed to ISL’s Board of Directors in September 2020. She has been involved with planning studies in both government/owner and consulting roles for over 20 years and was ISL’s PM for the 50+km FPS for twinning and upgrades on Highway 3 through Crowsnest Pass. Alana has spent much of 2020 working at home\, learning Google Classroom and various Fortnite Dances\, and attempting dog training. \nProject Description \nA comprehensive planning study of Highway 3 was conducted in southwestern Alberta\, between Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass. Over nearly 3 years\, ISL developed a plan for twinning and eventual freeway-ification of the 2-lane highway for the entirety of the 50km-long project area. Main objectives of the study included: \n\nIdentify the right of-way needed for the ultimate highway and interchanges\nCreate an interim plan for twinning the highway\, and managing access to it\nConduct a study of animal vehicle collisions in the corridor\, and develop interim and ultimate plans to promote safe wildlife movement across the highway\nConduct a review of historical resources along the corridor\, and develop the highway plan to minimize impact to them\nEngage and consult local officials and residents on the plan\, ensuring the recommended plan meets their expectations\, and Alberta Transportation’s requirements.\n\nPrevious studies of the area identified the need for the highway to be diverted around the town of Coleman (part of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass). This study developed a design for the realignment that balances the needs of local and regional stakeholders. Key constraints in this section included steep and rocky terrain\, major high-pressure pipelines\, the CP Rail tracks\, the Crowsnest River and a significant wetland. \nThe highway right-of-way is also constrained by development and terrain for a long stretch of the project area\, most notably by the Frank Slide debris field and associated historical sites. The debris field is a large area of loose boulders\, from the collapse of Turtle Mountain in 1903. These constraints led to a series of design decisions that take the local context and stakeholder interests into account. \nThis presentation will focus on the unique constraints presented in this project\, and discuss the many design decisions that coalesced to form the recommended plan. \n \n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://youtu.be/n66BsNhgp0A\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/southern-alberta-section-november-webinar-hwy-3-fps/
LOCATION:Calgary\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Southern Alberta Section":MAILTO:southernalberta@itecanada.org
GEO:51.024948;-114.056941
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DESCRIPTION:Come learn about the new plan for twinning and freeway-ifying Highway 3 through Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta! This planning study presented many design challenges: rugged terrain\, rail tracks\, major pipelines\, abandoned mines\, and a massive field of historic boulders. The recommended plan features roundabouts\, wildlife underpasses\, lots of cable barrier\, and an interim divided 2-lane cross section. \nSpeakers: \nJack Mason\, P.Eng. \nJack came to Calgary from Saskatoon in 2006 to design roads at ISL\, and has been doing so ever since. Between 2017 and 2019\, he spent many hours day and night on the functional plan for Highway 3. Like most of you\, Jack has been working from home lately\, but has managed to maintain a regular active commute by biking his daughters to daycare. \nAlana Getty Somers\, P.Eng. \nAlana is responsible for leading ISL Calgary’s transportation team and was appointed to ISL’s Board of Directors in September 2020. She has been involved with planning studies in both government/owner and consulting roles for over 20 years and was ISL’s PM for the 50+km FPS for twinning and upgrades on Highway 3 through Crowsnest Pass. Alana has spent much of 2020 working at home\, learning Google Classroom and various Fortnite Dances\, and attempting dog training. \nProject Description \nA comprehensive planning study of Highway 3 was conducted in southwestern Alberta\, between Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass. Over nearly 3 years\, ISL developed a plan for twinning and eventual freeway-ification of the 2-lane highway for the entirety of the 50km-long project area. Main objectives of the study included: \n\nIdentify the right of-way needed for the ultimate highway and interchanges\nCreate an interim plan for twinning the highway\, and managing access to it\nConduct a study of animal vehicle collisions in the corridor\, and develop interim and ultimate plans to promote safe wildlife movement across the highway\nConduct a review of historical resources along the corridor\, and develop the highway plan to minimize impact to them\nEngage and consult local officials and residents on the plan\, ensuring the recommended plan meets their expectations\, and Alberta Transportation’s requirements.