ITE Canada Transportation Talk - Spring 2024

Hamilton: A City of Contrasts Insights on disruptive progress and change in our conference host city

City-Wide Traffic Models A municipal perspective

Geni Bahar

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In conversation with a road safety pioneer

VOLUME 46 : NUMBER 1 | SPRING 2024

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW - Hamilton: A City of Contrasts Peter Topalovic dives into the rich history of our conference host city and showcases disruptive progress underway in Hamilton towards transformative change of its transportation systems

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ITE Canada 2024 Annual Conference Regular registration open until May 24! Preview the sessions, speakers, events, and tours coming to Hamilton

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The Need for a City-Wide Traffic Model: A Municipal Perspective Purvez Irani shares the background and benefits of the City of Kamloops’ city-wide traffic model plus lessons learned for other municipalities who might consider similar efforts

24 A Retrospective Conversation with Geni Bahar We sit down for an in-depth interview with road safety pioneer Geni Bahar about her career, contributions to the industry, and advice for both emerging and experienced professionals

27 Member Highlight: Federico Puscar Get to know this Canadian Rising Star and active ITE Young Member Committee member

ITE CANADA & PARTNER NEWS 5

Board Meeting Highlights

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New Executive Committee Structure & By-Law Amendments

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Secretary Election: Call for Nominations

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Training Request for Proposals

REGULAR COLUMNS 1

Updates from our President Pedram Izadpanah

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From the District Director Edward Soldo shares news from ITE International

54 Professional Services Directory

30 Training: Removing Barriers Achieving Accessibility in Transportation Systems 31

A Message from Your President

55 ITE Canada Contacts

TAC Tidbits

36 News from CARSP 37 Section News

ADVERTISERS

43 Student Chapter News

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23 CTS

Welcome New Members

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FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

The month of May is an exciting time in my hometown of Burlington, Ontario where the Japanese cherry trees are in full bloom along our waterfront. This beautiful spectacle draws visitors from near and far to downtown Burlington, and I hope that you, our members, are also enjoying the beauties of spring in your own communities across Canada.

Spring also means the preparation for our upcoming ITE Canada

Pedram Izadpanah

Annual Conference in Hamilton, Ontario. The Hamilton conference’s

Ph.D., P.Eng.

Local Arrangement Committee (LAC), in collaboration with the

President, ITE Canada

National Technical Program Committee (NTPC), is tirelessly curating

president@itecanada.org

a lineup of high-quality technical sessions and engaging social events.

The conference logistics are shaping up excellently, with members from every corner of the country registering to attend. Hamilton is ready and eager to welcome us all. Adding to the excitement, this

issue of Transportation Talk features an insightful article by Peter Topalovic about Hamilton. A fun fact: the first traffic signal in Canada was installed in Hamilton on June 11, 1925—nearly a century ago!

There is still time to register for the conference happening June 9-12 and join hundreds of transportation professionals from across the nation.

Continuing our commitment to mentorship, as outlined in the 2020-2024 ITE Canada Strategic Plan, ITE Canada is facilitating connections between students and mentors during the Hamilton conference.

This initiative continues to be a highlight and success. In this issue, we also profile Geni Bahar, president of NAVIGATS Inc. Geni has been a champion for road safety and a role model for many in our profession. She has a remarkable story and shares invaluable insights and inspiration for both young and experienced professionals in this piece.

I am also thrilled to officially announce the establishment of the Future Transportation Leaders Fund.

This independent charity foundation will support the next generation of transportation professionals and has been granted charitable status by the Canada Revenue Agency, enabling it to issue tax receipts for donations. This new foundation will manage donations for ITE Canada’s awards and scholarships program. Expect more exciting updates during the Hamilton conference and in future communications. I extend my deepest thanks to founding board members Bruce Belmore, Gene Chartier, Jen Malzer, and Ryan Vanderputten for their visionary leadership.

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To build our leadership capacity and strengthen our governance, the board has approved the separation of the Treasurer and Secretary roles on the Executive Committee, and our membership has ratified changes to our by-laws. Learn more about these changes on page 6. We have launched a Call for Nominations, open until May 31, for the new Secretary position and encourage you to consider putting your name forward; learm more on page 8.

Before I close, let me highlight a few noteworthy announcements: •

Congratulations to Julia Salvini, who will join the ITE International Board of Direction as our next District Director, having been acclaimed following our recent Call for Nominations.

Julia will return to the Executive Committee in January 2025.

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The next offering of our popular Removing Barriers: A Workshop on Achieving Accessibility in Transportation Systems training is scheduled for May 29 and 30. Learn more on page 28 and register on the ITE Canada website. We are also seeking proposals for our 2024-2025 professional training program; see the RFP here.

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The ITE McMaster University Student Chapter, along with other Southern Ontario universities, is organizing a Student Leadership Summit (SLS) during the Hamilton conference weekend. It promises to be an excellent networking opportunity with a compelling lineup of speakers.

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The ITE Canada Board will meet on Sunday June 9, 2024, during the Hamilton conference to update our strategic plan for the next four years.

I hope that you all have a great spring and see you in Hamilton in just a few weeks!

Sincerely,

Pedram Izadpanah, Ph.D., P.Eng. President, ITE Canada

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FROM THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR

Hopefully, by the time you are reading this, spring has arrived in your neighbourhood and the dark days of winter are over.

Around my house, that means cleaning up the yard, changing the winter tires and taking my bike off the indoor trainer! This spring has been an eventful one with the total solar eclipse reaching millions across our continent. I hope some of our members in the east took the opportunity to get out and watch this once-in-a-lifetime event.

This spring has also been an eventful season at ITE. The 2025 ITE International elections have concluded and I would like to

Edward Soldo, P.Eng., FITE Canadian District Director, ITE director@itecanada.org

congratulate incoming International President Karen Aspelin, P.E., PTOE (F) and incoming Vice President Gordon Meth, P.E., P. Eng., PTOE, PTP, RSP2I, T.E. (F). Also, I would like to congratulate Julia Salvini as the new ITE Canada International District Director beginning in January 2025 for a three-year term.

The ITE International Virtual Spring Conference occurred March

19-20, bringing together more than 1,000 transportation professionals to share ideas and information on traffic safety and innovation. The opening plenary saw the largest attendance at more than 600 participants and more than 185 unique agencies registered.

I had the opportunity to attend the International Board of Direction meeting in Omaha, Nebraska this April, which was held in conjunction with the Missouri Valley District (MOVITE) Annual Meeting. The City has a revitalized waterfront along the Missouri River with modern infrastructure and does an excellent job of integrating art into its public domain. This was a great backdrop to our meetings.

One of the areas of focus in the ITE Strategic Plan 2024-2026 is to elevate our leadership position in transportation safety. The IBOD was presented with an overview of the ITE Safety Roadmap - Changing the Culture of Transportation for Safety by Dr. Matthew Hardy, our new Chief Technical Officer. Watch for more information to come on this initiative.

Using the Safe System Approach to achieve Vision Zero is a goal many transportation authorities across Canada have been advancing over the last decade. Despite these efforts, there is still a long way to go and I encourage all of our members to assess the work you do each and every day through a safety lens. ITE provides many transportation safety resources for our members. I encourage you to review these and participate in the ITE Safety Council’s activities, open to all ITE members.

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The Joint ITE International and Mid-Colonial Annual Meeting and Exhibition will be held in Philadelphia this summer from July 21-24, 2024. The #ITEPhilly2024 Headquarters Hotel is the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. The Creating Safer, Smarter Mobility theme has led to the development of many great sessions, tours and events. I look forward to seeing some of our ITE Canada members there. Join me for a run in the morning so we can snap a picture with the Rocky statue atop the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art stairs.

In addition, we have our ITE Canada Annual Conference coming up in Hamilton. As the Local Arrangements Committee District Liaison, I can teIl you there is a great technical program and exciting tours and events lined up. Thank you to all the LAC volunteers who have been working hard to make your member experience exceptional.

I strongly encourage you to check out the latest version of the ITE Journal as it provides many insights on People Centered Mobility and Pedestrian Accessibility. If you are looking for professional development opportunities, check out the ITE Canada training opportunities as well as the ITE International Learning Hub. Keep well, stay safe and if you have any questions regarding ITE, please contact me at esoldo@ itecanada.org.

Edward Soldo, P.Eng. (F) Canadian District Director

Scenes from Omaha, Nebraska, host city of the ITE International Board of Direction (IBOD) April meetings and the Missouri Valley District (MOVITE) Annual Meeting.

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News from ITE Canada Board Meeting Highlights | March 6, 2024 At this first meeting of the 2024 ITE Canada

Following, Past President Ryan Vanderputten

Board of Directors, a Board Orientation was

provided an update on the Training Committee

conducted to provide both new and returning

which has had another successful year with two

members an overview of their responsibilities, the

strong training courses. President Pedram

organization’s structure, our Strategic Plan, and a

Izadpanah shared news from the Technical

summary of expectations. This is part of a larger

Liaison Committee; the group continues to

effort to better equip our volunteers at all levels

coordinate our appointees, partnerships, and

with more information and resources for their

technical awards for which we received a large

roles.

number of submissions.

The formal meeting began with an update on the

District Director Edward Soldo announced that

Hamilton Conference from Co-Chair of the Local

Julia Salvini was the sole nominee for the District

Arrangements Committee and Director for

Director position (2025-2027). As such, she was

Hamilton Section Jill Juhlke.

approved by the Board as being acclaimed to the position. The Board then appointed three members to join Edward on the Nominations and

Shaping our Shared Future

Elections Committee overseeing the 2024 elections.

A brief financial summary was presented by Treasurer Destiny Piper for the first quarter of 2024 fiscal year end.

The meeting then shifted to review amendments

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to the ITE Canada By-laws. A new structure and terms for the Executive Committee were formally approved by the ITE Canada Board of Directors in December 2023, and the new charter was subsequently ratified by ITE International in January 2024. The Board discussed the changes to By-Law No. 1 and moved a motion for a Special Meeting of the membership to approve a final version.

Following the formal conclusion of the meeting, an update was shared by Steven Wood, Manitoba Section Director, about successes and challenges facing their Section.

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GOVERNANCE

New Executive Committee Structure & By-Law Amendments On April 3, 2024, a Special Meeting of the

elections for these two roles. See the sample

membership was held to present and approve

timeline below.

amendments to ITE Canada’s By-Law No. 1 due to the implementation of a new Executive Committee

The goal of these changes is to create more

structure.

leadership opportunities with an additional member, reduced term lengths, and allowing individuals to

Previously, all members served in two-year terms

nominate themselves for roles based on their

except for the District Director, who serves a three-

strengths and skills (e.g., allowing members to serve

year term as defined by ITE International.

as either Secretary or Treasurer instead of both).

The new structure will see the Executive Committee

These amendments were formally approved by the

increase from five to six members (Secretary-

ITE Canada Board of Directors on December 6,

Treasurer split into two roles); the President, Vice-

2023 and the new charter was subsequently ratified

President, and Past President each serving one-

by ITE International in January 2024.

year terms; and the Secretary and Treasurer A resolution was passed by the membership on

serving two-year terms with alternating annual

April 3, 2024 to approve the By-Law amendments.

EXAMPLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TIMELINE

Example Executive Committee Timeline Names provided for illustrative purposes only. A formal election must be held where noted for each position to be filled.

