• Greater Vancouver Section – Metro Vancouver Regional Planning Lunch Seminar

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    The ITE Greater Vancouver Section is welcoming Eric Aderneck from Metro Vancouver to present for our October virtual lunch seminar. Eric will provide an overview of the Metro Vancouver region, the newly approved regional growth strategy Metro 2050, the Regional Industrial Lands Strategy, and projects related to transportation. Eric Aderneck is a Registered Professional Planner. […]

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  • ITE Greater Vancouver – City of Burnaby Road Safety Network Screening Study

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    The City of Burnaby undertook a Road Safety Network Screening Study (Study) to identify the City’s top high collision intersections and identify safety improvement opportunities along with capital funding priorities. In partnership with ISL Engineering and Land Services (ISL) and G. Ho Engineering Consultants Inc. (GHEC), the Study was conducted by reviewing the collisions that […]

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  • Curbside Management in Transit-Oriented Development Areas: Lessons from the City of Coquitlam

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    Presentation Summary The transportation profession is beginning to recognize that the curbside can accommodate more than just on-street parking. The City of Coquitlam is currently undertaking a City-Wide Parking Review to review and update on-street and off-street parking policies to better address evolving region-wide mobility trends, support sustainability goals, and accommodate future parking needs. As […]

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  • Bridges Over Troubled Water The BC Flood Recovery and Highway 5 Re-opening

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    Presentation Summary The extreme rainfall events in November 2021 had major impacts on highways and highway structures throughout southern British Columbia.  The events caused closures on Highway 1, Highway 3, Highway 5 (Merritt to Hope), and Highway 99 (30 km west of Lillooet), and many other BC highways.  Of note, the closures of these major […]

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  • Rapid Implementation and the Agnes Greenway

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    GVITE Meeting (Online) - Rapid Implementation and the Agnes Greenway - Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 12:00pm to 1:00pm PST. Presenter: Brent McMurtry, EIT Transportation Engineer Description: The City of New Westminster in Metro Vancouver has built off the success of road reallocation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic to fast track the design and implementation of […]

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  • GVITE Meeting (Online) – The King George Boulevard Corridor Safety Review

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    Vision Zero Surrey: KGB Safety Review The Vision Zero Surrey: KGB Safety Review presentation will introduce Vision Zero Surrey and the application of Vision Zero principles to a corridor safety review of King George Boulevard (KGB). This is the first in-service road safety review commissioned by the City of Surrey under its Vision Zero Safe […]

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  • 2021 GVITE AGM

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    GVITE Annual General Meeting (ONLINE) - Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm This year's much anticipated Annual General Meeting will be held online on at 5:00 pm Tuesday, December 14, 2021. This is a great venue to re-connect with friends and colleagues in the local transportation field and to celebrate another successful […]

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  • GVITE Webinar – Transportation Network Efficiency with Demand Responsive Services

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    Transportation Network Efficiency with Demand Responsive Services  Abstract: On-demand dynamically routed transportation systems can provide seamless door-to-door mobility including with multi-passenger trips. Although this is a compelling vision, there are also potential downsides. This presentation compares the transportation performance of single-occupant and multi-occupant on-demand transportation systems to private vehicle use and standard bus service with […]

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  • GVITE Online Presentation: City of Richmond Road Safety Improvement Program: Top 20 Collision-Prone Locations

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    About the Presentation: In 2019, the City of Richmond partnered with ICBC and retained ISL Engineering and Land Services, in association with G. Ho Engineering Consultants, to undertake the Network Screening Study (the Study). The objective of the Study was to review all 1,617 intersections in the city to identify and prioritize the top 20 […]

  • GVITE Online Presentation: Alex Fraser Bridge Improvement Project

    Greater Vancouver (Virtual) Vancouver, BC, Canada
    Virtual Event

    About the Presentation: The Alex Fraser Bridge Improvement Project is the most recent recipient of GVITE's Bill Curtis Award for an outstanding transportation project. With upwards of 120,000 vehicles using the Alex Fraser Bridge daily, congestion was a growing problem. Motorists were experiencing excessive delays and queues more than three kilometres long during rush hours. […]