ITE Canada 2023
Excellence in Transportation Awards & Scholarships
Meet the winners
ITE Canada/CARSP 2023
Joint Conference + SLS
Highlights from Winnipeg
Embedding Equity in Sustainable Transportation Practice
Learning from Canadian case studies
Toronto’s First Protected Intersection
2023 Stan Teply Oustanding Technical Project Award winner
The Safe System Approach
A comic book primer
The Road Safety For Canadian Practitioners online training program, presented by TAC & ITE Canada, allows you to tailor your learning to your specific professional development needs Five courses are offered:
Foundations of Road Safety
Measuring Safety
Human Factors and Road Safety
Solving Safety Problems
Implementing Road Safety Programs
Courses are delivered through TAC’s Online Training Centre as self-paced, on-demand modules that include recorded lectures, case studies, exercises, supplemental reading lists & quizzes
Lectures in each course range from 3-6 hours. In total, the five courses offer 24 hours of learning. Modules are accessible for 6 months after payment.
The five modules can be purchased individually or as discounted bundles. Find complete course details and prices at tac-atc.ca.
More Information: www tac-atc ca/en/events-and-learning/online-training
9 ITE Canada 2023 Excellence in Transportation Awards & Scholarships Winners
19 ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 Winnipeg Conference Highlights
29 Student Leadership Summit (SLS) 2023
31 ITE Canada Merchandise
Erik Nevland shares our merch trial run in Winnipeg with an opportunity for you to provide feedback
34 The Safe System Approach
A comic book primer by Ryan Martinson and Tyler Golly based on their presentation in Winnipeg
45 York University Cycling Connections: Toronto’s First Projected Intersection
Becky Katz, Kanchan Maharaj, Nataliya Pekar, and Kate Whitfield profile their Stan Teply Outstanding Technical Project Award winning project
51 From Rhetoric to Reality: Promising Practices for Advancing Transportation Equity in Canadian Communities
Tessa Williams and Meghan Winters highlight their project on Canadian cities embedding equity into sustainable transportation practices, also featured in a joint CARSP webinar and workshop in Winnipeg
55 Member Highlight: Raheem Dilgir
Meet a road safety leader and committed volunteer for ITE Canada, CARSP, and TAC, exemplifying partnership
(A Canadian Non-Profit Corporation)
As a community of transportation professionals, we work closely with so many colleagues across the transportation industry to make life better for people each and every day by improving safe and accessible transportation options. Some of the distinctive elements of ITE Canada that sets us apart is our individual membership, passionate volunteers, and significant student presence. Over the past few months, we have been working to establish or renew partnership agreements with a number of other organizations with similar objectives as ours to focus on key areas of collaboration and provide increased value to our membership.
Ryan Vanderputten, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA, FITE President, ITE Canada president@itecanada.org
We enjoyed a successful collaboration with the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) around road safety at our recent Joint Conference in Winnipeg. Our two Boards of Directors had the chance to meet and connect between our individual Board meetings on the Sunday prior to the conference, and we were able to benefit from many presentations by members of each of our organizations throughout the event. At the closing lunch for the conference, ITE Canada and CARSP announced a new partnership agreement focused on road safety which will see further collaboration around student/young member initiatives, as well as national technical webinar sessions. For more information, see the full announcement on page 8.
We have also renewed our partnership agreement with the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) for another 3 years. This partnership is focused on joint collaboration on a number of publications and research projects, as well as training courses. The Road Safety for Canadian Practitioners online training program was launched last fall and has been well-received by many in our industry. Furthermore, I have been invited to speak as part of a Safe System Implementation panel discussion at the upcoming TAC Fall Conference in Ottawa, sharing the work that ITE has been working on related to delivering road safety knowledge. ITE Canada is also a funding partner for a number of TAC pooled fund projects, contributing our organization’s experience to these important research projects. These include the update of Chapter 4 of the Geometric Design Guide (Cross Section), a new Road Safety Guide for Canada, and the Design and Operation of Lower-Speed Collector and Arterial Roads. We are proud to partner with TAC on these important research initiatives.
Our work with the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) will grow in the coming years to focus on many of our students and young leaders. While attending the CUTA Spring Summit in Saskatoon, I was able to speak with CUTA Leadership about renewing our partnership agreement and identifying tangible areas of opportunity for collaboration. We will be working closely with CUTA to support their
Young Leaders Summit in Edmonton this fall, building on our experience hosting the annual ITE Canada Student Leadership Summit. We will also be exploring areas of joint research and knowledge sharing through technical projects, national webinars, and joint newsletter articles. We will also be consulted on relevant advocacy topics that CUTA is engaged in.
This summer, a number of our members will also be attending the ITE International Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon. ITE Canada appointees are extremely active on a number of ITE International committees and councils, and bring the Canadian perspective to these discussions. One of the focus areas of ITE for this year and for the ITE Councils is establishing better connectivity between the Councils and Districts. There is a desire to embrace the “International” component of ITE and make sure the value proposition appeals to all members, not just US-based members. At the request of the ITE Council Leadership Team, Edward Soldo and I will be taking part in a panel discussion at the Council Leadership Team (CLT) meeting during this year’s annual meeting in Portland. I look forward to discussing how to increase the value of ITE to our Canadian members.
With summer well underway, I hope you take the time to travel, spend time with friends and family, and reflect on the year to date. I am still firming up plans to get out and visit some more sections before the end of my term, so if we haven’t had the chance to connect, I look forward to doing so this fall. Thanks, and have a safe summer!
Ryan Vanderputten, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA, FITE President, ITE Canada
Time flies when you are having fun. Summer is here and our ITE Canada/Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) Joint Conference in Winnipeg was a resounding success. It was so good to see all the ITE Canada members there; the conference always feels like it is a transportation family get-together. Special thanks to all the members that joined me for a morning run in some very hot conditions along the river.
It was a fabulous technical program and exhibition and, as always, the social events provided the memberships with great opportunities to network and create new friendships. Congratulations to all the award winners—in particular to Russell Brownlee, the H. Robert Burton Distinguished Service Award recipient. Russell is a passionate leader who has shown exemplary volunteerism in section, district and international roles with ITE.
As Chair of the ITE Canada Nominating Committee, I want to congratulate Pedram Izadpanah and Irini Akhnoukh on being acclaimed to the ITE Canada Executive Committee as our next President and Vice President. In addition, thank you to our outgoing President, Ryan Vanderputten, for your leadership–enjoy the Past President’s role!
I encourage all ITE Canada members to participate in the upcoming election for our Secretary-Treasurer as we have two great candidates in Destiny Piper from the Saskatchewan Section and Ian Roth from the BC Interior Section. Congratulations to both candidates on being recognized as ITE International Young Leaders to Follow for 2023.
On the ITE International front, I would highly encourage everyone to read through the July edition of the ITE Journal, which includes many great articles regarding electrification in our transportation industry. The ITE Learning Hub provides many new opportunities on upcoming webinars, courses and training programs.
Hope to see many of you at the upcoming Joint ITE International and Western District Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Portland. I hear it is a great place to get out on a bike or go for a run.
Keep well, stay safe and if you have any questions regarding ITE, please contact me at esoldo@ itecanada.org on Twitter @EdwardSoldo.
Edward Soldo, P.Eng. (F) Canadian District Director
The ITE Canada Board of Directors met for their annual in-person meeting in Winnipeg on Sunday, June 4. The first topic covered was the annual conference, including an update on 2024 scheduled for Hamilton, Ontario and 2025 which was approved for Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The nominations for the 2024-2025 Executive Committee were approved; see below for more on this item. Updates were also received from the Technical Liaison Committee, Training Committee, and Student Support Committee. The 2022/2023 training program was successful with 210 participants over seven sessions and positive feedback.
The 2022-2023 Q2 Financials were presented and a proposed budget for 2023-2024 was discussed and approved.
We were pleased to have Bruce Belmore and Gene Chartier in attendance to provide an update on the new ITE Canada foundation, now known as the Future
Transportation Leaders Fund. The Board also received an update on the Strategic Communications Implementation Plan and completed actions to date including the organization’s rebrand and refreshed website.
Finally, the Board approved a new partnership agreement between CARSP and ITE Canada. See page 8 for more.
ITE Canada thanks the many dedicated Board members who give their time and expertise to the organization!
We are pleased to announce the following candidates to serve on the ITE Canada Executive Committee for 2024 to 2025. Two positions have been acclaimed:
• President: Pedram Izadpanah, Hamilton Section
• Vice President: Irini Akhnoukh, Southern Alberta Section
The 2024-2025 Executive Committee will also include:
• Past President: Ryan Vanderputten, Southern Alberta Section (un-elected position)
• District Director: Edward Soldo, Southwestern Ontario Section (2022-2024 term)
Two nominations were received for the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the 2024-2025 Executive Committee:
• Destiny Piper, Saskatchewan Section
• Ian Roth, BC Interior Section
An election will be held in September 2023. Eligible voting members will receive a ballot by email.
Learn more about Destiny and Ian in the candidate profiles on pages 5 and 6.
Saskatchewan Section
Transportation Engineer, KGS Group Regina, SK
My goal as Secretary-Treasurer is to inspire other young professionals to get involved in ITE. I have a strong understanding of the organization and I have the ITE leadership experience to carry out the position. This experience includes being an Executive Member for the ITE Saskatchewan Section, and a Director for the ITE Canada District. My recent notable successes include:
• Recognized as one of ITE’s Young Leaders to Follow for 2023
• Recipient of the Section Momentum Award from ITE Canada while President of the Saskatchewan Section
• In charge of several firsts for my home section while president, including developing a section strategic plan, preparing a student presentation competition, establishing a section procedures manual, and organizing a joint SK-MB virtual technical spring session
• Participated on the ITE Canada Brand Strategy and Design Review Committee
These recent successes not only affirm my dedication to the transportation profession but also highlight my commitment to driving positive change within our organization.
If elected as Secretary-Treasurer, I will work closely with the Executive and Board to achieve the following priorities:
• Collaboration between Sections. Providing guidance on developing a section playbook – a document that lists all the ways to engage our membership – which will facilitate knowledge sharing, best practices, and joint events.