Past President Pedram Izadpanah

ELECTION

Edward Soldo

District Director Julia Salvini

ELECTION

ELECTION

President

Vice-President

ELECTION

Vice-President

Treasurer

ELECTION

ELECTION ELECTION

New Member #1

President

ELECTION

New Member #1

Ryan Vanderputten

Vice-President

Destiny Piper

New Member #2

Secretary

Past President

District Director

Treasurer

Destiny Piper

President

2029

ELECTION

Destiny Piper

Vice-President

Irini Akhnoukh

2028

Secretary

New Member #1

New Member #2

New Member #3

Past President

Past President

Destiny Piper

Irini Akhnoukh

New Member #2

New Member #3

New Member #4

Secretary

ELECTION

Secretary

ELECTION

Destiny Piper

President

2027

ELECTION

Treasurer

Irini Akhnoukh

ELECTION

Vice-President

Pedram Izadpanah

2026

ELECTION

President

2025

ELECTION

2024

New Member #5

Past President New Member #1

District Director New Director

Names provided for illustrative purposes only. A formal election must be held where noted for each position to be filled.

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Organizational Chart Update

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With the impending change in Executive Committee

leads for our various committees, programs, and

terms and composition, a number of adjustments

levels starting in January 2025. You can find a

will be made with respect to the roles and

detailed overview of the specific duties and

responsibilities of each position. The organizational

responsibilities of each Executive Committee

chart below highlights the liaisons, contacts, and

member here.

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ITE Canada Executive Committee

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ITE Canada is seeking a candidate to serve on the

Campaign Activities & Rules

Executive Committee for a two-year term as Secretary, from January 1, 2025 to December 31,

ITE Canada will make space available on the

2026. The nomination deadline for this position is

corporation’s website to highlight candidate profiles

May 31, 2024 at midnight Pacific standard time.

including the following information: •

This is a newly-created position. The Secretary is

name of candidate that will be used on the election ballot

responsible for banking transaction payments,

•

a photo of the candidate

creating invoices for external vendors, liaising with

•

a 400-word or less candidate statement

student chapters, and overseeing minutes and other

•

optionally, links to social media profiles

documentation during Executive and Annual Meetings (with support from the Business Manager).

Candidates for the District Executive Committee

Find out more about joining the ITE Canada

election shall abide by the following campaign rules:

Executive at the Town Hall meeting on May 3rd.

•

Individual websites are prohibited.

•

Bulk mailing and direct advertising techniques—

Nomination Process

both postal and electronic—are not allowed. Bulk mailing for this purpose is defined as mailings

The Nominations Committee will undertake a general call for nominations that may also include a direct

of the same enclosures to more than 1 person.

•

One on one personalized email communication

invite to potential candidates. Eligibility for the

is allowed by a candidate or by others on behalf

elected position will be determined by the Committee

of a candidate, expressing their perspectives

through an assessment of the nominee’s suitability.

(not those of others).

•

Candidates may not contact Sections and

Please review the recently updated ITE Canada

Chapters for the purpose of advertising or

Nomination & Election Policy provided here.

endorsing their candidacy. Additionally, they may not encourage or promote the use of

How to Apply

surrogates to campaign on their behalf.

•

Candidates may attend District, Section, and

To apply, candidates must send a letter to the

Chapter meetings during the time period of

Nominations Committee Chair via email indicating

their candidacy. Candidates may present on

their interest in the position, why they are suitable,

matters unrelated to their candidacy. They

and two signatures from ITE members in good

cannot present a campaign speech at any

standing.

meeting. This does not preclude the candidate from carrying out their duties as an officer of a

Nominations shall be submitted by email to: Edward Soldo, P.Eng., FITE Canadian District Director and Nominations Committee Chair Email: director@itecanada.org

Section/Chapter or retaining a currently-held volunteer position.

•

There is to be no malice toward other candidates.

Any breach of these rules may result in the Nominating and Elections Committee revoking the nomination of that individual for office.

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TRAINING RFP

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Professional Training for 2024-2025 ITE Canada invites individuals or firms to express their interest in providing professional training opportunities to our transportation community starting in Fall 2024. The purpose of this training program is to equip and inform participants with the latest trends and skills critical to their professional development, career success, and effective performance.

Training topics that ITE Canada would be interested in supporting may include but are not limited to: •

Speed Management

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Complete Streets

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Climate Change Considerations

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Health Impact Assessments

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New Ways of Transportation Demand Management Planning

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Roundabouts Operation and Analysis

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Equity Assessments for Transportation Projects (e.g. Gender-Based Analysis Plus)

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Emerging Technologies

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Curbside Management

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Safe System Approach and Proactive Crash Screening (alternatives to black spot analysis)

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Artificial Intelligence in Transportation

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Workforce in the Transportation Field

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Transport Resilience

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The new version of MUTCD

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Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG)

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Road Safety Audits

•

Different Approaches to Traffic Impact Assessments

•

Fundamental Transportation Engineering and Geometric Design

Download the full Request for Proposals here.

To respond to this Request for Proposal, please submit the information requested to training@itecanada.org together with the curricula vitae of the trainer(s). This submission is intended to be a proposal in providing training on a topic along with demonstrable qualifications for being able to train others on the topic.

DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: May 3, 2024 at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time) DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: May 17, 2024 at 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)

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Hamilton: A City of Contrasts

By Peter Topalovic, City of Hamilton

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CONFERENCE PREVIEW

In June, Hamilton will host ITE Canada’s Annual

The City has always had a connection to

Conference. Hamilton regularly plays host to

transportation innovation, from the much-

major events such as the Grey Cup, JUNO Awards,

regarded Incline Railway system that existed in

Canadian Open, and many industry-focused

the late 1900’s to the establishment of the one-

events such as the highly successful 2023 North

way street system in the 1950’s. In more recent

American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association

years, Hamilton has been at the forefront in many

(NABSA) Conference. Visitors often express that

ways with respect to transportation. Hamilton

they experience something unique in Hamilton—a

built Ontario’s first two-way separated cycle track

city of contrasts, a city in transition, and a city

(the Cannon Street Cycle Track) and launched the

worth visiting.

first free-floating public “smart bike” share

In this article, I will provide a bit of history on why Hamilton is a city of contrasts and ‘transportation

system in Canada. The City was also an early adopter of commercial e-scooters.

firsts’ and how this makes it one of the most

Like most cities, Hamilton has been very much

exciting places in Canada to be working in

shaped by its transportation system. It is one of a

transportation.

handful of cities across Canada which has all four

Long before the area now known as Hamilton was settled by Europeans, it comprised part of the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, HuronWendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas indigenous peoples. The areas between the Niagara Escarpment and the head of Lake Ontario were settled by Europeans in the late 1700s and early 1800s with the town of Dundas being one of the first areas with commercial activity. Thus, since its beginning, Hamilton has

major transportation methods within its municipal boundaries – road, rail, air, and marine.

While these systems have served to drive economic development, they have also created challenges in terms of compatibility. The aforementioned one-way street system, once thought of as innovative and critical to supporting economic growth, is now being reengineered from the perspective of creating more livable communities.

been a city of contrasts—a city that is often

In recent years, Hamilton has taken strides to

associated with its manufacturing history and

rebalance its transportation system in order to

major industrial port but one which also contains

achieve its Vision to be “the best place to raise a

a UNESCO World Heritage reserve. This natural

child and age successfully.” This transformation is

area runs along the Bruce trail across the

taking place through both incremental changes

Escarpment, giving Hamilton another name: “City

and bold changes.

of Waterfalls.”

Major changes are underway in terms of

Historically, Hamilton has also been a “City of

development, infrastructure, and policy

Firsts”. Hamilton established the first water works

frameworks. Hamilton is experiencing a

plant in Ontario, was the first City to provide

development renaissance with billions of dollars

electricity to residents and, as everyone who’s

in development investment in both the residential

ever participated in the Traffic Bowl competition

and industrial sectors. In the downtown, a new

knows, had the first signalized intersection in

skyline is emerging. The in-progress Light Rail

Canada, installed in 1925. These early firsts were

Transit (LRT) project is helping to spur this

behind another of Hamilton’s long-established

growth and help transform the lower city in a way

nicknames: “Ambitious City.” It was a term coined

that prioritizes transportation and housing

by Toronto reporters at the turn of the century to

equity—and the City has updated the policy

poke fun at Hamilton’s lofty development and

context to support it. For example, the City

industrial goals but is now a source of pride for

recently reformed its parking standards to

Hamiltonians.

eliminate minimum parking requirements in a Continued on next page

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HAMILTON: A CITY OF CONTRASTS

large portion of the City. Hamilton has also

Cycle Hamilton, the City develops AT projects and

embraced the concept of building inwards and

programs with the community as a major

upwards through its adoption of an Official Plan

stakeholder and partner that helps make plans a

that is based on a no urban boundary expansion

reality.

approach.

Through extensive work with the community, the

In addition to major City-wide changes, the City

City has established many community-driven

has also embraced the concept of incremental

projects such as the Hamilton Bike Share system,

change. The idea is that small changes, when

the Everyone Rides Initiative equity program and

implemented cumulatively over time, can lead to

the E-scooter program; making Hamilton one of

major transformations. These incremental

the few cities in Canada to have all forms of

changes range from things such as street murals

public transportation and micromobility including

to an expanding micro-mobility program.

on-demand buses and one-way carsharing.

A key focus for transportation has been on

Over the last decade, Hamilton has established

improving and expanding the separated bike

one of the largest and most diverse shared

network with the goal of closing gaps and

mobility and micromobility programs in Ontario,

creating a connected network. Investments in

which now includes: 50 station-based carshare

major facilities such as the award-winning Keddy

vehicles; a free-floating carshare fleet of over 25

Access Trail which connects the lower and upper

vehicles; the Hamilton Bike Share system, with

city via the Niagara Escarpment have helped to

900 pedal bikes; and the Bird E-scooter program

accelerate progress on this network. In 2024, City

with 900 devices over 35 square km,

of Hamilton Council approved the Accelerated

representing millions of bike share trips and

Active Transportation Implementation Plan, which

hundreds of thousands of e-scooter trips with

provides a blueprint for the installation of 150 km

users numbering in the tens of thousands.

of active transportation infrastructure between 2024 and 2029, a planned $60 million investment. This is not done in isolation from city residents. Through public engagement initiatives such as Engage Hamilton and 100 in 1 Day as well as organized groups such as Mobility Lab and

Complementing infrastructure investments, the City also places high importance on transportation demand management and incentivizing the use of sustainable transportation modes. The City works with

Copyright: Queen’s Printer for Ontario. Photo source: Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Municipal Affairs.

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employers and schools through the Smart Commute and Travel planning initiatives to help make efficient use of our active transportation and public transportation systems. City-run events like Bike Month and Open Streets, which includes the closure of 4 km King Street for active transportation, provide more opportunities for residents to discover walking and cycling as practical and convenient modes of transportation. Hamilton holds a Silver Bicycle Friendly Community and Walk Friendly Community designation and is on the way to achieving gold in the near future.

These are major accomplishments for a mid-sized city on the rise, but the City stays true to its roots, and equity considerations are at the center of this. Whether it is working with indigenous leaders in the development of plans and projects, enhancing the truck route network to ensure neighbourhoods thrive, or working with underserved, unhoused, newcomer and older adults in the development of active transportation programs, equity considerations are often prioritized in a way that enhances projects and communities. The Everyone Rides Initiative makes sure bike share is accessible to all ages and abilities.

