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Quarterly Newsletter of the CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS INSTITUT CANADIEN DES INGÉNIEURS EN TRANSPORTS (a Canadian Non-Profit Corporation)

Highlights from the CITE Annual Conference

CITE Excellence in Transportation Awards

Meet the award winners and learn about their achievements

Touring the Present and Future of Intelligent Transportation VOLUME 41 : NUMBER 2 | SUMMER 2019

Peek inside the Ottawa L5 CAV Test Facilities and Traffic Control Centre to see how intellient transportation is evolving and breaking new ground in our nation's capital

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CITE 2019 Annual Conference Highlights Experience highlights from the jam-packed Ottawa conference and get links to the compendium, photos, and more

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CITE Excellence in Transportation Awards Meet the 2019 winners and read about their accomplishments

16 Vancouver 2020 Save the Date An invitation to mark your calendars for CITE's 2020 conference in Vancouver 17 Student Leadership Summit 2019 Step into CITE's second SLS hosted by Carleton University and excite 19 Touring the Present and Future of Intelligent Transportation Greg Kent & Omar Choudhry take us inside Ottawa's Traffic Control Centre and the Ottawa L5 Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Test Facilities 24 Research Highlight: A New Cyclist Typology Laura Cabral offers a data-driven approach to testing and re-thinking urban cyclist typologies in the context of a Canadian municipality 29 Member Highlight: Andrew Harte Meet the Co-Chair of the CITE 2019 Annual Conference in Ottawa

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Training Commitee Annual Update Section News Student Chapter News Welcome New Members

President's Ponderings From the District Director

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It’s with a great deal of excitement that I step into this role as President of CITE. What a fantastic time to be working in the transportation field! I look forward to having the opportunity to help build on the strong foundation of CITE and continue the good work of my predecessors.

This issue of Transportation Talk is dedicated to sharing many of the things seen and heard at our CITE Annual Conference. The conference is both a time of reflection and a time to look forward to what may lay ahead for our organization. It’s a time of celebration—we celebrate our technical achievements and lessons learned as a profession, we celebrate our members and the amazing things that they are doing and, more every year, we celebrate our students and their ongoing and future roles in our organization.

JULIA SALVINI, P.Eng. Later in this publication, you'll read about some of the accomplishments that Canadian District President were celebrated in Ottawa, including the winners of our CITE Excellence in president@cite7.org Transportation Awards, an article on the Ottawa L5 CAV Test Track and traffic control centre (a tour highlight for many attendees), plus a research snapshot from Laura Cabral, President of the University of Alberta Student Chapter and John Vardon Memorial Transportation Scholarship recipient, who presented a poster at the conference.

Our Annual Conference is supported by a remarkable group of individuals and organizations who make it possible for us all to gather in this way. This year’s Local Arrangements Committee did exceptional work to bring us the technical and social program that we all so enjoyed and our sponsors provided the funding support we needed—much of which goes to supporting the participation of students. This year we had 73 students in attendance. If you attended the conference, you saw the mark of the City of Ottawa everywhere, from our welcoming speaker Vivi Chi, Director of Transportation Planning at the City of Ottawa, to the many speakers and tour leaders throughout the conference. We rode their buses and many of their staff were working in the background as part of the Local Arrangements Committee and as daily volunteers. Thank you for showcasing your beautiful City!

As a practitioner, I welcomed the opportunity to step away from the day to day details of my project work and look more broadly at where our profession is heading. I left the conference feeling energized, inspired, and hopeful.

If you plan to attend the ITE International Annual Meeting in Austin this summer, be sure to join me in wearing your best and brightest Canada gear to support the Canadian team from the University of Alberta at the International Traffic Bowl on Monday afternoon.

In the coming two years, I plan to visit with many of you at section and chapter events across the country.

There are great things in store for our organization and I look forward to meeting you and hearing about what gets you excited about transportation. Please feel free to reach out anytime to connect with me.

Julia Salvini, P.Eng. Canadian District President

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Dear members, It was a pleasure attending our CITE conference in June in Ottawa with so many of you. I always come away from our conferences feeling connected and inspired. As I become more involved with ITE, I am reminded of just how much activity continues through the summer—especially thinking about the Joint ITE International and Texas District Annual Meeting and Exhibit coming up in just a few short weeks in Austin! Part of this ITE International summer activity includes Executive members visiting all of the District conferences and engaging directly with members. CITE was fortunate to benefit from many of these opportunities as ITE International Executive Director Jeff Paniati, President Bruce Belmore, and Vice President Randy McCourt attended and hosted several events at our CITE conference.

JEN MALZER, M.Sc., P.Eng. Canadian District Director director@cite7.org

At the CITE Board meeting Sunday morning in Ottawa, we discussed the OneITE project and how our new Charter and Bylaws will mean we are better supported by ITE. Specifically, ITE staff are organizing products and resources to help section and chapter executives hit the ground running in their leadership roles. Greater connection with ITE International should mean more technical products are shared more often with members. At a time when our industry is changing so rapidly, this is welcome news.

Another event held in Ottawa was an ITE Town Hall where Jeff, Bruce, and Randy asked participants what is working and what can be improved in the organization. The session was attended by a passionate group with high representation from student chapters. Members had the opportunity to ask lingering questions and delve into big topics like how to host more engaging conversations and being more thoughtful about how we support student chapters. Some specific ideas emerged like making speaker registers available so local executives might be able to connect with travelling members.

We thought this could particularly help smaller chapters and sections who may have smaller pools to draw from. The idea of conversation workshops in addition to traditional conference sessions also came up to allow members to compare notes and dig deeper on emerging practices.

Above: ITE President Bruce Belmore and Executive Director Jeff Paniati engage with CITE members at the ITE Leadership Town Hall. Below: ITE Vice President Randy McCourt captures big new ideas from CITE members.

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from th e d i s tr i c t d ire c to r ITE also hosted a very well-attended session to listen to the Canadian perspective on Mobility As a Service (MaaS). MaaS is an important initiative being researched by a new ITE Steering Committee.

The conversation was dynamic and revealed ways transportation professionals can be empowered to use technology disruption to help achieve the goals put forward in our long term plans. As transportation professionals, we can leverage design tools like transit priority and complete streets to reduce vehicle ownership and create healthy, safe, and vibrant communities.

Finally, I have been impressed by how ITE is able to celebrate and encourage activity at the local level. A STEM Competition will be held in November to promote K-12 outreach by our members so get your ideas ready! Visit the ITE STEM site for sample activities and competition details. ITE is also recognizing members who volunteer in their community in an ITE Journal feature called Community Corner. The messages of these activities are clear: volunteering benefits all involved and other ITE members are often drawn into help support, as well.

I myself recently participated in my community’s Neighbour Day celebration (see below) and ended up finding and helping neighbours interested in improving pedestrian safety through tactical urbanism. Just goes to show summer really is about play...and work, too!

Best,

Jen Malzer, M.Sc., P.Eng. Canadian District Director

PLACEMAKING IDEA: HUMAN FOOSBALL If you’re interested in adding activation to an upcoming engagement or community event, shop around for ideas online (I suggest Pinterest!) considering your event’s audience and your access to volunteers. We decided to go with human foosball at our event; here are instructions for the field we built: • Materials: snow fencing, stakes, rope, PVC pipe, soccer ball, and up to 12 players (2 keepers, 2x2 forwards, 2x3 centres) • There are six ropes or rows of players including keepers.

• Layout the field by spray painting a dot where the stakes will attach to the rows of players. We spaced each row 48” apart which seemed to work well for teenagers/adults.

• Drive stakes into the ground (this was the hardest part). Attach snow fencing to the stakes using zip ties.

• Feed lengths of rope into short, medium, longer lengths of PVC pipe (to be held by the players) and tie to the stakes.

• The net was almost 3 m wide with about 2-3 m of snow fence on each side. Remember to leave a bit of space for the goalie between their rope and the net.

• Add players, a ball, and have fun!

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bold & transformative solutions CITE ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Westin Hotel 2-5 June 2019

thank you CITE’s 2019 Annual Conference held in Ottawa from June 2-5 was a great success by all accounts. The conference attracted 333 delegates and the exhibitors filled CITE’s largest Exhibitor Hall ever. Attendees were treated to an exceptional line-up of keynote speakers who provided thought provoking perspectives, a high quality technical program that shared experiences from across Canada, a whopping nine organized technical tours that provided much inspiration, and a memorable social program to boot.

The conference will be remembered for exceptional keynote speakers and leaders who are making their mark on the transportation industry. Plenary speakers Mariana Brussoni from University of British Columbia, Willa Ng from Sidewalk Labs, and Vivi Chi from City of Ottawa covered emerging research and practices when it comes to creating safe communities for people of all ages through new approaches and groundbreaking technologies. This year, Julia Salvini was welcomed as new CITE President and Jeannette Montufar was recognized with CITE’s highest honour, the H. Robert Burton Distinguished Service Award for a lifetime of dedication. We are grateful that these leaders, along with so many others, welcomed us to share their influence and the impact they are making on our profession.

We would like to extend a big thank you to all our sponsors, presenters, moderators, exhibitors, and you, our participants, for enriching the Annual Conference with your presence. You have brought this conference to life!

We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the members of the Local Arrangement Committee, all of whom showed unwavering commitment, diligence, and leadership throughout the months leading up to and during the conference. It has truly been a blessing and an honour to work with you towards a common goal that is greater than any one of us.

We look forward to reconnecting with everyone at next year’s CITE conference in Vancouver!

Bassam Hamwi and Andrew Harte CITE 2019 Annual Conference Co-Chairs SUMMER 2019 | TRANSPORTATION TALK

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CITE Ottawa 2019

„ bold ideas Mariana Brussoni kicked off CITE 2019 with an inspiring address on the importance of outdoor play for child development and the key role of transportation professionals in fostering safe and play-friendly cities for kids.

Tuesday keynote Willa Ng spoke about the cutting edge waterfront development Sidewalk Labs is leading in Toronto and what that could incubate on a broader scale for urban mobility. Attendees praised the variety of topics covered in over 100 presentations and posters featured and the "diversity and forward thinking nature of the speakers."

