UTM MN awards grad student research funding, announces call for internship funding applications
Mobility Network congratulates the following recipients of the University of Toronto Mississauga Mobility Network (UTM MN) Fall 2022 Graduate Student Research Award:
 Kerstyn Lutz (photo, left) for "Active School Travel Interventions & Children’s Mobility." Lutz is a PhD candidate supervised by Professor Matthew Adams in the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment at UTM.
 Gonen Steinberg for "How Urban Power Relations Shape, and are Shaped by Robotic and Autonomous Systems in Transportation & Delivery Logistics." Steinberg is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Information, supervised by Professor Beth Coleman in the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at UTM.
 Devin (Yongzhao) Wu (photo, left) for "Exposures to Severe Noise Pollution & its Effects on Human Mobility." Wu is an MSc student supervised by Professor Jue Wang in the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment at UTM.
Read more about UTM MN's Fall 2022 Graduate Student Research Award recipients.
UTM Mobility Network announces its second round of funding support for graduate student summer internships in Summer 2023.
Funding is allocated to support graduate students enrolled in University of Toronto Mississauga professional graduate programs in support of the Mobility Network’s mission to foster interdisciplinary mobility research that addresses equity and promotes resilient, sustainable and just urban growth and prosperity.
Get the details: UTM MN Summer 2023 Internship Award.
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'Streets are for people and are the hearts of our cities,' says Appleyard
Dr. Bruce Appleyard at podium, Livable Streets 2.0 in Toronto, November 7, 2022 (Photo: Meixi Xiong)
The November 7, 2022 event Livable Streets 2.0 in Toronto, co-presented by Mobility Network and Suburban Mobilities, featured presentations and a panel discussion centered around Dr. Bruce Appleyard's recent book "Livable Streets 2.0" and Toronto’s situation vis-à-vis livable streets.
Dr. Eric Miller, director of Mobility Network, gave welcoming remarks, and Dr. Paul Hess, professor in the department of geography & planning, University of Toronto, acted as moderator.
Dr. Appleyard, an associate professor of city planning and urban design at San Diego State University, presented the keynote entitled "The Conflict, Power, and Promise of Our Streets: Street Reimagination, Redesign, and Joy."
Providing a Toronto context were speakers Nancy Smith Lea, senior advisor and former director of The Centre for Active Transport (TCAT), who presented "Livable Streets 2.0 in Toronto;" and Dr. André Sorensen, professor of human geography, UTSC, who presented "Towards Livable Streets in the GTA."
Panel discussion, Livable Streets 2.0 in Toronto, November 7, 2022 (L-R: Dr. Paul Hess, Nancy Smith Lea, Dr. André Sorensen, Dr. Bruce Appleyard) (Photo: Meixi Xiong)
All presenters then took part in a moderated panel discussion and Q & A on several topics, such as understanding and envisioning what good safe streets can look like; the implementation of livable streets; the particular difficulties but also opportunities in Scarborough where such a large part of the population is dependent on auto travel; and more.
Read more about Livable Streets 2.0 in Toronto and access resources.
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Esri shares more details about 2023 GIS in Education & Research Conference
Esri has announced updates to plans for their upcoming GIS in Education and Research Conference, a day of research presentations, workshops, and networking, taking place March 1, 2023 at University of Toronto.
- Dr. Trisalyn Nelson, Professor, Department Chair, and Jack and Laura Dangermond Chair of Geography at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) will be the keynote speaker.
- A workshop on Esri software licensing across the campus will be hosted by Peter Knoop, who manages GIS Consulting in the College of Literature, Science, and Arts at the University of Michigan. This workshop will help license administrators, professors, instructors, and students better understand how to implement and access Esri software at their schools.
The first Call for Papers and opening of registration for this low-cost conference are coming soon.
Visit the conference website for full details.
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EVENTS
- December 2, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., TRB Prep: Effective Communications. Matt Strohack, Engineering Communications Program, University of Toronto. UT-ITE Seminar Series. In person. SF3103. Free.
- December 2, 12-1 p.m., Pricing and Location Choices for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. Jing Li, William Barton Rogers Career Development Professor of Energy Economics, MIT. MIT Mobility Forum. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- December 2, 12-1:30 p.m., Winter Snow Maintenance and Active School Travel. Presented by The Centre for Active Transportation and Green Communities Canada. Supporting Active School Travel in Ontario webinar series. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- December 5, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., CAV Canada 2022. Hosted by Area X.O., Invest Ottawa, and Kanata North Business Association. Hybrid. Ottawa. Free. Registration required.
- December 6, 4:30-6 p.m., The Pandemic and Beyond: Perspectives from Chief Administrative Officers in the GTA. Speakers: Janice Baker, CAO, Region of Peel; Elaine Baxter-Trahair, CAO, Regional Municipality of Durham; Bruce Macgregor, CAO, Regional Municipality of York. Moderator: Drew Fagan, Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Presented by Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance. Hybrid. Free. Registration required.
- December 7, 12-1 p.m., Sustainable Supply Chains. Dr. Elkafi Hassini, Professor, McMaster University and Chair, Smart Freight Centre. Presented by McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics (MITL) In Conversation Lunch Series. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- December 7, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., COVID 1000 and Beyond: Building Better Cities for a Robust Recovery. Presented by Canadian Urban Institute. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- December 8, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Travel Behaviour Modelling Workshop: Finding Connections. Facilitator: Dr. Eric Miller. Presented by Mobility Network. In person. Free. Registration limited to U of T faculty.
- December 12, 11 a.m., GTHA Carbon Emissions Inventory - Report Brief & Policy Discussion. Presented by The Atmospheric Fund. Virtual. Free. Registration required.
- December 13, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Women in ITS Canada Breakfast Meeting. Presented by ITS Canada and sponsored by Arup. In person. Free. All welcome. Registration required. Email by December 8 to RSVP to attend.
- December 19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Land Use & Planning Workshop: Finding Connections. Presented by Mobility Network. In person. Free. Registration limited to U of T faculty.
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