Federal public transit investments announced
UTTRI associated faculty comment on the February 10 Government of Canada announcement of $14.9 billion for public transit projects over the next eight years, including permanent funding of $3 billion per year for Canadian communities beginning in 2026-27.
Read remarks from UTTRI associated faculty and link to the official announcement.
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El-Diraby: Let us learn from COVID
 UTTRI associated faculty Professor Tamer El-Diraby‘s research is featured in “U of T survey of constructors seeks best practices for next pandemic,” Daily Commercial News, February 1, 2021.
The article discusses El-Diraby’s research project “Best Practices for Industry-wide Collective Action to Manage Pandemics in the Ontario Construction Sector,” conducted by the University of Toronto in collaboration with leading industry associations.
The project's aim is to develop best practices for the construction sector on how to better manage and deal with future pandemics.
Read more about El-Diraby's research project, link to the full article and an audio interview podcast on this research.
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Robinson re-appointed as presidential advisor on the environment, climate change and sustainability
 UTTRI associated faculty Professor John B. Robinson has been re-appointed presidential advisor on the environment, climate change and sustainability, a role he first accepted in 2017 for a three-year term.
Robinson's deep commitment to sustainability research and practice is long-standing.
He is currently a professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the School of the Environment. His research focuses on the intersection of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability; the use of visualization, modeling, and citizen engagement to explore sustainable futures; sustainable buildings and urban design; creating partnerships for sustainability with non-academic partners; and, generally, the intersection of sustainability, social, and technological change, behaviour change, and community engagement processes.
Read more about Robinson and link to the announcement "With new appointments, U of T deepens commitment to sustainability goals," U of T News, February 2, 2021.
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Improve shared infrastructure and invest in transit: Saxe
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe makes a case for improving shared infrastructure and investing in transit in “Could “Amtrak Joe” Revolutionize Public Transport?” The New Republic, February 4, 2021.
Read more and link to the full article.
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 Olejarz on the state of AI in the transportation industry
Daniel Olejarz, Transportation Planner at IBI Group and graduate of U of T’s MASc program, presented “AI in Transportation – Industry Trends and Opportunities” on February 5, 2021.
Through data and machine learning, people can train AI to perform tasks in the transportation industry. However, AI is only as good as the data powering the learning process.
Read more about Olejarz's presentation.
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Register now for tomorrow's seminar by Dr. Miguel Jaller: "Who shops online and how sustainable is the delivery process?"
 The Smart Freight Centre seminar series showcasing leaders in the field of freight and goods movement will host Dr. Miguel Jaller tomorrow. The seminar is free and all are welcome.
Professor Jaller, Co-Director of the Sustainable Freight Research Center at the University of California, Davis, will present “Who shops online and how sustainable is the delivery process?” on Friday, February 12 at 1200 EST.
Read more about Professor Jaller's talk and register on Eventbrite to receive the join link.
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ONLINE EVENTS
- Tomorrow! February 12, 12-1 p.m., Who shops online and how sustainable is the delivery process?, Dr. Miguel Jaller, UC Davis. Presented by the Smart Freight Centre Leadership Seminar Series. Free, registration req'd.
- February 23, 4-5 p.m., Inclusionary Zoning: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Toronto. Moderator: Professor Susannah Bunce, Department of Human Geography and City Studies, UTSc. Panelists: Deanna Chorney, Project Manager, City Planning, City of Toronto; Professor Fei Li, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University; Jeanhy Shim, President and Founder, Housing Lab Toronto; Jenny Schuetz, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution. Presented by the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Free, registration req'd.
- March 4, 3-4 p.m., Research at the Transit Analytics Lab: Leveraging Twitter Data to Support Transit Planning & Operations Webinar. Professor Amer Shalaby, Omar Kabbani, Dr. Brendon Hemily. Presented by ITS Canada. Free for ITS Canada members; $30 for non-members; registration req'd.
- March 5, 12-1 p.m., From SOP to DRIP to Business Intelligence: Challenges of Using ITS Data for Transit Planning & Management, Dr. Brendon Hemily. Presented by the UT-ITE Seminar Series and the Transit Analytics Lab (TAL). Free, all welcome.
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