Mariana Brussoni

University of British Columbia

Willa Ng

Sidewalk Labs

COMPENDIUM AVAILABLE!

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Download conference presentations and papers at cite7.org.

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„ building community From the Welcome Reception to Student Mixer, Street Hockey Classic to networking breaks in the Exhibitor Hall, CITE 2019 offered attendees many opportunities to connect with colleagues and build new relationships in the industry.

The Canadian Museum of History provided a stunning venue for our Annual Banquet and lasting memories for delegates.

Check out the conference photo album for more highlights!

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CITE Ottawa 2019

„ transformative solutions on display

Missed the Ottawa L5 CAV Test Facilities and Traffic Control Centre tour? Get a glimpse in the feature article on page 19.

Thank you from the CITE Executive and Board to the LAC and all sponsors, exhibitors, delegates, volunteers, and speakers for making the conference a huge success!

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See you all next year in Vancouver, 24-27 May 2020!

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The ever popular technical tours gave participants a glimpse of many projects making waves in Ottawa, including cycling facilities, LRT, complete streets, connected & autonomous vehicles, and more.

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Sponsorship & exhibitor opportunities for CITE 2020 in Vancouver coming soon.

exhibitors Aimsun

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DezignLine

Eco-Counter

Econolite Canada

Electromega

EtherWan

Fortran Traffic Systems

GGI Road & Traffic

Miovision

North Line

Orange Traffic

PTV Group

SMATS Traffic Solutions

Stinson ITS

Tacel Ltd

Trans-Plan

Tulloch Engineering

Find more info and contact details for exhibitors in the Exhibitor Directory.

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CITE 2019 Excellence in Transportation Awards MEMBER RECOGNITION H. ROBERT BURTON DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Jeannette Montufar Manitoba Section

Dr. Jeannette Montufar is Founding Partner and CEO of MORR Transportation Consulting and Co-Founder of TRAINFO, a technology startup based in Winnipeg. For nearly fifteen years, she was professor in civil engineering at the University of Manitoba, during which time she published over 200 technical papers and reports on various topics associated with transportation engineering and planning making her a well-recognized trailblazer in the field, particularly as it relates to road safety and active transportation. Outside of engineering, Dr. Montufar has served as Special Advisor to the Minister for the Status of Women in Manitoba and currently serves as inaugural Board Chair of Efficiency Manitoba with a mandate to develop, implement, and operate the required operational infrastructure for the successful performance of the new Crown Corporation on energy efficiency.

Throughout her career, Dr. Montufar has made the empowerment of students in transportation engineering one of her priorities. Through her leadership, commitment, and dedication, several students have become rising stars in transportation engineering in Canada. Her contributions to engineering education were recognized in 2012 by the Transportation Association of Canada with the Educational Achievement Award and in 2017 by ITE with the Wilbur Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award.

Dr. Montufar has also been passionate about empowering women in engineering. She has consistently leveraged her internationallyrecognized reputation as a transportation engineering expert to promote and encourage women to enter the profession and has also personally dedicated considerable efforts to establish supports through The Hummingbird Education Fund, which she created to provide financial support to women who want to pursue engineering as a career. In 2018, Engineers Canada recognized her contributions to the advancement of women in engineering with the national award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession.

Dr. Montufar has been an active member of several professional organizations including ITE, where she has been a devoted member for over 20 years. She served on the Executive Committees of the Manitoba Section and the Canadian District. She is the founder and current advisor of the University of Manitoba Student Chapter which, under her leadership, has received CITE’s Student Chapter Award 15 times in the last 17 years and the International award twice. Because of her extensive commitment to CITE, Dr. Montufar received CITE’s Outstanding Volunteer Contribution Award in 2014. In 2016, Dr. Montufar was inducted as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering for her contributions to the engineering profession.

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Jeannette with past Burton Award receipients in attendance at CITE 2019 Ottawa (L-R): Jan Voss, Alf Guebert & Dave Richardson Every year, CITE bestows its most prestigious honour, the H. Robert Burton Distinguished Service Award, named after a man who dedicated much of his life to the transportation profession. Bob Burton spent his entire career practicing and promoting traffic engineering. A founder of the original Canadian Section in 1951, he was still attending CITE Toronto Section meetings right up to his death at the age of 101 years. CITE recognizes members who have shown these same qualities and demonstrated a notable career in the field and a record of service with CITE with this award.

OUTSTANDING VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION Dave Richardson Toronto Section

Dave joined ITE in 1975 after graduating from the University of Waterloo.

He became involved in the Toronto Section and served on the Executive from 1976 to 1984. Subsequently, he served on the Canadian District Executive from 1985 to 1991. Finally, he represented Canada as our District Director on the ITE International Board from 1992 to 1994.

Dave applied his expertise in signalized intersection capacity analysis by co-authoring the 1984, 1995, and 2008 editions of the Canadian Capacity Guide (CCG). He and Stan Teply delivered numerous short courses and workshops throughout Canada on the ‘84 and ‘95 editions. Dave continues to support the group promoting and overseeing the development of the InterCalc software which replicates the Guide and is now part of the PTV Vistro software platform. Dave has also served on numerous other Standing Committees of both ITE and CITE and has been MC of CITE's Traffic Bowl competition since its inception.

Dave continues his passion for the profession by serving as a mentor to students and new members of the Institute. He also guest lectures extensively on traffic engineering, transportation planning, and active transportation at universities and colleges across Canada, in the US, and around the world.

RISING STAR AWARD

RISING STAR AWARD

Amy Jiang

Rebecca Peterniak

Toronto Section

Amy has been an ITE member for 14 years. For the past 6 years, she has served on the Toronto Section Executive where she has led numerous Section events including training sessions, technical talks, luncheons, tours, and outreach to remote members in Thunder Bay. As current Section President, Amy is pioneering new student engagement efforts— including funding for student chapters and a program to connect students to internship opportunities—and creating training opportunities for members with courses on Vision Zero, Roundabouts, and Safety in development. Professionally, Amy is highly regarded as a dilligent, focussed, and energetic individual who offers leadership and technical expertise to colleagues.

She is past winner of two CITE student awards and has been an active volunteer in her community, demonstrating her commitment to serving others.

Manitoba Section

Rebecca has participated in every level of ITE, starting with the University of Manitoba Student Chapter which received multiple awards in her time with the Executive, most notably the ITE International Student Chapter Award. She has been involved with the Manitoba Section since 2010 and currently serves as the Section Secretary. At the District level, Rebecca was a founding member of the excite emerging members group, has spoken at five CITE conferences, and has contributed to Transportation Talk, including a feature article on Vision Zero. She is a current member of the Women of ITE Subcommittee and has volunteered on various boards and committees within the transportation sector, notably in the road safety realm. Jennifer Chapman, Manitoba Section President shares her perspective: "Rebecca exemplifies the qualities of intelligence, innovation, and empathy that the future stars of our profession need."

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CITE 2019 Excellence in Transportation Awards MEMBER RECOGNITION STAN TEPLY OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL PROJECT AWARD Macleod Trail and 162 Avenue, Diverging Diamond Interchange Project CIty of Calgary & ISL Engineering

The Stan Teply Award recognizes outstanding projects that showcase excellent technical achievement in transportation planning and/or engineering. There were multiple worthy submissions this year which were evaluated using the four award criterion: technical contents & transferability; complexity & innovation; project expectations; and overall presentation. This year’s recipient was a well presented submission for a complex project that brought forward a new and innovative solution to a heavily congested and critical area in Calgary’s transportation network.

Click to learn more about the Diverging Diamond Interchange in a Transportation Talk feature article by the project team

RECOGNITION OF SERVICE CITE PAST DISTRICT DIRECTOR CITE PAST PRESIDENT

Gene Chartier Toronto Section

RECOGNITION OF THE 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE Many thanks to these Local Arrangements Committee members and countless other volunteers who brought the conference to life!

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:

Bassam Hamwi

Morrison Hershfield

Andrew Harte

CGH Transportation

Jennifer Armstrong

Ian Borsuk

Michael Flainek

Justin Goulding

Doug Green

Adam Hortop

Adam Howell

Campbell Inwood

Greg Kent

Zlatko Krstulic

Anthony Kwok

Craig Lyon

Stephanie McNeely

Ravi Mehta

Denis Paradis

Julia Salvini

Gordon Scobie

Eric Stewart

Justin Swan

Meghan Whitehead

Kate Whitfield

Suzanne Woo

Amir Zahabi

City of Ottawa City of Ottawa

Morrison Hershfield CITE & Salvini Consulting

Dillon Consulting WSP

Persaud & Lyon CIMA+

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City of Ottawa City of Ottawa

Dillon Consulting City of Ottawa

Mobycon

City of Ottawa Retired

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Dillon Consulting City of Ottawa WSP

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CITE ACTIVITY AWARDS SECTION ACTIVITY AWARD

SECTION ACTIVITY DELTA AWARD

Atlantic Provinces

Southern Alberta

• Membership: ~85 • Two strong and diverse technical events each year with attendance well above their membership levels (~130) • Added a training session this year and had 45 participants including a number of students • Generally provide free attendance to students and many attend as a result

• Membership: ~300 • Diverse cross-section of events from luncheons to technical tours and social events (13 events) • Partnered with APPI (Alberta Professional Planners Institute) on a successful event • Consistently strong event attendance (~60) • Well attended student-industry mixer

STUDENT CHAPTER ACTIVITY AWARD

STUDENT CHAPTER ACTIVITY DELTA AWARD

University of Alberta

York University

• Membership: ~65 plus alumni members • Strong integration with local section—most section events are held on campus • Mentorship program linking students to professionals provides further connection to the section • Ran a successful Student Leadership Summit with University of Manitoba in 2018

• Membership: ~30 • Ran 53 events in their inaugural year • Started an equipment library for manuals, hard hats and other field equipment • Working closely with local section and other local student chapters to enhance the experience of its members SUMMER 2019 | TRANSPORTATION TALK

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CITE 2019 Excellence in Transportation Awards STUDENT AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS DR. MICHEL VAN AERDE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Mohamed Essa, University of British Columbia Mohamed Essa received his M.Sc. degree in transportation engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2015. Currently, he is a PhD candidate at the same university. His research is focused on road safety, connected/autonomous vehicles, and traffic simulation. He has been working as a research assistant at the Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security at UBC for the last six years. He participated in several road safety projects in various cities in Canada (Vancouver, Surrey, and Edmonton). From his work and research in transportation engineering, he co-authored more than 16 publications and received several awards from UBC and Transportation Association of Canada.

