Roadside emissions measurement made simpler: New method from SOCAAR researchers
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Researchers at the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR), in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks, have published a new, simpler method for measuring vehicle emissions from roadways.
Read more about this new technique for roadside emissions measurement and link to the published paper.
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Pandemic may propel a “post-automobile, human-centric” city: Ratti, Florida
  Carlo Ratti (left), Director of the Senseable City Lab at MIT, and UTTRI associated faculty Professor Richard Florida (right) co-authored a commentary on how changes made by cities during the pandemic may help us rejuvenate and reclaim our urban space.
Read more about their views and link to the complete article, “Commentary: Bike lanes and housing in the CBD? Here’s how COVID-19 could transform cities,” CNA, February 28, 2021.
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Trying to “fix” congestion with a new highway won’t work, says Farber
 UTTRI associated faculty Professor Steven Farber speaks out on Ontario’s plans for proposed Highway 413, or GTA West Corridor, in the Toronto Star.
In his opinion piece, he says, "The current effort by the Ford government to construct a $6-billion 400-series highway is outdated, ineffective, and flies in the face of recommendations from globally prominent transportation planning experts."
Read more about Farber's views and link to "A new highway dooms a new generation to become the congestion,” Toronto Star, February 26, 2021.
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More driving, more walking, and fewer trips on public transit during COVID: Loa
 U of T PhD student Patrick Loa shared his research comparing pre-pandemic and pandemic modality styles for non-mandatory GTA trips in a UT-ITE seminar on February 26, 2021.
He examined data from two web-based surveys of GTA residents carried out in July 2020, and concludes that the pandemic has indeed changed modality styles for non-mandatory trips.
Read more about Loa's research presentation and link to two related UTTRI Research Reports.
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Saxe: The 2020s in Canada should be the decade of the bike and bus
 In an opinion piece for The Hill Times, UTTRI associated faculty Professor Shoshanna Saxe talks about quick and inexpensive ways to increase the capacity of our transportation system for our growing population while we wait for large infrastructure projects to be completed. She says, "We need to make slow, expensive, ambitious investments for the future, and fast, cheap transformative changes right now."
Read more about Saxe's recommendations and link to “Three ingredients for the future of urban transportation,” The Hill Times, February 22, 2021.
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Careful planning maximizes benefits to transportation systems, says Siemiatycki
UTTRI associated faculty Professor Matti Siemiatycki says that decisions made now about allocation of public funds will “shape the direction of Canadian cities for generations to come.”
Read more of Siemiatycki's views and link to his opinion piece "Pandemic driving urban transportation transition," The Hill Times, February 22, 2021.
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ONLINE EVENTS
- Today! 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, and Dr. Brendon Hemily, Transit Analytics Lab, University of Toronto. Presented by ITS Canada. Free for ITS Canada members; $30 for non-members. Registration required.
- 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.
- March 8, 7-8:30 p.m., Active Transportation and Autonomous Vehicles. Speakers: Dr. Darren Scott, Professor, School of Earth, Environment and Society, McMaster University; Dr. Hao Yang, Assistant Professor. Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University. Presented by ITE McMaster Student Chapter. Free. Registration required.
- March 10, 4-5:30 p.m., Taking Flight: The Role of Airports in Thriving City Regions. Speaker: Jean-Paul Addie, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University. Panelists: Lloyd McCoomb, former President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Toronto Airports Authority; Pamela Blais, urban planner & Principal of Metropole Consultants; Josh Neubauer, Principal, Urban Strategies. Moderator: Matti Siemiatycki, Interim Director, University of Toronto School of Cities. Presented by the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the School of Cities, University of Toronto. Free. Registration required.
- March 18, 12-1 p.m., Alarm to Action: Lessons from the GTHA Inventory Report. Discussion of "Reality Check: Carbon Emissions Inventory for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area 2018" by Maryam Shekarrizfard and Juan Sotes. Presented by The Atmospheric Fund. Free. Registration required.
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