CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS MEMBER NEWSLETTER Volume 33, Number 1

HALIFAX 2011 IS CALLING YOU...

pring has arrived, and soon too will our National Conference. Can Syou believe it's been 31 years since Halifax last hosted? Once again a fabulous group of individuals have come together to create a conference experience which will not soon be forgotten, and it all In This EDITION started two years ago in Montréal when our conference proposal was Halifax 2011 ...... Cover presented to the Executive and Board. But little did we realize then that we were about to become guinea pigs…or should I say guinea President's Message ...... 12 lobsters. Director's Message ...... 14 In August 2010, the Board accepted the Executive's proposal to Year of Road Safety ...... 15 restructure how future conferences are organized and managed by nationalizing and streamlining some elements of the Local 2011 CITE Elections ...... 16 Arrangements Committee's (LAC) responsibilities, more specifically in Candidates for ITE International the areas of marketing and registration. The purpose of this was to Vice President ...... 18 allow the LAC to focus on local aspects of the conference. As with Member Highlight: Al Swanson . . . . 20 any new initiative there's been some bumps in the road, but overall I would declare success and the LAC is reaping the benefits of this Technical Article: Pedestrian and Bicycle decision. Plans and Safety Measures ...... 22 The LAC has been working diligently to deliver you a quality National Reader's Choice - Correction ...... 27 conference "spiced" with that uniquely East-coast flair. As a delegate Coming Events ...... 27 not only will you expand your technical knowledge and professional Murray MacLobbie ...... 28 network, but you will become immersed in the sights, sounds and flavours of Halifax. Section News ...... 30 In this edition of Transportation Talk we have provided a Student Chapter News ...... 34 comprehensive summary of the upcoming conference. We are also CITE Bookstore ...... 37 pleased to announce that the development of our sponsorship, Advertising Directory ...... 38 exhibitor, technical, and tour programs have been completed. CITE Contacts ...... 40

Spring 2011 1 The core of our conference is being held at the fully renovated Halifax Marriott Harbourfront hotel, and we will also take you out and about Halifax with a few off-site events and several optional tours. In addition, we'll be recommending many self-directed activities for you and your companions' spare time to enjoy the history and diversity of Halifax. Updates to the conference website are provided regularly as preparations advance – check it out at http://www.cite7.org/Halifax2011/index.php Registration details can also be found here. Consider this my personal invitation, come to Halifax2011! It's a great time of year to see Halifax, and what better reason than to combine that with expanded technical knowledge and the opportunity to meet new and old friends alike. Remember… there's also a fuzzy red Ambassador racing his way back to Halifax to greet you! Céad Míle Fáilte

Dwayne Cross, P.Eng. Chair, Local Arrangements Committee TECHNICAL SESSIONS

• Behind the Curb: Innovative Approach to MONDAY, MAY 30th Constructing Cycle Tracks. Author(s): Moores and Qaqish Morning Sessions starting at 10:30am Session 1C – Atlantic Experiences • Deployment of ITS at Automated Truck Inspection Session 1A – Traffic Demand Management and Weighing Stations in the Maritimes. • Downtown Arena and Entertainment District Author(s): Klashinsky and Hanson Preliminary Transportation Considerations. • Ferry Service Context, Economic Impact and Author(s): Huberman and Karhut Innovation in Eastern Canada. Author(s): Hawkins • Event Management Strategies at Regional and Robichaud Shopping Centres: Successes and Challenges. • One-way Streets Work in Downtown Halifax. Author(s): Martinson Author(s): Connors • Travel Demand Modeling for Alberta's Industrial Heartland: Challenges and Lessons. Author(s): Bhowmick and Huculak Afternoon Sessions starting at 1:30pm

Session 1B – Bike Lanes Session 2A – Cycling Infrastructure • Introducing Separated Bicycle Lanes to • Canada Line Bridge Includes Separated Link For Vancouver's Downtown. Author(s): Hirtle and Pedestrians and Cyclists. Author(s): Jamieson, Rawsthorne Harris and Caravan • Cycling in the Capital: Segregated Bicycle Lane • Dynamic Cycle Trip Planners...Who's Wearing the Pilot Project in Ottawa, ON. Author(s): Whitehead Yellow Jersey? Author(s): McGill and Skene and Maxwell

2 Transportation Talk • Performance based design for cycling facilities: Morning Sessions starting at 10:30am Some observations. Author(s): Chisholm, Millen, Gould and Robinson Session 5A – Canadian Road Safety Initiatives Roundtable Session 2B – Functional and Geometric Design 2011 has been designated as the National Year of • Highway No. 1 East of Regina Functional Planning Road Safety by Transport Canada and is the kick- Study. Author(s): Belmore and Semczyshyn off year for the "Decade of Action". To achieve • Safety Review of Calgary's Roundabouts. any significant improvements in road safety will Author(s): Nelligan and Bolger require a collaborative effort from a diverse group • Breaking the Diamond: DDIs, CFIs and SPUIs. of organizations. This session will bring together Author(s): Siromaskul representatives involved in road safety in Canada and abroad to facilitate discussion of common Afternoon Sessions starting at 3:30pm objectives and goals.