JOHN VARDON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Laura Cabral, University of Alberta I am currently in the final stretch of my MSc degree in Transportation Engineering at the University of Alberta. I am working towards my thesis regarding cyclists’ comfort as it relates to different cycling environments and its effect on network connectivity perception. Before initiating my graduate studies, I completed a Bachelor of Environmental Studies (BEnv) at the Université de Sherbooke. As I transition into a professional role, I hope to continually work towards the four pillars that have guided me in my academic career: environmental impact, multidisciplinary approach, teaching and learning, and professional and community involvement.

Learn more about Laura's research on cyclist typologies on page 24

STUDENT PRESENTATION COMPETITION AWARD Karalee Klassen Townsend, University of Manitoba I am completing an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba with a thesis on traffic monitoring. After I graduate in 2019, I hope to work in consulting with a focus on road safety and sustainable transportation design. My presentation investigated how rear-axle weight data can improve vehicle classification. Traffic classification data is a vital component of the traffic management decision-making process. In Manitoba, vehicles are classified according to the FHWA’s 13-Vehicle Classification System. Due to the similarities between the axle configurations of class 3 and class 5 vehicles in this scheme, it can be challenging to tell them apart. The goal of this project was to improve the classification accuracy of these two classes by incorporating rear-axle weight data into Manitoba’s classification algorithm.

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CITE WSP UNDERGRADUATE AWARD Chandler White, University of British Columbia Transit System Resilience is a research proposal that I intend to pursue through my M.A.Sc. at the University of Toronto. It identifies a need to refine the UofT’s existing model that predicts how long rail transit service disruptions persist. This information could be sent to commuters, which can improve transit service for increased ridership.

Thank you to CITE and WSP for providing this scholarship and the opportunity to attend CITE Ottawa 2019. Thank you also to Dr. Amer Shalaby, Clark Lim, Dr. Mohamed Zaki, and Dr. Tarek Sayed for their support and direction in my transportation engineering pursuits.

Thank You Award Sponsor

Click to read Chandler's winning paper on the CITE website

CANADIAN CAPACITY GUIDE (CCG) COMPETITION AWARD Joshua Thompson, Ryerson University My receipt of the Canadian Capacity Guide Competition Award is for my technical report on improvement recommendations for an intersection experiencing capacity issues in the City of Toronto. This included an impact analysis, recommendation review, and cost estimate of signal and infrastructure improvements.

Thank You CCG Award sponsors

Throughout my studies, I have sustained a passion for transportation systems, particularly in urban environments. The complexities involved in transport planning and engineering present a variety of problems that, with guided solutions, open a new realm of possibility for urban development and improved quality of life. I am honoured to receive this award. I would like to thank BA Group, WSP, and PTV Group for their generosity and support. As a recent graduate of Ryerson University’s Civil Engineering program, I hope to commence my training in the industry and contribute to projects in transit and active transportation.

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EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPORTATION awards & winners

Get information about award requirements and see all of the past award winners >> cite7.org Read and download winning student papers >> CITE library SUMMER 2019 | TRANSPORTATION TALK

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TRAFFIC BOWL 2019 CHAMPIONS University of Alberta Bryan Tran, Cai Lin Yang, Connor Bayne University of British Columbia

University of Alberta

University of Manitoba

McMaster University

Mohawk College

Ryerson University

University of Toronto

York University

Concordia University

SAVE THE DATE! MAY 24–27

Photo: Tourism Vancouver

The Greater Vancouver Section welcomes you to attend the 2020 joint www.conference.cite7.org facebook.com/CITE2020 #CITE2020 CITE/Quad Conference in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia.

Our program theme is Resilient Cities: Planning for an Uncertain Future.

Planning the transportation system of the future can no longer consist of extrapolating current trends. Major disruptions are becoming more frequent and there are now a wide range of potential futures before us.

This can include everything ranging from the vulnerability of transportation infrastructure to changing climate conditions to technological distributions to mobility choices. The theme of this conference will focus on how practices are changing from guessing a future and planning for it to increasingly accepting uncertainty and incorporating resilience to this uncertainty into our work.

Conference sponsorship and exhibitor inquiries are welcome in advance of the prospectus to be released in the coming months. Interested presenters can also look forward to a call for abstracts coming Fall 2019.

The CITE 2020 Annual Conference is one that you don’t want to miss.

The Local Arrangements Committee looks forward to welcoming you and your family to Vancouver from May 24th to 27th, 2020.

Jan Voss

Chair, Vancouver 2020 Local Arrangements Committee Photo: Tourism Vancouver

The SLS kicked off on Saturday, June 1 at Mulligan’s Golf Bar in downtown Ottawa, providing attendees the opportunity to meet and practice their golf swing. On Sunday, a full day of presentations and networking sessions took place focusing on personal marketing, career development, and leadership. Each of the sessions (see list opposite) highlighted key skills for young professionals preparing to build their careers. A roundtable session was held during the afternoon, giving attendees a chance to practice their networking skills with five ITE International, District, and Section Executive members. The roundtable session consisted of five groups of students with a rotating CITE/ITE Executive to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge on

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working in the field and receive insight on employable skills while working in the profession. The roundtable session was a favourite from the 2018 SLS and the organizing committee was happy to include it on the program again. Attendees praised the opportunity to meet and connect with ITE, District, and Section leaders, learn from their years of experience in the profession, and have a familiar face for the following CITE 2019 Conference.

Lastly, the event concluded with a brainstorming session on student chapter leadership, providing students new ideas and insight to increase their student chapter activity.

Overall, the SLS was a great success and productive for all attendees. Students gained new insight and skills for leadership, communication, and personal marketing to start their career. Through the networking activities and roundabout session, attendees were able to demonstrate these abilities to executives in the ITE community. It was also a great chance to connect with other fellow students across the country and strengthen relationships with their future colleagues in the profession. The organizing committee would like to thank all the attendees for their participation, the sponsors for their financial support, the speakers for their insight, time and knowledge, the CITE Executive for guidance through the planning process, and the 2018 SLS Organizing Committee for donating materials and funds.

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On Sunday, June 2, Carleton University, in conjunction with excite (CITE’s emerging members group), hosted the second Canadian ITE District Student Leadership Summit (SLS) in Ottawa, Ontario. Student Leadership Summits originated in the ITE Western District in 2014 and have quickly spread throughout the ITE community. We were thrilled to welcome over 20 students from universities across Canada for a day of professional development and networking. The SLS gave attendees the opportunity to develop their professional skills, leadership qualities, and foster their connections with the transportation profession.

SESSIONS & PRESENTATIONS Guerrilla Marketing Kate Whitfield, Alta Planning + Design Inc.

Student Chapter Leadership Sean Nix, Seneca College

Getting your Foot in the Door Andrew Larsen, Transport Canada

Roundtable Session with ITE, District & Section Leaders • Randy McCourt, ITE Vice-President • Julia Salvini, CITE President • Ryan Vanderputten, CITE Vice-President • Jen Malzer, CITE District Director • Amy Jiang, Toronto Section President & 2019 CITE Rising Star

Risk and Reward: Building a Career through Leadership Geoff Noxon, Transportation Association of Canada Stretching your Network & Effectiveness Jen Malzer, CITE District Director

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University of Alberta University of British Columbia Carleton University University of Manitoba École Polytechnique de Montréal Ryerson University University of Toronto Waterloo University University of Toronto

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Thanks to the organizing committee from Carleton University and excite who made this event possible!

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Heather Goodman (co-chair) Liiban Hersi (co-chair) Bomo Dambo Hazel Levin

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Auja Ominski Josh de Boer Jen Malzer (advisor) Julia Salvini (advisor)

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TOURING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

Inside Ottawa's Traffic Control Centre and the Ottawa L5 Connected & Autonomous Vehicles Test Facilities

BY GREG KENT & OMAR CHOUDHRY CITY OF OTTAWA, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

From the traffic control center that manages the pulse of Ottawa to accelerating down the road in a self-driving car, a group of attendees at CITE 2019 had the chance to go from seeing the present state of transportation in Ottawa to a glimpse into its future.

Sometimes called “Silicon Valley North,” Ottawa has long been a hub of technological innovation, playing host to companies like Mitel, Cognos, and Corel, through to modern day juggernauts Shopify and BlackBerry QNX. This innovative spirit has propelled entrepreneurs, businesses, and the City of Ottawa to be on the leading edge of developing and implementing new technologies and ways of operating.

EVOLVING WITH THE TIMES In 1990, the City of Ottawa Transportation Department undertook an initiative to develop an in-house computerized traffic control system, capitalizing on the

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emergence of personal computers. That initiative became the basis of the system that manages the city’s transportation network today. Program Manager of Signal Installation & Field Programs, Stuart Edison, P.Eng., walked CITE tour participants through details of the Traffic Control Centre (TCC) and how it is used by the City.