Environment Hamilton and Cycle Hamilton’s work on the Friendly Street program informed the City’s AT plans and helped enhance the work on all ages and abilities designs. The City is incorporating equity-led engagement into the development of the long-range integrated active transportation plan. These are just a few examples of how Hamilton is an embodiment of disruptive progress and leading on the path to safer, cleaner, and more equitable transportation, to quote the 2024 Annual Conference theme.

AUTHOR BIO

Hamilton remains a city of contrasts. It is still an industrial mid-sized city, striking a balance between indigenous, industrial, electric, and sustainable roots— especially when it comes to land use and transportation—all set in an area that’s nestled by the greenery of the Niagara escarpment, hundreds of waterfalls and a beloved park network. It’s a sight to see and an experience with surprises for all.

Join us at the ITE Canada 2024 Annual Conference in

Peter Topalovic, M.Eng. has been with the City of Hamilton for 15 years and specializes in sustainable mobility infrastructure, micromobility, policy, public engagement, and behaviour change. He is a board member of the North American Bikeshare and Scooter Association. Hamilton is his home, where he teaches at McMaster University.

June to experience this city in transformation. Register at conference.itecanada.org.

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ITE Canada and the ITE Hamilton Section are excited to welcome you to our 2024 Annual Conference happening June 9-12 in Hamilton, Ontario!

REGISTRATION Register by May 24 as increased late registration rates come into effect after this date! ITE members receive additional discounts with further reduced rates for student and retired members.

REGISTER Find all the conference-related info you need at conference.itecanada.org, via the ITE Canada email list, and by following #ITECanada2024 on social media.

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PROGRAM

TOURS

The packed technical program features

Be sure to add a walking, cycling,

over 100 presentations, workshops, panel

e-scooter, or facility tour to your

discussions, and innovative format

registration for an on-the-ground

sessions. This conference will offer

look at Hamilton’s unique challenges

professional development opportunities

and successes.

covering many topics such as active transportation, transit, new technologies,

Themes covered include

road safety, and much more.

placemaking through public art and culture, innovation in automotive

Look forward to a kickoff keynote address

research, industrial transformation,

by Jeff Casello of University of Waterloo

cycling infrastructure and two-way

with a welcome by Hamilton Mayor Andrea

road conversions, and the unique

Horwath. On Tuesday, we’ll also host a

solutions to overcome topographical

Panel on Disruption featuring notable

challenges in transportation.

women in the industry.

EXPLORE SCHEDULE

SEE TECHNICAL TOURS

SPECIAL EVENTS

HOTEL & TRAVEL

Delegates rave about the social events

Time’s running out to book your

that make our conference so memorable:

Sheraton Hamilton hotel room at

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Friendly competition at Traffic Bowl

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Mingle with friends and new connections at the Welcome Reception and Student Mixer

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Enjoy our Annual Banquet at the beautifully restored former CN train LIUNA Station

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Celebrate our community’s finest at the conference-closing Excellence in

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Detailed travel information for getting to Hamilton by air and transit (with directions and costs) are now posted on our conference website.

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The Need for a City-Wide Traffic Model A Municipal Perspective

By Purvez Irani, City of Kamloops

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PHOTO CREDIT: DARREN KIRBY

A MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE

Background You often hear about a City-wide water, sanitary

of a City may only be discontinuous and/or

sewer or stormwater model. What about a city-

outdated based on when a zone was optimized or

wide traffic Model? Usually, macroscopic models

when a study was completed. This may have a

using software such as EMME or VISUM are

significant impact when making infrastructure

developed or updated when a City’s

upgrade decisions for future capital planning

Transportation Master Plan or Official Community

projects or assessing development applications

Plan is updated. Macroscopic models are great

based on fragmented or outdated information.

for reviewing future capacity needs for major collectors and arterials or new roadway links

With this in mind, in 2021, the City of Kamloops

required due to future growth. However, from a

decided to develop a City-Wide Traffic Model. The

municipal perspective, most congestion-related

Vision was:

complaints that a traffic department receives are related to congestion or delays experienced at

•

Assessing the performance of all existing

intersections. At the intersection level,

signalized intersections, roundabouts, and

microscopic modelling becomes more valuable

unsignalized intersections that may be

than macroscopic modelling for evaluating

warranted for signalization in the near

intersection-level network performance.

future.

•

Provide a ‘Snapshot’ of the Transportation

Located in interior British Columbia, Canada, the

Network during a single time horizon of

City of Kamloops has a population of

2021 (existing traffic) and a future horizon

approximately 98,000 people (Statistics Canada,

year of 2031

2021) and is one of Canada’s five fastest-growing metropolitan areas. Kamloops is also at the

•

Identify what infrastructure improvements are required now and in the future for

crossroads of three major highways and the

accurate Capital Budget Planning purposes.

Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways, making it a key transportation hub. As of 2021,

In total, 93 intersections had to be analyzed using

single occupant vehicle (SOV) mode share in

Synchro/SimTraffic for signalized and

Kamloops was 81%, indicating that Kamloopsians

unsignalized intersections, while Sidra was used

are highly dependent on motor vehicles for

for analyzing roundabouts. The detailed

transportation.

breakdown was:

Vision and city-wide traffic model development

•

75 signalized intersections

•

10 future signalized

•

8 pedestrian signal

•

6 roundabouts

Cities often group signalized intersections in

Before developing a city-wide traffic model,

zones and model them using Synchro/SimTraffic

Kamloops was divided into 13 different signal

software. This is a common approach to

timing zones, which were modelled in Synchro.

optimizing traffic signal timings and coordination

Since timelines of the traffic counts used in these

within each zone. Sometimes intersections are

zones varied over numerous years, Synchro

modelled in Synchro/SimTraffic as part of a

analysis varied considerably and it was not

traffic study and the city relies on that

uncommon for the volumes used to develop the

information. Therefore, Synchro models for parts

signal timing plans to be outdated by a decade.

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CITY-WIDE TRAFFIC MODEL

FIGURE 1. Six Zones in 100 series configuration. (Source: City of Kamloops, ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.)

The first step was to consolidate and reduce the

The AM (7-9 AM) and PM Peak (3-6 PM) volumes

number of zones to six to make future

were selected for traffic modelling. Traffic

optimization tasks of the road network more

impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic were

efficient and manageable. See Figure 1. This

considered, but not applied to the model, as the

action reduced the risk that a zone may be

true impacts due to the pandemic at the time

neglected for a decade. Consolidation means that

were unknown. Using pre-pandemic volumes was

several signalized intersections can be optimized

a conservative approach and the decision has

together in a road corridor rather than optimizing

since paid off, as traffic volumes have not only

just a few signals in bits and pieces and leaving

recovered but increased since 2019 as of 2022.

other signals unoptimized for several years.

Key traffic engineering parameters were used to The city had conducted traffic counts between 2016-2021. To represent the traffic volumes in one snapshot of time, all volumes were adjusted to the year ”2021” by applying an annual 1.5% growth rate (non-compounded) which was confirmed with baseline counts based on previous studies.

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evaluate intersection performance: •

Average Delay (sec)

•

Volume/capacity (V/C) ratios

•

Level of service (LOS)

•

95th Percentile Queue (m)

A MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE

FIGURE 2. Traffic Parameters indicating poor intersection performance are in red. (Source: City of Kamloops, ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.)

When implementing and developing the model in the software, all existing movements/lane configurations were maintained and the existing signal timing plans were incorporated into the Synchro software to determine the true current performance of the intersections.

Intersections with an LOS of E or F, or a V/C ratio greater than 0.95 were

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considered to have poor overall

• Level of Service Concepts

• Complete Streets

operational performance and were

• Volume Studies

• Event and Incident

selected for further analysis. Figure 2

• Speed Studies

shows a sample output table of the City-

• Traffic Flow

Wide Model for signalized intersections in North Kamloops, with the traffic parameters with poor operational performance indicated in red.

Management • Work Zones

Characterization

• Travel Demand

• Design & Control for

Forecasting

Interrupted Flow

• Parking

• Urban and Rural Design & Operations

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Name

Overall LOS Peak Hour

CITY-WIDE TRAFFIC MODEL

Overall Intersection Operation Acceptable (LOS A, B, C or D)

!

O N M L

Overall Intersection Operation Failing (LOS E or F)

N

ID # 31

8th Street & Westsyde Rd

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L O N M !

O N M L

Sixteen intersections were identified as having poor overall performance as shown in Figure 3. Fifteen of the sixteen

ID # 30

8th Street & Fortune Drive

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intersections operated poorly in either the AM or PM peak hour, however the intersection of Battle St and Columbia St operated poorly in both peak hours.

Fortune Drive & Leigh Road

ID # 58

E

Mission Flats Rd &Victoria St

Synchro Software helped to highlight

F

Columbia St & McGill Road

E

PM

E

another issue that is commonly

!

L O N M

PM

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ID # 49

analyzed in traffic modelling. Both

Hillside Drive & Hillside Way

Synchro and SimTraffic queue lengths

E

(95th percentile) were compared and

!L !

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L O N M

E

During the analysis, it was found that

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E

PM

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Hugh Allan Drive & Pacific Way

storage lengths at each intersection.

ID # 35

Battle Street & Columbia St

Columbia Street & Notre Dame Drive

!

L O N M

ID # 59

ID # 52

checked against the existing available

PM

9th Ave & Columbia St

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University Drive & McGill Road

PM

ID # 5

1st Avenue & Victoria St

!

O N M L

PM

ID # 74

Vehicular Queue storage overflow is

ID # 70

Summit Drive & Columbia St

!

L O N M

Victoria Street & Overlander Bridge

ID # 37

tabulated.

!

O N M L

AM

ID # 75

performance, movements with poor operational performance were then

AM

E

F

PM

E

individual traffic movement

Fortune Drive & Sydney Ave, 7th St

PM

!

O N M L

Notre Dame Drive & Summit Drive

F

PM

queue lengths were also sensitive to signal operation parameters such as the number of pedestrian calls, signal coordination, signal phasing, and green time. Figure 5 shows an example of the queue length analysis table. The results of the queue length analysis have identified locations where it is necessary to increase the storage lane length or in

FIGURE 3. Intersections in red with poor overall LOS and table identifying individual movement performance issues. (Source: City of Kamloops, ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.)

some cases add a dedicated left/right turn lane. reconfiguration tasks to major intersection Traffic operations analysis was also conducted for

improvements such as constructing multi-lane

a 10-year time horizon. Traffic volumes were

roundabouts.

estimated using the simplifying assumption of a city-wide annual 1.5% growth rate applied to the

Fifteen (15) intersections were identified as

existing traffic volumes which resulted in a

requiring geometric improvement measures. For

combined 15% increase over 10 years. For each

each geometric improvement (such as additional

critical movement identified during the 2031

lanes or major intersection changes), schematic

horizon year, potential improvement measures

drawings were prepared with preliminary-level

were suggested to improve traffic operation.

cost estimates.

These potential improvements ranged from simple signal optimization and lane

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AM

A MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE

FIGURE 4. Sample table showing insufficient Queue length analysis (Source: City of Kamloops, ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd.)

Benefits of a city-wide traffic model

•

Coordination: Can quickly identify if traffic capacity improvement projects can be constructed in conjunction with other

While the investment has been significant, the

infrastructure improvement projects such

City of Kamloops has seen many benefits arise

as utilities and road resurfacing projects.

from the development of a city-wide traffic

This generally results in construction cost

model. Some key benefits from a municipal point

savings for a city when projects are

of view are as follows: •

•

•

combined in the same location such as an intersection or road corridor.