Session 3A – Active Transportation Session 5B – Traffic Impact Assessment • 15 Years of Sustainable Transportation Progress • "Good-Morning, can I get a double-double to on the City of Vancouver's Transportation Plan. go Please!" Traffic calming measures used to Author(s): Bracewell, Brown and Anderson improve traffic flow and reduce traffic as a result • Reclaiming Grosvenor Avenue for Active of fast-food restaurants. Author(s): Matt Transportation: Development of a Bicycle • An Innovative Alternative to Complement the Boulevard Using Traffic Calming Circles in Series. ITE Trip Generation Methodology for Residential Author(s): Crang, Kurylko and Wiebe Developments in Urban Infill Areas. Author(s): • It's not as simple as it seems! Coquitlam Fraser Walker and Chan Greenway Multiuse Pathway Evaluation Study. • The Highway Safety Manual: Will you use your Author(s): Abelson and Krueger new safety powers for good or evil? Author(s): Brownlee Session 3B – SimCap Conversation Circle

Afternoon Sessions starting at 3:00pm TUESDAY, MAY 31st Session 6A – Pedestrian Accommodation and Crossing Safety Morning Sessions starting at 8:30am • Toronto Union Station Revitalization: A Comprehensive Approach to Assessing Session 4A – Performance Indicators Pedestrian Amenity and Crowd Safety during • Multi-Modal Performance Measures. Author(s): Construction. Author(s): Fisher, Riekko, Laspa Donnelly and Toop and Morrow • Going Beyond F: Measuring Performance Under • Using Intelligent Pedestrian Facilities to Reduce Congested Conditions. Author(s): Lanigan, Doyle Accidents and Congestion. Author(s): Routledge and Donaher and Gauthier • Vehicle Kilometres Travelled in Calgary: Proposed • Metrotown Skytrain Station Pedestrian Analysis: Methodology. Author(s): McDaniel, Mutlow and A Comparison of Manual and Micro-simulation Kok Methods. Author(s): Farquharson, Weinberger and Cheng Session 4B – Sustainable Transportation 1 • A Survey of Pedestrian Crossing Control Practices • Edmonton's West and Southeast LRT Lines: in Canadian and International Jurisdictions. Responding to the City Vision. Author(s): Hnatiuk Author(s): Montufar, Regehr, Milligan and Moshiri • Sustainable Design Solutions for Transit Buildings and Infrastructure. Author(s): Frost, Holden and Session 6B – Microsimulation Turner • A Micro-simulation Overtaking Gap Acceptance • Mobility Hubs: Successfully Integrating Model for Rural Two-lane Highways. Author(s): Transportation and Land Use Planning. Author(s): Ghods and Saccomanno Engel-Yan

Spring 2011 3 • Application of Micro-Simulation Analysis in Cost- neglect. The main objectives of this discussion Benefit Assessment: Macdonald Bridge, Halifax forum is to (1) review the measures that Case Study. Author(s): Rifaat municipalities can take to protect themselves • Work Zone Traffic and Analysis and Freight against lawsuits and (2) identify the steps that Mobility in Oregon. Author(s): Siromaskul and should be taken by municipalities in the case of Thomas legal proceedings.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st Afternoon Sessions starting at 3:30pm

Session 9A – Busways Morning Sessions starting at 8:30am • Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, Innovative Bus Priority. Author(s): Routledge, Griffiths and Holden Session 7A – Sustainable Transportation 2 • Characteristics and Performance of on-Street • Lower Don Lands Transportation Systems Design. BRT Running Ways on City Arterials. Author(s): Author(s): Gauthier and Wong Akhnoukh, Guebert and Montufar • Development of Arterial Road Standards Adapted Session 9B – Using Technology for LEED ND. Author(s): Krossey • Osborne Village Parking Study. Author(s): Patman, • Implementing the Big Move: Examples from Key Tebinka and Hill Initiatives. Author(s): Haufschild • Monitoring Travel Using Bluetooth Detection Session 7B – TLC Technical Update Technology: The Stoney Trail Traffic Flow Study. Author(s): Kilburn The TLC Update session is an opportunity for CITE members to learn and be involved in technical projects that CITE is leading. There will be project updates including the VKT methodologies project, safety self-assessment project, two new projects kicked off in the past year, and an update on the roundabouts project and traffic calming project both of which are winding down.