As Canada’s Capital, Ottawa hosts over 1,000 special events annually that comprise races, marches, demonstrations, and celebrations, all of which can impact traffic in numerous ways. These events are in addition to the typical traffic collisions, vehicle breakdowns, and road construction activities as well as lane closures and encroachments from new building construction, utility work, and emergency repairs that one encounters in a region of 1.3 million people. With 20% of the region’s population living across the Ottawa River in Quebec, any incidents that occur on the five interprovincial bridges or on the Quebec side can quickly spill over and begin impacting traffic flow within the City.

i ntellig e nt tra n s p o r t at io n in O t t awa SEE AND LEARN MORE CBC Ottawa shares photos and videos of the TCC with their article: Inside Ottawa's traffic nerve centre Check out these videos showing the various technologies in development at the Ottawa L5 Test Facilities from CTV Ottawa and CBC Ottawa CREDIT: CITY OF OTTAWA

Ottawa L5 is part of the Autonomous Vehicles Innovation Network (AVIN) and one of several Regional Technology Development Sites across Ontario supporting small- and medium-sized enterprises creating CAV technology

Configured to enable close collaboration amongst interested parties, the TCC can scale up to become the central operation and coordination point for 14 traffic, transit, and emergency services staff to be stationed and respond when incidents or special events in the City are causing major disruptions to normal traffic patterns. The TCC operates from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on weekends, and with an on-call team available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, should conditions warrant.

recently, the City has begun testing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to dynamically optimize the traffic signal timing plans on a corridor. By using the traffic data from upstream signals as inputs, the AI algorithms have been showing real-time adjustments of timing plans selected, with peak period plans sometimes beginning slightly earlier or extending a little later than the pre-set activation times.

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Designed to reduce delays and fuel consumption through coordinated signals, the system enables operators to detect incidents, monitor faults, and collect traffic data. Now with 1175 traffic signals online and reporting status back in real-time, staff in the TCC can override timing plans when conditions warrant, with transitions typically occurring within 100 seconds. Using a combination of fibre, cable, and wireless connections, as well as traffic protocols (NTCIP and TRIP), 82% of the signals are equipped with pedestrian countdown timers and 77% configured with audible units, making things safer for vulnerable road users.

At the TCC, operators can monitor the current status and connectivity of every traffic signal in the City. Operators showed CITE tour participants the current status of a pair of traffic signals located in the middle of empty farm land in the suburbs of Ottawa, fully powered and cycling through their red-yellow-green phases but nary a vehicle to be seen. Although these signals appear to be in the middle of nowhere, they’re actually sitting in a private road network and form part of the Ottawa L5 test facilities, a new connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) test track that the City is extensively involved in.

The TCC also provides operators full access to 238 traffic cameras and 3 mobile cameras managed by the City as well as viewing capabilities for 29 cameras maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). The system enables them to bring up any camera onto the bank of monitors in front of them or onto their desktops.

Located at strategic points across the city, the full pantilt-zoom (PTZ) capabilities of the cameras allow operators to view multiple intersections thus maximizing the value of the infrastructure deployed.

While companies such as Waymo and Uber log hundreds of thousands of miles of travel in CAVs across the southern United States, the harsh reality of Canadian winters brings forth low visibility and whiteout conditions, black ice, snow covered roads and snowbanks, and frigid temperatures. Before municipalities invest in these new or leading-edge technologies, they will want to be sure that the technologies work under a range of real-world conditions to help both manage expectations and ensure success.

The custom-built traffic control system allows the City to continue to innovate and test new technologies. Most

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feature OTTAWA L5 CAV TEST FACILITIES PARTNERS Strategic Partners Accenture, Avanade, BlackBerry QNX, Ericsson, Juniper Networks, Microsoft, National Capital Commission (NCC), Nokia, City of Ottawa Research Partners Algonquin College, Carleton University, La Cité collégiale, University of Ottawa Technology Partners Aurrigo, Canal Geomatics, Cohda Wireless, MH Corbin, Hexagon NovAtel Ecosystem Partners CAVCOE, Kanata North Business Association

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selling feature for Ontario’s Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) as well as for innovators and firms testing, validating, and demonstrating CAVs. A four-season climate is available for testing—and this was on full display as a cold and drizzly Monday in June welcomed the group of CITE tour attendees when they visited the Ottawa L5 site. Moreover, the region is home to more than 90 companies, post-secondary institutions, and organizations contributing technology and intelligence to vehicles of the future.

With a strong focus on technology validation and safety, the Ottawa L5 test facilities enables researchers, entrepreneurs, SMEs, and multinationals to develop, demonstrate, and commercialize new AV technologies.

It will specifically help firms address key CAV opportunities and challenges including:

Powered by Invest Ottawa, lead economic development agency for knowledge-based industries in Canada’s Capital, the Ottawa L5 is the first integrated CAV test facility of its kind in North America. Working closely and collaboratively with a host of strategic multinational and regional partners including the City of Ottawa (see above), Invest Ottawa has created a ‘virtual city’ test track on property owned by the federal government’s National Capital Commission to enable testing of various vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and infrastructure-tovehicle (I2V/V2I) technologies in a secure but realistic city environment. Located in the suburbs of Ottawa and covering a space of 1,860 acres with 16 km of roadways, the first phase of the private test track has been completed and is open for those interested in developing and testing the latest technologies in the CAV and smart city markets.

The Ottawa L5 testing facilities are equipped with GPS (RTK), dedicated short range communications (DSRC), Wi-Fi, 4G/LTE and 5G telecommunications and networking infrastructure. Some of the technologies implemented from the likes of Ottawa L5 Strategic Partners Ericsson and Nokia are first of their kind “direct from the research lab” equipment that allow companies to test against next-generation equipment.

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CAV operations in inclement weather; detection of cybersecurity threats; interoperability, data collection, and analytics; and connectivity.

In partnership with the City of Ottawa, the facility includes 3-way and 4-way traffic signalized intersections directly connected to the City’s Traffic Control Center, various stop sign intersection configurations, pedestrian crosswalks, bike lanes, one-way traffic lanes and a vehicle parking test area. During the tour, City staff demonstrated two applications that integrate with the traffic signal system to provide information to autonomous vehicles (AVs) and to drivers in connected vehicles (CVs).

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Many technologies are being tested at the Ottawa L5 facility, including CityIQ (left) and SmartCone (right), a local product.

Initially developed as part of the first live demonstration of the BlackBerry QNX AV integration with city infrastructure in Canada, attendees had the opportunity to experience visualization software developed in-house that illustrates the backend communication of DSRCbased MAP and SPaT (Signal Phase and Timing) data.

Communicated between the roadside unit (RSU) and the on-board unit (OBU) in the vehicle, the data provides the AV with the necessary geometry, lane configuration, and current signal status/phasing of the traffic signal to determine whether it has authorization to proceed through the intersection as well as which lane(s) it would connect with as it moves forward.

In addition, a mobile app developed as part of the Transport Canada ACATS-funded EcoDrive II project was demonstrated by City staff. The EcoDrive II project is examining how providing CV information to minimize speed variation by drivers could improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions as they approach traffic signals.

The Android-based app provides, on approach to a traffic signal, a simple display of the real-time signal status, cycle countdown, and a green-light optimized speed advisory (GLOSA) to the driver. Using this information, the vehicle’s glide path is optimized. For example, the driver would reduce their speed while approaching a red light so that they reach the stop line shortly after the light changes to green.

Attendees were also introduced to a local tech startup, SmartCone Technologies, which is making waves with their modular and scalable safety and monitoring solution. The high-tech detection and early warning system provides a safer, less expensive, and more effective solution than a human or physical barrier. It provides mission-critical feedback to people in the area

as well as personnel who need to be notified. The system is capable of incorporating a range of detection methods and sensors. The highly portable Internet-of-Things (IoT) device can be transported and quickly setup for applications ranging from work zone safety and security situations, to protecting vulnerable road users via visible and audible alerts, to asset tracking and surveillance.

Another IoT field device technology called CityIQ™, created by Current Powered by GE, is a sensor platform that connects to what cities have lots of: street lights.

The unit connects in advance of the light fixture and contains a range of sensors including temperature, humidity, pressure, accelerometer, and acoustical along with a video camera. The data captured can assist in gunshot detection, vehicle and pedestrian monitoring, and parking spot use detection, among other smart city applications. Using a cloud-based data hosting repository and open API, cities can access and develop customized applications based on the data provided via the CityIQ™ nodes.

Later this summer, Invest Ottawa will lead a pilot project to introduce autonomous shuttles to residents of the Nation’s Capital. In advance of that event, technology partner Aurrigo, a UK-based maker of autonomous shuttles, gave attendees the chance to experience one of their shuttles with a ride around the Ottawa L5 track in their four-person pod. A larger 12-person shuttle will be delivered in the coming months. Having already tested and deployed their pods under the hot Australian sun, Aurrigo chose Ottawa L5 as their testing grounds in North America specifically for winter weather conditions that will enable them to be prepared for the harshest of cold conditions.

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CITE Annual Conference tour participants get a ride in the Aurrigo PodZero (left) and Blackberry QNX (right) autonomous vehicles at Ottawa L5.

Before departing the Ottawa L5 facility, everyone seemed willing to stand in line and brave the cold wind for their chance to ride in the autonomous BlackBerry QNX Lincoln MKZ. Known for powering critical systems for nuclear power plants and air traffic control, BlackBerry QNX also provides entertainment, mapping, and driverassistance systems in millions of vehicles, forming the building blocks for the connected and autonomous vehicle. The vehicle, which stops at intersections, turns corners, and quickly accelerates all on its own, was the thrill for attendees to end off a great tour.

WHERE DOES OTTAWA GO FROM HERE The dynamic nature of a city means that change is happening all the time. The Confederation Line LRT will change how residents move around. Technology is changing how and where residents consume information, what information is available, and their expectations of the services being provided.

As the service provider for everything transportation related, the City will continue to expand and develop many of the projects currently underway to help better manage traffic, optimize traffic signal timing, improve traveler information, and support integration between infrastructure and the vehicle.

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vehicles can be integrated into mixed traffic safely in a more operational function.

With safety and privacy in mind, the City will also be able to test new technology in the controlled environment of the Ottawa L5 test track before examining how these technologies could facilitate service areas such as traffic management, parking management, and vulnerable road user safety. From a traffic control centre that continues to evolve with a growing city to a testbed of cutting-edge innovations, Ottawa is ready to welcome transformative technologies for a safer and more efficient transportation system.

Greg Kent, P.Eng. is Manger of the City of Ottawa’s Traffic Management Branch with 30+ years of experience in the field of transportation engineering.