Budget Planning for Intersection Improvements: Allows for more efficient

•

’Snapshot’ View: It is easier to identify

allocation of annual budget and future

priorities for future capital projects when

requests for budget increases based on an

the key intersections of the network can be

engineering study.

viewed for comparison, e.g. Figure 3.

Engineering Support for Decision Making:

Sometimes quick and timely answers are

Provides evidence-based data to help

required to be provided to elected officials

Council/Elected Officials/Senior leadership

and senior leadership teams, especially

team make well-informed infrastructure

during City Council sessions. Having a study

investment decisions.

like this at your fingertips helps transportation professionals provide

Development Cost Charges: Useful tool in

meaningful and accurate information to

identifying projects which require

decision-makers.

development-related funding improvements.

•

Municipal Infrastructure Planning

Development Review: Helps the city to foresee existing and future limitations of the transportation network, giving transportation professionals the edge to make informed decisions when reviewing development-related Transportation Impact Studies.

•

Identify Quick Wins: Identify solutions that can be implemented easily now to improve traffic operations (such as signal timing adjustments), as it may be several years before construction can take place for the identified capacity improvement measure, due to several external and internal reasons including budget shortfalls.

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Lessons Learned There were many lessons learned for the team in

Validation •

that the model results are consistent with

developing the city-wide traffic model for

actual on-site operations. If the

Kamloops. Here are a few aspects to consider for

observations from the field do not match

any municipalities looking at pursuing a similar

the conditions estimated by the model,

project.

calibrations should be made to reflect true operating conditions.

Data •

The model is as only as good as the data inputted into it. Accurate and thorough data

•

Field verification is important to confirm

Continuous Improvement •

The work does not stop after a model has

collection is required prior to developing a

been built. The model is developed to

city-wide model and must be factored into

provide a snapshot of the transportation

the timelines and project plan.

network performance during the same

There can be notable cost savings if a city

period, which means that the model needs

can have its own traffic count collection

to be updated periodically to capture

program. For example, the City of Kamloops

changes. Without continuous upkeep,

has its own 3-year traffic count program

changes such as intersection improvements

where counts are conducted at all major

due to development-related projects or

intersections.

other capital projects will not be properly reflected.

•

If a city has a 3-year count program, for example, it would be recommended to update the model every 3-4 years with fresh traffic counts and current signal timing plans to analyze the performance during the same time period.

The value of a city-wide traffic model is clear for the City of Kamloops. This effort has resulted in more efficient analysis and decision-making and an improved transportation network for the municipality.

AUTHOR BIO Purvez Irani, MS, P.Eng., PTOE is a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in Transportation/ Traffic Engineering • Transportation Surveys • Transport Planning

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Traffic Engineering. He has served in roles with Engineers and Geoscientists BC, Transportation Association of Canada, and has been an ITE member since 2003.

PERSPECTIVES

A Retrospective Conversation with

Geni Bahar Geni is a transportation engineer, road safety pioneer, and President of NAVIGATS Inc. Traffic Safety Consultants. In this retrospective conversation, we delve into lessons learned, achievements, and advice from her storied 46-year (and counting) career. You can also learn more about Geni’s experience in this Member Highlight from the Fall 2011 Transportation Talk.

Have you faced any unique barriers as a woman

What factors would you attribute to your success

working in transportation?

as you enter your fifteenth year as the owner of

I have lived and worked in six countries and

NAVIGATS Inc. Traffic Safety Consultants?

met many different policies and cultures. I do not

I always keep in mind that the primary goal is

call them unique barriers as a woman working in

to provide the safest transportation and that the

transportation; I call them challenges to

paramount goal is that every road user will

overcome and ensure that other female

always reach their destination safely.

engineers will not have to go through the same challenges. On one occasion, I was told that I was not entitled to take maternity leave to look after my newborn baby because my position in the organization was ‘defined as an engineer’, and engineers did not get maternity leave. I learned that I was the first female engineer who was planning to come back to work after having a child! I worked hard to change that policy and to create work flexitime for family and personal reasons as well as family sick leave days.

Of course, I heard many biased remarks as a young female engineer. I decided very early in my career that whenever there were such remarks, I would never ignore them. Instead, I would take the time to share that the training and learning that I received at my engineering university were not different due to my gender thus everyone could expect that my performance would not be different from the male engineers. I was also very outspoken whenever I felt financially discriminated against as a female engineer including rejecting a job offer when I knew that I should have been offered a higher starting salary.

I believe in the critical importance of a long term relationship between consultants and clients. Many factors help to create that foundation, including striving to bring the best you can from your experience and expertise to every project, listening to your clients and internalizing their vision and objectives, and creating strong multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to develop and deliver the products.

Active volunteer participation in the transportation associations since my early career years provided many opportunities to increase my network by meeting, creating, and maintaining friendships with colleagues from agencies of all kinds—small and large, private, public, provincial, federal or local. I believe volunteering enables one to contribute and share one’s experience and expertise at the same time as learning so much from others. For over 30 years, I have actively participated in the activities of Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academies of Sciences’ Safety Cooperative

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A unique traffic signal heart Geni discovered on her travels in Iceland

Research Program (NCHRP), Institute of

In your 2011 Member Highlight,

Transportation Engineers (ITE), Canadian

you said, “I would like to see a

Association of Road Safety Professionals

PTSafetyE in the near future.”

(CARSP), among others. As a result, I have been

In October 2018, the

recognized with honours such as: Emeritus

Transportation Professional

Member of ITE’s International Transportation

Certification Board (TPCB) launched a new Road

Safety Council (2009), TAC and Transport

Safety Professional (RSP) Certification. Tell us

Canada’s 2007 Transportation Person of the Year

about your involvement.

(the first woman to receive this award), CARSP’s 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award, and TRB’s 2024 Appreciation Award.

What advice would you give to the younger generation just getting started in the transportation profession?

My advice is to never stop learning! Do as much professional development as possible; do not wait and always reserve time outside your working hours for your personal professional growth. I recommend taking the initiative to search for courses and enroll. Hopefully your company will support and fund your professional growth but, even if not, be prepared to always invest in your own career, and be proud to show your credentials by being a certified professional in transportation (tpcb.org).

You can find learning opportunities everywhere you look. I love to travel and look for interesting transportation and road safety aspects in different countries. On a recent trip to Iceland, I learned that the city of Akureyri installed hearts in their traffic signals in 2008 when the financial crash took place and the city wanted to show positive thinking.

Furthermore, I encourage you to take every

I have been involved since the very beginning.

The concept of an RSP designation had its origins in Canada in 2013. While I was serving as the Chair of the TAC Road Safety Standing Committee (RSSC, today, the Road Safety Committee), the RSSC adopted a five-year strategic plan (2014-2018). One of the key outcomes of the strategic planning process was identifying the need for an RSP designation within Canada to formalize the road safety skill set, employing academic training and experience as is done for many other professional designations. The RSP designation would indicate a standardized and recognized professional preparedness to practice as a road safety professional, recognizing the multidisciplinary facets of road safety work and the professionalism within this work.

Around the same time, TPCB began exploring the need for an additional certification to add to the existing Professional Transportation Operations Engineer (PTOE) and Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certifications. In 2016, the RSSC’s RSP Subcommittee joined forces with the TPCB toward the development of a Canadian-American RSP certification. The goal of the RSP certification is to allow transportation

opportunity to attend conferences, workshops,

professionals to demonstrate their competency to

webinars, read journals, initiate meetings with

provide for the safety of the travelling public and

colleagues, participate in professional panels, etc.

validates road safety as a science-based

As I noted above, by becoming an active member

profession. The establishment of the RSP in the

of the relevant associations, one can reap many

United States and Canada included broad-based

benefits and should be a priority in your career!

involvement of transportation and safety organizations and associations. I served as both a member of the RSP Steering Committee that laid

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PERSPECTIVES Geni accepting the 2022 CARSP Lifetime Achievement Award

engineering, human behaviour, vehicle type, emergency services, and road user of different ages and abilities. the groundwork and as a subject-matter expert to develop the certification, and, since 2019, I have been the first Organizational RSP Director on the TPCB Board of Directors. I am also so very proud to be the first ever certified Road Safety Professional (RSP Level 1 and RSP Level 2).

I’m thrilled to see the increasing trend of certified RSP professionals. Since its launch in October 2018, there are today close to 1,000 certified RSP Level 1 and almost 200 certified RSP level 2 in North America. For more information about the RSP certification, take a look at this ITE Journal article from January 2021

What are some opportunities or challenges to come for the transportation industry in the future?

This is a broad question as we have a very large industry, and the opportunities and challenges will be quite significant especially with the trend in development of vehicles. The road network and its users will require great changes to adapt and learn to lead a safer environment.

In the specific field of road safety, the real implementation of Vision Zero and Safe System (with interacting pillars: safe roads, safe speeds, safe users, safe vehicles, safe post-collision

as well as the TPCB website (tpcb.org).

response and medical care) will demand a

What are some major strides forward that you’ve

the engineers, planners, civil engineering and

seen in the transportation field?

transportation university professors, councillors,

For a professional like me who has had the

significant change of the traffic safety culture of

and all political decision makers. The opportunity

opportunity to work in different countries and

for our industry is to continue to advance the

continents, the strides forward are not seen or

science of road safety and create additional tools

found in similar ways around our planet.

to quantify the expected safety effects of new/

In Canada and USA, I believe that one of the major strides since I graduated in Civil Engineering, has been the incorporation of human factors and road safety explicitly in the planning, design, and operations of transportation systems and road networks.

Engineering professionals are more aware of the need to incorporate road user’s needs and limitations in their planning and designs and consider the safety consequence of decisions based on evidence-based knowledge and experience. They recognize the intrinsic relationships among road design, traffic

innovative measures and support the evidence based decision-making process. It is fundamental that investments will indeed be placed in Safe System measures that will translate into the Vision Zero goal. The desire to promote walking, biking, and other modes of transportation cannot be realized safely unless the infrastructure is in place to provide their safe mobility. Nowadays, we are in the process of developing the safety requirements and the challenge is how to expedite this implementation of measures towards the prevention of fatalities and serious injuries of vulnerable road users—an all too frequent occurrence.

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MEMBER HIGHLIGHT MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Federico Puscar M.A.Sc., P.Eng., PTOE

Employment: Senior Transportation Planning Engineer at WSP Canada Education: University of Costa Rica, Licentiate Degree in Civil Engineering (2013); University of British Columbia, Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering (2017) First job in transportation: Transportation Researcher at LanammeUCR (2013) Hobbies: Playing, watching, and talking about soccer; playing guitar; cooking Family: Married to Kris and dog-dad to Latte City of Residence: Vancouver, BC Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

ITE INVOLVEMENT

the challenges young professionals face when entering the workforce. Since 2023, I’ve been

What was your first ITE event?

The UBC ITE Student Chapter Industry Night in 2016, shortly after moving to Canada. It was my first time meeting the local transportation industry. I’ve been attending every year since, first as a student and now as a professional.

What is your ITE involvement (past and present)?

I’ve been involved with the District and

LeadershipITE alumni mentor (having graduated from the program in 2022) and as a member of the Young Member Committee.

Through my volunteer work at various levels of ITE, I’ve been awarded the ITE Canada Rising Star and the Greater Vancouver ITE Young Professional of the Year, and listed as an ITE International Young Leader to Follow.

International levels of ITE since 2020 in a few

What do you value most about your ITE

technical roles, collaborating on the ITE Trip

membership?