Collegiate Traffic Bowl starting at 10:30 am

Afternoon Sessions starting at 1:30pm

Session 8A – The Human Element • How Constructive Public Consultation can Lead to a Successful Project: The loco Road Corridor Safety Improvements Study. Author(s): Chan and Moi • The Way We Move: Changing Travel Behaviour through Investment in Infrastructure and Social Marketing. Author(s): Golly, Bard-Dumont and Vriend • Highway Interchange Human Factors Review. Author(s): Colwill, Zivkovic and Brownlee

Session 8B – Municipal Liability Discussion Forum Municipalities are obliged to maintain their infrastructure in a reasonable state of repair. A municipality that fails to do so is liable for damages suffered by persons as a result of

4 Transportation Talk TECHNICAL TOURS

MONDAY, MAY 30th

RAGGED LAKE TRANSIT CENTRE HALIFAX AND DARTMOUTH BICYCLE ROUTE Tour Halifax Regional Municipality's new state-of- the-art transit centre at Ragged Lake. Opened in the summer of 2010, the facility is an environmentally sustainable building designed to target LEED silver or higher design standards. Some of the green Photo credit: John Hawkins features include current water Bicycle Tour of Dartmouth Water Front to Shubenacadie Park and energy efficiency models, Trails: This ride is an easy ride but designed for people with at use of at least 15% recycled least a moderate level of cycling experience. The tour will give construction materials, and products selected for improved participants an opportunity to see the Halifax port and skyline indoor air quality. The 16,350 square-metre complex, which is from the opposite shore in Dartmouth. We start from the located on a 6.5-hectare site, features two buildings – an conference site and take the ferry to Woodside. Here we will operations centre and a service facility for bus maintenance. ride the new waterfront bike path to downtown Dartmouth, The Ragged Lake Transit Centre will enable Halifax Metro then around Lake Banook on bike trail and into Shubenacadie Transit to operate and maintain an additional 150 buses, with Park. Itinerary: future space for a total of 200 transit vehicles. Its strategic • Meet at conference hotel parking lot for location will help cut down on commuter congestion and result orientation, safety briefing and bike fit in fewer greenhouse gas emissions. • Transfer to Woodside Ferry Terminal where a brief historical interpretation talkwill be given on ferry TUESDAY, MAY 31st • Tour Dartmouth and vicinity approximately 25KM • Return to Halifax via ferry • Ride along mixed use/surface trail over generally flat terrain; easy riding; continue past Nova Scotia PORT OF HALIFAX Community College's LEED certified new building, Delegates will have the on through downtown Dartmouth and into trail opportunity to visit the Port of system along Lake Banook, home of rowing Halifax which focuses on four competition. From here, over bike bridge and types of cargo – containerized, around Shubenacadie Park where we will see bulk, break bulk and roll-on/roll- remains of the old canal system. Great views of off – as well as cruise ships. the city from ferry rides. Covering 100 hectares, the port • Total elapsed time approximately 3.5 hours has connections to 150 • Included hybrid or road bar bike; helmet, water and countries via global shipping snack; full guide service lines, along with trans-shipment and feeder services. You will tour the South End or Halterm Container Terminal comprising piers B and C, with its 30 hectares of land and 975 linear metres of dock. You will also see Ocean Terminals, a grain elevator and the Halifax Seaport.

Spring 2011 5 HALIFAX ROUNDABOUTS Photo credit: Sundance Photo WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st View three roundabout locations in operation or under KELLY LAKE WEIGH-IN-MOTION SITE construction in Halifax Regional Municipality. The first is the The Kelly Lake system is a former Armdale Rotary which Mainline High Speed was transformed into a modern Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) roundabout in 2007. The Pre-Clearance System roundabout is unique in that it which was installed on the handles 55,000 vehicles a day northbound lanes of with very disproportionate morning and afternoon traffic flows. Highway 102. The WIM The facility, which faces capacity challenges, has five legs with weighs and classifies two reversing entry/exit lanes. The second facility to be toured is commercial vehicles as a diamond interchange on Highway 102 at Larry Uteck Boulevard they travel at highway in Bedford. Opened in 2010, the interchange includes two multi- speeds with approaching lane roundabouts at the ramp terminal intersections and another vehicles automatically evaluated and compared with legal load roundabout leading to an adjacent subdivision. The third part of and height limits. This tour will depart from the Marriott, taking this tour will take participants to the Margeson Drive you about 20 minutes north of Halifax. Delegates will be able to interchange on Highway 101. Funded by all three levels of view all aspects of the system's installation and operation from government the project is slated to be completed this year. The the roadside and within the weigh station. Special thanks to initiative includes the construction of two modern roundabouts International Road Dynamics (IRD) for graciously sponsoring the at the ramp terminal intersections. Special thanks to Ourston Kelly Lake WIM Tour. Roundabout Engineering for graciously sponsoring the Halifax Roundabouts Tour.

SPECIAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

• The Merchant Navy Memorial, dedicated to those SUNDAY, MAY 29th who served in the Merchant Marine • The statue of a lone sailor, honouring the thousands of seafarers who passed through Halifax Welcoming Reception • The Norway Memorial in memory of members of A CITE annual conference tradition, the Welcoming Reception the Norwegian Merchant Navy, Royal Norwegian will provide you with an opportunity to catch up with fellow Navy, and Royal Norwegian Army, and attendees and friends all while you enjoy beverages and • A restored convoy escort corvette dating from appetizers in the relaxed atmosphere of our exhibitor area. World War II that now serves as a memorial dedicated to the many courageous people who MONDAY, MAY 30th have served in Canada's navy. You are able to tour the corvette ship to learn about life in the navy and there is an adjacent interpretation centre featuring a presentation of the Battle of the Atlantic narrated Street Hockey Challenge by a veteran. 2011: Sackville Landing Once again East will meet West for a game of All equipment will be supplied and, although there is no cost for street hockey and national bragging rights. this event, Murray MacLobbie will be organizing a 50/50 draw This year's game will take place on the to raise money for the CITE scholarship funds. waterfront at Sackville Landing where there are many features of historical interest including:

6 Transportation Talk Student Mixer: Alexander Keith's Brewery dramatic history of this North Atlantic Port beginning with its This year's student mixer will be hosted at the settlement through to current day. The cruise vessel for our Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery. The event is the Harbour Queen 1 which has two levels: an upper evening will include a presentation by the recipients deck, which is open to the air for best sighting capabilities, and of the Student Paper Award and the Student a lower level that is heated and enclosed, and also offers a fully Presentation Competition Award, along with the licensed bar and washroom facilities. Live entertainment will be opportunity for students to mix with practicing provided on the cruise. engineers. Afterwards pop down to the Red Stag Immediately following the Tavern located below the student mixer to continue cruise, delegates will be your East Coast experience. treated to a Maritime favourite – a Lobster Dinner at Murphy's Restaurant. For those who prefer not to eat lobster TUESDAY, MAY 31st there will be another dinner option. Murphy's Restaurant overlooks beautiful Halifax Harbour and offers unobstructed views of the water from Past President's Breakfast wherever you dine. The dinner will include a parade of lobsters A conference regular, the Past President's Breakfast provides a along with a demonstration of the proper technique for eating a forum for District and Section presidents, either currently sitting lobster. Live musical entertainment with a Maritime flair will be or who have completed their term in office, to discuss matters provided after the meal. affecting the Canadian District, and serves as a think tank to identify issues the CITE Executive should focus on in the coming years. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st

CITE Annual Awards Luncheon & Annual General Meeting Each year, the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers presents a series of awards to honour outstanding achievement in transportation and distinguished service for CITE. These awards, presented during the CITE Annual Awards Luncheon, bestow national recognition upon the recipients, and increase the public's awareness of the role and responsibilities of the transportation practitioner. Following the luncheon, CITE will hold its Annual General Meeting to review the business of the organization.

A Taste of Halifax: Harbour Cruise & Banquet CITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl The cruise departs from The Halifax2011 conference will see teams from across Canada Murphy's on the Water (a short travel to Halifax for the Canadian District competition. The walk from the Conference winners of the Canadian District event will travel to St. Louis, facilities) at 6:00pm, and is Missouri to compete in the ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl to be held scheduled to last approximately during the ITE 2011 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in August. 1.5 hrs. The cruise provides an informative journey through Halifax Harbour, with guests experiencing the rich and

Spring 2011 7 HALIFAX SPEAKER SERIES

MONDAY, MAY 30th

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Brad McRae

Brad is the Director of the Atlantic Leadership Development He is also the author of eight books: How to Write A Thesis and Institute in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Kingston, Jamaica. Brad has Keep Your Sanity; How To Study For Comprehensive Exams And a doctoral degree in Counselling Psychology from the University Keep Your Sanity; Practical Time Management: How to Get More of British Columbia and a baccalaureate and master's degree Done in Less Time; Negotiating and Influencing Skills: The Art of from California State University. He is a registered psychologist, Creating and Claiming Value; The Seven Strategies of Master consultant, and best-selling author. He was trained in Negotiators, The Seven Strategies of Master Presenters, From negotiating skills at the Project on Negotiation at Harvard our Grandmother's Lap: Lessons for a Lifetime, and The Seven University and was trained in career development skills by Strategies of Master Leaders: Featuring Key Insights from 32 of Richard Bolles. Canada's Top Leaders. Brad is also the editor of The Atlantic Brad has earned his CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) Leadership Development Institute Newsletter. designation and has been a Platinum Level Presenter with Meeting Professionals International for 6 consecutive years. He has taught at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, at Carleton University in Ottawa, and at Saint Mary's University at the World Trade Center in Halifax, and was a subject matter expert in negotiating and influencing skills at the Pearson International Peacekeeping Centre. Brad gives over 100 presentations a year and has lectured across Canada and in the United States, Mexico, Australia, Africa, England and the Caribbean. Brad is a member of the Canadian Society for Training and Development, the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers and the International Association of Professional Speakers.