His various roles and responsibilities have included traffic impact studies, transportation modeling, road safety programs and traffic management. He currently oversees, amongst other things, traveler information systems, incident management systems, and CAV research and development projects.

Omar Choudhry, P.Eng. is Project Lead for Transportation System Management at the City of Ottawa. He has been developing and implementing technology solutions for over 20 years on projects across the United States and Canada. He has worked in the areas system architectures, electronic collection systems, 511 and LPFM systems, as well as data integration, human interface design, and deployment of information systems.

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A New Cyclist Typology Testing and re-thinking urban cyclist typologies with a data-driven approach

BY LAURA CABRAL UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BACKGROUND

Different Types of Cyclists Cyclists are not a monolithic group; in fact, it is well recognized that cyclists have different motivations for riding and different infrastructure needs. Starting with FHWA’s ‘ABC’ cyclists (Advanced, Basic, Children) in the 1990s, several cyclist typologies have been developed over time to try to understand who cyclists are and what conditions they need to thrive. One of the more popular typologies is the Four Types of Cyclists developed by Portland’s Bicycle Coordinator, Roger Geller. The No Way No How, Interested but Concerned, Enthused and Confident and Strong and Fearless have become ubiquitous both in academic literature and in practice, where they have been adopted or adapted to guide numerous cycling policies.

Although the names are quite descriptive, it is worth reviewing who the four types are. The No Way No How are not interested in cycling for transportation and likely not keen to cycle at all. They may also not have the physical ability to cycle. The Interested but Concerned may or may not be current cyclists. They are weary of interactions with motorized traffic, but they do not rule out cycling for transportation if appropriate infrastructure is provided. The Enthused and Confident are quite comfortable riders, but they appreciate some infrastructure on busy roads. Finally, the Strong and Fearless can ride in almost any traffic condition.

First in 2013, then in 2016, Jennifer Dill and Nathan McNeil from Portland State University formalized a survey to classify respondents in the four cyclist categories using three variables: a comfort rating of different infrastructure descriptions, an intent rating (“I would like to travel by bike more than I do now”), and whether the respondent cycled in the last 30 days. The method is easy to apply as it is rule-based.

For example, a person who declares being very comfortable on major streets with two lanes in each direction and no bike lane would automatically be classified as Strong and Fearless.

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Limitations of the Four Types of Cyclists Typology While the Four Types of Cyclists typology enjoys widespread popularity, it presents important and documented caveats. One of the most important limitations stems from the inception of the typology.

It was imagined by Roger Geller based on his knowledge and experience as a transportation professional. This subjective development means the typology was imposed on the population rather than being developed from it using empirical evidence.

The rule-based method developed at Portland State University also creates discrepancies. For example, we would expect cyclists who are more confident to ride more often than those who are not as confident.

However, we often find the Strong and Fearless cycle less, on average, than Interested but Concerned cyclists.

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a new c ycl i s t t yp o l o g y Figure 1. Different types of infrastructure included in the survey ranging from off-road trail to commercial arterial with no bike-specific infrastructure.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE

Creating a New Cyclist Typology With these caveats in mind, we decided to test if the Four Types of Cyclists adequately represent the (potential) cycling population in Edmonton and, if not, to propose a cyclist typology that is adapted to our context. We developed an online survey that reproduces the classic method to classify cyclists into the four types. We also included video clips to be rated by respondents as a more realistic tool to assess comfort. We then used an empirical method, called Cluster Correspondence Analysis, to derive clusters of cyclists who have similar response patterns, and therefore create a cyclist typology based on empirical data.

RESULTS

Three Types of Cyclists Rather Than Four Our sample of 3208 respondents had the following distribution of the Four Types of Cyclists: • • • •

No Way No How: 13.4% Interested but Concerned: 70.3% Enthused and Confident: 11.1% Strong and Fearless: 5.2%

Our empirical segmentation, which used the same variables as the Four Types of Cyclists, rather found that a three-level typology creates the most stable clusters of similar cyclists. We defined the three groups in the following manner:

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Uncomfortable or Uninterested: 19.3% They are more likely to rate all videos as very uncomfortable cycling environments. Only trails or paths are truly comfortable for respondents in this group. Protected bicycle lanes are not very well perceived. This group is also more likely to disagree with the intent statement. Finally, having cycled in the past summer is unlikely in this group.

Cautious Majority: 64.7% They are more likely to rate streets with bike lanes as somewhat comfortable and those without bike lanes as somewhat uncomfortable. Intent and cycling last summer are not defining factors to determine membership in this group. They are quite comfortable on paths and protected bicycle lanes. Calm residentials streets can be comfortable as well.

Very Comfortable Cyclists: 16.0% They are more likely to rate all facilities as very comfortable or as somewhat comfortable for major streets without bike lanes. Again, intent and cycling are not defining factors.

The comfort ratings are more homogeneous within each group of this empirical typology as compared to the Four Types of Cyclists, particularly for the No Way No How versus the Uncomfortable or Uninterested. We also find there is a better association between comfort and cycling frequency in our typology: as a general trend, higher comfort means higher frequency (see Figure 2).

re s e a rc h h ig h light Figure 2. Cycling frequency in the last four seasons for each cyclist type in the two typologies.

LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE WORK When it comes to making policy and infrastructure decisions, knowing your cycling population is crucial.

We found the Four Types of Cyclists do not apply well to Edmonton cyclists. Notably, this has implications for the assessment of network connectivity. In our research, we have used the Level of Traffic Stress framework to measure Edmonton’s bicycle network connectivity. This framework uses the Four Types of Cyclists to define four levels of traffic stress. Our initial analysis shows it overestimates cyclists’ stated comfort level. The framework will require review to better align with the cyclist types defined in this research and therefore better capture Edmontonians’ infrastructure preferences and their perceived network connectivity.

Other cities can benefit from studying more closely their cycling population to understand their unique preferences, in particular as they relate to infrastructure, and adjust plans and policies accordingly. If at all possible, we suggest surveying the local population of cyclists and non-cyclists using examples of local infrastructure to measure comfort.

Partnering with a university research group can be a good way to generate this information if resources are not available internally. If a local survey is not possible, applying our conclusions can be a step in the right direction. We suggest designing infrastructure aimed at the Cautious Majority group,

which is more likely to take up cycling or increase its current cycling frequency compared to the Uncomfortable or Uninterested. The Cautious Majority strongly prefers physical separation from traffic, be it paths or protected bicycle lanes. Residential streets may be appropriate, particularly if prevailing speeds are low (< 40 km/h), but are likely to be used mainly as access and egress links to reach protected infrastructure. A strong backbone of consistent and protected infrastructure is therefore most desirable.

ABOUT THIS RESEARCH This work was supported by the City of Edmonton.

Laura Cabral was also supported by NSERC (CGS-M) and Queen Elizabeth II scholarships. The findings presented here are part of a larger article to be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Laura Cabral is the 2019 winner of the CITE John Vardon Memorial Scholarship. She completed a bachelor of environmental studies at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec before pursuing her graduate studies in transportation engineering at the University of Alberta with Dr. Amy Kim. She expects to graduate in September 2019 and is looking forward to starting her career as a transportation professional.

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2018–2019 Committee Update The Training Committee’s intent is to provide training to as many CITE members as possible and this goal was successfully met through our national program. From June 2018 to June 2019, 17 training sessions were held across the country in seven provinces and 15 cities covering four topics: • • • •

Canadian Capacity Guide (CCG) and PTV Vistro Integration Traffic Calming Guide Complete Streets Bicycle Facilities Design

The Traffic Calming workshop was translated and presented in French at two sessions held in Quebec.

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Edmonton, AB Toronto, ON

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Calgary, AB Fredericton, NB Kelowna, BC Vancouver, BC Ottawa, ON Montréal, QC (en français) Québec City, QC (en français) Thornhill, ON Hamilton, ON Surrey Ottawa Halifax Kitchener/Waterloo Regina Ottawa

October 2018 Atlantic Section Fall Meeting (November 2018) November 2018 November 2018 January 2019 February 2019 March 2019 April 2019 April 2019 July 2018 October 2018 Atlantic Section Spring Meeting (May 2019) September 2018 November 2018 CITE Conference (June 2019)

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Process, Policy & Program Update The Training Committee partnered with sections to deliver and plan the training sessions. The partnerships were successful in many locations with section volunteers taking a leading role. In other locations, the Training Committee took on more responsibility to organize the events. Coordinating the training sessions to coincide with annual or seasonal section events proved to be a good strategy.

Some sessions were financially successful while others had difficulty attracting sufficient attendance to break even. While attendance was lower in smaller cities and in locations with limited local promotion, other sessions were full and even had waiting lists. To encourage student attendance, reduced rates for students were offered. Overall, participant survey responses have been overwhelmingly positive.

Priorities for 2019–2020 An Expression of Interest for training sessions in 2019-2020 was issued and 15 responses were received covering the following topics: • • • • •

Vision Zero plans Speed management Multimodal Level of Service Protected intersection design Roundabout planning and design

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Designing for accessibility Disruption Management Safety Traffic Data Analysis

The Training Committee expects to select four of these topics for sessions to be offered in the upcoming year.

If you or your local section is interested in attending or hosting a training session on one or more of these topics, please reach out to us at training@cite7.org and let us know.

Future programs may also include webinars, creating more accessible training opportunities for those who cannot attend in person.

Finally, we are pleased to welcome new members to the Training Committee who will be introduced in the next edition of Transportation Talk.

Thank you, 2018-2019 CITE Training Committee Vanessa Skelton, P.Eng. (Chair) Mehemed Delibasic, P.Eng. (Vice-Chair) Jen Malzer, P.Eng. (Executive Liaison)

Anna Bauditz, P.Eng. Maryam Tabeshian, P.Eng.

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City of Residence Ottawa, Ontario Current Employment CGH Transportation Inc., Director / Senior Transportation Engineer Education Carleton University, Bachelor of Civil Engineering: Concentration in Management, 2009 What positions have you taken on as a member of ITE? • National Capital Section Executive (2013-2016) as Treasurer, Vice President, President, and Past President • Co-Chair of 2019 Annual Conference Local Arrangements Committee (2017-2019) First job in transportation Traffic and Transportation Planning EIT, Genivar Personal hobbies Softball, home brew cider, bar trivia, camping, skiing CITE INVOLVEMENT When did you first attend a CITE event?