Generation Manual update and the creation of professional development programs on road safety (through TAC) and transportation impact assessments. I have also contributed to many events such as presenting at the UBC ITE Student Chapter Industry Night and the 2022 ITE Canada Student Leadership Summit, where I talked about

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Networking, for sure. I love the sense of community you get from participating at the different levels of ITE. I am grateful for the people I have met along the way and the many opportunities that have unfolded as a result of my engagement with ITE.

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Tell us about a project you’re proud to have worked on There are many projects I’m proud of. In particular, the Lansdowne Transportation Master Plan. When built, this new development will help redefine transportation in Richmond, BC and bring new housing and commercial opportunities within a transit-oriented community. This was the first large and complex project I got to work on after moving to Canada.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

I’m also currently working with the ITE International Young Member Committee on an initiative called Meet a Young Member, where we

What attracted you to the transportation

get to spotlight young transportation

profession? Did you have another career in mind?

professionals in ITE’s eCommunity. It’s fun being

I chose civil engineering over architecture

involved with the more social side of the industry

thinking it would be similar but with more math. I

and helping recognize those already making a

was so wrong! I found my calling in transportation

difference in the transportation profession.

engineering and a specialization in road safety, motivated by the realization that preventing road casualties could mean that someone’s family member or friend could travel safely home.

What is one aspect of work that you enjoy?

I enjoy doing Transportation Impact Assessments for land development. TIA projects can be diverse, dynamic, and challenging. This

What is your favourite mode of transportation?

type of work requires problem-solving and

I like driving. I know it may not be the most

considering both short- and long-term strategies

popular choice these days, but there is something

to improve the transportation network. I enjoy

relaxing about long drives, scenic routes, and

driving around Metro Vancouver and seeing the

seeing new places. By far, my favourite road to

many land development projects I’ve worked on

drive on is the Sea-to-Sky Highway, between

so far: I like to believe I helped make

Vancouver and Squamish, in BC.

transportation in these communities a bit better.

PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES How would you describe your job to someone you just met at a party?

“Did you notice that the traffic signal’s left-turn

Have you pursued any professional designations through ITE (such as RSP, PTOE)?

I got my PTOE designation back in 2019 to remain current with the traffic engineering practices. It’s also a great way to reconnect with the basics. My friends tell me I have a thing for

phase has two seconds more of green time? No?

filling out application forms, so I guess it’s only a

Well, that was me. You’re welcome!” Kidding

matter of time until I apply for more designations.

aside, most of my work consists of making sure

The RSP1 might be on the horizon, who knows?

new developments don’t impose a substantial detriment to traffic conditions. My goal is to make sure people travel from A to B in the shortest time and distance and as safely as possible.

Who has had the greatest influence on your career?

Many have had a great influence on my career, from my wife to family to mentors to colleagues.

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MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

However, if I had to pick one, it would be my

As you reflect on your career, do you have any

friend and colleague Matt Taylor. As a fellow

lessons learned or challenges that you would like

transportation engineer, Matt and I spent most of

to share with emerging transportation

the last decade working together and he helped

professionals?

me navigate the local industry after I moved to Canada. In our own competitive yet collaborative ways, we push each other to always give our best and keep growing both professionally and personally. I’m confident my career wouldn’t have followed the same path without Matt’s influence and, for that, I’m truly grateful.

What will you hope to have accomplished at the end of your career?

I always wanted to get involved with international projects and help develop transportation planning and infrastructure in different regions across the world. Because of my

Learn to manage expectations. Not just from others, but from yourself as well. It’s typical for young professionals entering the workforce to try to grow as quickly as possible, to be seen as key players despite their limited experience, and take on way more work than they can manage. I used to be like that. We should teach young professionals that it’s okay to say “no” to more work if they are feeling burnout, that it’s okay to make mistakes, and that it’s okay to ask questions. Nobody goes from student to expert overnight: it takes years, if not decades. It’s important to be patient and enjoy the ride.

background, I hope to get the opportunity to work on a few Latin American projects throughout my career; that would mean a lot to me.

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TRAINING FORMAT

This course will be delivered as two half-day virtual sessions

g FACILITATORS This workshop is offered by the ITE Canada Training Committee and will be facilitated by Alexandre Nolet, M.Eng., RSP 1 , P.Eng. & Stefan Tsang P.Eng., RSP 1 of True North Safety Group and Cara Wilkie (LLB, LLM) & Haley Gienow-McConnell, Ph.D. of Left Turn Right Turn.

DATE & TIME

Ǭ May 29 + 30, 2024 Ǭ 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time) / 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Pacific Time)

TRAINING SUMMARY This workshop will provide transportation practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of accessibility in transportation and relevant standards, guidelines, and best practices as they currently exist. Insights will be provided on how to integrate them into transportation system planning, design, and operation.

Led by transportation and accessibility experts from True North Safety Group and Left Turn Right Turn, this training will offer insights relevant to wide range of transportation professionals in their day-to-day practice to promote inclusive, user-friendly transportation systems including road designers, transit operators, traffic engineers, transportation planners, and others.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Ǭ Comprehensive understanding of universal design principles and their significance in equitable transportation networks.

Ǭ Understand the diverse requirements and unique challenges faced by individuals with disabilities, older adults, and other transportation stakeholders.

Ǭ Become familiar with accessibility standards and guidelines REGISTRATION FEES

Ǭ ITE Member (Individual or Public Agency): $250 Ǭ Non-Member: $290 Ǭ Student: $220 Register at itecanada.org/training

and best practices in accessibility for specific facility types.

Ǭ Apply concepts learned to enhance practical understanding and application of accessibility principles.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAM? Contact the Training Committee at training@itecanada.org QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION? Contact ITE Canada at info@itecanada.org SPRING 2024

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APPOINTEE UPDATES

TAC Tidbits

ITE Canada has a strong partnership with the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC). One of the cornerstones of this relationship is participation on a number of TAC technical councils and committees through Appointees. In this edition of TAC Tidbits, our Appointees share updates from the TAC 2024 Spring Technical Meetings.

Traffic Operations and Management Committee (TOMC) The 11th Edition of the US MUTCD has been published and provides new guidance on vulnerable road users, accessibility, speed limit setting, new technologies including readiness for connected and autonomous vehicles.

While the US MUTCD is not applicable in Canada. It provides alternative guidance to Canadian practitioners and is an indication of new applications that may be considered in the future. The flashing yellow arrow was introduced in the 2009 Edition of the US MUTCD, and its feasibility is being explored a 2024 TAC Project.

Members can look to the April 2024 ITE Journal for many of the MUTCD updates.

TAC projects nearing completion: •

Warrant for Traffic Signals at Intersections in Close Proximity of Railroad Grade Crossings

TAC projects on the horizon or being proposed include: •

Update to Canadian Guide for Setting Speed Limits

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Unsignalized crossings for pedestrians and cyclists

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Micromobility and road safety

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Pedestrian safety at signalized intersections

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Active transportation geometric design guide

Russell Brownlee M.A.Sc., FITE, RSP1, P. Eng. President and Transportation Safety Engineer | True North Safety

James Donnelly P.Eng., PTOE, Principal / Senior Transportation Engineer | Urban Systems

Kari Fellows P.Eng., PTOE, RSP1 Senior Transportation Engineer | WSP

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL The Workforce Development Council (WFD) analyzed a recent survey on professional development, training, quality tracking, and mentorship within 55 TAC member organizations. Results will guide deeper investigations, best practice sharing, and solutions addressing professional growth challenges. The Council is also planning a survey on employee recruitment and retention trends.

For the TAC 2024 Conference in the Fall, the WFD is preparing a series of engaging events. Two panel discussions will address challenges faced by practitioners at different career stages and explore effective recruitment and retention strategies. A thought-provoking debate between professors and practitioners will offer diverse perspectives on transportation education. Additionally, a technology-focused workshop will explore assistive technologies to bridge knowledge gaps and enhance professional development.

Stay tuned for more information from TAC.

Carlos Perez P.Eng. M.Sc., PMP Transportation Development Engineer | City of Calgary

MOBILITY COUNCIL We had another great spring Mobility Council meeting! The committees that report to the Council (Active Transportation Integrated Committee, Mobility Management, Transportation Finance, and Transportation Planning) are all very busy and doing great work. In our five hour meeting, we were also treated to a presentation by Ignacio Tiznada-Aitken, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Scarborough, on “The Mobilizing Justice Research Partnership: Overview and Research Case Studies” (mobilizingjustice.ca).

Of note for membership is the continuing theme of municipalities across the country prioritizing active transportation implementation. Some emerging topics are around accessibility and the suggestion that TAC prioritizes and considers creating guidance that could be applicable across the country to achieve better consistency in designs. Also, the Transportation Planning Committee is interested in developing material that helps practitioners plan and analyze multimodal networks.

Ryan Martinson M.Eng., P.Eng., RSP1 Principal + Sustainable Transportation Specialist | Martinson Golly Ltd.

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TAC TIDBITS

Active Transportation Integrated Committee The Active Transportation Integrated Committee (ATIC) reviewed a number of key updates in the Spring 2024 meeting.

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The committee reviewed the sessions to be run by ATIC during the upcoming Fall 2024 TAC conference.

Sessions will address a broad range of active transportation planning & design considerations relevant to practitioners

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Status updates for Committee projects were provided at various levels of completion, including the recently finalized Active Transportation Project Snapshot

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A series of presentations centering the needs of users with disabilities, including a presentation covering the recent Translink/MoTI publication of “Design Guidelines for Bus Stops Adjacent to Cycling Infrastructure”.

Patrick Zerr P.Eng. Project Engineer | McElhanney

Mobility Management Committee On April 15, 2024, the Mobility Management Committee held a virtual meeting. To start, the Chair of the Transportation Planning Committee provided an overview of their project topics and working groups. The committee also learned about the latest challenges and opportunities in micromobility through a presentation and Q&A with the City of Toronto, which is currently developing its micromobility strategy.

The committee also discussed the progress on the Shared Micromobility Services in Canadian Communities: Synthesis of Practice, which is set to be a key session for the Fall Conference. Although only one funding partner has been identified, the committee plans to determine if there is enough support for the subsequent proposed Synthesis of Practice on Curbside Charging for Electric Vehicles.

Dale Bracewell P.Eng., MASc Principal | Mobility Foresight

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Geometric Design Committee The Geometric Design Committee (GDC) project report “Access Management: Synthesis of Practice” is available for free download. Another online training session on “Roundabout Planning and Design” is planned for the fall. A waitlist is available for the next round of registration. The online course on chapters 1-4 of the TAC Geometric Design Guide (GDGCR) is now anticipated for early 2025 and will be about 6 hours long.

Additionally, the GDC is reviewing proposed updates to GDGCR chapters 3, 5 and 10. The most discussed topic was the recommendation of up to 3% cross slopes. A pooled-funded project was also proposed for a new Canadian Roundabout Design Guide. This publication will aim to include guidance on accommodating pedestrians, cyclists, and pedestrians with vision loss and information on turbo roundabouts.

Thaise Mota P.Eng. Transportation Engineer | Alta Planning + Design Canada, Inc.