\n\nPrevious studies of the area identified the need for the highway to be diverted around the town of Coleman (part of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass). This study developed a design for the realignment that balances the needs of local and regional stakeholders. Key constraints in this section included steep and rocky terrain\, major high-pressure pipelines\, the CP Rail tracks\, the Crowsnest River and a significant wetland. \nThe highway right-of-way is also constrained by development and terrain for a long stretch of the project area\, most notably by the Frank Slide debris field and associated historical sites. The debris field is a large area of loose boulders\, from the collapse of Turtle Mountain in 1903. These constraints led to a series of design decisions that take the local context and stakeholder interests into account. \nThis presentation will focus on the unique constraints presented in this project\, and discuss the many design decisions that coalesced to form the recommended plan. \n
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20201123T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20201123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T091801
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SUMMARY:CITE Saskatchewan Fall Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually for our Fall session. We have an exciting agenda planned including: \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresented By\n\n\n9:30\nWelcome and Introduction\n\n\n\n9:40\nActive Transportation Bridge Audit for Saskatoon\nEllen McLaughlin\, Associated Engineering\n\n\n10:05\nPark Street Bike Lanes in Regina\nIan Cantello\, City of Regina \nHari Patel\, City of Regina\n\n\n10:30\nBreak\n\n\n\n10:35\nAnnual General Meeting\nBoard Members\, CITE SK Section\n\n\n10:45\nRapid Before/After Safety Assessment\nCraig Milligan\, Micro Traffic \nSachin Vijayan\, Micro Traffic\n\n\n11:10\nAlternative Modes at the University of Regina\nKristen Faber\, WSP\n\n\n11:35\nSpeed Prediction Model Development and Investigation of the Relationship between Speed Variation and Crash Frequency in Saskatoon\nEmanuele Saachi\, University of Saskatchewan\n\n\n12:00\nClosing remarks\n\n\n\n\nTickets to this virtual event are limited so don’t wait to register!\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://meet.google.com/esf-xeye-azv\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/cite-saskatchewan-fall-session/
LOCATION:Saskatchewan
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Saskatchewan Section":MAILTO:saskatchewan@itecanada.org
GEO:54.607729;-105.883427
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Join us virtually for our Fall session. We have an exciting agenda planned including: \n\n\n\nTime\nItem\nPresented By\n\n\n9:30\nWelcome and Introduction\n\n\n\n9:40\nActive Transportation Bridge Audit for Saskatoon\nEllen McLaughlin\, Associated Engineering\n\n\n10:05\nPark Street Bike Lanes in Regina\nIan Cantello\, City of Regina \nHari Patel\, City of Regina\n\n\n10:30\nBreak\n\n\n\n10:35\nAnnual General Meeting\nBoard Members\, CITE SK Section\n\n\n10:45\nRapid Before/After Safety Assessment\nCraig Milligan\, Micro Traffic \nSachin Vijayan\, Micro Traffic\n\n\n11:10\nAlternative Modes at the University of Regina\nKristen Faber\, WSP\n\n\n11:35\nSpeed Prediction Model Development and Investigation of the Relationship between Speed Variation and Crash Frequency in Saskatoon\nEmanuele Saachi\, University of Saskatchewan\n\n\n12:00\nClosing remarks\n\n\n\n\nTickets to this virtual event are limited so don’t wait to register!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201125T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260407T091801
CREATED:20201126T004301Z
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SUMMARY:ITE Hamilton: Virtual Speaker Event
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Equity and Mobility \nA comic book related to this topic was published in the 2018 Transportation Talk. \nGuest Speaker: Ryan Martinson – Toole Design Group \nRyan Martinson – Toole Design Group \nRyan Martinson is a senior engineer who loves working with people — learning from their lived experiences\, their concerns\, and the possibilities they see for dignified\, comfortable\, and safe daily travel. Ryan has worked on strategic plans\, master plans\, conceptual design\, evaluations\, and safety reviews of projects in North America and New Zealand. He has also been involved in developing design guidance for municipalities and agencies; leading training courses on Complete Street design and planning concepts; and developing graduate courses related to sustainability and complexity. He is keenly aware of how the built environment influences how we use and interact with our surroundings\, and he employs a user-based design approach to infrastructure design\, planning\, and operations. He is going to make a fun presentation today with comics related to Equity and Mobility.