I participated in the Student Paper Competition as part of my 4th year project in 2009 and attended a National Capital Section luncheon to network for my first job.

What is your CITE involvement (past and present)?

My involvement really began when the National Capital Section Executive had a few members move on and needed a whole new executive in 2013. We updated a lot of things including automating the mailing list and online ticket services for events to increase participation and we won the Delta Award in 2014 as a result. After the local Section executive, I helped kick off the 2019 LAC for the Ottawa conference and was Co-Chair of the conference.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU What is your favourite mode of transportation?

Given my recent trip to Darien Lake, I want to say rollercoasters. In all seriousness, I do not really have one.

Luckily, I live centrally in Ottawa and am able to bike and walk to most places fairly easily.

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What is the last book that you read or are currently reading?

Normally, I read from a randomized 10,000 book list on my Kindle so I never really know what book I am reading. The last physical book I read was the Noma Guide to Fermentation.

What attracted you to the transportation profession? Did you have another career in mind?

I was originally planning on taking biology and getting into a zoologist career. One bad grade 12 biology class and I wasn’t sure if that’s where I should go. I ended up applying for engineering to have a lot of options after university.

Some fun transportation classes, a first job with great projects and managers, and I was hooked.

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

I keep it simple with “I am a traffic engineer who works with developers”, maybe adding some of the projects I am working on currently or in the past that they may relate too.

What is one aspect of your work that you particularly enjoy?

I enjoy the jack-of-all trades aspect of my work. When working from high level community planning right down to the grading of a pathway, having a knowledge base outside

m e m b e r hig h light of traffic modeling and analysis is key to identifying challenges early on and being able to come up with new solutions when facing a barrier to the project success. Even the smallest project includes the client and a project team of half dozen or more disciplines plus a dozen City departments pursuing specific priorities and goals that all need to be understood on a fundamental level to find a solution. You have to be constantly learning new ways to apply the transportation discipline, but also learning how other disciplines, architects, and planners are applying their trade to make sure you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall behind. The way a site connects with our community is through the interface with the street and if it does not work and function properly, it will not be a benefit to everyone involved.

What are one or two projects that you're most proud to have worked on?

The two that jump to mind are the Adawe Crossing Bridge EA Study and St Laurent Boulevard Cycling Lane Feasibility Study. The Adawe EA developed the location and functional design for the pedestrian/cycling bridge over the Rideau River between the Sandy Hill and Vanier/Overbrook communities and helped form a major link in Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CrossTown Bikeways. The St Laurent Study looked at implementing bike facilities on a 4-lane road with narrow travel lanes. I proposed removing a lane in each direction and painting buffered bike lanes within the existing curbs to improve both pedestrian and cycling environments along approx. 1 km of St Laurent Boulevard. The City made some adjustments, such as adding a PXO at a prominent crossing location, during implementation. Probably the quietest removal of car lanes for the benefit of all modes I have seen in Ottawa.

If asked to speak to a class of transportation students, how would you recommend it as a profession?

I have been a guest speaker a few times about specific transportation or professional topics, but I find that most students have a very limited view of what transportation careers and opportunities exist outside of road design and traffic signals. If I had a chance to, I would like to highlight the different paths a transportation practitioner can take.

Get them to think outside of the box on the way we move people, provide access, and evolve our transportation network for the future.

the community and our quality of life and provide options for mobility, I will be happy with my career.

What is the single greatest satisfaction you take from your job as a transportation professional?

The greatest satisfaction is seeing a site or facility open up with plenty of activity and realizing the goal of all the planning and thought that went into creating it for everyone to enjoy.

If you could change one thing about the transportation practice, what would it be?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think this is a very ground breaking opinion, but I would like to see more risk taking in trying new solutions for active mode networks and traffic calming in communities.

Something as simple as a ride over or bike-friendly narrowing/ bulb-out seems to take an extra effort to get approved and the tendency is to revert back to mixed street traffic.

What is the greatest opportunity you see for the field?

The greatest opportunity for transportation is the amount of innovation that is kicking us forward. We are seeing a reversal of the car revolution that transformed our streets from a diverse transportation environment to roads for speed (particularly for North America). Obvious things in the last 10 years like bike lanes being introduced to our roads to new cross-sections being proposed that include cycle tracks on all collector and arterial roads; or sidewalks that were just tacked onto the side of the road evolving to including buffer space for streetscaping and comfort and to better accommodate accessibility needs; or the increasing implementation of roundabouts or new interchanges like a diverging diamond. I have no idea what our transportation world will look like in 10 more years, but it will be exciting to see.

Projecting yourself into the future, from an end-of-career perspective, what will you hope to have accomplished?

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se c tio n n ews NORTHERN ALBERTA SECTION On May 1, the Northern Alberta Section welcomed Tim Shah, MCIP, RPP, MA (Planning) of Watt Consulting Group to present on electric powered mobility and strategies to mitigate barriers of use through policy and regulation.

Thanks to Watt Consulting Group for their continued support as luncheon sponsors and a huge thanks to Tim for making the trip to Edmonton from Victoria!

Immediately following the May 1 luncheon, the Northern Alberta Section held their 2019 AGM to wrap up the 2018-19 season and to introduce the new Executive Committee for the 2019-20 season (more on this further down).

For our final event of the season, the Northern Alberta section hosted a lunch & learn + walking tour focused on universal accessibility for about 20 of our members. The first hour included a presentation from Linnie Tse, Barrier Free Administrator with the Government of Alberta, and Janice Gurlitz, a certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist with Vision Loss Rehabilitation Alberta, about design and universal accessibility. Following the presentation, Linnie and Janice led a walking tour to a few different sites in Downtown Edmonton to better highlight good and poor design examples. A huge thank you to Linnie and Janice for helping our group gain a better appreciation for designing for universal accessibility!

With CITE Ottawa 2019 in the rearview mirror, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to officially wrap up the 2018-19 season.

First, thanks to all of our members for their continued support! And, of course, thanks to our sponsors who play such an important role in the Northern Alberta Section. The 2019-20 Northern Alberta Section Board, lead by Anthony Ng as the incoming President, Daniel Zeggelaar as Vice President, Alyssa Peters as Secretary, and Zheng Luo as Treasurer, look forward to continuing to serve our members by building a community of transportation professionals in Edmonton and Northern Alberta!

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s e c t io n news SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECTION Southern Alberta ITE Section Members joined the University of Calgary Student Chapter on April 23 for a Student Mixer event, including presentations by Professors Lina Kattan and Robert Ferguson. The event included good conversations and informative presentations.

In May, Chris Blaschuk of the City of Calgary presented “Calgary’s Next 20”, informing attendees of the progress to date in updating Calgary’s Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Transportation Plan (CTP) and the specialized planning work focussing on the next 20 years. The City has changed since the MDP and CTP were approved in 2009. Factors such as populations trends including an increasingly diverse population, a larger percentage of newcomers, an aging population; technology trends including a growing sharing economy and automation in the workplace and transportation; and the impacts of climate change resulting in extreme weather events, droughts, and air quality issues due to forest fires will all have a growing impact on where and how people live, work and get around the city. The “Next 20” update will focus on the policy changes and updates needed to make Calgary better for more people over the next 20 years.

A social event, the “Around the World Food Tour”, was held in June. The event was a walking (and eating) tour along 17th Avenue SE BRT line—an area also known as International Avenue. Alison Karim-McSwiney, Executive Director of the International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone, guided attendees through a sampling of the area’s wide selection of culinary offerings and provided insight into engagement tactics used to help retain the area businesses’ vitality during the BRT construction. The City’s Transportation Infrastructure team offered insight into engagement challenges from a construction perspective as well as technical items related to the BRT. Many culinary delights were sampled!

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se c tio n n ews SASKATCHEWAN SECTION In April, the Saskatchewan Section hosted a spring session in Regina. The event was well attended with approximately 40 participants. The session included presentations on a wide variety of topics: • Wascana Centre Pathway Accessibility Study Kristen Faber, WSP • Severity Analysis of Crashes using Structural Equation Modeling Iman Gharraie, University of Saskatchewan • Traffic Calming in Saskatoon Nathalie Baudais, City of Saskatoon

• Design of a 5-Year Maintenance Plan for Arterial and Collector Roads in Regina Aleem Nawla, Edwin Soto, University of Regina • Highway 7 Kindersley Corridor Study Ellen McLaughlin, Associated Engineering The Section has an open posting for a Student Coordinator.

If you are interested in the position, please email communications@saskatchewan.cite7.org.

Keep checking the Saskatchewan section Facebook page for the latest news and updates: Institute of Transportation Engineers – SK Section

• Geohazards: Know Before You Build Harpreet Panesar, Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure

SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO SECTION On June 12, Stephen Schijns, Manager of Roads and Transit for AECOM provided an overview of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects from across Canada. The presentation highlighted the adaptability of this technology and how many different jurisdictions have used it to grow their transit systems.

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large components of its Bus Rapid Transit project. The endorsed components include dedicated bus lanes in the downtown and connecting to south and east London.

The evening was complimented by dinner and drinks.

More drinks flowed later that night during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

s e c t io n news MANITOBA SECTION From April through June 2019, the ITE Manitoba Section held three luncheons, with speakers from the consulting industry, the University of Manitoba, and Winnipeg Transit.

The April luncheon featured Craig Milligan from MicroTraffic and Fireseeds North Infrastructure. Craig's presentation was titled Short-term camera deployments for rural traffic safety studies: Case studies from Western Canada. Craig used six case studies from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, to demonstrate how consultants used portable camera deployments to obtain high resolution data and intelligence at rural intersections. Vehicle trajectory data automatically extracted from camera sensors served as a foundational dataset for other analyses which the study engineers incorporated into their studies.