• Section Strategic Plans. Assisting Sections to develop their own strategic plans. These plans will serve as a roadmap capturing each Section’s unique goals and the steps needed to achieve those goals.
• Communication. Enhance communication channels between all levels of ITE by supporting the initiatives outlined in the ITE Canada Strategic Communications Implementation Plan.
• Member Engagement. Drive member engagement at all levels, through interactive events, inclusive participation, and active involvement.
• Diversity. Promote diversity and inclusion through outreach activities, diverse board representation, and equitable programming and opportunities.
I am inspired to continue to contribute my skills and expertise to further the goals of ITE Canada. With a strong understanding of our organization and proven experience, I am committed to propelling ITE Canada forward.
Being from Saskatchewan, I am perfectly situated within the country to provide insights and understanding of our different Sections and represent all members. By fostering an environment that embraces different perspectives and experiences, we can create a stronger and more vibrant organization.
I ask for your support as I seek to serve in the role of ITE Canada Secretary-Treasurer.
Connect with Destiny via LinkedIn
Hello! I’m Ian and I am proud to be a member of ITE Canada. Since 2010, I have had the pleasure to serve our members and volunteer my time across the organization including at the Student Chapter, Section Executive and District Boards. Over these past 13 years, I have enjoyed getting to work with and build relationships with some fantastic people in our transportation community. And today, I hope to gain your support to become the next Secretary-Treasurer of the ITE Canada District Executive (2024-2025).
My experience through ITE Canada has allowed me the privilege to serve our community in many ways. During my time as President of the BC Interior Chapter, I convened members of our District, Greater Vancouver Section and Chapter Executives, and led the re-chartering of the Chapter into the BC Interior Section (2018). This exciting transformation was marked by growth in membership and higher participation in the Section.
Additional highlights of my ITE contributions include:
• Advancing Members’ Continued Education as Chair of the ITE Canada Training Committee (2019-Ongoing)
• Serving as Director on the ITE Canada Board for the BC Interior Section (2019-Ongoing)
• Receiving the ITE Canada Rising Star Award and being recognized as an ITE Young Leader to Follow (2023)
• Leading Communications for the Kelowna ITE Canada Conference (2016)
• Supporting the Chartering of the UBC Okanagan Student Chapter (2013)
• Supporting the UBC Okanagan Student Chapter’s Industry Nights, Mini Traffic Bowl events, and Student Paper Competitions
My outlook and vision for the role of SecretaryTreasurer is to listen and collaborate on important initiatives and opportunities with our Board of Directors and with our ITE community. Also critical for this role will be managing ITE Canada’s finances and budget with attention to detail so that we can continue to build upon the strong health and running of our non-profit organization. Furthermore, the upcoming launch of ITE Canada’s non-profit charity, the Future Transportation Leaders Fund, is a testament to the way that when we apply strong “business fundamentals”, we can make great things happen for our community together!
I hope that with your support, I can continue this great work with our organization’s excellent leaders. Together, let’s Elevate ITE Canada and support our members with enriched services and opportunities to learn, grow, thrive, and give back.
For more information about me, my leadership approach and to connect with me, visit www. ianroth.ca or connect via my LinkedIn or on Instagram at @ian_kelowna.
Let’s talk soon!
Ian.
ITE Canada is seeking volunteers to establish a new National Technical Program Committee (NTPC). This committee will create a consistent approach to delivering strong technical content to our members and transportation community at the ITE Canada Annual Conference.
The key mandate of the NTPC is to:
• Develop the technical program at the ITE Canada Annual Conference each year.
• Ensure high-quality technical presentations, workshops and panel sessions are available for attendees at the ITE Canada Annual Conference each year.
• Develop and maintain a consistent methodology and materials for the preparation of the technical program at the ITE Canada Annual Conference that can be used each year.
Key responsibilities include:
• Manage activities related to the ITE Canada Annual Conference technical program, including, but not limited to, issuing and reviewing the Call for Abstracts, coordinating with presenters, and creating technical program schedules.
• Liaise with internal committees and external partner organizations to curate session content and delivery format. This could include panel discussions, thought leader sessions, interactive workshops, etc.
• Work with the Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) to develop a theme for the Annual Conference each year.
• Work with the LAC to identify and secure keynote speaker(s) for the Annual Conference each year.
NTPC members are appointed for three-year terms. Approximately 12 virtual meetings are typically held annually to facilitate technical program planning.
Preference in choosing NTPC members will be given to current ITE Canada members with strong demonstration of skills in planning and coordinating events and knowledge and involvement with ITE. Other interested ITE Canada members are also encouraged to apply. If you are an ITE member who is interested in participating on this committee, please complete the ITE Canada Volunteer Form at itecanada.org/volunteer by August 8, 2023 and provide:
• an expression of your interest and the skills you would bring to the committee,
• an indication of support from your employer, and
• a resume.
If you have any questions about the volunteer position with NTPC, please feel free to contact ITE Canada President Ryan Vanderputten. We look forward to hearing from you!
Application Deadline: August 8, 2023 11:59pm (Pacific).
The success of the ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 conference, coupled with the growing interest in transportation safety issues, presented an opportunity for our two organizations to work more closely together into the future, on matters of mutual interest. The backdrop to a potential partnership is that both CARSP and ITE Canada strive to maximize the quality and value of their member services, in a variety of forms consistent with their stated mandates. From this line of thinking, a partnership agreement between CARSP and ITE Canada was developed. This agreement was announced on the last day of the conference, June 7, 2023, and will be in effect until December 31, 2025, a period of approximately two-and-a-half years.
The benefits that members of both organizations can expect include:
• Collaboration in delivery of two national technical webinar sessions. The first could be led by CARSP, with a focus on Road Safety. The second could be led by ITE Canada, with a focus on Diversity in Transportation Planning.
• Potential to do future collaboration on training related to the “Creating Impact Through Diversity” 2023 Conference theme, for example webinars or workshops.
• Promote a Student Leadership Summit and a Mentorship Program, and other student/young member initiatives across Student Chapters and other young member segments, including the CARSP Young Professionals’ Committee
• Reciprocal promotion of each other's events and conferences, with a focus on areas of common interest and consisting of simply informing, not active promotion (and excluding magazine advertising).
• Exchanging information that is not limited to members but may be beneficial or timely for members of the other organization.
• Periodic consultation on issues of current importance. For example:
Ű CARSP may consult with ITE Canada on matters related to engineering, planning and active transportation; and
Ű ITE Canada may consult with CARSP on matters related to road safety.
Other areas of mutual interest were also identified for future consideration, and will be communicated to the membership in due course. Anyone wishing to learn more about this agreement are asked to contact either Brenda Suggett, CARSP Executive Director, at brenda.suggett@carsp.ca or James Kennedy Johnstone, ITE Canada Business Manager, at jkjohnstone@itecanada.org.
ITE Canada’s most prestigious honour, the H. Robert Burton Distinguished Service Award, is named after a founder of the original Canadian Section in 1951. Bob dedicated much of his life to the transportation profession and was still attending ITE meetings right up to his death at the age of 101 years. This award is bestowed upon members who have shown these same qualities and demonstrated a notable career in the field and a record of service with ITE Canada.
This year’s winner, Russell Brownlee, is the founding partner and CEO of True North Safety Group where he provides consulting services and independent forensic investigations relating to transportation facility design, construction, operations, and maintenance. Russell has been an active member of ITE International and ITE Canada for almost 25 years. He began his journey with a six-year term with the Toronto Section Executive, and over the years was a member of the CITE Technical Liaison Committee, a member of the Traffic Engineering Council Executive Committee, and chaired ITE International’s Transportation Safety Council, Transportation Forensics and Risk Management Council, and Coordinating Council. Russell was the Canadian District Director and represented Canada on ITE’s International Board of Direction. In 2017, he received the Transportation Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker award given in recognition of leadership in the field of traffic safety. Currently, Russell represents ITE Canada on TAC’s Transportation Operations & Management Committee (TOMC) and continues to be the ITE Canada clue master for the annual Traffic Bowl. Outside of transportation safety, Russell enjoys woodworking, renovating, cycling, hiking, camping, skiing, surfing, and pretty well anything else outdoors.
This award celebrates the hard work and dedication of members who have made exceptional voluntary contributions to ITE Canada and its programs or projects.
Vanessa, a GHD Associate, project manager, and lead for Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering in Canada, has volunteered with ITE for over two decades. She was instrumental in forming the Training Committee and was its inaugural Chair. She has also served on the ITE Training Task Force and the Professional Development Committee. She regularly shares her knowledge and experience through conferences and events. As an avid cyclist and dog walker, she has a personal perspective on active travel. As well as volunteering with ITE Canada and ITE, she also is involved this year with her church, Girl Guides, Active Travel Committee for her community and the International Plowing Match.
The Rising Stars Program identifies the next generation and new faces of the transportation profession, recognizing members under the age of 35 who have made an impact on the profession early in their careers.
Ian is a Transportation Engineer at Urban Systems, based in Kelowna. He has a dedication to improving transportation systems in communities across the BC Interior and has volunteered with ITE Canada since 2010. Ian’s contributions have included his work on the BC Interior Section Board, the 2016 Kelowna Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee, and the Canadian District Board. Ian currently serves as the Chair of the ITE Training Committee. Among these experiences, Ian values the friendships and growth that ITE has made possible.
This award is conferred to young professionals starting their careers in the transportation field in memory of David Tam, a well-liked and respected transportation professional, mentor, skilled consultant, and friend to all.
Ioana Rontu is an Engineer-In-Training at the City of Calgary. In addition to her work in incident management, she also supports senior staff with two Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) project steering committees and has assisted in publishing the ITS Canada paper titled Current State of Advance Transportation Management Systems (ATMS) in Canada
Southern Alberta Section | City of Calgary
Award generously sponsored by
The 2023 Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) from the ITE Manitoba Section demonstrated the true power of a strong team. This group spent countless hours planning an unforgettable joint conference, serving the needs of both host organizations and delivering an event that exceeded expectations. We recognize not only the time and effort that they personally put into the conference but also their employers for supporting their service to ITE Canada.
Conference Co-Chairs
Committee
• Adam Budowski, City of Winnipeg
• Stephen Chapman, MORR Transportation Consulting Ltd.
