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 […]
Speeding and dangerous driving have consistently been recognized as important issues for the City of Edmonton. To improve drivers’ compliance with speeds, various passive/active countermeasures have been adopted by municipalities around the world. A Driver Feedback Sign (DFS) is one such countermeasure as it dynamically displays the speed of the driver and warns them if […]
The City of Edmonton has recently selected Pacific Western Transportation (PWT) to launch Canada’s largest On Demand Transit service, joining a growing list of cities across Canada with On Demand Transit. Please join us for a presentation from PWT about On Demand Transit and the different ways it is being used in Edmonton and other […]
Join NACITE and your colleagues to hang out (virtually) and catch up! Demonstrate your transportation expertise at the trivia challenge - there will be prizes and also some less technical questions so everyone has a chance. Hear about our past season in a quick year end recap and AGM. And congratulate the winners of our […]
Presented by Stantec Date: March 3 Icebreaker Social: 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: March 3 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free With detailed design now completed and tendering of construction packages underway, Nat will provide a summary of the efforts undertake to finalize the design of the Metro Line NW (NAIT to […]
Presented in partnership with APPI Date: April 7 Icebreaker Social: 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: April 7 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free Non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and strokes, diabetes, cancers and mental health conditions are now the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, and healthcare costs, across provinces in Canada. Many […]
Date: May 5 Icebreaker Social: 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: May 5 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free Hear about the Canadian Urban Transit Association’s (CUTA) National Transit Recovery Strategy David Cooper, Principal of Leading Mobility authored COVID-19, Public Transit, and a Green, Inclusive Recovery Strategy. This strategy was developed to inform […]
Date: October 6 Icebreaker Social: 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: June 2 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free About the Presentation The application of refined gondola technology in an urban setting is nothing new. Throughout Europe, Asia, and South America there are many established and successful projects but there are few examples of […]
Icebreaker Social: November 3 @ 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: November 3 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free About the Presentation The City of Lloydminster, along with ISL Engineering, completed a study of the City’s truck routes and dangerous goods routes. The objective was to review and refine options for alternate truck […]
Date: December 1 Icebreaker Social: December 1 @ 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: December 1 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free About the Presentation Transportation is one of the most difficult sectors to decarbonize while also increasingly vulnerable to more frequent, intense, and widespread disasters. To address these critical challenges, research is […]
Icebreaker Social: February 2 @ 12:00 - 12:15 PM (MDT) Webinar: February 2 @ 12:15 - 1 PM (MDT) Cost: Free About the Presentation It is globally accepted that road collisions represent a major cause of death and exert a huge economic burden on both individuals and governments. Consequently, efficient methods are required to identify […]
From the Netherlands to North America – best practices in multimodal integration Presentation Brief Many people know the Netherlands for their cycling culture and world class bicycle infrastructure. What is less well-known is the Dutch expertise in multi-modal transportation – connecting people both on foot and on bike with efficient public transit systems. Join us […]
Time: 11:30 AM - 1 PM In Person Event: Hot Lunch Buffet Location: Papachase Room 2nd Floor Faculty Club, University of Alberta 11435 Saskatchewan Drive Edmonton, AB Cost: $37 About the Presentation Edmonton’s City Plan was developed with a target of doubling Edmonton’s population to two million people over several decades. The City Plan is Edmonton's combined transportation […]
Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) is a tool and approach that helps to analyze your services, products, and processes from a gender and intersectional lens. When applying GBA+ you are better able to explore the needs of different groups of people, as well as recognize their multiple identities (such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion, […]
In the past few years, more and more municipalities in Canada worked on speed limit reductions. It would be beneficial to hear from them about how they initiated speed limit changes, establish methodologies and processes to make the changes, and implement speed limit reduction measures, as well as what kinds of findings and lessons learned […]
A concept plan was completed for the Saskatchewan Drive (99 Street to 109 street in Edmonton) rehabilitation project in 2018 that included the addition of a shared use path and widening of the existing shared use path. The project did not proceed to preliminary design due to significant costs and stakeholder concerns. During the Covid […]
We are planning a board game night! Join us at Board N Brew for a fun evening of games and getting to know your fellow transportation professionals in the Capital Region. This is a drop-in event. Feel free to arrive whenever you would like within the scheduled time and spend as much time as you […]
Registration and Social:11:40 AM-12:00PM (MDT) Luncheon and Presentation: 12:00PM – 1:00 PM (MDT) Location: Faculty Club, University of Alberta, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G9 Trans Mountain Expansion Project: Traffic Control Plan and Travel Delay Monitoring Mudasser Seraj, PhD Steve Ennis, MBA Innovation and Applied Research Manager, ATS Traffic EVP […]
