DESCRIPTION:2020 Year-in-review and 2021 Transportation Innovations and Opportunities \n \nTroy McLeod is a professional engineer and currently the Director of Roads for the City of Calgary. Troy began his career with the City of Calgary in 1995 after graduating from the University of Calgary as a Civil Engineer. Over the years\, he has worked in several areas within the City of Calgary Transportation Department including traffic operations\, traffic signals\, transportation planning\, and transportation data. In 2007\, he became Manager of the Traffic for the City of Calgary until moving to Calgary Parking Authority as General Manager in May 2011. In August 2014\, Troy began serving as Director of Roads. Prior to joining The City\, Troy worked for Alberta Transportation in the Southern Alberta Region. \nTroy has published several papers with ITE\, CITE\, and TAC and serves on the Chief Engineer’s Council with TAC and a member of TAC for over 18 years. \nRegister via the event website link below.
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SUMMARY:ITE Southern Alberta Year-end Gala
DESCRIPTION:December Year-End Gala Event: Together We Are Stronger \n\nKey Takeaways from 2020 for the workplace (panel discussion)2020 has taught us many things\, personally and professionally. It especially brought us awareness on being cognizant about diversity and inclusiveness at workplace. We will have a panel discussion with some folks who are torch bearers leading the diversity and inclusion at their workplace in their own way.\nElection Results for Publicity Coordinator\nProject Posters Poll Results\nVirtual Holiday Wishes\n\nTuesday\, December 15\, 2020 – 12 PM to 1 PM \nUPDATE: Dress Code: Christmas Colours (Red/Green)\nAs we reflect back on the unique and historical events of the past year\, our December ITE Southern Alberta webinar will be focused on an exploration of how we\, as a community\, have become stronger through celebrating our differences\, growing a culture of inclusion\, and working to strengthen meaningful equity approaches as part of our transportation projects. We have assembled a talented and insightful group of panelists to help explore these topics through the lenses of women in transportation\, anti-racism\, and indigenous perspectives in the transportation and engineering communities. \nPanel Members: \nJen Malzer\, P.Eng. – City of Calgary\nJen Malzer is a two-time graduate of the University Manitoba and a transportation engineer in the City of Calgary’s liveable streets division where she is currently reimagining Calgary’s traffic calming program to include new principles around shared decision making and toolkits\, like tactical urbanism. In her work\, she is also pioneering ways to involve more voices in transportation planning like youth leaders\, health professionals and developers by hosting The City of Calgary’s first themed hackathon. Jen is proud volunteer of ITE and is currently serving as Canadian District Director\, co-chair of the Women of ITE subcommittee and as IBOD representative to the Complete Streets Council. \nHarold Horsefall\, City of Calgary\nHarold Horsefall is an Indigenous Relations Strategist with The City of Calgary’s Indigenous Relations Office. Harold’s work involves facilitating Indigenous engagement\, on behalf of Community Planning; creating customized training for City BU’s and supporting where he can. Harold’s work with Community Planning has the goal of sharing the vast history that the land\, and the people have here. On this note\, the Beltline Area Redevelopment team\, on November 2020\, received an award for their innovative approach from the Alberta Professional Planners Insititute. As a Strategist\, Harold has been involved with the development of The City of Calgary’s Indigenous Relations Office since 2018. Prior to working with the Indigenous Relations Office\, Harold was an active duty firefighter for The City\, from 2011 through to 2018. \nJillian Jack\, P.E.\, Tetra Tech\nJillian Jack is a Senior Project Manager with Tetra Tech and has over 18 years of experience in the management of complex water and wastewater projects\, including sanitary sewer collection system projects\, collection system and construction project. She has her B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Her expertise is in managing large project teams across multiple disciplines. Jillian has served on Tetra Tech’s Diversity & Inclusion Council since 2019 and currently serves as the Coordinator of Tetra Tech’s Black Employee Resource Group\, known as BELIEVE (Black Employees Leading in Innovation Enthusiasm Vision and Excellence). She is committed to continuing to promote Tetra Tech’s dedication to inclusion\, equity and diversity in all aspects of the company’s business practices. \nMia Talavera\, Stantec\nMia Talavera concentrates on driving positive corporate culture including the design and delivery of our global Stantec Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) strategic plan\, as well as leading Stantec’s Employment Equity Compliance portfolio in Canada. Providing tactical leadership to the business in identifying\, promoting business directions and initiatives related to inclusion\, diversity and equity. Mia is commissioned as an active council member on the Stantec Global Inclusion & Diversity Councils and is the Chair of the Stantec Person of Color Committee; she believes that inclusion is a fundamental human right and that the equitable treatment and dignity of all human beings should be exercised and valued.\n\nJoin Virtual Event:\nhttps://meet.google.com/bhg-vkue-ryz\n