Road Safety Committee Under Road Safety Committee, Road Safety Workforce Subcommittee is resuming activities, since paused in Spring 2023, to continue creating training opportunities for road safety professionals and supporting the education and training of future road safety workforce. Project Idea Subcommittee is working to deliver a primer on Micromobility and Road Safety within the next 12 months and also to update 2nd edition of the TAC Canadian Guidelines for Establishing Posted Speed Limits. In 2022 and 2023, Vision Zero Safe System Subcommittee delivered 3 resources, that were the culmination of several years of work towards the subcommittee’s mandate and can be found in the TAC library. Another exciting initiative of this subcommittee is formation of a Book club that is open to everybody, including non-TAC members. Truth and Reconciliation Working Group with important objectives is working on developing their Lunch & Learn series and will participate in the upcoming Book Club session on May 3, 2024. Furthermore, the working group will be on TAC Symposium on Equity on May 30 and take part at TAC Conference Panel – Indigenous Road Safety.

Farhad Shahla M.Eng., P.Eng., PTOE, PMP Manager, LRT Technical Services and Approvals Coordination | City of Hamilton

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TAC TIDBITS

TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL The Technology Council welcomed 35 attendees to its Spring 2024 meeting. In the meeting, TAC’s Executive Director highlighted the successful response to the online training program “Road Safety for Canadian Practitioners,” developed in partnership with ITE Canada, attracting approximately 60 new registrants. TAC is actively working to create French version of the course.

Currently, the council is actively engaged in two significant projects. The first involves a volunteer project on the development of a “Data Harmonization Framework for Road Authorities,” aimed at addressing challenges and opportunities in standardizing key datasets across road authorities. The second one is a pool funded project and focusing on “Micro-Utility Devices in Public Rights-of-Way” under the CAV Integrated Committee.

Expected deliverables include a comprehensive report and a subsequent webinar hosted by TAC. Additionally, Technology Council emphasized on increasing submissions for the Technology Achievement Award category, particularly seeking projects involving emerging technologies. The turnout in this category is low thus far.

Bidoura Khondaker PhD., P.Eng., PTOE Senior Transportation Engineer | Calgary Transit, City of Calgary

Connected and Automated Vehicles Integrated Committee The Connected and Automated Vehicles Integrated Committee Spring meeting was held on April 8, 2024. More than 35 industry professionals have attended the meeting. In the meeting, Transport Canada and TAC have discussed and launched a pooled-fund project proposal (titled Invasion of Micro Utility Devices: The Good, the Bad, and Considerations for the Future of Transportation). None of us are sure of the potential of micro-utility devices; how they will impact road safety, traffic operations, security, etc. Since these micro-utility devices will operate along our infrastructure, a strategic framework and regulations for all municipalities are needed.

Furthermore, Bern Grush, executive director of the Urban Robotics Foundation, gave a talk on “Walking with Robots”, which showcased several applications of micro-utility devices and let us to think about whether these are CAV related problems and how that may impact our transportation systems. Last but not least, global regulation development for CAV operation is on-going, expected to be completed by 2026.

Tanvir Chowdhury, PhD, P.Eng, RSP1 Project Manager - Transportation Engineering | City of Hamilton

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PARTNER UPDATES

News from CARSP

Upcoming and Past Events 1.

CARSP Conference 2024 – June 16-19, 2024. The theme is “Safe Mobility: Achieving Vision Zero in Urban and Rural Environments”. Learn more about it here. Sign up for conference updates here (unsubscribe anytime).

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Symposium: Navigating the Road to Improving Health and Wellness for Commercial Vehicle Drivers Pre-Conference | Sunday, June 16, 2024. Learn more here.

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Enhancing Neighbourhood Safety for Children: Innovative Strategies Workshop Post-Conference | Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Learn more here.

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CARSP webinar series Monthly CARSP webinars on Road Safety Topics – free to CARSP members, $50 fee for non-members. Learn more here. Past CARSP webinars are made available to the public in CARSP’s Youtube Channel as well as in the CARSP website.

5.

Upcoming Webinars offered: Ű

Topic: E.R.A.S.E. (Eliminate Racing Activity on Streets Everywhere) – Innovative Police and Municipal Strategy for Dealing with Car Meets (i.e. Car Rallies) Speaker: Todd Snooks, Police Officer, York Regional Police.

Date: April 25th 12pm-1pm EDT.

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Topic: Centering Disability in the Design and Implementation of Cycling Infrastructure Speaker: Dr. Ron Buliung, Distinguished Professor in Disability and Ableism Studies Date: May 23rd 12pm-1pm EDT.

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Past Webinars (Last Six): Ű

Topic: Understanding mandatory alcohol screening Speakers: Joanna Wells; Douglas J. Beirness

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Topic: Comparison of the number of pedestrian and cyclist injuries captured in police data compared with health service utilisation data in Toronto, Canada 2016– 2021 Speakers: Linda Rothman; Alison Macpherson

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Topic: Hearing from police leaders: perspectives on surveying police personnel about traffic enforcement attitudes and behaviours Speakers: Brenda Suggett; Navoda Rillagodage

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Topic: Building CapaCITY/É for Sustainable Transportation Speakers: Marie-Soleil Cloutier; Emily McCullogh

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Topic: Ottawa Motorcycle Safety Strategy Speaker: Stefan Tsang

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Topic: Which technologies will make my driving safer?

Speaker: Martin Lavallière

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The Greater Vancouver Section welcomed the 2024 executive team to lead this year’s events: •

President - Breanna Jackson

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Vice President - Matthew Woo

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Secretary - Maryam Tabeshian

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Treasurer - Trevor Demerse

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Past President - Khelen Upadhyay

The Section hosted several events as part of the Spring 2024 season, including a virtual technical presentation on Highway 5, a bus priority measure tour, and a mixer in conjunction with local planners.

The February seminar had Victor Wang and Jonathan Ho present from Kiewit Engineering Group Canada ULC on the BC Highway Reinstatement Program for Highway 5. With the atmospheric river, flooding, and landslides that impacted numerous highways throughout the province, Kiewit presented on the transportation engineering work that supported rebuilding the affected roadways.

In March, ITE Greater Vancouver hosted an R6 Rapidbus tour lead by Niccolai Wang from TransLink.

The tour took participants for a ride along the entire corridor, with stops at key intersections to examine bus priority measures. The tour provided a hands-on experience for members to learn about the planning and implementation process for the new infrastructure, as well as see the operations in person.

For the April event, ITE Greater Vancouver teamed up with the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) to host a seminar and mixer. For the technical presentation, Tessa Williams presented research findings that reviewed transportation practices for promoting sustainability and equity for planners and engineers.

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ITE Southern Alberta started off the year 2024 with a January Luncheon that included a presentation on Bus Priority Measures in Calgary: Benefits and Requirements by Bidoura Khondaker, City of Calgary. Bidoura’s presentation focused on the key requirements, design aspects and benefits derived from the bus priority measures implemented by Calgary Transit in making public transit service more efficient and reliable for the users.

In February, Jamie Hilland from Urban Systems presented on Integrating Health into Transportation Planning where he provided a guided review of the Integrating Health in Planning guide, an overview of the Health Impact Assessment five-step process and other methods to consider health implications in the next transportation plan or project. ITE Southern Alberta also organized an industry-student mixer in February with the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Society with an aim to network and share knowledge and experience in the transportation industry.

Our March Luncheon included a presentation by

equity-focused lens and incorporate these

City of Calgary’s Jen Malzer on What’s Coming –

measures into business cases and long-term

Designing Public Spaces in Calgary. In this

planning exercises.

presentation, Jen reinforced the need for community space investment and provided an

Also in April, ITE Southern Alberta organized a

overview of the project continuum that is being

social night at Kensington Pub where members

developed as an approach to support project

were invited to enjoy some beverages and snacks,

advancement from policy, prioritization, design,

catch up on winter highlights, and discuss plans

delivery, and operations.

for the year ahead.

The April luncheon consisted of a presentation

For our upcoming May event, we have begun

where Willem Klumpenhouwer, an independent

planning student presentations where students

transit research and data consultant presented

from University of Calgary will have an

on Just Transit Futures: Equity Analysis of Transit

opportunity to present their research work/

Infrastructure Projects. In this presentation,

projects and showcase the great work that they

Willem talked about how we can evaluate existing

are doing.

and future conditions through a quantitative,

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In an impressive display of collaboration on February 26th, the ITE Sections of Northern Alberta, Southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba kicked off the year with the jointly hosted ITE Canada Prairie Sections joint virtual event. The event was a huge success, captivating the audience and fostering dynamic engagement with presenters through interactive breakout rooms.

Highlighted Topics: •

Emergency Response for Alberta Wildfire Evacuation

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Road Safety Act Discussion

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Technology on the Highway: Are We There Yet?

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Rural Intersection Road Safety

On March 27th, the Saskatchewan Section proudly hosted its 3rd annual Student Presentation Competition, showcasing the scholarly prowess of students from the University of Saskatchewan. Mohammad Majid Abedi from the University of Saskatchewan took the 1st place prize with his compelling presentation on A machine learning tool for collecting and analyzing subjective road safety. Dominic Tran from the University of Saskatchewan secured the 2nd place prize with his insightful presentation on The connection between Active Transportation in Industrial neighborhoods and human health. Ariel Arosemena from the University of Saskatchewan claimed the 3rd place prize for his intriguing presentation on Understanding the perceived barriers and enablers to using public transport for different groups of users.

The Saskatchewan Section would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the esteemed panel of judges who generously volunteered their time and expertise for the Student Presentation Competition: Stella Madsen (Associated Engineering), Destiny Piper (KGS Group), and Charlie Billings (Ministry of Highways).

Looking ahead, ITE-SK are excited to announce our upcoming Spring Session, a comprehensive day-long event brimming with locally-focused presentations. Join us in Regina at the Queensbury Convention Centre on May 15, 2024, as we delve deeper into the latest advancements and challenges in transportation.

Stay connected with us on Facebook: @ITESaskatchewan.

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In February, the ITE Manitoba Section co-hosted the the first ever Prairie Sections’ Joint Virtual Event— Beyond the Horizon: Future-Proofing Transportation on the Prairies—along with the Northern Alberta, Southern Alberta, and Saskatchewan sections. This was an interactive session and included two breakout sessions. Speakers focused on four key topics relevant to the current state and long-term vision of transportation on the prairies: •

Dr. Stephen Wong, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, presented on Emergency Response for Alberta Wild Fire Evacuation.

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Marcia Eng, a Senior Transportation Engineer with over 23 years of diverse transportation planning and operations, urban design and construction, and project management experience, led a Road Safety Act discussion.

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Derek Jaworski, a graduate of the University of Regina Faculty of Engineering and professional with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways since 2006, presented on Technology on the Highway: Are We There Yet?

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Dr. Craig Milligan, a recognized international expert in road safety engineering and product manager for safety technologies at Miovision, led a discussion of rural intersection road safety.

In February, the ITE Manitoba Section kicked off its annual Kean Lew Student Presentation Competition, where a panel of judges review student papers and select up to three students to present at the University of Manitoba. Paper topics were wide-ranging, including the methodologies for examining shifts in public discourse on electric vehicles to the assessment of safe speeds for trucks in adverse weather conditions. Congratulations to Tara Saeidi for winning first place with a paper titled Estimation of Bus Origin-Destination Matrix Using Passenger Boarding Counts: An Application of Transit Symmetry, as well as Sai Balla and Homa Motavallian Naeini for placing second and third, respectively.

In March, the ITE Manitoba Section co-hosted a technical presentation and luncheon at the University of Manitoba with their ITE Student Chapter. Philip Mikulec, CEO of Peg City Car Coop, presented on the car sharing platforms impact on mobility within Winnipeg’s transportation system as well as various opportunities and challenges.