• Jodi Doucet, City of Winnipeg
• Colleen Flather, Hatch
• Morgan Glasgow, City of Winnipeg
• Sarah Klassen, City of Winnipeg
• Karalee Klassen-Townsend, Government of Manitoba
• Jean-Luc Lambert, City of Winnipeg
• Babak Mehran, University of Manitoba
• Craig Milligan, Miovision
• Kerra Mruss, WSP
• David Patman, City of Winnipeg
• Keenan Patmore, City of Winnipeg
• Rob Poapst, City of Winnipeg
• Bjorn Radstrom, City of Winnipeg
• Abby Scaletta, WSP
• David Wiebe, Dillon Consulting
• Steven Wood, City of Winnipeg
The Stan Teply Award recognizes outstanding projects that showcase excellent technical achievement in transportation planning and/or engineering in Canada.
The York University Cycling Connections project included Toronto’s first protected intersection and created a safer and more beautiful connection from two subway stations to campus. Green infrastructure, pedestrian connectivity, accessibility, multi-modal safety and transit features were integrated from the outset. The project was delivered by the City’s Transportation Services team without bundling with road works.
Many of these features had never been implemented. The team worked with stakeholders to reach agreement and address the challenges of implementing the design which now inform the 20+ protected intersections under design and construction across the City.
City of Toronto & Alta Planning + Design Canada
Accepted by (L-R): Kanchan Maharaj, Nataliya Pekar, and Kate Whitfield
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The ITE International Transportation Achievement Awards are presented annually for significant and outstanding transportation achievements in the advancement of transportation. We are proud to put forward Canadian nominees to be considered for these awards in the following categories.
Still Creek Cycling Safety Study
City of Burnaby
Planning Category
Bike Share Toronto – Four-Year Growth IT
International Transportation Plan 2023
Alta Planning + Design Canada, Inc
York University Protected Intersection and Cycling Connections
City of Toronto & Alta Planning + Design Canada, Inc
Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSMO) Category
Ottawa’s Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Screening and Evaluation Framework for Site Prioritization Near Park & Playgrounds
Morrison Hershfield
• Continued a full suite of Section activities in conjunction with planning the 2023 District Conference
• Events included technical luncheons, a joint virtual spring session with the Saskatchewan Section in April, a bike technical tour with social networking, and a mock Traffic Bowl
• Provided significant support to the University of Manitoba Student Chapter to recover from the pandemic challenges and held a student paper competition
• Partnered with the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) Okanagan Interior Chapter to host one-day conferences in 2019 and 2022, after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Continued serving its members during the COVID-19 pandemic by co-hosting virtual webinars with PIBC.
• Supports the University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) Student Chapter by providing prizes for contests, judges for Traffic Bowl competitions, speakers, and sponsorships. The Section recently hosted a student-industry networking event in March 2023.
ITE Young Leaders to Follow highlights younger ITE members making an impact in ITE and in their profession and introduces these members to the greater ITE Community. The Young Leaders to Follow Class of 2023 proudly includes three Canadians:
Ian A. Roth Souzan SaadatSaskatchewan
KGS Group
BC
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Interior Section Urban SystemsGreater Vancouver Section WSP Canada
The University of Manitoba ITE Student Chapter held six meetings in 2022-2023, covering topics such as sustainable transportation, transit planning, traffic signals, railway engineering, and road safety. They hosted networking events, promoted leadership development, engaged in K-12 STEM outreach, and participated in technical paper competitions.
Kaushan is a seasoned engineer with a background in transportation planning and engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science, both in Civil Engineering, from the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate in the transportation engineering program at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. His Ph.D. work develops transit level of service measures, which take into account the concerns of both operators and passengers.
The University of Waterloo student chapter was the first student chapter formed in Canada in 1974. The student chapter revived its activities in 2022-2023. They have a very active Executive Committee and 110 members. They have been successful in attracting a significant number of planning students, consistent with the priorities of ITE. They have recently hosted a major joint event with McMaster University and York University.
Steve is currently an MASc student in Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia. As part of the Research on Active Transportation (REACT) Lab, Steve focuses on micromobility and active travel design research under the supervision of Dr. Alex Bigazzi. After graduating, Steve plans to apply the skills obtained from his thesis in active transportation design to promote active travel through attractive facility design in communities with large proportions of seniors and children.
Adam is a current civil engineering undergraduate student specializing in transportation at the University of Waterloo. With over a year of industry experience across the public and private sectors, Adam has been able to explore many career pathways in transportation and develop technical skills in traffic simulation, ITS, curbside management, etc. With a passion for all things cities and mobility, Adam is excited to embark on a career in transportation engineering, post-graduation, in 2024.
Maryam Hasanpour is a Ph.D. candidate in Transportation Engineering at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). Her research focuses on traffic safety, especially non-crash-based safety analysis using machine learning techniques. Her research interests also include improving conventional extreme value theory methods and crash modification factors. She is a member of ITE Canada and was awarded first place in the student paper competition at the 2021 CARSP Annual Conference. Watch for future publication of her winning paper titled Estimation of crash frequency by severity levels utilizing video-derived traffic conflicts at signalized intersections
Award generously sponsored by
Zaima is an MASc student of Environmental Systems Engineering Department at the University of Regina. She started her studies in Saskatchewan in January 2023 under the supervision of Prof. Yili Tang. She is currently working on economic analyses of on-demand transit services.
Congratulations to the 2023 CCG Competition winners
First place: Patrick Chahil, Mohawk College
Second place: Lefu Fang, University of Waterloo
Competition generously sponsored by: JIM GOUGH
Congratulations to the 2023 Traffic Bowl Champions from the University of British Columbia Student Chapter: Benjamin Corbett, Steve Martin, Justin Policarpio, and alternate Tarek Ghoul—and well done to all of the teams for your hard work!
Many thanks to the volunteers who helped make this competition a great success including Traffic Bowl Coordinator Ian Lindley, MC Tyler Golly, clue master Russell Brownlee, and judges Julia Salvini, Rosana Correa, Irini Akhnoukh, Edward Soldo, and Pedram Izadpanah.
Featuring an opening plenary on the theme, Lessons in Leadership
IN TIMES OF RAPID CHANGE, LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION ARE KEY. How is Canada’s transportation sector responding to transformative challenges in areas like safety and security, mobility, equity, technology and climate change resiliency?
The conference will showcase lessons learned as organizations break new ground as they pursue bold transportation solutions.
With the ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 Joint Conference wrapped up and summer well underway, it is time to recognize those who made this year’s conference a success. Over the course of the conference, we could not help but notice the enthusiasm and innovation displayed by our exhibitors, the generosity of our sponsors, the wisdom of our speakers, and the care and attention of our moderators, tour facilitators, and volunteers.
To all our 450+ attendees, your participation is what brings each ITE Canada conference alive. Your energy, passion, and curiosity were on full display in Winnipeg and instill great confidence that the safety and mobility of people in Canada and abroad are in good hands. We hope Winnipeg played its part as a welcoming host and a great backdrop for your conference experience; we would happily welcome you back to Winnipeg anytime, though we can’t guarantee such tropical weather.
And finally, an enormous thank you goes out to our LAC members and the many representatives and staff of ITE Canada and CARSP. It was truly a pleasure to plan the conference with you over the past two years.
Wishing you all the best until we meet again in Hamilton in 2024,
Rebecca Peterniak and Mark Hearson Conference Co-Chairs
The full conference schedule, speaker list, and detailed presentation descriptions are available online at site.pheedloop. com/event/ITECARSP2023. The print program can also be viewed and downloaded here.
The conference kicked off with welcome addresses from Manitoba Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Doyle Piwniuk and City of Winnipeg Deputy Mayor Janice Lukes. Megan Wier from the Oakland Department of Transportation then provided a thought-provoking and information-packed keynote address on partnerships in transportation and public health that prioritize safety and equity.
Finally, our Panel on Equity & Road Safety was a wide-ranging conversation moderated by Jeannette Montufar that brought together notable voices representing a diversity of perspectives: Dennis Ballard, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Yadili Okwumabua-Gbakima, Manitoba Public Insurance, Michelle Porter, University of Manitoba, and Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University.
Being a joint conference between ITE Canada and CARSP, the technical program offered a unique opportunity for attendees to cross-polinate and delve into new topics.
Over 120 presentations were offered in the blended technical sessions covering many transportation and road safety topics. Several curated panels as well as presentation + panel discussion sessions were organized on topics such as procurement, speed management, technology and road safety, and more. Delegates also had the chance to participate in workshops such as Mobility for Ageing Populations and Embedding Equity in Transportation Planning and Design. A small poster session also offered an alternate way of engaging with up and coming research in the field. Finally, two Thought Leader Sessions were led by our Platinum sponsors ATS Traffic (on Next Generation Traffic Management & Analytics) and Urban Systems (on Growing Active Transportation in Rural and Urban Communities in Canada).
See the full list of sessions, presentations, and speakers on the conference website or in the print program here
Thank you to all speakers for sharing your knowledge!
Presentations are available for registered attendees to download through the event app, PheedLoop Go, accessible from a web browser on your computer at pheedloop.com/
ITECARSP2023. If the presentation you’re looking for isn’t uploaded, contact info@itecanada.org.
*for registered attendees only
As always, our technical tours proved to be a very popular aspect of the conference. Walking and cycling tours gave attendees on-the-ground insight on active transportation facilities while transit was highlighted on a tour of the rapid transitway. Two unique facility tours offered a behind-thescenes look at CN’s training centre and New Flyer’s bus production assembly line and product development group innovating on electric and hydrogen fuel cell technology, charging infrastructure, and more.
We extend a special thank you to the tour leaders and organizers as well as all the transit and bus operators!
NORTH EAST EXCHANGE DISTRICT WALKING TOUR
• James Hudson, HTFC Planning & Design
• Mark Vogt, WSP
SOUTHWEST RAPID TRANSITWAY TOUR
• Adam Budowski & Kevin Sturgeon, Winnipeg Transit
CYCLING TOURS
• Chris Baker & Erik Dickson, City of Winnipeg
• Greg Propp & Jamie Hilland, Urban Systems
NEW FLYER BUS PRODUCTION FACILITY
• Kyra Fanning, New Flyer Industries
CN TRAINING CENTRE
• David Radford, CN
DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR
• Greg Propp, Urban Systems
There’s nothing like a conference to remind us of the benefits of gathering in person. Whether it’s reconnecting with old friends or making new connections, Winnipeg 2023 offered many chances to build community and relationships.
