In the media
- Enid Slack, Why municipal elections matter for your cost of living, TVO Today, October 12, 2022.
- Enid Slack, Enid Slack with John Moore, iHeartRadio, October 11, 2022.
- Matti Siemiatycki discusses the politics behind building more bike lanes, CBC Metro Morning, October 4, 2022.
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Urban Quick Stop provides a living laboratory to study the challenges of last-mile delivery
The Purolator Urban Quick Stop is the home of a new multidisciplinary collaboration between industry, academia and government that aims to explore innovative solutions to the challenges of last-mile delivery. (Photo: Tyler Irving, U of T Engineering)
A partnership between U of T Engineering, Purolator and the City of Toronto has resulted in a new installation on campus: the Urban Quick Stop. The pilot project offers researchers such as U of T Professor Matthew Roorda of the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering an innovative way to study the challenges of last-mile delivery.
 "As online shopping has become more common, the pressure on all forms of package delivery has increased," said Roorda (photo, left), who serves as Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee for the Smart Freight Centre, a collaborative research hub focused on improving the movement of goods across the Toronto Region that includes members from several universities, as well as from government and industry.
"At the same time, new modes of transport are becoming available, including some that offer benefits such as lower emissions. This new project is a great opportunity to gather the detailed data we need to quantify their benefits."
Read the full article to learn more about Purolator's Urban Quick Stop and how the pilot study aims to improve shipping and goods movement in Toronto.
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Scarborough Greenway Network report details off-road multi-use trail possibilities
An ambitious vision for a connected Greenways network of off-road multi-use trails in publicly owned corridors throughout Scarborough has been shared in detail in a report released October 7, 2022.
 The Scarborough Greenway Network: Building an outstanding offroad trail network by Professor André Sorensen (photo, left), Amaan Jabbar, Karen Khan, Allison Oki, and Anastasiia Ostrovskaia, is part of Project 7 – Scarborough Greenways Network (Principal Investigator: André Sorensen) of the Suburban Mobilities Research Cluster at UTSC.
Read more about this research and the UTSC Suburban Mobilities Cluster, and access the full report and an interactive map of the greenway routes.
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Recruitment Survey for ZOV Focus Group
Are you a transportation professional? Want to share your vision for Toronto’s mobility? How do you feel about autonomous vehicles (AVs) & zero-occupancy vehicles (ZOVs) in the city?
We invite you to participate in a focus group to share your vision for Toronto’s transportation systems and how AV technology will fit into it. The focus groups will take 90 minutes to complete and will be conducted in late October or early November. The results will help inform policy that could impact Toronto’s mobility in the future.
 If you are a transportation professional interested in participating, please complete a short survey by October 15, and our team will contact you.
Learn more about this call for participants and this research project led by Professor Eric Miller.
Click here to take the survey.
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EVENTS
- October 13, 5-7 p.m., Climate Mobilities and Energy Transitions: Mobility Justice and the Case for Reparations. Dr. Mimi Sheller, Dean, The Global School, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Willis and White Memorial Lecture presented by School of the Environment. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- October 14, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m, How the City of Toronto Uses Vehicle Probe Provider Data for Evaluation, Monitoring, and Prioritization. Raphael Dumas, Team Lead for City of Toronto’s Transportation Data Operations & Emerging Mobility Team. UT-ITE Seminar Series. In person, SF3103. Free.
- October 14, 12-1 p.m., Roads, Transit, and the Denseness of São Paulo's Urban Development. Chris Zegras, Professor of Mobility and Urban Planning, Department Head, DUSP; Adriano Borges Costa, Post-doctoral Researcher, MIT; and Siqi Zheng, STL Champion Professor of Urban and Real Estate Sustainability, MIT. MIT Mobility Forum. Free. Virtual. Registration required.
- October 17, 3-4:30 p.m., The Sustainable Development Goals and the Transformative Role of Universities. A conversation and Q&A with John Robinson, Irena Creed, Erica Di Ruggiero, and Andrea Cuesta Claros. In person at UTSC or livestream. Free. Registration required.