8 Transportation Talk MONDAY, MAY 30th WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st

GUEST SPEAKER Carrie-Ann Smith GUEST SPEAKER Steve Snider Carrie-Ann Smith joined the Pier 21 Society as Manager of Research, and during her time she has watched the museum Steve Snider is the General Manager and CEO of Halifax evolve from an idea to one of the Seven Wonders of Canada, Harbour Bridges (HHB) and is responsible for the overall and most recently to Canada's sixth national museum, The operations, maintenance and administration of the Angus L. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Carrie was named Macdonald and A. Murray MacKay bridges. These critical one of the Library Journal's Movers and Shakers in 2006. She pieces of infrastructure represent almost 34 million crossings joined Canadian writers of Italian decent in the ECW Press each year. book, Mamma Mia: Good Italian Girls Talk Back and her short story Pecan Logs and Leonard Cohen was published in Mr. Snider is a member of the Halifax Gateway Council, Madeleine Lefebvre's The Romance of Libraries. Ms. Smith is Strategic Joint Regional Transportation Committee and is the currently developing new content about immigration to Canada immediate past president of the International Bridge, Tunnel beyond the Pier 21 years. and Turnpike Association (IBTTA). IBTTA is a worldwide alliance of 280 members in 25 countries on six continents of toll Ms. Smith will offer an overview of the history of Halifax's operators and associated industries. Pier 21 and share stories about some of the more fascinating visitors who have returned to the spot where they first arrived Through his 20 years of leadership experience in the in Canada. transportation industry Steve has earned the reputation as being focused on improvements. Pier 21 Background: located in Halifax’s South End in the Halifax Ocean Terminals, Pier 21 was used as a passenger terminal for trans-Atlantic ocean liners from 1928 until 1971. It replaced an early immigration facility at Halifax’s Pier 2 in Halifax’s North End. Liners docked at a long seawall wharf divided into Piers 20, 21, 22 and 23. The immigration facilities were located at Pier 21, although the term is often used to describe all the Ocean Terminal piers. Pier 21 had a railway booking office and passenger train sidings for special immigration trains as well as an overhead walkway to the Halifax, Nova Scotia railway station. The Pier was the primary point of entry for over one million immigrants and refugees from Europe and elsewhere, as well as the departure point for 496,000 Canadian military personnel during World War Two. The facility became known informally as the ‘Gateway to Canada.’

Spring 2011 9 2011 SPONSORS The CITE Local Arrangements Committee would like to express our sincere "Thank You" to the following Sponsors who have graciously contributed their support toward the success of the Halifax 2011 conference.

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10 Transportation Talk EXHIBITORS The CITE Local Arrangements Committee would like to welcome the following Exhibitors who will be participating in our 2011 Trade Show.

Spring 2011 11 PRESIDENT's M e s s a g e

Hi Folks!

I write this, my last President's address, with mixed emotions. spaces sold. By all indications the meeting is destined to be a It's hard to believe that my two year term (or sentence as I have great success. If you are considering attending, we encourage referred to it on occasion) is coming to an end. It has been a you to take advantage of the Early Lobster Discount by great honour to serve this outstanding organization as your registering before April 28, 2011, so you don't have much time! president. I have had the opportunity to travel from coast to You can find out more about the conference in the enclosed coast and meet many dedicated transportation professionals, all update. with the same vision of improving mobility and safety for CITE remains active in several important initiatives. We continue Canadians. The experience has been enriching, humbling and, at to promote the Decade of Action for Road Safety and the times, demanding, but not something I would trade for anything. National Year of Road Safety in Canada. Further information on At each stop along the way, I have been welcomed with open these events is provided in the newsletter. We are preparing for arms by individuals I can now call colleagues and friends, and the upcoming CITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl, with schools from shown hospitality second to none. across Canada set to participate in a Jeopardy-style competition Over the past three months, since my last address, I have that tests their transportation and ITE knowledge. The event will continued my travels and attended meetings of the Southern take place on Wednesday, June 1 during the CITE Annual Alberta and Manitoba Sections in February, the Hamilton and Conference. Under the direction of Vice-President Jeannette Southwestern Ontario Sections in March and the National Montufar, we have just completed the selection of our 2011 Capital Section earlier this month. I also participated as a judge award recipients. Their names will be announced at the CITE at the Toronto, Hamilton and Southwestern Ontario Sections Annual Awards Luncheon scheduled for Tuesday, May 31 in Student Presentation Competition, an event I helped initiate 17 Halifax. Our technical program, under the guidance of Technical years ago. Almost all Sections now host a competition of some Liaison Committee Chair Mike Skene, continues to make steady form, providing aspiring students across the county the progress, with several projects currently under development. opportunity to practice a skill strongly valued in our profession, And we have embarked on a review and update of the but rarely taught. CITE proudly sponsors these events by organization's guiding documents, the charters and bylaws for providing a modest financial contribution to the Sections. the District, Sections and Chapters, an important, but less My other major activity this winter has been to support the glamorous, task. planning for the 2011 CITE Annual Conference, which will take On the financial front, we have just received the report of the place in Halifax, NS from May 29 to June 1. The Local Financial Review Committee regarding the organization's Arrangements Committee chaired by Dwayne Cross continues financial reporting situation, which I mentioned in my last to amaze me with their dedication, initiative, organizational skills address. The Committee under the direction of Andy Vandertol and attention to detail, as many of the prospective presenters has completed a thorough review of the books and presented will likely have observed. Planning for the event is nearly its conclusions and recommendations for the Executive complete, with all sponsorship positions committed and exhibit Committee and Board of Directors to consider at their upcoming