The conference opened on Sunday, June 4 with the Welcome Reception presented by Gold Sponsor CAA Manitoba. The Exhibitor Showcase continued into Monday and Tuesday over breakfasts and breaks, supported by our Bronze sponsors. These were a great opportunities for attendees to meet with industry representatives, vendors, and not-for-profit organizations exhibiting at the trade show.
Professionals and students alike had a great time socializing at the Student Mixer sponsored by Stantec and cheering on the teams at the Traffic Bowl sponsored by WSP
This conference tradition took over several lanes in front of the iconic Manitoba Legislative Building for a lively match up of East vs West.
Attendees explored the world-class Canadian Museum for Human Rights at the ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 Banquet sponsored by SIDRA Solutions. Not only was this event the marquee meal of the conference but also a celebration of the professional award winners for both organizations at a ceremony MCed by the comedic duo of ITE Canada and CARSP Presidents, Ryan Vanderputten and Raheem Dilgir.
Check out the conference photo album for many more highlights and add your own memories from Winnipeg too.
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Thank you to these generous industry leading partners for facilitating knowledge sharing and community building at ITE Canada/CARSP 2023.
We were thrilled to welcome 37 exhibitors at the ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 trade show and extend our gratitude to these companies and organizations for their support!
• Accident Support Services
• Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (ACS)
• ATS Traffic
• Barricades and Signs Ltd
• Bosch Security and Safety Systems
• CAA Manitoba
• Carmanah Technologies
• Eco-Counter
• Econolite Canada
• FORTRAN TRAFFIC SYSTEMS
• GGI Road & Traffic
• INDUSTRIAS DUERO
• Innovative Traffic Solutions (ITS)
• Jenoptik
• JSF Technologies
• LaneLight Traffic Technologies
• LeafFilter Gutter Protection
• LED Roadway Lighting/Liveable Cities
• Manitoba Public Insurance
• McTrans Center
• North Line Canada
• Ottawa Safety Council
• PedSafety (Campbell Company)
• Powell Innovations
• PSS Innovations
• Safer Roads Canada
• Safety Base Ltd
• Stinson ITS
• StreetLight Data
• SWARCO McCain
• Tacel
• Traffic Injury Research Foundation
• Transoft Solutions
• Transportation Professional Certification Board
• UBC Master of Engineering Leadership
• UrbanLogiq
• Urban Systems
• WATT Consulting Group
Thank you to our many dedicated volunteers and their employers for making this conference possible.
• Co-Chairs: Mark Hearson, Stantec & Rebecca Peterniak, City of Winnipeg
• Facilities: Karalee Klassen-Townsend, Manitoba Transportation & Infrastructure; Abby Scaletta, WSP
• Technical Program: Babak Mehran, University of Manitoba; David Patman, City of Winnipeg; Craig Milligan, Miovision; Sarah Klassen, City of Winnipeg
• Technical Tours: David Wiebe, Dillon Consulting; Stephen Chapman, MORR Transportation Consulting; Rob Poapst, City of Winnipeg
• Volunteers & Registration: Jodi Doucet & Morgan Glasgow, City of Winnipeg
• Social Program: Adam Budowski & Keenan Patmore, City of Winnipeg
• Trade Show: Jean-Luc Lambert, City of Winnipeg
• Communications: Steve Wood, City of Winnipeg
• Finance Liaison: Bjorn Radstrom, City of Winnipeg
• Strategic Advisor: Kerra Mruss, WSP
• Brenda Suggett, CARSP Executive Director
• Paul Boase, Transport Canada
• Robert Colonna, Western University
• Brian Jonah, CARSP
• Mavis Johnson, TIRF
• Val Smith, Parachute Canada
• Vikas Ravada, City of Regina
• Navoda Rillagodage, University of Manitoba
• Pedram Izadpanah, True North Safety Group
• Steven Garner
• James Johnstone
• Evonne Winchiu Donaher
ITE Canada Abstract Reviewers: Walter Burdz, Steven Florko, Tyler George, Musharraf Khan, Robert Kurylko, Orly Loinovsky, Babak Mehran, Craig Milligan, Jeannette Montufar, Caleb Olfert, Reza Omrani, David Patman, Phani Patnala Kumar, Jonathan Regehr, Garreth Rempel, Prasanta Sahu, Richard Tebinka
Moderators: Ahmed Abdelnaby, Paul Boase, Dale Bracewell, Russell Brownlee, Borg Chan, Jason
Dahl, Raheem Dilgir, Pedram Izadpanah, Mavis Johnson, Brian Jonah, Jill Juhlke, Peter Kehoe, Ryan Martinson, Matthew Mulkern, Matthew
Mulkern, Sean Nix, Destiny Piper, Bjorn Radstrom, Navoda Rillagodage, Ian Roth, Valerie Smith, Michael Stewart, David Thatcher, Erin Toop, Pascal Verville, Christine Wickens
Akash Bajaj, Greg Blatz, Adam Budowski, Jen Chapman, Stephen Chapman, Jodi Doucet, Mark Doucet, Tyler George, Morgan Glasgow, Eva Kwok, Jean-Luc Lambert, Johanna Olive Mag-uyon, Matthew Mulkern, Trevor Nickel, Caleb Olfert, Michael Olfert, Keenan Patmore, Rob Poabst, Joshua Rushka, Tajpreet Singh, David Wiebe, Cassidy Zrobek
At the start of June, the University of Manitoba ITE Student Chapter hosted the 2023 ITE Canada Student Leadership Summit (SLS) in Winnipeg. The event was a great success with over 30 students in attendance from across Canada. The participants had the opportunity to make connections in advance of the ITE Canada/CARSP Joint Conference and develop their leadership, communication, and networking skills.
The summit started off with a social event on Saturday, June 3rd, at the King’s Head Pub in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. Students enjoyed appetizers, pool, darts, and getting to know one another. On Sunday, June 4th, students gathered at the University of Manitoba campus for a day of professional development sessions. Each of the five presenters covered a different topic and provided the students with unique insights they can take forward with them in their careers. The SLS also included an interactive question and answer session which gave students the opportunity to network with seven current and past ITE and ITE Canada executives in small groups. The executives provided the students with valuable advice and knowledge from their experiences in industry and within the ITE Community. The organizing committee would like to thank the students for their enthusiastic participation and the presenters and executives for taking the time to attend the event and generously sharing their expertise.
By Cassidy Zrobek, University of ManitobaThe event would not have been possible without their generous support!
• The Myths of Leadership - Linton Sellen, Training Plus
• Effective Public Engagement: Where do We Start?Sanjana Mada, Scatliff + Miller + Murray
• Career Insights - Walter Burdz, Tetra Tech
• Q&A Networking with current and past ITE/ITE Canada Executives - Rosana Correa (ITE President), John Davis (ITE Vice President), Pedram Izadpanah (ITE Canada Vice President), Edward Soldo (ITE Canada District Director), Bruce Belmore (Past ITE & ITE Canada President), Jen Malzer (Past ITE Canada President & District Director), and Gene Chartier (Past ITE Canada President & District Director)
• Transportation Equity: Implications for Transportation Professionals - Orly Linovski, University of Manitoba Department of City Planning
• Insights on Leadership - John Davis, City of Des Moines
University of Manitoba, University of British Columbia, University of New Brunswick, University of Waterloo, University of Victoria, York University, University of Alberta, Western University, Toronto Metropolitan University
Thank you to the organizing committee from the University of Manitoba for making this event a success!
• Cassidy Zrobek
• Vishvam Thaker
• Navoda Rillagodage
As part of the ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 Joint Conference in Winnipeg, the ITE Canada Executive Committee wanted to mark the adoption of the Strategic Communications Implementation Plan and the associated rebranding to ITE Canada with trial development of high-quality merchandise featuring the new logo and branding. A working group was established to provide recommendations on merchandise that could be offered for sale and implement the trial run. Committee members included Steven Florko (Past President, ITE Manitoba), Erik Nevland (President, ITE Toronto), Ariel Yerushalmi (Dispensation Director, ITE Toronto) and, Evonne Winchiu Donaher (Communications Lead, ITE Canada), with support from Steven Garner (District Administrator, ITE Canada).
The cornerstone of the merchandise developed for the conference was four unique t-shirt designs. The first t-shirt was developed with Ginelle Aziz, a master’s student at York University, who was the winner of the first-ever ITE Canada T-Shirt Design Competition. This design featured a multi-modal roadway set against the backdrop of the iconic Winnipeg skyline. While the Winnipeg design was
the crowd favourite based on sales numbers, the second most popular t-shirt design was not far behind. This shirt featured a stylized “artificial intersection” design that was generated using DALL-E, a deep learning AI model, based on the prompt “urban intersection with people walking, biking, driving, waiting for bus, line art style”. The third t-shirt featured an abstract signal head, offset with the new ITE Canada logo, inviting wearers to coordinate their outfit like they coordinate their signal timing plans. Lastly, the fourth t-shirt celebrated the new ITE Canada logo with a large, full-colour ITE Canada logo on a grey background. All t-shirts were available in unisex or women’s cuts in various sizes and were printed by 29 North, a local Manitoba marketing merchandise company.
Additional merchandise that was made available to conference attendees included two different styles of ball caps (fitted and adjustable) embroidered with the ITE Canada logo, round patches featuring the new ITE Canada icon that can transform any textile item into ITE Canada merch, and heavyduty permanent logo stickers that fit perfectly on log books, laptops, water bottles, and hard hats.
Scan the QR code to take the ITE Canada Merch feedback survey
If you weren’t able to attend the conference in Winnipeg, or you did but missed out on buying merchandise, we encourage you to participate in our feedback survey to tell us what you think of the trial run and the types of merch you’d like to see in the future.
For those who did purchase merchandise, we also want to hear from you about your experience and any additional ITE Canada merchandise you think would love to see next time. We look forward to seeing you sporting your merchandise and representing our transportation community with pride!