The luncheon was specifically held at the University of Manitoba to encourage participation by students and allow for greater networking.

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The ITE Toronto Section continues to coordinate

of cycling infrastructure constructed in Toronto,

opportunities for professionals and students in

such as cycle tracks, bicycle lanes, bike boxes,

our sectional area to engage with colleagues and

contra-flow lanes, sharrows, accessible platforms,

advance their skills. Over the last few months, we

neighbourhood greenways and a future protected

have hosted several events, including two we will

intersection.

highlight below. In addition, continue to engage with our local Student Chapters to assist them in

To keep up-to-date with upcoming ITE Toronto

delivering their events.

events, please follow ITE Toronto on social media or visit our website at toronto.itecanada.org.

On February 21, 2024, we held a free in-person

More information will be released soon on ITE

event to showcase the winner of the 2023 ITE

Toronto’s celebration of its 50th Anniversary in

Toronto Project of the Year Award: the University

2024. We look forward to celebrating with our

of Toronto’s “Electric-Cargo Pilot Study in

community of transportation professionals over

Toronto.” Speaker Usman Ahmed (University of

the next year and hope to see many new faces at

Toronto) discussed the successful electric-cargo

our events. Additionally, we look forward to

(e-cargo) tricycle demonstration project that was

seeing many of you soon at the ITE Canada

conducted in partnership with Purolator Inc. In

Conference in Hamilton.

August 2022, Purolator replaced delivery trucks on the University of Toronto St. George campus, and in neighbouring communities, with e-cargo tricycles to demonstrate the potential for this innovative solution.

On April 12, 2024, we hosted a Vehicle-for-Hire Data Management webinar. Speaker Matthew Lee (City of Toronto) presented on how the introduction of Private Transportation Companies (PTCs) in Toronto has influenced travel patterns, congestion, equity, transit, and curb usage. The presentation detailed the methods employed in the analysis of taxi and ride-hail data to identify key impacts on the operation of the city’s street networks. Participants had an opportunity after the presentation to ask questions and discuss the studies’ applicability for other jurisdictions.

On April 24, we hosted a sold-out Downtown Bike Tour led by Sonya De Vellis, Bicycle Safety Education Coordinator at the City of Toronto. The tour included stops to view and discuss a variety

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The Atlantic Chapter has their Spring Technical Session fast approaching in May 2024 where we will have presentations and lunch provided for the attendees. The night before we will have our networking event for the Technical Session attendees to converse and have a fun night out.

On February 27, 2024, we hosted two virtual presentations over lunch from University New Brunswick and from Dalhousie University. The presentation topics included Elements Related to Pedestrian Safety at Roundabouts from Alex Gallant (UNB) and Climate Action Evaluation: Lessons from Multiple Canadian Cities from Ahsan Habib, PhD (DAL).

Members from the Atlantic Chapter will be traveling to the Annual Conference held in Hamilton and will be welcoming ITE Canada members to attend Halifax 2025 Conference

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The UBC ITE Student Chapter has had a very busy and eventful spring semester, and we’re excited to share some highlights.

Spring Term Highlights Our spring term featured multiple events, including our annual Industry Night, seven lunch and learn presentations, a tour of the new R6 RapidBus here in Vancouver, and even our first Student Training

2023-24 Executive Team and Industry Night Volunteers

Workshop!

On February 13th, the UBC ITE SC held its Annual Industry Night, which was a resounding success. In attendance were over 80 students from civil engineering, regional planning, and first-year engineering, along with approximately 70 industry members from multiple organizations and companies around the Metro Vancouver area. The event included sponsor presentations as well as open networking periods guided by discussion prompts to help break the ice between students and industry. To further

Industry Night Attendance

support student networking, our chapter released a Networking Tips Poster on our social media channels, to help students prepare for the evening.

This year, our chapter provided each top-tier sponsor with a lunch and learn presentation spot to come and present a technical topic to students. Below is a list of the lunch and learns hosted by our chapter this term - be sure to check out our LinkedIn page for recaps of each event!

Urban Systems Lunch and Learn Presentation

Date

Host / Sponsor Topic

Jan 31, 2024

Mott MacDonald

The Lifecycle of Transportation Projects

Feb 28, 2024

Urban Systems

Case Study: Livable Deep Cove + Rapid Implementation of Active Facilities

Mar 13, 2024

ISL Engineering

From City-Wide Analysis To Conceptual Design: Exploring ISL's Transportation Planning Projects in the City of Burnaby

Mar 15, 2024

Parsons

The Integrated Approach to Transportation Planning

Mar 20, 2024

WSP Canada

From University to Industry: Navigating Our Paths in Transportation

Mar 27, 2024

McElhanney

Shaping Communities with Innovative Engineering: Exploring Case Studies in Western Canada

Apr 10, 2024

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Binnie

A Workshop in Traffic Engineering

STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS

On March 6th, we hosted our first-ever Student Training Workshop. A PTV Group certified VISSIM trainer guided students through a comprehensive 3-hour online workshop. To improve accessibility, the event was made available to students from other universities. The event attracted 85 RSVPs from around the world including the United States, Europe, India, and Egypt, which materialized into over 40 attendees.

Finally, on March 21st, in collaboration with the ITE Greater Vancouver Section and TransLink, our

VISSIM Workshop

chapter helped host a tour of the new R6 RapidBus. The tour included a full ride of the newest addition to the RapidBus fleet, including discussions at key locations along the route with TransLink planners, which focused on the transit priority measures and corridor design decisions that were implemented. The event concluded with a social at a nearby restaurant.

Future Plans Over this summer, we are excited to be sending seven of our students to the Annual Conference

R6 Tour

in Hamilton. It will be a great opportunity to network and catch-up with other student chapters and ITE members, but also an opportunity to defend our 2023 Canadian Collegiate Traffic Bowl title.

Our executive team will hold a couple meetings over the summer months so that we can hit the ground running with new ideas and events for the 2024-25 school year!

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This past winter, the ITE UofM Student Chapter continued to host numerous guest lectures, allowing representatives from organizations such as Tetra Tech and the City of Winnipeg to present to student chapter members about their respective lines of work.

The UofM Student Chapter thanks these professionals for their time and knowledge!

The student chapter hosted yet another networking event during reading week at the local LOCAL Public Eatery! Students and professionals alike got together to discuss

Walter Burdz, P.Eng, MBA from Tetra Tech Canada presenting on expectations one should have in the transportation engineering industry

their work, both at school and in the office, and to get further acquainted with each other. Additionally, the student chapter helped ITE Manitoba find a venue for the Kean Law Memorial Student Paper competitions, and their quarterly luncheon held in March, both right here on campus!

Lastly, ITE UofM went to Vancouver for their technical trip! During reading week, 5 members flew out to explore the city’s transportation system, bring back various transportation ideas that could be implemented in Winnipeg, and experience

The Rockies!

getting around in a city much larger than our own. A great time was had by all, with lots learned about Vancouver, as well as the technical trip process. The student chapter thanks all those who attended!

This next school year, the student chapter hopes to keep hosting speakers, holding events, continuing to collaborate with ITE Manitoba, and to establish itself as a premier special interest technical society at the University of Manitoba.

‘I,’ ‘T,’ and ‘E!’

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In March, the student chapter hosted an event where Mr. Richard Easley, a former Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Goods Movement Council, engaged our members in a presentation via Zoom speaking about “Hidden Electric Vehicle Technology Implications”.

The chapter looks forward to attending the 2024 ITE Canada Conference scheduled for Hamilton.

On February 21, the TMU-ITE Chapter had the pleasure of hosting the ITE Toronto Section’s student presentations competition. This event brought together students from various local universities, providing them with a platform to showcase their insights and solutions to pressing transportation issues. TMU’s role as the host signifies the university’s commitment to developing academic excellence and supporting the next generation of transportation professionals

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K-12 Outreach events

highways, bridges, and culverts. Jamie is also very passionate about inclusion and diversity and

In January and February, volunteers from the

its incorporation into the Transportation Industry.

Waterloo student chapter participated in two K-12

Following this, UW ITE joined the McMaster ITE

STEM outreach events. The first was with the

student chapter for a Heritage Railway Tour.

Engineering Science Quest camp for students in grades 3-5 where students learned how

Paula Sawicki, the manager of Transportation

pedestrian signals should be timed. Students

Planning at the Region of Waterloo, gave a

were also involved with an activity pretending to

seminar on March 8. A graduate of the University

cross an imaginary crosswalk acting out different

of Waterloo, Paula discussed the process of

types of people who might use a crosswalk. This

planning the ION project, the contributions of

activity was repeated in February with the

planners and engineers, as well a future vision for

Women in Engineering after school clubs.

the community around transportation.

Joint Civil Networking event

This semiar was appropriately followed with a tour at the ION operations facility. Students were

The UW ITE student chapter partnered with the

able to see light rail cars undergoing maintenance

Ontario Building Envelope Council student

and explore the garage and operations center for

chapter, the UW Steel Bridge Team, and the UW

the ION light rail system. Facility personnel

Concrete Toboggan Team to hold a joint

described the process that trains undergo to be

networking event on February 27. This event

certified for operation to keep the trains running

hosted in the E7 ideas clinic was well attended by

smoothly and safely.

students as well as 12 industry partners, including our sponsors Paradigm Transportation

On March 15, Yishu Pu P.Eng., MaSc, a manager

Management Group and BA Consultants.

of Modelling and operations at WSP Canada, gave

Seminar Series + Tours On January 25, Jacob Terry from Dillon consulting came to speak to students about transit for small and medium sized municipalities.

Jacob works to develop transit master plans,

a seminar about railway modelling and simulation. Yishu’s presentation covered what railway modelling entailed, as well as a variety of large-scale rail transit infrastructure projects he has worked on.

GIS workshop

design service routes, and propose alternatives for transit service delivery for municipalities and

On February 2, Enrique Torres, a member of the

agencies of various sizes.

UW ITE leadership team, led a GIS workshop intended to analyse relationships between

On February 8, the UW ITE Chapter were

transportation and planning. This workshop went

fortunate to host Jamie Black, an intermediate

over service area analysis based on Major Transit

Project Engineer at GHD. Their talk, titled “The

Station Areas, which featured the intersection

Road Less Travelled: My journey to becoming a

between transportation planning and planning

Transportation Engineer and a peek into the

policy. Workshops such as the one hosted by

world of Detailed Design” was about their

Enrique provide students with hands-on GIS

experiences with rehabilitation, replacement, for

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applications. This workshop allowed students to gain insights into the reciprocal influence of transportation networks and housing policies.

Participation in Love Data week Chapter president Chris Skelton gave a presentation on how transportation engineers use different types of data during Love data week at the University of Waterloo. Love Data week is an

In a joint event with McMaster, UW ITE students get to enjoy a tour of the Waterloo Heritage Railway

international celebration of data held annually by the University of Waterloo library services.

March open house The UW ITE chapter was fortunate to be able to participate in the University of Waterloo March Open house. This event is for high school students to learn more about the University of Waterloo and participate on campus tours of different faculties. As the current

Enrique leads the GIS workshop

ITE chapter is composed mostly of engineering and planning students, the student chapter set up booths in both the environment building and engineering building to advertise ITE to prospective high school students.

UW ITE students at the ION operations yard where they learned how the ION system works behind the scenes

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The University of Toronto chapter has been busy throughout the whole of this spring term. Here are some of the highlights.

We hold weekly chapter-wide meetings that also serve as a seminar series with the goal of promoting research in transportation among graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Toronto.