12 Transportation Talk meetings in Halifax. The Committee has identified several errors made in past bookkeeping practices that will require the organization to reissue its financial statements. We will take the steps necessary to rectify this unfortunate situation, but rest assured that CITE continues to enjoy a strong financial position. Further information about the findings of the Financial Review Committee will be reported under separate cover in the coming days. In closing, I wish to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to the many people who have offered their support and assistance over the past two years. I would especially like to recognize the efforts of my friends and colleagues on the Executive Committee, Bruce Belmore, Russell Brownlee, Ralph Hessian, Jeannette Montufar, and Peter Truch. These individuals volunteer their time freely to help lead and administer the activities of this organization, and for that I am truly appreciative. Special thanks to Bruce, who will be leaving the Executive Committee after our next meeting. Bruce has been a wonderful ambassador for CITE and will be remembered for the vast improvements to our communication vehicles he instigated during his tenure as President. I also wish to acknowledge the outstanding service and support we receive from our Communication Coordinator, Sandy Rempel. Sandy keeps us organized and ensures our communication initiatives are second to none. She has become a great friend over the past two years, and without her assistance I would have been lost. So I will bid adieu and move on to the enviable position of Past President following the Halifax conference. It will be a bittersweet time, but I know I leave the organization in good hands. Please continue to volunteer your efforts for CITE. I know first-hand that the rewards certainly outweigh the investment. See you in Halifax!

Spring 2011 13 D I R E C T O RM ' s S S E

I recently attended the International Board meeting at the Spring Technical Conference and Exhibit in Orlando, Florida. This was

one of the most productive IBOD meetings I have experienced g a since becoming Director, and it needed to be. Similar to other technical organizations in North America, ITE is at a crossroads ITE and International Road Safety of either maintaining the "status quo" (or scaling back) until the The International Board has approved a motion to have our economy and membership levels return, or forging ahead during Executive Director, Tom Brahms and President, Robert these challenging times to improve services and products. I am Wunderlich further explore partnerships and/or memberships in please to say that we have chosen the latter path. As I have the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and World Road mentioned in previous messages, ITE has faired relatively well Association (PIARC - Permanent International Association of Road e over the past few years, including 2010 where a planned deficit Congresses). They will be attending strategic meetings of these was converted to a slight surplus amidst continued economic associations to better understand the core purpose of each group uncertainty in the US, and a major disruption associated with the and how ITE members may benefit from such arrangements. ITE HQ office move. The following are some of the specifics. At home, the Canadian District is strengthening ties with Transport Canada, the Transportation Association of Canada, and Improvements in Technical Communications other organizations focused on reducing road fatalities and While, you have witnessed some substantial improvements in injuries. Later in this edition, Transport Canada has provide some the past few years in the way ITE International and the Canadian background and links to the Canadian safety initiatives that are District communicate timely information to you, most recently ongoing and dovetailing with the Decade of Action for Road with the ITE Community … ITE is on the cusp of stepping up to Safety 2011 to 2021. another level. ITE Staff have identified three strategic actions to hone our existing communications products and services through Metric Flavor (Flavour) an investment in staff. Firstly, the ITE Journal will undergo a As of the Florida IBOD meeting, ITE has a formal policy of having major overhaul to produce a more attractive monthly publication metric units in brackets after the imperial units in all new with greater use of "editorial color". The revamp of Canadian publications. While some documents were being sent to print District's Transportation Talk was used as an example of the with both units of measure this was not always the case. In the potential for this change. latter case, a conversion table would be provided in the front Secondly, the ITE e-newsletter will have dedicated staff time and matter of the document and would require the end user to be distributed twice per month in an effort to provide timelier regularly convert the values for metric applications. Not terribly technical, training and other industry news. Finally, a database of efficient and the process had the potential to incorporate the entire body of ITE technical information (publications, conversion and rounding errors throughout the life of the conference sessions, journal articles, etc.) will be developed to document. The operational policy was tabled for International aid members in searching and locating specific research needs. Board consideration, and after some discussion was unanimously This latter effort will be of the same calibre as other technical approved. library associations and will provide depth well-beyond what we With the Halifax Annual Meeting in about a month, I hope this would typically find through a "Google search". These significant edition of TT finds everyone making their final arrangements for initiatives will take some time to staff and develop, but the travel to the east coast. International Board feels they are required to maintain and grow the services provided to our members. Russell Brownlee, FITE, P. Eng. Canadian District Director [email protected]