The York University project was part of the City’s Cycling Network Plan to grow, connect and renew the cycling network around York University. It included the construction of a protected intersection and a kilometre of separated bikeways and multi-use trails. Multi-modal connections were constructed between the campus, neighborhoods, the Finch West Hydro Corridor Trail, and Finch West TTC station.
Starting at the conceptual stage with community
consultation in 2018 and reaching substantial completion in 2022, this project represents a significant expansion of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure in the community.
This project is located within a City-designated Neighbourhood Improvement area. These areas have been prioritized by Transportation Services and especially cycling for future investment in order to build a more equitable city.
In 2016, Toronto’s Cycling Network Plan was adopted by City Council, including the ‘York University Cycling Connections’ project.
In 2018, the City began engaging with the community and received a high level of support for the planned project in the York University area. The City project team collaborated with local stakeholders including: Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Smart Commute North Toronto - Vaughan, the Jane/Finch Centre, Downsview Park and York University Transportation Services. Over 60 citywide and local organizations, including community groups and local Business Improvement Associations were invited to participate in the outreach events.
Throughout the project, the team strived to embody the City’s goals to shift towards safer and more sustainable multi-modal transportation design. Using the frameworks of Vision Zero, TransformTO, and Complete Streets, it was determined that a protected intersection would be included. The protected intersection design approach prioritizes safety for all vulnerable road users. Green infrastructure, pedestrian connectivity, accessibility, multi-modal safety features, bike counters, transit priority and other key elements were also integrated from the outset.
The intersection of Evelyn Wiggins Drive and Murray Ross Parkway is the meeting point of two existing multi-use paths on two legs and two new bidirectional cycle tracks on the other two legs. The design and construction of the intersection was anticipated to be complex, with bidirectional facilities on all intersection legs meeting at the
southeast corner. The design needed to consider multiple conflicting bicycle turning movements and transit service, as well as pedestrians and trail users from the Finch Hydro Corridor Recreational Trail.
This complex travel paths are now connected via a protected intersection with tightened intersection corner radii, setback bicycle crossings, corner refuge islands, an island transit platform, and forward queuing areas. Many of these treatments, such as green gutters, island transit platforms and directional tactile, were non-standard for the City and the design team worked with multiple departments and stakeholders to reach agreement and address the challenges of implementing new approaches. Since its completion in early 2022, the project has already contributed to learning and advancement in the field. Multiple site visits by consultants and the City, TTC, and other municipalities are informing future implementations of protected intersections and other design and safety features in Toronto and across the country.
The project team made green infrastructure integral to the design early on. While Toronto’s Green Infrastructure Standards were still in development, the team worked collaboratively to implement a green gutter and a bioswale. These features were used as functional separation treatments between the roadway and the on-street bikeway. A project goal was to retain run-off patterns to existing curb and catch basins where possible while minimizing impermeable surfaces. Alta’s team supported the City through construction and lessons learned meetings, providing a test site for the City’s new green infrastructure specifications.
After construction, in June 2022, the City organized two site visits to gather feedback from people who use mobility devices and those with low vision to no vision, including those who use a guide dog or white cane. The goals of the site visits were to:
• learn about the effectiveness of certain accessibility features
• determine how safe and comfortable the participants felt in navigating the area, and
• utilize feedback to inform future designs.
The City gathered feedback on the protected intersection design, street-level separated bikeway, signalization and accessible pedestrian signals, floating bus stop platform, multi-trail connections, and tactile treatments such as unit pavers and directional tactile plates.
One of many lessons learned is that generally less is more, and that accessible design should communicate only what is essential. Other take-aways included that snow clearance on accessibility features must be prioritized to ensure they can be easily detected. Generally, a beveled (sloped) edge was preferable to at-grade unit pavers or tactile markers to indicate a transition between different types of infrastructure, such as sidewalks and multi-use trails.
Lessons learned from these visits will be incorporated into future projects, including refined direction on where different tactile surfaces should be used and the development of a floating bus stop standard.
The City of Toronto has published their findings from the site visits in an extensive report that can be found here
Post-implementation, the team has been observing and monitoring their functionality. The City team is also observing the resiliency of various specified plants over time. In this way, several lessons learned related to drainage, planting, constructability and maintenance were identified and continue to be identified and incorporated into future practice.
Given the complex travel paths, accessibility was always a priority on this project with particular attention being paid to the separation treatments
between pedestrian and cycling space and at intersections. The team strived for a design that made it intuitive and easy for all users to move safely through the intersection and find their way to their destination.
Following construction, the City organized two site visits to gather feedback on these design details from residents who use mobility devices and those with low vision to no vision. The goals of the site visits were to learn about the effectiveness of certain accessibility features, determine how safe and comfortable the participants felt in navigating the area, and to utilize feedback to inform future designs. Lessons learned from these visits will be incorporated into future projects. See boxed text above for more.
Significant signal phasing and infrastructure modifications were implemented to provide priority and safer crossings for people on bikes, pedestrians, and transit users. Both intersections were redesigned with the addition of bike signal heads, bicycle detection, and other features to allow for intuitive crossings but also unique phasing strategies.
Phasing innovations included leading pedestrian intervals and a fully protected right-turn phase with transit signal priority at the southwest protected corner of Keele Street and Murray Ross Parkway.
The eastbound right turn at the intersection is a relatively high-volume transit turn with a bidirectional bikeway crossing. The intention for the fully protected right turn was to protect pedestrians and people on bikes from turning
vehicles, including transit vehicles. Transit signal priority was implemented to offset the transit delay impacts of fully protecting the turn. This intersection has a multitude of other needs including fire pre-emption to facilitate vehicular movement from the fire hall located at the intersection. Leading Bicycle Interval (LBI) was not yet City policy at the time of this project, but will be a future improvement.
Transit was a priority in the project design with TTC being a key stakeholder throughout the design and implementation process. The design of the geometric elements such as offset crossings and floating bus stop were carefully considered in parallel with the design of the signal infrastructure and phasing. The design’s fully protected right turn phase allows people on bikes their own phase in the bidirectional crossing, in turn benefiting transit operators.
The interactions of users at the transit stops and ways to provide more comfortable, safe, accessible and intuitive access for all was prioritized on this project. This implementation is the first example of a protected intersection with an island transit stop in Toronto. The island boulevard transit stop maintains flow for people cycling while providing a curb-adjacent waiting area for transit passengers.
Staff from the TTC, City of Toronto, and representatives from consulting firms met at Keele Street to test bus turning sightlines using several different transit vehicles within the project’s area, including the protected corners. Information was gathered to ensure that the safety, comfort and operational goals were being met.
The project was delivered by a near all-women engineering team from both the City and Alta. It was delivered by the City of Toronto via a unique model of high-priority cycling implementation without bundling with resurfacing or reconstruction works. The City built this infrastructure during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic where typical items such as providing a site office and site meetings were a challenge.
This project is continuing to inform design guidance and implementation decisions by the City team. The intersection is being monitored through the winter to assess potential maintenance challenges and how it may influence future decisions regarding geometric design and material selection.
Protected intersections and corners are becoming more popular as a design approach in Ontario and Canada. This project
represents the first implementation in Toronto along with integrated green infrastructure, accessibility, transit priority, and other innovative features. This project was possible thanks to a concerted effort by the project team to engage with and bring in the right partners in the community, and in partnership with consulting firms, interdepartmental City staff and TTC.
The first implementation of any new approach is always a challenge, but built examples and the lessons learned from these projects help to expand the knowledgebase within the transportation profession. Through this success, this project has proven to be a significant contribution to the field of transportation engineering and its shift towards a more equitable and accessible multi-modal sustainable future.
This project was designed and built by the City of Toronto Transportation Services Project Design and Management’s Cycling and Pedestrian Projects unit in partnership with Alta Planning + Design Canada, Inc., and in association with J.L. Richards & Associates, Fotenn Consultants, Accessibility Simplified, True North Safety Group, Urban Systems, Moon-Matz, Cohen & Master Tree & Shrub Services, T2 Utility Engineers, Golder Associates, and Lawson Consulting. The contractors were Sanscon Construction Ltd. in association with TM3 Inc.
Becky Katz is the Manager of the Cycling and Pedestrian Projects unit at the City of Toronto. Her engineering career has been focused on collaborating with communities on the planning and design of high-quality public spaces and multi-modal transportation infrastructure. Before moving to Toronto in 2019, Becky led the City of Atlanta’s cycling infrastructure team.
Kanchan Maharaj, P.Eng., is a Senior Engineer in the Cycling & Pedestrian Projects unit at the City of Toronto and was one of the Project Managers on this project as well as being involved in the development of the City’s Cycling Network Plan. She has over 25 years of Canadian and international engineering, construction, policy, and planning experience in the public and private sector and has volunteered and worked with many equity-focused organizations throughout her career.
Kate Whitfield, P.Eng., MCIP, RPP, RSP1 is a Principal with Alta Planning + Design, Canada Inc. She is both a Professional Engineer and a Professional Planner, leading the Canadian operations of Alta out of the headquarters in Ottawa. Her first on-site construction project was in Moncton, New Brunswick while studying engineering at UNB. Alta’s lead role on this project meant provided Kate with the opportunity to be on-site again on a regular basis through the construction process.
Nataliya Pekar was an Engineer with Alta during the course of this project from the design phase through construction phase. She is now a Senior Project Manager with the City of Toronto in the Cycling and Pedestrian projects group.
By Tessa Williams & Meghan Winters, Simon Fraser University on behalf of INTERACT and LevelUp Planning
The way our profession plans, designs, and delivers transportation systems is changing. There is growing awareness that historical city building practices— from displacement, disinvestment, and exclusionary design—created inequitable transportation systems. Nearly 1 million Canadians live in transportation poverty, meaning their ability to access opportunities is limited by inadequate, unaffordable, or unsafe travel options.1 These transportation difficulties compound other social and economic disadvantages that disproportionately affect racialized people, Indigenous people, low-income people, and people with disabilities. Although traditional approaches to design and decision-making resulted in injustice, transportation professionals also have the power to create more equitable transportation systems that
better meet the needs of the communities they serve.