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-hamilton-virtual-speaker-event-2/
LOCATION:Hamilton Area (Virtual)\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Hamilton Section":MAILTO:hamilton@itecanada.org
GEO:43.25729;-79.86792
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20201130T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20201130T133000
DTSTAMP:20260407T091801
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SUMMARY:ITE Atlantic Virtual Session
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Monday\, November 30th (12-1:30PM) for the CITE Atlantic Provinces Section’s second virtual Lunch & Learn Session. The first hour of the session (12-1PM) will include two approximately 20-minute presentations (see details below)\, with time for a few questions and discussion following each. During the final half hour (1-1:30PM)\, we will hold our Annual General Meeting and swear in our new executive. \nPresenter: Taylor Owen\, Climate Change Specialist\, Energy & Environment\, Halifax Regional Municipality \nTopic: HalifACT – Halifax’s New Climate Plan \nTaylor Owen is a creative policy developer\, an environmental innovator and collaborator whose work is focused on climate change mitigation\, sustainable transportation\, and community development. She currently holds the role of Climate Change Specialist with the Energy & Environment division at Halifax Regional Municipality where she is working to implement HalifACT – Acting on Climate Together\, Halifax’s ambitious climate change plan. Taylor believes that the key to successful climate work is integrating a lens of social equity\, building inclusive and trusting relationships\, and incorporating creativity and art. Taylor completed a Bachelor of Management majoring in Sustainable Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University. \nPresenter: Dave McCusker\, P.Eng. Sr. Transportation Engineer\, WSP Canada \nTopic: Investigating the Use of Bus on Shoulder in Halifax \nDave McCusker is a Senior Transportation Engineer with WSP Canada’s Dartmouth office. Prior to joining WSP in 2008\, Dave spent twenty years at Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) holding management roles in traffic operations\, transportation planning and parking. Throughout his career at HRM\, he demonstrated a passion for transit priority\, implementing the region’s first transit priority measures on the Macdonald Bridge approaches and creating MetroLINK\, the region’s first comprehensive rapid bus and transit priority project. \nDave will discuss HRM’s recent investigation of Bus on Shoulder operation\, a project that he led on behalf of WSP. HRM has committed a substantial investment into widening a section of Bayers Road to create new dedicated transit lanes. But to avoid all of the morning congestion\, Bayers Road is only a part of the puzzle. Chronic congestion on Highway 102 leading into Bayers Road is also a significant cause of delay. The Bus on Shoulder Study\, commissioned by HRM and conducted by WSP Canada documented how cities in North America and beyond have developed protocols that allow public transit buses to use highway shoulders as a means of by-passing stop-and-go traffic. The presentation shows how successful lessons learned elsewhere were applied in developing a low-cost design approach for Highway 102 along with management and communications strategies. A number of traffic engineering “first principles” were challenged in developing the recommended plan.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDBhZDQwMzItODQ3YS00NDE4LWExZTgtY2FiNjVmZWIzOWMy%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%224ac47f73-7479-484a-903a-7c08b6270689%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e694bba7-679f-4cbf-891d-72619e23f553%22%7d\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-atlantic-virtual-session/
LOCATION:Halifax Area (Virtual)\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="ITE Atlantic Canada Section":MAILTO:atlantic@itecanada.org
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION:Please join us on Monday\, November 30th (12-1:30PM) for the CITE Atlantic Provinces Section’s second virtual Lunch & Learn Session. The first hour of the session (12-1PM) will include two approximately 20-minute presentations (see details below)\, with time for a few questions and discussion following each. During the final half hour (1-1:30PM)\, we will hold our Annual General Meeting and swear in our new executive. \nPresenter: Taylor Owen\, Climate Change Specialist\, Energy & Environment\, Halifax Regional Municipality \nTopic: HalifACT – Halifax’s New Climate Plan \nTaylor Owen is a creative policy developer\, an environmental innovator and collaborator whose work is focused on climate change mitigation\, sustainable transportation\, and community development. She currently holds the role of Climate Change Specialist with the Energy & Environment division at Halifax Regional Municipality where she is working to implement HalifACT – Acting on Climate Together\, Halifax’s ambitious climate change plan. Taylor believes that the key to successful climate work is integrating a lens of social equity\, building inclusive and trusting relationships\, and incorporating creativity and art. Taylor completed a Bachelor of Management majoring in Sustainable Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University. \nPresenter: Dave McCusker\, P.Eng. Sr. Transportation Engineer\, WSP Canada \nTopic: Investigating the Use of Bus on Shoulder in Halifax \nDave McCusker is a Senior Transportation Engineer with WSP Canada’s Dartmouth office. Prior to joining WSP in 2008\, Dave spent twenty years at Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) holding management roles in traffic operations\, transportation planning and parking. Throughout his career at HRM\, he demonstrated a passion for transit priority\, implementing the region’s first transit priority measures on the Macdonald Bridge approaches and creating MetroLINK\, the region’s first comprehensive rapid bus and transit priority project. \nDave will discuss HRM’s recent investigation of Bus on Shoulder operation\, a project that he led on behalf of WSP. HRM has committed a substantial investment into widening a section of Bayers Road to create new dedicated transit lanes. But to avoid all of the morning congestion\, Bayers Road is only a part of the puzzle. Chronic congestion on Highway 102 leading into Bayers Road is also a significant cause of delay. The Bus on Shoulder Study\, commissioned by HRM and conducted by WSP Canada documented how cities in North America and beyond have developed protocols that allow public transit buses to use highway shoulders as a means of by-passing stop-and-go traffic. The presentation shows how successful lessons learned elsewhere were applied in developing a low-cost design approach for Highway 102 along with management and communications strategies. A number of traffic engineering “first principles” were challenged in developing the recommended plan.
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