s t u d e nt c h a p te r news Event Highlights On April 18, several of our members were able to participate in the formal launch of the Smart Freight Center (SFC), a collaboration between York University, University of Toronto, McMaster University, and the Regional of Peel. A goods movement centre of excellence, the SFC is participating in innovative evidence-based research, decision support, advocacy, training, and monitoring in order to improve goods movement activities in the GTHA. We would like to recognize the hard work of our professor, Dr. Peter Park, who is one of the principal organizers of the SFC. In April, we attended a Road Safety Professional (RSP) Breakfast Session organized by the ITE Toronto Section and led by Geni Bahar where we learned about the various degrees of safety provision and benefits of safety certification. Additionally, we attended a Transportation Planning workshop organized by the Ontario Traffic Council regarding the use of design and planning philosophy and constraint of different cities. At this event, we also learned about different improvement projects and initiatives happening in cities across Ontario. In May, we attended the ITE Toronto Section’s guided tour of the Toronto Pearson Airport Groundside and Airside Operations, where we explored and learned about ongoing plans for Canada’s busiest airport. At the end of May, Crystal Wang and Erik Nevland attended Level Up: Meet the Managers, a professional networking event organized by the Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) Toronto Chapter. At this event there were several presentations by industry guest speakers on career building which were followed by a speed networking session.
In June, we attended the King-Parliament Neighbourhood Public Information Session. This was followed by a Walking Tour that we organized with Allan Abrogena from the City of Toronto who showed us the new safety and public realm enhancements being implemented along King Street. Finally, we were fortunate to get up close with trucks during an informative demonstration field tour led by Philip Fletcher. We would like to thank Musket Transport Ltd. and CHET for organizing this event with us and for providing us with the unique opportunity to learn about the equipment in a modern tractor-trailer and the safety implications related to its operation. We also had the opportunity to get behind the wheel and operate a tractor-trailer at their training facility. Since many of us perform research on freight transportation, this event provided a unique opportunity to view the challenges from a truck driver's perspective. This learning opportunity will help make us better informed transportation professionals. Club Information and Contact For information about our student chapter or to view our first-year annual report, visit our website at www.ite.club. yorku.ca. Please let us know if you would be interested in speaking at one of our events next year or if you are interested a sponsorship package. You can email us at ite@yorku.ca or visit one of our social media pages. We also encourage you to watch our new informational video on YouTube.
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