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Northern Alberta Section The CITE Northern Alberta Section continued to
active transportation networks and safe street
hold webinars between January and April in
design, station access by foot and bike, and bike
2022.
parking facilities.
Our activities for the year started with a
The last event held within the spring 2022
February webinar on “The Next Generation of
period was an in-person joint luncheon which
Road Safety Audits: Automated Road Safety
was organized by both Alberta Professional
Assessment using LiDAR Data” presented by
Planning Institute (APPI) and NACITE that on
Amr Shalkamy of Mott MacDonald. The
Apr 12, 2022. The luncheon was hosted by APPI.
presentation demonstrated the value of using
Howaida Hassan and Pablo Orozco with the City
LiDAR data in aiding road safety reviews and
of Edmonton, presented on the development
identifying potential collision causes through
process of The City Plan and some of the
the automated safety assessment of roadway
corresponding implementation initiatives and
conditions.
programs underway to ensure the benefits for Edmontonians described in The City Plan begin
The March webinar was presented by Wayne
to become reality.
Gong, P.Eng, and Mary Elbech of Mobycon. The
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presentation provided an overview of
NACITE was able to host a variety of topics in
international expertise in the planning and
webinar and in-person formats that engaged
design elements that make for seamless
members. Looking forward, NACITE hopes to
connections between active transportation and
incorporate more in-person events that allow
public transit in multi-modal transportation
members to connect with a better way for the
hubs. Some of the themes addressed included
rest of 2022.
TRANSPORTATION TALK | SPRING 2022