Through our team’s extensive work with cities—as practitioners and researchers—we’ve heard that the big question is no longer whether to take action towards equity, but how. To tackle this question, we are developing case studies of cities who have took notable steps in their journey towards transportation equity. This project is a partnership between, INTERACT, a pan-Canadian research collaborative, and LevelUp Planning, a multidisciplinary consulting team specializing in equity and community wellbeing. The goal of our project is to capture and share promising practices to meaningfully embed equity in sustainable transportation practice.
1 J. Allen, S. Farber, Sizing up transport poverty: A national scale accounting of low-income households suffering from inaccessibility in Canada, and what to do about it, Transport Policy. 74 (2019) 214–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.11.018.
We started this work by looking for places with city-wide equity policies. From an initial set of policies from 22 Canadian communities, we selected a shortlist of eight cities (Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, New Westminster, Ottawa, Saskatoon, Vancouver, and Victoria) based on regional representation, population size, and each city’s reputation for taking action on equity. We found that equity policies in these cities focused on framing the city’s responsibility and approach to solutions at a high level, but there was little guidance on how to apply equity principles to specific city portfolios, such as transportation.
For the shortlist cities, we also completed a rapid review of recent transportation plans, and three cities stood out for the tangible steps they took to take action on equity in transportation: Edmonton, New Westminster, and Ottawa. We spoke to 15+ transportation and equity practitioners in these cities, including consultants, data analysts, engineers, and planners. We asked them to tell us about how their teams and cities are working to advance transportation equity. Below we highlight three examples, and in our forthcoming report we will share more approaches of how to embed equity in transportation. We offer these examples not as an instruction manual for “doing” equity work, but rather to offer inspiration for how practitioners can make changes in their own practice.
LevelUp Planning is a multidisciplinary, women-owned consulting collaborative. LevelUp has worked with several municipalities in Canada to integrate equity into their day-to-day planning work, through the development of overarching equity frameworks, the use of equity-specific data, and through equity-focused community engagement processes.
The Interventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) is a pan-Canadian collaboration of scientists, urban planners, public health practitioners, community partners, and residents studying the design of cities. Since 2017, INTERACT has led a research program to address the urgent need for better evidence, generated by and for communities, that can guide local action towards healthier and more equitable cities in Canada.
Practices and Inspiration for Sustainable Transportation Equity (The PISTE Project) is a collaboration between INTERACT and LevelUp to craft case studies of Canadian cities embedding equity into sustainable transportation practice. Check out the project website for updates on the final report, targeted for Fall 2023.
In many cities the locations for road safety improvements are often prioritized based on resident requests. In the Safe Mobility Strategy, the City of Edmonton mapped the location of crashes and injuries in the transportation network, then overlaid the map with neighbourhood demographic data. Through this exercise they found that certain communities were disproportionately exposed to crash and serious injury, including areas with people with lower incomes, Indigenous people, and people that speak languages other than English. They
also mapped the location of road safety inquiries (e.g., calls to 311) and found little overlap between the neighbourhoods with high numbers of crashes and injuries and the those with highest inquiry volumes. This mismatch helped staff realize that those most in need might experience barriers to contacting the city, and they need to transition to more proactive road safety investigations that are based on needs, rather than just complaints.
“Based on crash and equity analyses, we know that some parts of our community need extra focus and attention over the next five years. The transportation system is one of the many mechanisms through which society marginalizes certain communities... Removing transportationrelated barriers will require confronting uncomfortable topics, learning about experiences others have had that may not align with our own, and acting as allies to those that are disproportionately affected by the way the current system is planned, designed, activated, and maintained.” Safe Mobility Strategy, Edmonton (page 37)2
Quick build transportation infrastructure can create opportunities for people to experience different street layouts and provide feedback to inform the development of the permanent design. New Westminster staff worked with consultants to create a temporary greenway as a demonstration project and engage with the community. In the process they made what seemed like minor changes to the local bus route, but quickly learned this change had a disproportionate impact on the older adults and people with mobility issues that lived nearby. The project team realized that, although this group is small in size, the negative impact on their lives was large. The team quickly responded to the feedback, evaluating several route options before landing on a solution that worked better for everyone. What we heard from the project team was that this process helped them understand the limits of their own experience and perceptions as able-bodied transportation practitioners, and inspired them to apply these learnings to future projects. We also heard that the support from the city’s leadership to experiment was critical, resulting in a project with a positive learning experience, rather than one that ended in failure.
“Clients need to have some vulnerability and humility and be willing to learn, again New West is great for that. Absolutely there are things we learned from [the greenway project] and we’d do differently now, but they still did it, and they’re committed to doing it again. There are other clients who probably would have gotten scared from that approach and not want to do it ever again.” Consultant, New Westminster
Intersections are a pain point for many cities seeking to increase the number of people cycling. However, new designs can be difficult to navigate for people with vision impairments, especially when it is unclear where crosswalks meet cycle tracks. In Ottawa, we heard a history of poor feedback led to a push to create new, accessibility-focused standards for protected intersections. From the outset the project was conceptualized with the goal of improving safety for all vulnerable road users, including both cyclists and people with vision impairments. Staff and consultants visited existing intersections with members of the disability advocacy community to understand how designs did or didn’t work in real life. This practical approach helped the designers better understand the needs of people different than them and led to concrete recommendations, such as enhanced tactile indicators that go above and beyond the provincial standard.3
“I think there was a lot of trial and tribulations on the lead up to the guide that helped kind of shape the fact that we were going to actually have accessibility as a focus… and it worked out well.” Staff, Ottawa
However, these examples from across the country show it is possible to embed equity across stages of a transportation project. As transportation systems become more complex and disciplines become increasingly specialized, it can be easy to think that equity is not your area of influence. We encourage all our fellow transportation professionals to see equity as both a responsibility and an opportunity to begin to do our work differently. If you found this article insightful and are seeking more resources on how to apply equity to your transportation practice, we invite you to read our final report that will share more promising practices, set for publication in Fall 2023.
This research was also shared in a webinar and workshop hosted by the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) in conjunction with the ITE Canada/CARSP 2023 Joint Conference.
Tessa Williams is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP, MCIP) with 4 years of experience working with local governments. As a graduate researcher at Simon Fraser University, she uses her skills with policy development and spatial analysis to explore sustainable transportation as a tool for more equitable communities.
Dr. Meghan Winters is a population health researcher who works with local governments to study how community design impacts how people get around. She is a professor at Simon Fraser University, principal investigator with INTERACT, and holds the PHAC/CIHR Applied Public Health Chair in Sex, Gender, and Healthy Cities.
Equity work in transportation practice is evolving, and no one we spoke to felt like they had all the answers. We heard this work is challenging, because it requires many of us to think and act in new and different ways and ask uncomfortable questions about implicit bias and power differentials within and outside our institutions. 3 City of Ottawa and Alta Planning + Design, Canada Inc., Protected Intersection Design Guide, 2021. https://documents. ottawa.ca/sites/documents/files/protectedintersection_dg_en.pdf
Current Employment: TranSafe Consulting Ltd., President and Road Safety Expert
City of Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia
Education: University of Calgary, Master of Business Administration, 2002; University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Applied Science, Civil Engineering, 1995
First job in transportation: Traffic Engineering Summer Student, City of Coquitlam, BC, 1995
What roles have you taken on as a member of ITE? Executive of the Southern Alberta Section, serving as President in 2007-2008. Volunteered with national Training Committee when first established.
Hobbies: Music: singing/songwriting, piano/keyboards; Volunteering within the Ismaili Muslim Community
Family: Shelina Dilgir (a Fund Development Manager), son Karim (1 year old)
What is your ITE involvement (past and present)?
As President of the Southern Alberta Section, I was particularly proud of the revitalization of our local Student Chapter, and of an event we organized to honour Southern Alberta Section Presidents from the previous 33 years. Since then, I’ve been involved as a regular member, attending events, presenting and facilitating workshops at conferences, and contributing articles to Transportation Talk.
In my recent capacity as President of the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals, I was thrilled to help establish a partnership agreement between CARSP and ITE Canada, which will benefit both organizations.
What do you value most about your ITE membership?
I value the range of opportunities ITE provides for us to come together and share knowledge with one another.
What attracted you to the transportation profession?
I really enjoyed the way my UBC professor Dr. Frank Navin made the transportation courses entertaining and relatable.
What is the most daring thing you’ve done in your lifetime (that you’re willing to see in print)?
I decided to try a new mode of transportation: Skydiving in New Zealand, over Lake Taupo…and lived to tell about it!
What is the last book that you read or are reading?
My selection has changed recently. Now nearly every book I read is cardboard and 10-pages or less! The last one I read is Dads Can Do It All
How would you describe your job to someone you just met at a party?
That I try to make their daily commute safer! They’re usually intrigued, and proceed to give me all their pet peeves!
Tell us about a project you’re proud to have worked on
My first large project with TranSafe was Safe Journeys to School in the City of St. Albert, a comprehensive review of school traffic safety, conducted in response to a child fatality near one of the schools. Through that project, it was heartening to see a community come together over an issue, and we left no stone unturned in our exploration of solutions to prevent similar outcomes. I’m also proud to have recently led a volunteer project to develop TAC’s new publication: Vision Zero and the Safe System Approach: A Primer for Canada
What is one aspect of your work that you particularly enjoy?
I enjoy seeing people go from being somewhat indifferent about road safety to becoming passionate advocates once they have seen the evidence and the impact of the problem, and the fact that most crashes are preventable.
During your career to date, have you pursued any professional designations through ITE?
I pursued the PTOE and RSP1 and RSP2I (Infrastructure) designations when they were first
offered, and I hope to complete my RSP2B (Behavioural) designation in the next cycle.
Who has had the greatest influence on your career?
I have been fortunate to have had several mentors, among them Sany Zein, Dr. John Morrall and Mavis Johnson. Each of them was there for me at key moments of my career and helped carve the path I have been on.
Projecting yourself into the future, from an endof-career perspective, what will you hope to have accomplished?
I would like to feel like I have helped create a more mainstream understanding of road safety and new approaches to solving problems, both among my peers, the youth, and the public.
What is the greatest opportunity you see for the field?