14 Transportation Talk YEAR OF ROAD SAFETY

Road Safety affects all Canadians and has come to play an important role in our lives. Through the implementation of three unique initiatives, the Canadian Global Road Safety Committee (CGRSC) has declared 2011 to be the National Year of Road Safety in Canada. This year aims to raise public awareness and promote road safety across Canada. The members of the CGRSC consist of various governments and stakeholders with Transport Canada as chair. The CCMTA (Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators) has developed the new Road Safety Strategy 2015 Throughout the Year of Road Safety, Transport Canada will focus 3 which outlines the direction of road safety in Canada for the next significant efforts towards : five years. • Promoting the importance of road safety and draw The Road Safety Strategy is similar to its predecessors in a number attention to how simple personal choices can make a of ways. First, it retains the long-term vision of making Canada's difference. roads the safest in the world. Second, the core objectives of the • Keep working with provincial and territorial Governments Road Safety Vision 2010 plan will continue as objectives in the alongside road safety partners to continue to reduce successor plan. These are1: fatalities and serious injuries caused by collisions on Canada's roads. • raising public awareness and commitment to road safety, • Raise public awareness and commitment to road safety. • improving communication, cooperation and collaboration • Improve communication, cooperation and collaboration among all stakeholders, among all stakeholders. • enhancing enforcement, • Increase availability of road safety data to support future • improving road safety information in support of research research and evaluation. and evaluation. • Provide a platform for activities to support TC's plan for Along with this newly developed Road Safety Strategy, the United the Road Safety Strategy 2015. Nations General Assembly has declared 2011-2020 to be a Decade To find out more about these initiatives please visit: of Action for Road Safety, which will act as the framework for several countries and communities around the world to increase Year of Road Safety http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/ action to save lives on the world's roads2. roadsafety-1141.htm Through the implementation of these initiatives the main goal will Decade of Action http://www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_ still be to raise awareness about road safety throughout the year action/en/index.html and help lower road collisions, deaths, and injury rates. Road Safety Strategy http://ccmta.ca/crss-2015/index.php

1 CCMTA (2010), Canada's Road Safety Strategy 2015, http://ccmta.ca/crss-2015/strategy.php 2 World Health Organization (2011) – United Nations Road Safety Collaboration http://www.who.int/roadsafety/decade_of_action/en/ index.html 3 Transport Canada (2011), Year of Road Safety 2011, http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/roadsafety-1141.htm

Spring 2011 15 2011 ELECTIONS

The Call for Nominations has now officially closed, and CITE has Eligible Voting two acclaimed positions – President and Secretary/Treasurer, Members plus… a competition for the position of Vice President. In order to maintain continuity with New this year, the CITE elections for your national executive will be ITE, this year the CDN District has conducted via an online e-ballot system as instituted by ITE. Voting defined eligible voting members to will commence Friday, April 29th. All eligible voting members of be as follows: CITE will receive an email notification announcing the • Membership dues are commencement of voting, with information on where and how to payable on January 1 of each calendar year. vote. Voting will close on Thursday, May 26th at 11:59pm (Eastern • If a member has not paid their dues by March 31 of Time). Election results will be announced during the Annual the calendar year, he/she is suspended from General Meeting in Halifax on May 31st. membership, which includes the right to vote. • Eligibility to vote after March 31 depends on whether the payment is received prior to extraction of that Procedure year's official voting list. When voting commences, each eligible CITE member will receive • For the purpose of the Canadian District election, the an email from Elections Online providing them with the following official voting list was generated by ITE on information: April 14, 2011. • Organization and Election confirmation The members of the Election Committee in charge of overseeing • Deadline to vote the 2011 process are Ralph Hessian (District Administrator) and • Website address of where to vote Bruce Belmore (Past President). Any questions regarding the • Your username, which for the purposes of this election process, or the online ballot system, should be directed to the will be your membership ID number following: • Your password, each password is unique and was Bruce Belmore randomly generated Past President IMPORTANT!! Please ask your IT personnel to whitelist this email Email: [email protected] address to ensure that your call to vote email is not lost: 'election@ For information regarding Executive Position Descriptions, visit: electionsonline.us' www.cite7.org/documents/Executive_position_desc.pdf