At the May Luncheon Karalee Klassen Townsend—graduate student from the University of Manitoba—gave her presentation that won the 2019 Kean Lew Memorial Student Paper Competition. Karalee's presentation was titled Using Rear-Axle Weights to Improve the Accuracy of Class 3 and Class 5 Vehicle Classification. It can be difficult for traffic counting and classification equipment to distinguish between Class 3 and Class 5 vehicles, due to their similar characteristics.

Karalee's research project was completed to: (1) identify how the current classification algorithm differentiates between Class 3 and Class 5 vehicles and (2) determine if incorporating rear-axle weight into the classification algorithm can reduce the possibility of misclassification.

Adam Budowski from Winnipeg Transit presented on Way of the Future: Integrating Bus Routes in southwest Winnipeg with the Southwest Transitway at the June luncheon. Adam outlined the process undertaken to integrate bus routes in southwest Winnipeg with the Southwest Transitway, which is scheduled to open to passengers in April 2020. Winnipeg Transit is proposing a new type of service model that was taken to the public during a one-month public engagement campaign. Winnipeggers had the opportunity to share their input with the project team through an online survey, project email, phone line, and in-person at seven “portable” open house events. Public input gathered during engagement was used to help refine the proposed network which will be brought forward to City Council in Fall 2019.

The Manitoba Section will take a break in July and August but resume meeting in September 2019. The Manitoba Section is planning to host a downtown bike tour and a Fundraising Committee will be formed to plan an event later in Fall 2019.

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st udent se c tio n ncews h a p te r n ews ATLANTIC PROVINCES SECTION The Atlantic Provinces Section held our annual spring meeting in Halifax at Dalhousie University's Sexton Campus on May 8-9. Over 70 people attended our full day technical session, which featured presentations by professionals and students from across the region. The session was made possible by generous contributions from our sponsors including Dalhousie University, exp Services, Crandall Engineering, WSP, DesignPoint Engineering & Surveying, and the Province of Nova Scotia. In addition to the technical session, our spring meeting was complemented by the following events: • Complete Streets Training: Kate Whitfield and Kristen O'Toole (ALTA Planning + Design) conducted a full-day training session on Complete Streets, which was attended by over 30 practitioners and students.

• Evening Social: An evening social was held at the Red Stag Tavern in downtown Halifax on eve of the technical session.

A special thank you goes out to exp. Services for sponsoring the evening social.

• Technical Tour: Meeting attendees were treated to a walking tour of the Argyle & Grafton Shared Streetscape Project, a recent addition to Halifax’s downtown that has garnered international attention as StreetsBlog’s “Best Urban Street Transformation of 2017”.

All four members of the Atlantic Provinces Executive—Mike Connors, Tanya Davis, Mark Gunter, and Roddy MacIntyre— attended the CITE Conference in Ottawa in early June, where they were honoured to accept the CITE Section Activity Award.

The Executive are currently planning our annual fall meeting, which will be held in November in Fredericton. We are also considering options for training and other potential events to incorporate into our 2019 plan.

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s t u d e nt c h a p te r news UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA The University of Manitoba ITE Student Chapter sent eight students to attend the Canadian District ITE Conference in Ottawa! Preceding the Conference, all students attended the Student Leadership Summit. Both the returning and first-time attendees enjoyed the sessions, tours, and social events at the CITE Conference.

Although our traffic bowl team lost a hard fought battle to the University of Alberta (Good luck in Austin!), some of our group came home with awards. Congratulations to our Vice President, Karalee Klassen-Townsend, for her Student Presentation Award and to our Faculty Advisor, Dr. Jeannette Montufar, on her H. Robert Burton Distinguished Service Award!

Thank you to the SLS Organizing Committee and CITE LAC for a great conference.

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st udent c h a p te r n ews MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Several McMaster University engineering undergraduates had the great pleasure of attending the CITE Annual Conference that was held in Ottawa, ON. Moreover, as members of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter, we were able to represent McMaster University at the Collegiate Traffic Bowl.

The conference represented an excellent opportunity to network with esteemed transportation professionals, learn best practices through technical sessions, and foster an interest in the industry at an early stage of our careers.

The student chapter would like to express its gratitude to the conference organizers for an incredible event. Moreover, we would like to thank everyone at the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University who helped make this trip possible.

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s t u d e nt c h a p te r news UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO UofT ITE 2018-2019 Seminar Series The weekly “Friday Seminar Series” established by the UofT ITE Student Chapter continued to invite speakers from a diverse set of backgrounds to discuss their work. This spring, seminars were delivered by a variety of transportation professionals.

In March, Mr. Yousef Kimiagar, Vice President of Transit Rail Systems at Gannett Fleming, gave a talk about advanced train control systems.

He then provided comparisons with the current system upgrades by the TTC in Toronto.

Professor Shoshanna Saxe gave us an overview of the life-cycle environmental costs of road and rail infrastructure.

End of Year Pool Night In May, students took a break from work and had some fun playing pool at Rivoli Restaurant and Pool Hall. A great time was had by all and the chapter is planning more social events throughout the summer.

Traffic Bowl at CITE Annual Meeting in Ottawa Three graduate students in transportation engineering represented U of T at the annual Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) Canadian District Traffic Bowl June 3 at the CITE Annual Conference in Ottawa. The team practiced hard but unfortunately did not come away with the win.

Summer Picnic at Victoria College – University of Toronto The chapter planned a summer picnic lunch at Victoria College on July 5 where chapter members enjoyed a relaxing afternoon of good food and conversations.

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st udent c h a p te r n ews YORK UNIVERSITY Nine representatives from the ITE York University Student Chapter had an awesome time at the CITE Annual Conference hosted in Ottawa on June 2-5. We had the pleasure of attending a variety of tours, presentations, and conference events. Ravichandra Rampure, Erik Nevland, and Crystal Wang shared their research in the technical poster session. Yashar Zarrin Zadeh, Ubaid Ali, and Erik Nevland formed our Traffic Bowl team and competed in a jeopardy style trivia contest. We were excited to have our team advance to the final round during our first experience in the Traffic Bowl. Our President Tanvir Chowdhury, Past President Erik Nevland, Chief Editor and Communication Director Ubaid Ali, and Faculty Advisor Dr. Kevin Gingerich partook in the Student Chapter Roundtable with fellow student chapters to strategize on how we can collaborate more as a community of transportation students. At the awards ceremony, ITE International President Bruce Belmore and CITE District Director Jen Malzer presented us with the

CITE Student Chapter Activity Delta Award in recognition of our growth as an established student chapter.

Awards and Recognition In addition to the ITE Student Chapter Activity Delta Award, we are the proud recipients of the York University Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sustainability Leadership Award. This honour was presented to us by York University President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Rhonda L. Lenton in recognition of our contributions to making York a leading university in sustainability.

In May, our Department of Civil Engineering hosted its Annual Graduate Research Day, where many of our graduate student members participated in the 3-Minute and 15-Minute research presentation competitions. Our chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current Events Director, Ahmad Mohammadi, was awarded first place in the 3-Minute presentation category.

At the end of May, our recently elected President, Tanvir Chowdhury, attended the Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP) Conference in Calgary where he participated in a poster competition and presented glimpse of his research in Semi-Autonomous Truck Platooning. Tanvir was awarded 3rd prize in Best Poster Presentation Competition.

We also want to acknowledge the undergraduate and graduate student members of our group who recently graduated from their programs. We wish them all the best of luck and look forward to seeing where their careers take them.

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s t u d e nt c h a p te r news Event Highlights On April 18, several of our members were able to participate in the formal launch of the Smart Freight Center (SFC), a collaboration between York University, University of Toronto, McMaster University, and the Regional of Peel. A goods movement centre of excellence, the SFC is participating in innovative evidence-based research, decision support, advocacy, training, and monitoring in order to improve goods movement activities in the GTHA. We would like to recognize the hard work of our professor, Dr. Peter Park, who is one of the principal organizers of the SFC. In April, we attended a Road Safety Professional (RSP) Breakfast Session organized by the ITE Toronto Section and led by Geni Bahar where we learned about the various degrees of safety provision and benefits of safety certification. Additionally, we attended a Transportation Planning workshop organized by the Ontario Traffic Council regarding the use of design and planning philosophy and constraint of different cities. At this event, we also learned about different improvement projects and initiatives happening in cities across Ontario.

In May, we attended the ITE Toronto Sectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guided tour of the Toronto Pearson Airport Groundside and Airside Operations, where we explored and learned about ongoing plans for Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busiest airport. At the end of May, Crystal Wang and Erik Nevland attended Level Up: Meet the Managers, a professional networking event organized by the Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) Toronto Chapter. At this event there were several presentations by industry guest speakers on career building which were followed by a speed networking session.

In June, we attended the King-Parliament Neighbourhood Public Information Session. This was followed by a Walking Tour that we organized with Allan Abrogena from the City of Toronto who showed us the new safety and public realm enhancements being implemented along King Street.

Finally, we were fortunate to get up close with trucks during an informative demonstration field tour led by Philip Fletcher. We would like to thank Musket Transport Ltd. and CHET for organizing this event with us and for providing us with the unique opportunity to learn about the equipment in a modern tractor-trailer and the safety implications related to its operation. We also had the opportunity to get behind the wheel and operate a tractor-trailer at their training facility. Since many of us perform research on freight transportation, this event provided a unique opportunity to view the challenges from a truck driver's perspective. This learning opportunity will help make us better informed transportation professionals.

Club Information and Contact For information about our student chapter or to view our first-year annual report, visit our website at www.ite.club. yorku.ca. Please let us know if you would be interested in speaking at one of our events next year or if you are interested a sponsorship package. You can email us at ite@yorku.ca or visit one of our social media pages. We also encourage you to watch our new informational video on YouTube.

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st udent c h a p te r n ews QUEBEC STUDENT CHAPTER Current Student Chapter Executives • • • • •

President: Arash Mazaheri, Concordia University Vice President: Hamed Esmaieli, Concordia University Treasurer: Yunseo Jeong, Concordia University Webmaster: Mohammad Karimi, Concordia University Secretary: Reza Ghobadpour, Concordia University

Over the past year, the chapter has organized ten meetings, including monthly meetings (five sessions), CITE cooperation with members (three sessions), and Traffic Bowl Participation (two sessions).