For our transportation system to be more inclusive for people of all abilities, and for our approaches to transportation issues to help unite rather than divide people by creating a culture of empathy.
In the second quarter of 2023, ITE Southern Alberta (ITE SA) continued hosting a variety of events for our local section.
At our May event, a technical tour of the City of Calgary’s Mobility Operations Centre was hosted where attendees got a first-hand look at the recently upgraded Mobility Operations Center along with an overview of various projects the team is undertaking such as an Adaptive Signal pilot on a major arterial in the City. The tour was followed by a social at a local brewery where our peers reconnected with one-another and caught up on spring highlights.
Our June Luncheon included a presentation by Filip Majcherkiewicz, City of Calgary, on How Community Values Influence Transit Network Design – Coverage vs. Ridership where he discussed the goals that transit agencies are often tasked with: attracting customers (ridership) and ensuring that service is available to as many people as possible regardless if they will use it (coverage). Through this talk, Filip helped identify the degree to which coverage or ridership is prioritized can influence network design and overall service quality outcomes.
In July, ITE SA organized a series of presentations to learn from the sharing of research from our University of Calgary colleagues and students. Dimantha De Silva presented on the Use of Crowd Source Data in Transport Planning and Traffic Management –Intro to MTRADA; Joel Lethaby, Eremiahs Fikre and Karim Kandil presented on Designing Integrated Public Mobility in and Around the University of Calgary; and Sydney Ikeda and Max Webber presented on the Urban Calgary Student’s Association. We had the pleasure of being joined by several University of Calgary Student Chapter ITE members and look forward to them joining us for future events.
July was wrapped up with a picnic at one of the many great parks across Calgary – Edworthy Park. Members, family and pets were invited enjoy some beverages and snacks, catch up on the years highlights, and discuss plans to come.
It was also great to see half of the attendees arriving by bike!
In May of 2023 the Saskatchewan Section hosted our Spring Session in Regina. We were very pleased to have a special guest, ITE Canada President Ryan Vanderputten, present an ITE Canada District update. This event also included:
• Presentations on social inclusion, electric vehicle infrastructure, functional plans, transit master planning, highway design, shared e-scooters, and road safety;
• Networking opportunities; and
• Door prizes.
We are actively planning our Fall Session & AGM, which will include a full-day event filled with local presentations. This event will be held in Saskatoon in the Fall of 2023.
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In June, ITE Manitoba hosted the 2023 ITE Canada/CARSP conference in Winnipeg and we’re proud to announce it was a smashing success! The conference theme was Road Safety - Creating Impact Through Diversity, and was action-packed, including:
• Over 450 attendees
• 5 technical tracks of presentations
• 10 technical tours featuring walking, cycling, bus rapid transit, bus manufacturing, and railway training facilities
• A wide variety of great social events, including the student mixer and banquet dinner at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights
ITE Manitoba would like to thank all conference attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, and volunteers, and would also like to thank ITE Canada, CARSP, and the Local Arrangements Committee for the extensive planning efforts put forward. The conference wouldn’t be possible without all parties involved and we truly appreciate the support, collaboration, and the valuable relationships formed through this experience. We believe this event showcased a high level of passion and enthusiasm for road safety and transportation in Canada!
After a busy May and June, ITE Manitoba is taking a bit of time to relax and enjoy the summer, and is switching gears to plan for upcoming fall events, including a luncheon and joint Section webinar.
The Toronto Section hosted our Summer Luncheon on Friday, July 14th. The event was hosted at the University of Toronto Hart House, and featured presentations by Mark Majewski and Brian Storrie from LocoMobi as well as Brian Hollingworth from the City of Hamilton.
• LocoMobi presented on examples and the journey and learnings of commercialized and modernized mobility solutions, referencing solutions in Kitchener, Metro Vancouver, Oakville, and the PanAm Centre. The solutions needed to integrate hardware, data, UX, software, analytics, and human “visioneering”.
• The City of Hamilton is undergoing a significant transformation in terms of development and transportation. In his presentation, Brian highlighted some of the initiatives and projects serving to accelerate this change including a new Complete Streets approach, micro-mobility implementation, various parking initiatives, and some bold street re-design projects. The presentation also included some insights and observations on how transportation planning has changed over the past three decades and how things may change in the future.
ITE National Capital hosted an e-scooter tour on Friday, July 7th, with 7 riders. The group completed a 10 km loop on a variety of cycling infrastructure, and then gathered for some refreshments at the NCC Bistro in Confederation Park! Some participants had never used them before and were pleasantly surprised at how easy they are to use, providing a transportation option for short trips. We learned about policy-decisions for Ottawa’s e-scooter program, like no ride zones, no riding on sidewalks, being unavailable after 11pm, e-scooter parking zones and a maximum speed of 20 km/h. Thanks to Neuron for accommodating us and providing free helmets that we got to keep.
On Sunday, July 23. we had a enjoyable social bike ride with ITE National Capital members and friends along the Rideau Canal. We appreciated being able to ride Queen Elizabeth Driveway car free! We ended with some social time at the Paterson Creek NCC Bistro and great time was had by all.
We look forward to a Transportation Trivia Night at a local brewery planned for August 31st and a breakfast presentation about Ottawa’s Transportation Master Plan in September.
In June 2023, the University of New Brunswick’s ITE Student Executive Team attended the joint ITE Canada/CARSP Joint Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At this conference, hundreds of transportation professionals and road safety experts gathered to share ideas and connect in-person. Throughout the week, UNB’s Student Executives participated in the Traffic Bowl competition, student events, and attended keynote sessions and speeches. Figure 1 displays UNB’s Traffic Bowl team. Prior to the commencement of the conference, UNB students attended the Student Leadership Summit. This student event provided career and professional development sessions and speeches from industry leaders.
Riley Taweel and William Morrison placed first and second place, respectively, in the CARSP Student Paper Competition.
With many UNB students currently working over the summer term, ITE student events are expected to resume in September.
As we reflect on the vibrant summer season, our student chapter at the University of Windsor has been buzzing with activity and achievement. Our chapter has been at the forefront of academic exploration and collaboration, from hosting a technical tour for the ITS-STI Canada (Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada) conference to celebrating a significant award win at the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF).
took the lead in presenting their ongoing projects, effectively demonstrating the breadth and depth of our research endeavours.
One of the highlights of the tour was our driving simulator, a crucial tool for our research into drivers’ behaviours in diverse driving situations to prepare for the era of autonomous vehicles. The attendees showed a lot of interest in this device, sparking engaging discussions and further demonstrating the practical relevance of our research.
The ITS-STI Canada conference, a prestigious gathering of the brightest minds in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems, was a significant event on our summer calendar. Our student chapter had the distinct honour of hosting a technical tour, showcasing the University’s cutting-edge research facilities, including the Cross-Border Institute (CBI) and the Transportation Systems Innovation (TSI) Lab.
Conference attendees, including industry professionals, researchers, and practitioners, were introduced to key research areas such as Freight movement in Canada, Cybersecurity & Privacy in transportation, Big Data Analysis of Transit Smart Cards, and the use of Machine Learning in Modeling Car-following Behaviour. Our dedicated research students and associates
The tour was an exhibition and a platform for dialogue and exchanging ideas. It provided our students with invaluable networking opportunities, allowing them to gain insights, receive feedback, and establish connections that will undoubtedly prove beneficial for their future research. This event was a testament to our student chapter’s commitment and hard work, and we look forward to hosting more such events in the future.
Our chapter has been celebrating a significant award win. Dr. Chris Lee and his student Ayobami Adewale won the first runner-up award for the Best Conference Paper at the 2023 Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) Annual Conference in Toronto. Their paper, titled “Effects of Road Geometry on Car-Following Behaviours and Collision Risk of Human-Driven Vehicles and Autonomous Vehicles in a Vehicle Platoon”, is a significant contribution to the field of transportation research.
This award follows Terence’s winning of the Best Conference Paper award at last year’s CTRF Conference, further demonstrating that our UWindsor Transportation Group’s research continues to receive recognition from the broader academic community. These accolades are a testament to the high-quality research being conducted by our members, and they inspire us to continue pushing the boundaries of knowledge in our field.
We are immensely proud of these achievements and look forward to more opportunities for growth and recognition in the future. As we continue to progress in our research and community engagement, we invite you to stay tuned for our latest news and updates. Thank you for your continued support and interest in our work!.
On May 9th, UW ITE hosted the first social event of the semester, a social gathering at the graduate house on campus. The event was well attended by student members at Waterloo as well as the UW ITE team.
The UW ITE Student chapter hosted a movie night, where the documentary “End of the Line” directed by Emmett Adler was played. The documentary covers the New York City subway crisis and the crumbling state of America’s infrastructure. The film dives into the political aspects as well as the impacts that the Covid-19 pandemic brought to New York’s subway system..
On May 29, the student chapter welcomed Matthew Sweet, Manager of Active Transportation for the City of Mississauga to deliver his presentation: Meaningful Connections: find out what you want to do, demonstrate your interest to others, and go beyond shallow networking toward lasting and meaningful professional connections. to the members of UW ITE student chapter. Matthew leads a growing staff team who coordinate a multi-million dollar capital infrastructure program, and a multi-faceted engagement and education program to encourage people in Mississauga to walk and bike more often. Prior to working for Mississauga, Matthew held roles at the City of Cambridge and the Region of Peel. Matthew is a graduate of Mohawk College and a Certified Engineering Technologist and holds a BA from McMaster University.
Six members of the UW ITE-CARSP student chapter attended the 2023 ITE Canada conference in Winnipeg. At this conference, the team participated in the Traffic Bowl and finished in second place even though this is the Student Chapter’s first participation in the Traffic Bowl after nearly a decade. Chapter president Reza Aminghafouri presented his research. Finally, the student chapter is honoured to have received the ITE Canada Student Chapter Momentum Award at this event.
The student chapter hosted a picnic on July 8 at nearby Columbia Lake. Attendees enjoyed an afternoon of nice weather, food, drinks, and games outdoors.
As a follow-up to the first highly successful GIS tutorial, Jason Skidmore returned to present another GIS tutorial. Participants were able to use GIS to evaluate transportation policies by conducting network analysis using LRT data.