- October 18, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Toronto Transit History Virtual Presentation, Richard Fiennes-Clinton, author of Muddy York: A History of Toronto Until 1834. WTS Canadian Education Foundation. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- October 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Vehicle to Grid: Energy systems in the age of electric. Speakers: Neetika Sathe, Alectra GRE&T Centre; Anima Osei, IBM; Carter Li, Swtch Energy Inc.; Matthew McClearn, The Globe and Mail. Presented by The Globe and Mail Climate Change Series with presenting sponsor IBM. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- October 19, 1-2:30 p.m., Transitioning to a zero-emission fleet: a virtual fireside chat with Chris Hill (City of Guelph) and William Cutler (Halifax Transit). Presented by CUTA and Nova Bus. Free. Virtual. Registration required.
- October 19, 4:30-6 p.m., Strong(er) Mayors: What Difference Will They Make? Speakers: Professor Karen Chapple, Director, School of Cities, University of Toronto; Matt Elliott, journalist; Professor Gabriel Eidelman, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Urban Policy Lab, Institute for Management and Innovation, University of Toronto; Professor Alison Smith, Political Science, University of Toronto. Moderator: Professor Zack Taylor, Political Science, Western University, and IMFG Fellow. Presented by the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance. Campbell Conference Facility or via Zoom. Free. Registration required.
- October 20, 12-1 p.m., Drivers, Developments and Disruption: Exploring Logistics in the Post-pandemic City, Dr. Clarence Woudsma, Associate Professor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo. Presented by McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics MITL "In Conversation" Luncheon Series. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- October 25, 5-6 p.m., Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy. Josh O’Kane, author of Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy; Professor Shauna Brail, UTM Institute for Management & Innovation and Innovation Policy Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Hybrid event presented by Rotman School of Management. In person, Rotman School of Management, or livestream. Fee and registration required.
- November 7, 11 a.m. - 12:35 p.m., Livable Streets 2.0 in Toronto. Featured speaker: Dr. Bruce Appleyard, Associate Professor of City Planning and Urban Design, San Diego State University and author of Livable Streets 2.0. Panelists: Dr. André Sorensen, Professor of Human Geography, UTSC; and Nancy Smith Lea, Senior Advisor and former Director of The Centre for Active Transportation. Moderator: Professor Paul Hess, Department of Geography & Planning, University of Toronto. With introduction from Professor Eric Miller, Director, Mobility Network. In person, GB202. Free. A light lunch will be available. Registration required.
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CALLS
- Transportation professionals: ZOV Focus Group Recruitment Survey, University of Toronto Mobility Network. Due October 15, 2022.
- U of T students: Call for student members: School of Cities Advisory Council. Applications due October 16, 2022.
- U of T graduate students with a UTM-based faculty supervisor: UTM Mobility Network Graduate Research Award. Applications due October 20, 2022.
- U of T faculty: Call for graduate courses to join the School of Cities’ Graduate Multidisciplinary Urban Project 2023/24. Applications due October 30, 2022.
- U of T students: RBC Innovation Challenge, supported by University of Toronto Entrepreneurship. Applications due November 13, 2022.
- U of T 2022-23 Adams Sustainability Student Grants, Faculty Grants, Staff Grants, and the Innovation Prize Competition. Hosted by the Committee on the Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability (CECCS). Applications due November 30, 2022.
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RESOURCES
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PAST WEBINARS / PODCASTS
- Vernon Everitt, Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester. Transit Unplugged podcast. October 12, 2022. (31:26)
- An Evening with Toronto's Mayors. Host: Adam Vaughan, Canadian Urban Leader, School of Cities. Moderator: Dwight Drummond, Host, CBC Toronto News at Six. Panelists: David Crombie, 56th Mayor of Toronto; Art Eggleton, 59th Mayor of Toronto; Barbara Hall, 61st Mayor of Toronto; David Miller, 63rd Mayor of Toronto; John Sewell, 58th Mayor of Toronto. Presented by University of Toronto’s School of Cities in partnership with CBC Toronto. October 11, 2022. Video recording.
- Supply Chain and Automated Freight in Canada. Co-Presented with: CILTNA, AIoT Canada, CAVCOE, Intelligent Transportation Society of Canada (ITS Canada) and Vitesse. Sponsored by: CAVCOE and Praxium. October 5, 2022. Video recording.
- Climate Positive Energy Institutional Strategic Initiative is featured by U of T Groundbreakers series. October 3, 2022. Video recording.
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