Participation in CITE conference Ottawa Four chapter members from Concordia University—Reza GhobadPour, Hamed Esmaeeli, Arash Mazaheri, and Yunseo Jeong—participated in the CITE 2019 conference which was held in Ottawa. These members also participated in the Traffic Bowl, met other universities’ student chapter members, and learned about their activities. Moreover, they enjoyed the party after the second day of the conference and networked with CITE members throughout the conference.

The members also enjoyed meeting the companies in the Exhibitor Hall and seeing cutting-edge technologies related to traffic and transportation engineering.

The most challenging part of the event was the student roundtable. Two members of the chapter, Hamed and Arash, participated in two different groups to share their achievements and brainstorm with other chapters. The members had a constructive conversation with other student chapters and came to a decision to collaborate with them for future workshops and events.

Participation in VISTRO Workshop in Montreal The Chapter members participated in a one-day PTV group workshop in May 2019. The workshop was related to introducing VISTRO software which deals with signalized intersections. A presentation about new light rail in the Montreal area which can be beneficial for congested areas was presented by the chapter. It was a really good experience for the chapter’s members because it might be useful in future research on traffic engineering studies and specifically signalized intersection optimization and green wave.

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VISSIM and VISUM workshop for graduate students The chapter members organized a one-day micro and macro simulation workshop for graduate students who were enrolled in a transportation modelling course. At the beginning, the concept behind micro and macro simulations were introduced through real world projects.

Then the workshop introduced the software. Participants were trained in how to create a network in both software packages, how to assign demand models, how to adjust basic data, how to run analysis of a variety of scenarios, as well as how to analysis outcomes. It was one of the best opportunities not only assist graduate students in their projects, but also attracted new members to our community.

PTV User Group Members The chapter members also attended the PTV User group members meeting which was held on Toronto in October 2018. It was a really good opportunity to meet consultants in this area and also share new ideas with participants.

The Chapter’s members gave a presentation around freeway management through the microsimulation software VISSIM. Our members covered optimized calibration methods of microsimulation models and utilization of VISSIM in modelling an adaptive tunnel.

con g rat u l at io ns & we l co me CITE extends a warm welcome to all new Canadian District ITE members who recently joined us!

Shaikh Muhammad Anas, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON Sara Azimi, Ryerson University, Vaughan, ON

Viji Mathi, P.Eng., Regional Municipality of Durham, Whitby, ON

Sukhbeer Singh Badwal, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

Brendan McPhee, CBCL Limited, Saint John, NB Craig Milligan, MicroTraffic Inc., Winnipeg, MB

Rosanna Lynn Baggs, City of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

Juan Paramo, City of Windsor, Windsor, ON

Amelie Cosse, Momentum Transport Consultancy, Montreal, QC

Parth Parmar, Seneca College, North York, ON

Riley Courtland, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Nimeshkumar Patel, East Gwillimbury, ON

Mark Covert, Town of Oakville, Oakville, ON Matthew Darling, P.Eng., Regional Municipality of Durham, Whitby, ON Sergio De Lara, OCAD University, Toronto, ON Graham Devitt, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Omar Elsafdi, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON Daniel Feculak, C.E.T., Strathcona County, Sherwood Park, AB

Mihir Chandrakant Patel, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON Jim Pendlebury, Town of Oakville, Ontario, Oakville, ON Bradley Reed, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON Saida Bibi Rezaee, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Carl Rumiel, P.Eng., City Of Sault Ste. Marie, Sault Ste. Marie, ON Reuben Shanthikumar, P.Eng., Regional Municipality of Durham, Whitby, ON

Junshen Feng, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Didi Shatil, P.Eng., Regional Municipality of Durham, Whitby, ON

Catherine Fugere, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

Jagjeet Singh, University of Regina, Regina, SK

Rachel Gasson, Bunt & Associates, Vancouver, BC

Khaja Syed, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

Aubrey Tapia Guevarra-Jongsma, Fanshawe College, London, ON

Jeri Szeto, McMaster University, Markham, ON

Ishtiyaq Gull, WSP, Winnipeg, MB

Jacqueline Jan Terpstra, Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

Brandon Harney, Ottawa, ON Andrew James, P.Eng., Regional Municipality of Durham, Whitby, ON Bobby Johal, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB Veronica Bailey Jones, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON Matthew David Kilmer, Carleton University, Vanier, ON Nyan Saik Krat, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Vancouver, BC Danae Lemieux, City of Regina, Regina, SK Natasia Lewis, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB

Tony Te, Edmonton, AB Prathibha Valiaveetil Jose, University of Regina, Regina, SK Zachary Michael Von Massow, University of Waterloo, Elora, ON Kelly Si Hua Yang, Vancouver, BC Timothy Young, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON Chris Hei Man Yung, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Alan Zhardem, Fanshawe College, London, ON Winnie Zhuang, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Pinyu Zou, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

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CIT E co nt ac t s CITE EXECUTIVE President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julia Salvini, P.Eng.

Past President . . . . . . . . . . Edward Soldo, P.Eng., FITE

Vice President . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Vanderputten, P.Eng.

District Director . . . . . . . . Jen Malzer, P.Eng., MITE

president@cite7.org

pastpresident@cite7.org

vicepresident@cite7.org

director@cite7.org

Secretary-Treasurer . . . . Pedram Izadpanah, P.Eng. treasurer@cite7.org

TECHNICAL LIAISON COMMITTEE

tlc@cite7.org

Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irini Akhnoukh, M.Eng., P.Eng.

Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Martinson, M.Eng., P.Eng.

Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mariya (Mars) Otten-Andrew, P.Eng.

Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . Farhad Shahla, M.Eng., P.Eng.

iakhnoukh@mcelhanney.com

Mariya.Otten-Andrew@wsp.com

TRAINING COMMITTEE

ryan.martinson@stantec.com

Farhad.Shahla@mississauga.ca

training@cite7.org

Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanessa Skelton, P.Eng.

Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryam Tabeshian, P.Eng.

Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mehemed Delibasic, P.Eng.

Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Bauditz, P.Eng.

vskelton@cite7.org

mdelibasic@cite7.org

excite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; EMERGING MEMBERS IN CITE

maryam.tabeshian@wspgroup.com abauditz@stjohns.ca

excite@cite7.org

Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Goodman, B.Eng., EIT

Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . Khulud Sheeraz

Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chun Man, P.Eng.

Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tamas Hertel, P.Eng.

Development . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Hart-Bishop

Past Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . Garrett Donaher, P.Eng., M.A.Sc.

hgoodman@ptsl.com

cman@urbansystems.ca

jhartbishop@gmail.com

khulud.sheeraz@gmail.com

tamas.hertel@york.ca

gdonaher@gmail.com

. . . . . . . . . . Lynn Machacek, EIT

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CITE SUPPORT District Administrator . . Steven Garner, M.Sc.

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Communications . . . . . . . Evonne Donaher, MAES communications@cite7.org

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CITE conta c ts SECTIONS & CHAPTERS Vancouver Island . . . . . . . Bruce Beames, P.Eng.

Manitoba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Chapman, P.Eng.

Greater Vancouver . . . . . Niraj Sunuwar, P.Eng.

Southwestern Ontario . . Doug MacRae, P.Eng.

BC Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Baumgartner, P.Eng.

Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Merritt, C.E.T.

Northern Alberta . . . . . . Anthony Ng, P.Eng.

Toronto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Jiang, P.Eng.

Southern Alberta . . . . . . Meera Kopp, P.Eng.

National Capital . . . . . . . . Eric Stewart, P.Eng.

Lethbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Dyson

Québec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Bourque, IAITE

Saskatchewan . . . . . . . . . Nathalie Baudais, P.Eng.

Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Connors, P.Eng.

bbeames@morrisonhershfield.com

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anthony.ng@edmonton.ca

meera.kopp@calgary.ca

edyson@mpe.ca

president@saskatchewan.cite7.org

president@manitoba.cite7.org dmacrae@london.ca

Rob.Merritt@hamilton.ca president@toronto.cite7.org nationalcapital@cite7.org paul@pabeco.com

connorm@halifax.ca

STUDENT CHAPTERS

Advisors Presidents Carleton University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ata Khan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jana Sarran

ata_khan@carleton.ca

cite.carleton@gmail.com

Lakehead University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juan Pernia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Pascua

jpernia@lakeheadu.ca

jpascua@lakeheadu.ca

McMaster University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moataz Mohamed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mohamed Mirza

mmohame@mcmaster.ca itemac@mcmaster.ca

Mohawk College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Sherwood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Ready

craig.sherwood@mohawkcollege.ca jack.ready@mohawkcollege.ca

Montréal-Québec Étudiant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ciprian Alecsandru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mohammad Karimi

ciprian.alecsandru@concordia.ca

mohammad.87.karimi@gmail.com

Ryerson University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bilal Farooq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Lindley

bilal.farooq@ryerson.ca

ilindley@ryerson.ca

York University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Gingerich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanvir Chowdhury

kging@yorku.ca

atanvir@yorku.ca

University of Alberta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Z. Qiu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Cabral

zhijunqiu@ualberta.ca

iteua@ualberta.ca

University of British Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tarek Sayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Albitar and Omar El Masri

tsayed@civil.ubc.ca

president@ubcite.org

UBC Okanagan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gordon Lovegrove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brady Harris

gord.lovegrove@ubc.ca

ubcocite@gmail.com

University of Calgary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lina Kattan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nadia Moshahedi

lkattan@ucalgary.ca

uofcite@gmail.com

University of Manitoba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeannette Montufar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Scaletta

jeannette.montufar@morrconsulting.com

president@iteumanitoba.ca

University of New Brunswick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Hildebrand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Northmore

edh@unb.ca anorthmo@unb.ca

University of Toronto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianne Hatzopoulou. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Minet

marianne.hatzopoulou@utoronto.ca

ite@utoronto.ca

University of Waterloo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Hellinga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zaid Alyami

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bhellinga@uwaterloo.ca

uw.ite.sc@gmail.com