We were privileged to have University of Waterloo alumni Tamanna Kabir give a presentation on her Ph.D. research on developing permeable rubber pavement for the Canadian climate. This topic is not only critical for environmental sustainability, but it also addresses issues such as water runoff and freeze-thaw cycles.
For the next semester, our team has already planned two major events. These will be the annual executive team election and karaoke event planned for September as well as a field trip to the ION Control Center in Waterloo, Ontario.
ITE Canada extends a warm welcome to our newest members!
Lama Abdulal, Western University, London, ON
Alexander Adams, WSP, Brampton, ON
Mr. Ibrahim Aftab, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Ms. Teresa Maria Akl, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Mrs. Rulla Al-Haideri, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Mr. Seyedmohsen Alavi, York University, Toronto, ON
Ms. Aya Amer, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB
Juan F. Arellano Olivera, P.Eng., City of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Mariam Arif, Western University, London, ON
Paula Atuesta Ortiz, Momentum Transport Consultancy, Montreal, QC
Sina Azizisoldouz, University of Waterloo, North York, ON
Miss Govinda Eswari Balasubramaniyan, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Mr. Othmane Benjrad, PEng, New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Fredericton, NB
Ms. Ellen Bennett, P.Eng., City of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Mr. Tye Boray, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC
Emma Borho, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Ian Borody, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Mr. Konrad Borowski, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Mr. John D. Calimente, RPP, MCIP, City of Vancouver, West Vancouver, BC
Maggie Carpenter, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Mr. Patrick Chahil, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Mr. Tom Chatzis, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Thorold, ON
Enosh Chen, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Reshma Elsa Cherian, The Urban Lab Foundation, Toronto, ON
Mr. Hermes Chung, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Haifaa S. Chutoo, Mcmaster University, Hamilton, ON
Mrs. Brenda Denisse Cobena, Concordia University, Montréal, QC
Mr. Elijah Douglas Erik Cook, Western University, London, ON
Natalie K. Corbo, MScPl, TransLink, Vancouver, BC
Dhruma Damani, Western University, London, ON
Miss Lory Thi Thao Dang, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Elis Davanzo, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC
Mr. Paul N. David, C. Tech., City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Nicholas De Gier, University of Alberta, Ponoka, AB
Ms. Carmen De Leon Morillo, P.Eng., Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, St. Catharines, ON
Ms. Jasmin DeXavier, City of Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill, ON
Erik J. Dickson, MCIP, RPP, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Youssef Diouri, P.Eng., Stantec, Orleans, ON
Mr. Andrew Dixon, Tatham Engineering, Collingwood, ON
Rick Du, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Omid Ebadi, ISL Engineering and Land Services, Langley, BC
Alora Layne Eberle, University of Regina, Regina, SK
Mark Edwardson, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Allan Fan, Binnie, Burnaby, BC
Mohamed Farag, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Ahad Farnood, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Elise M. E. Finnigan, RPP, MCIP, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Kassidee K. Fior, AICP, District Municipality of Muskoka, North Bay, ON
Stephanie Fountain, MSc, BSc, City of Burlington, Burlington, ON
Ms. Gina Fung, Urban Systems, Richmond, BC
Mr. Justin Gibney, City of Regina, Regina, SK
Ms. Debbie Gilbert, Strathcona County, Sherwood Park, AB
Ella Romia Gindi, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Halifax, NS
Cameron Gorman, City Of Ottawa, ON, Transportation Services Department, Ottawa, ON
Ms. Kate Green, P.Eng., Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, St. Catharines, ON
Brahmjot Grewal, Gannett Fleming, Toronto, ON
Ravi Gulati, PE, P.Eng, PMP, MIES, RAVI GULATI, Markham, ON
Mr. Harrison Hadford, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC
Isaac Lee Ham, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Samira Hamiditehrani, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Omar Hassanin, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Rakvinder Hayer, RPP, MCIP, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
Ethan Christian Douglas Hill, WATT Consulting Group, Calgary, AB
Mr. Darren Hogan, PEng, New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Fredericton, NB
Jaden Hong, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
David Hook, Arcadis IBI Group, Ottawa, ON
Amirsaeed Hosseini Jey, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Yasmina Imad Monzer, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Matthew James, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Ms. Laura Jane, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC
Angela M. Jarvis, MCRP, City of Coquitlam, Vancouver, BC
Mr. Robert Jay, Region Of Peel, Brampton, ON
Rebecca Jenkins, Level Crossing Removal Authority, Fitzroy North, VIC
Mr. Chris Kelly, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC
Mr. Mohamed Khachman, Polytechnique Montréal, Montreal, QC
Mr. Kasra Khajavi, P.Eng., City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Mr. Sami Khaled, P.Eng., City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Ayat Khalil, Niagara Region, Thorold, ON
Mr. Turab Khumusi, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Kade Kirkbride, University of New Brunswick, Oromocto, NB
Nico Koenig, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Kurtis M. Kowalke, RPP, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
David Kowel, University of Calgary, Calgary, Matt Kuziak, City of Nelson, Nelson, BC
Mr. Maurice Kwizera, Humber College, Etobicoke, ON
Mr. Vincent Lai, Arcadis IBI Group, Toronto, ON
Ching Man Lam, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC
Yan Lao, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Mr. Zion Oluwatomisin Laoye, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Mr. Johnson Lau, P.Eng., Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, St. Catharines, ON
Mr. Kyle Leduc, City Of Ottawa, ON, Transportation Services Department, Ottawa, ON
Anna Lee, P.Eng., City of Mississauga, Mississauga, ON
Nara Lee, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Thorold, ON
Mr. Brandon Antonio Leo, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC
Christy Leung, LEA Consulting Ltd., Maple, ON
Sean Christopher Leung, University of Toronto, Toronto, BC
Mr. Kyle Li, , Burnaby, BC
Orly Linovski, MCIP, RPP, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Jon M. Liston, RPEng(Civil), Department of Transport and Planning, Newport, VIC
Miss Parker Little, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Albert Lo, Arcadis IBI Group, Toronto, ON
Mr. Gabriel T. Lord, Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure, Coquitlam, BC
Matilda Penelope Aurora Lucas, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Mr. Matthew C. MacGregor, PEng, New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Fredericton, NB
Shanti Acharjee, P. Eng., PMP, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB
Biola Adetola, Lakehead Univeristy, Thunder Bay, ON
Talha Ahmad, Western University, London, ON
Mr. Tareq Alsaleh, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON
Mr. Joseph I. Areghan, P.Eng., Sturgeon County, Edmonton, AB
Mr. Vajeeran Arunakirinathan, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Ferdous Ashrafi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Ms. Zahra Ashrafi, York University, Richmond Hill, ON
Miss Kerrice Bailey, York University, Toronto, ON
Ms. Karemnia Barrera, University of Waterloo, Brampton, ON
Isaac Bartlett, Stantec Consulting Ltd., London, ON
Mr. David A. Becker, P.Eng., Sturgeon County, Edmonton, AB
Miss Yousteena Bocktor, WSP, Richmond Hill, ON
Jocelyn Boismier, University of Windsor, LaSalle, ON
Miss Marine Bunel, Groupe Intervia Inc., Monteal, QC
Miss Sharon Chege, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Steve Cheng, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB
Mr. Milad Delavaryforoutaghe, University of Québec At Chicou, Chicoutimi, QC
Miss Shrinidhi Elangovanneela, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Mr. Kurtis G. Eykelbosh, P.Eng., Sturgeon County, Morinville, AB
Mr. Ty L.R Fergel, EIT, Sturgeon County, Spruce Grove, AB
Abanoub Gaber, Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited, Mississauga, ON
Mr. Robin Jean Gaudet, Dalhousie University, Memramcook, NB
Mr. Mark Guerette, CET, Sturgeon County, Morinville, AB
Longteng He, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Alex Hindle, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Mr. Stephen A. Hinton, EIT, Sturgeon County, Spruce Grove, AB
Won Mo Jeoung, York University, North York, ON
Karim Kandil, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Sudipa Karki, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, Regina, SK
Mr. Morteza Khashaypoor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON
Miss Kamand Khosravian, York University, Toronto, ON
Mr. Chris T. Krath, P.L.(Eng.), CET, Sturgeon County, St. Albert, AB
William Kwong, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Mr. Abduljamal Olarewaju Lawal, York University, Toronto, ON
Mr. Chunguang Li, P.Eng., Sturgeon County, Edmonton, AB
Jing Li, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Kuan-Rong Lin, , Victoria, BC
Sanjana Mada, Scatliff+Miller+Murray, Winnipeg, MB
Niaz Mahmud, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Mr. Aseer Masnoon, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Alexis Matchett, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
Milad Moradi Heydarloo, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Reza Mousapour, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Kashfia Nahrin Nokshi, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Mr. Samuel Blessing Olugbade, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Yihang Pan, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Mr. Sandeep Pareek, City of Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat, AB
Jenny Park, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Miss Pavani Dilhara Perera, LEA Consulting Ltd., Markham, ON
Mr. Chris M. Pullen, P.L.(Eng.), CET, Sturgeon County, Parkland County, AB
Fatemeh Sadeghi, York University, Toronto, ON
Mr. Josh J. Scanks, EIT, Sturgeon County, Edmonton, AB
Constance Nagawa Sentongo, BA Group, Toronto, ON
Imrul Kayes Shafie, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC
Mr. Hasan Shahrier, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Mr. Khalil A. Shaikh, P.Eng., Sturgeon County, Edmonton, AB
Perri Sheinbaum, Stantec, , Faris Sinjab, York University, Toronto, ON
Wilson Jun Tang, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Ms. Priya Thomas, P.Eng., City Of Burlington, Ontario, Burlington, ON
Alaa Torkey, Western University, London, ON
Ms. Emily Anna Van Loon, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Binal Kailashbabu Vansola, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
Mr. Scot L. Williams, CET, Sturgeon County, Stony Plain, AB
Mr. Maciej Wysocki, Creative Transportation Solutions Ltd., Summerland, BC
Mr. Aolin Xu, E.I.T., City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB
Jeffrey Yu, University of Waterloo, Markham, ON
Mr. Mohammad Zamanikherad, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
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