URL:https://www.itecanada.org/event/ite-southern-alberta-year-end-gala/
LOCATION:Calgary\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DESCRIPTION:December Year-End Gala Event: Together We Are Stronger \n\nKey Takeaways from 2020 for the workplace (panel discussion)2020 has taught us many things\, personally and professionally. It especially brought us awareness on being cognizant about diversity and inclusiveness at workplace. We will have a panel discussion with some folks who are torch bearers leading the diversity and inclusion at their workplace in their own way.\nElection Results for Publicity Coordinator\nProject Posters Poll Results\nVirtual Holiday Wishes\n\nTuesday\, December 15\, 2020 – 12 PM to 1 PM \nUPDATE: Dress Code: Christmas Colours (Red/Green)\nAs we reflect back on the unique and historical events of the past year\, our December ITE Southern Alberta webinar will be focused on an exploration of how we\, as a community\, have become stronger through celebrating our differences\, growing a culture of inclusion\, and working to strengthen meaningful equity approaches as part of our transportation projects. We have assembled a talented and insightful group of panelists to help explore these topics through the lenses of women in transportation\, anti-racism\, and indigenous perspectives in the transportation and engineering communities. \nPanel Members: \nJen Malzer\, P.Eng. – City of Calgary\nJen Malzer is a two-time graduate of the University Manitoba and a transportation engineer in the City of Calgary’s liveable streets division where she is currently reimagining Calgary’s traffic calming program to include new principles around shared decision making and toolkits\, like tactical urbanism. In her work\, she is also pioneering ways to involve more voices in transportation planning like youth leaders\, health professionals and developers by hosting The City of Calgary’s first themed hackathon. Jen is proud volunteer of ITE and is currently serving as Canadian District Director\, co-chair of the Women of ITE subcommittee and as IBOD representative to the Complete Streets Council. \nHarold Horsefall\, City of Calgary\nHarold Horsefall is an Indigenous Relations Strategist with The City of Calgary’s Indigenous Relations Office. Harold’s work involves facilitating Indigenous engagement\, on behalf of Community Planning; creating customized training for City BU’s and supporting where he can. Harold’s work with Community Planning has the goal of sharing the vast history that the land\, and the people have here. On this note\, the Beltline Area Redevelopment team\, on November 2020\, received an award for their innovative approach from the Alberta Professional Planners Insititute. As a Strategist\, Harold has been involved with the development of The City of Calgary’s Indigenous Relations Office since 2018. Prior to working with the Indigenous Relations Office\, Harold was an active duty firefighter for The City\, from 2011 through to 2018. \nJillian Jack\, P.E.\, Tetra Tech\nJillian Jack is a Senior Project Manager with Tetra Tech and has over 18 years of experience in the management of complex water and wastewater projects\, including sanitary sewer collection system projects\, collection system and construction project. She has her B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and a M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Her expertise is in managing large project teams across multiple disciplines. Jillian has served on Tetra Tech’s Diversity & Inclusion Council since 2019 and currently serves as the Coordinator of Tetra Tech’s Black Employee Resource Group\, known as BELIEVE (Black Employees Leading in Innovation Enthusiasm Vision and Excellence). She is committed to continuing to promote Tetra Tech’s dedication to inclusion\, equity and diversity in all aspects of the company’s business practices. \nMia Talavera\, Stantec\nMia Talavera concentrates on driving positive corporate culture including the design and delivery of our global Stantec Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) strategic plan\, as well as leading Stantec’s Employment Equity Compliance portfolio in Canada. Providing tactical leadership to the business in identifying\, promoting business directions and initiatives related to inclusion\, diversity and equity. Mia is commissioned as an active council member on the Stantec Global Inclusion & Diversity Councils and is the Chair of the Stantec Person of Color Committee; she believes that inclusion is a fundamental human right and that the equitable treatment and dignity of all human beings should be exercised and valued.
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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
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Join Virtual EventDESCRIPTION: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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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
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