These can be seen in the table below.

The speaker at many of these events was Khadija Butt, Education Specialist with the Mobility Network at the University of Toronto. The Mobility Network is an interdisciplinary initiative that seeks to unite researchers and practitioners from across the transport domain. It is collaborating with our chapter in a number of endeavours, such as training seminars and a 5-minute thesis competition to be organized in the coming months.

Finally, the student chapter maintains a website, LinkedIn page, Twitter page, Instagram page and YouTube channel, where the recordings of the weekly seminars are posted.

Date

Speaker

Topic

January 15th

Khadija Butt, University of Toronto

Launch of the Mobility Network's 5MT Competition

February 2nd

Michael Hain; Luna Xi; Megan Drupals,

Discussion of the new City of Toronto Zoning By-law

all City of Toronto February 9th

Hugo Cordeau, University of Toronto

‘If you build it, who will come?’ Evidence from Montreal’s bike-lane expansion.

February 16th

Xiaoyu Wang, University of Toronto.

Unlocking Urban Efficiency Insights and Innovations with eMARLINs in Traffic Signal Coordination

March 1st

Nicholas Roberts, CPCS

Climate change impacts and adaptation approaches for improving the resiliency of Canadian public transit systems

March 15th April 5th

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Kimia Kamal, Toronto Metropolitan

Deep Causal Inference Modelling for Travel Behaviour

University

Analysis

Melvyn Ming Xi Li, University of Toronto Developing a Smartphone-Based Travel Diary Tool

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STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS

The University of New Brunswick Student Chapter

The 2024-2025 incoming executives have already

had a great spring term this year. On February 6,

started brainstorming for next year’s events for

2024, we offered a lunch and learn with Dr.

the student chapter, to make next year our best

Andrew Northmore. Andrew Northmore is a

year yet. This summer, five UNB students will be

former Student Chapter president and is now a

attending the ITE Canada Annual Conference in

Senior Transportation Engineer with Englobe. He

Hamilton. UNB will be competing in the Traffic

talked about traffic management around active

Bowl, looking for our first victory. Our current

construction zones specific to his work on the

president, Alex Gallant will be presenting his

Harbour Bridge construction project in Saint

thesis at the ITE Annual Conference as well.

John, New Brunswick. Dr. Northmore spoke on the logistics of detour options when reducing the

Maddie Whitehouse our incoming vice president

capacity of a major corridor. This lunch and learn

will be attending the University of New Brunswick

offered students within the chapter both an idea

Transportation Group field school in Stuttgart,

of how traffic management is approached on a

Germany. This field school is a partnership with

major construction project and some delicious

The Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart - University

pizza.

of Applied Sciences and The University of New Brunswick.

On February 27, 2024, our president Alex Gallant presented his thesis research at the ITE Atlantic’s

You can keep up to date with what is happening

Mid-Winter Session. This was a great opportunity

with our ITE Student Chapter by following us on

to showcase the research that is happening at

Instagram @unb_ite.

UNB. His thesis titled “Understanding the Relationships between Design Parameters, Operational Speeds and Pedestrian Safety at Roundabouts”, provided great insight to practitioners at the session. Both the chapter president and vice president defended their theses this spring. Our vice president William Morrison defended his thesis titled “An Investigation of Designated Pedestrian Grade Crossings and Flangeway Fillers”. Both Alex and William are now working at Englobe.

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NEW MEMBERS

Layth Abou Ezzeddine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Melissa Erkmen, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Dagmaw Abraha, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB

David Ferguson, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Kari Anderson, Watt Consulting Group, Calgary, AB

Amar Gacanin, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Rafael Andrenacci, GHD, East York, ON Sarah Ang, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Kryztal Arcilla, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON Marina Aziz, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Stephen Bak, Mohawk College, Kitchener, ON

Peter Gang Liu, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON Laura Garet, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB Chris Gimmer, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON Gabriel Goral, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Chris Baker, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

Brian Gould, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC

Khaled Belhedi, St Catharines, ON

Yuhang Gu, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Vanessa Bellardinelli, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Lisa Guseva, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

James Benauro, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB

Cindy Heselton, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Jenishkumar Bhimani, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON

Markus Holzmair, Technical University of Munich, West Vancouver, BC

Simita Biswas, MPE a Division of Englobe, Calgary, AB

Md Shahadat Hossain, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC

Damir Bjelica, WSP Canada Inc., Dartmouth, NS

Baharak Hosseini, , Cambridge, ON

Alireza Boory, University of North British Columbia, Prince George, BC

Lily Huang, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Rory Buckman, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC Lisette Burga Ghersi, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB Dale Calkins, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB Dino Castronovo, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON Joshua Cayanan, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC William Chicquen, Carleton University, Orléans, ON Afif Chowdhury, York University, Whitby, ON John Coroza, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Inderjit Hans, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Dominic Hudlin, Nova Scotia Dept. Of Transp. & Infrastructure Renewal, Lake Echo, NS Saba Ikhlaq, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON Amreen Imrit, University of Toronto, Richmond Hill, ON Mark Jacklyn, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON Hamza Janjua, McMaster University, Mississauga, ON Aaron Janke, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, North York, ON Devadarshan Jayadas, University of Waterloo, Scarborough, ON

Tristan Davies, , Acton, ON

Samuel Jim-George, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Sonya De Vellis, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Sijia Jin, Vancouver, BC

Williams Diogu, , Scarborough, ON

Parinaz Joneidi Shariat Zade, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Anahita Diyanoush, University of Waterloo, Kitchener, ON

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Ahmed Foda, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Olivia Duong, ISL Engineering, Edmonton, AB

Varsha Joseph, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Ahmed ELNawawy, Western University , London, ON

Simha Kalimipalli, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

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WELCOME WELCOME

New Members

Tsugumi Kanno, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Jedwin Mok, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Hossam Kasem, Burlington, ON

Doug Mossey, City of Chilliwack, Chilliwack, BC

Chase Kehrig, Saskatoon, SK Zakary Kellar, Mohawk College, Keswick, ON

Dominic Mothe, McMaster University, Ancaster, ON

Harbhagat Khangura, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Erica Mthembu, Associated Engineering, Regina, SK

Janak Kharel, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Keenan Murphy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Mwendwa Kiko, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Alexander Napier, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

Brian Kim, Paradigm Transportation Solutions Ltd., Maple, ON

Rami Nehme El Hayek, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Andrew Ko, ISL Engineering, Calgary, AB

Matheus Neves, Hamilton, ON

Paul Krueger, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC

Adrian Newby-Clark, Mohawk College, Guelph, ON

Colin Kruger, University of Waterloo, Burlington, ON

Kelly Ngo, Paradigm Transportation Solutions Ltd., Mississauga, ON

Paul Krysztofiak, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Helya Oghabi, WSP, Hamilton, ON

Fred Laguerta, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB

John Oke, University of Waterloo, Whitby, ON

Boris Lam, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Daniel Pantazi, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Matthew Lech, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Evan Partington, City Of Coquitlam, Coquitlam, BC

Yuen Wei Leung, University of Waterloo, Burnaby, BC

Simran Patel, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Tom Li, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Keenan Patmore, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

Andy Liu, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC

Wewalage Perera, Associated Engineering, Saskatoon, SK

Yunfei Ma, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Roger Petursson, City of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB

Robert Macleod, McGill University, Montréal, QC Paul Malizia, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Colleen Qiu, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC

Nabeel Mansuri, Univeristy of Toronto, Brampton, ON

Payvand Razaghizad, City Of Coquitlam, Coquitlam, BC

Luciano Marchesan, York University, North York, ON

Atefeh Razzaghi, Saskatchewan Ministry Of Highways And Infrastructure, Saskatoon, SK

Samira Marzia, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Zachary Redick, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Samuel Matrosov, University of Waterloo, Richmond Hill, ON

Alexander Reis, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC

Kyle McKee, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Seth Richardson, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Stephan Menard, Al-Terra, Edmonton, AB

Urja Patel, University of Waterloo, London, ON

William Minchin, Watt Consulting, Calgary, AB

Jacopo Rodigari, Southern Alberta Instiute of Technology, Calgary, AB

Sumana Mitra, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Ian Roman, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

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NEW MEMBERS

Peter Salmon, University of Victoria, Shawnigan Lake, BC

Mantoj Singh Tiwana, University of British Columbia, West Kelowna, BC

Igor Samardzic, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Bator Toth, University of Waterloo, Burlington, ON

Mounira Sayour, , Edmonton, AB Wyatt Scoble, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Strathmore, AB

Sophia Tsan, Brampton, ON

Aarya Sharma, University of Waterloo, Brampton, ON

Costa Tzumerkas, University of Waterloo, Newmarket, ON

Ali Shehabeldeen, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Vuk Uskokovic, BA Group, Toronto, ON

Mantekh Sidhu, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Surrey, BC Suad Sidow, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON

Zeinab Vosooghi, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Veronica Wambura, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Kaili Wang, University of Toronto, Thornhill, ON

Sam Skalsvik, City Of Coquitlam, Coquitlam, BC

Zach Wang, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Robert Smith, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Owen Webbe, Ryerson University, North York, ON

Chi Man So, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, AB

Laura Welsh, City of Brantford, Brantford, ON

Nicole Sonnichsen, University of Calgary, Nelson, BC Nathan Stayer, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB Danica Stradecke, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC Jobi Tabamo, City of Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver, BC

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Irina Tsirikhova, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Jaydon Wielders, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Katherine Wilson, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON Priscilla Wong, McMaster University, Woodbridge, ON Michael Woollett, City of Calgary, Alberta, Edmonton, AB Gary Wu, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

Jeffel Tanagon, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Hao Wu, City Of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Trishel Tandiama, University of Waterloo, Belle River, ON

Mohamed Yassin, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Brian Tang, City of Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, AB

Grace Zhang, University of Toronto, North York, ON

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ITE CANADA CONTACTS

ITE Canada Executive Committee President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pedram Izadpanah, Ph.D., P.Eng. president@itecanada.org

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . Irini Akhnoukh, M.Eng., P.Eng., PTOE vicepresident@itecanada.org

Secretary-Treasurer . . . . . Destiny Piper, P.Eng. treasurer@itecanada.org

Past President . . . . . . . . . Ryan Vanderputten, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA, FITE pastpresident@itecanada.org

District Director . . . . . . . . Edward Soldo, P.Eng., FITE director@itecanada.org

ITE Canada Staff

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Communications Lead . . . Evonne Winchiu Donaher edonaher@itecanada.org

Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . Farhad Shahla, M.Eng., P.Eng. Vice-Chair . . . . . . . Borg Chan, M.Sc., P.Eng., PTOE, RSP, FITE Committee . . . . . . . Erin Toop, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syed Atif Ali, M.Eng., P.Eng., PMP Past Chair . . . . . . . Ryan Martinson, M.Eng., P.Eng.

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Southwestern Ontario . . . Jeff Jongsma, C.Tech, ESCP

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Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Courtney Pyne, P.Eng. atlantic@itecanada.org

ITE CANADA CONTACTS

Student Chapters Student Chapter

Advisor

President(s)

Carleton University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Weiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rulla Al-Haideri carleton@itecanada.org

Adam.weiss3@carleton.ca

Dalhousie University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ahsan Habib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niaz Mahmud dalhousie@itecanada.org

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Lakehead University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juan Pernia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omotunde Adeniran lakeheadu@itecanada.org

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