PRESIDENT (ACCLAIMED) – JEANNETTE MONTUFAR PH.D., P.ENG., FITE I am a professional engineer registered in Manitoba and Alberta, and Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Manitoba. I am also Principal of Montufar & Associates, a transportation consulting firm specializing in road safety, freight transportation, and intelligent transportation systems. I have done extensive work in the U.S. and Canada on projects dealing with road safety, freight transportation, the application of advanced technologies to commercial vehicle operations, truck size and weight policy, goods movement in urban areas, traffic information systems, and automation of data collection systems. I have worked for Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio; Texas Transportation Institute in College Station, Texas; and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2004, I received the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) Young Engineer Achievement Award for my contributions to the profession. This is the highest honour that the profession can bestow on anyone of its members.

16 Transportation Talk AND THE COMPETITION IS ON FOR VICE PRESIDENT Your Candidates are...

BRIAN MALONE PETER A. TRUCH B.ENG., P.ENG., PTOE P.ENG., PTOE, MITE

It was almost 25 years ago when I first heard After serving as Secretary-Treasurer for the past about ITE. My new boss mentioned the two years, I enter the race for Vice President organization to me and said that if I was willing with enthusiasm. Acclaimed to my current there was much I could learn about traffic and position during the Montréal AGM in 2009, I transportation engineering from it. So, I sent in welcome the opportunity to demonstrate my my application and a few dollars later I was a experience and qualifications for you, my CITE card-holding member of ITE and by association colleague. CITE. Great, I thought...that was easy. My next One benefit to starting at the beginning and reflex was to ask what ITE could do for me. working up through the ranks of the executive is It only took me a short time to realize that the that it provides intricate knowledge of the answer to that question was; plenty. What took structure, future opportunities, and unique a little longer to figure out was that ITE could do challenges faced by a non-profit organization. My far more for me if I did something for it. Over the work as Secretary-Treasurer provided an intimate years I've learned that to make ITE work for me it understanding of CITE's financial situation— was critical that I actively participate back in the knowledge which is crucial to managing member organization. And so I've tried to take some time programs and technical projects performed by and put back into ITE a small portion of what I the Technical Liaison Committee, overseeing have been able to take out. Student Member investments and initiatives, and offering insight into where strategic efforts are best placed. I have the working knowledge, time and experience vital to continuing my executive role as Vice President, including furthering several technical projects, encouraging new projects, increasing student involvement within CITE and ITE, and continuing to evolve financial processes already underway.

SECRETARY / TREASURER (ACCLAIMED) – JENNIFER MALZER P.ENG As CITE Secretary/Treasurer I intend to bring a broad perspective based on my exposure to universities in different provinces, and communities of different sizes. For example, I have served at the section level, completed a MSc. degree in Manitoba, and continue to keep in close contact with the University of Calgary student chapter. Furthermore, ITESA recently helped Lethbridge establish a chapter. This multi-level involvement has given me a tremendous respect for some of the challenges facing our regional members. My personal approach is to balance a strong drive for teamwork and to have fun while "working" on behalf of our community. Recently, I helped share this philosophy with ITESA through the creation of a photo and sustainable transportation competition at recent luncheons. I hope to bring that same approach to CITE - support our technical activities and complement their achievement with the fun we have, since we do have fun - our annual hockey tournament is an excellent case in point! I appreciate your support to be CITE's newly minted Secretary/Treasurer, and look forward to continuing my commitment to this vibrant organization.

Spring 2011 17 CANDIDATES for ITE International Vice President

ZAKI MUSTAFA, • WesternITE web-site manager P.E. (F) • LAC Chair Anaheim Annual Meeting: 2008 • Traffic Bowl Committee Member Bureau Chief, City of Los I established the District's Student Endowment Fund and Angeles Department of helped establish my local Section's Student Scholarship fund. I Transportation also established eight new student chapters throughout the Los Angeles, CA, USA Western U.S.

TOGETHER WE ARE THE Please vote for me! BEST I truly believe that we can accomplish more goals in more meaningful ways when we RAY DAVIS, work together with each other. P.E., PTOE (F) In preparing my vision statement for this campaign, I President, contacted all ITE presidents and many past presidents to learn RED3Consulting about the issues our leaders are facing throughout the world. I Emeryville, CA, USA found that there are common themes in all regions and generations of the ITE family: We need to work together to "ITE is a multi-million make ITE more accessible, visible, and affordable. dollar, multi-faceted, volunteer based My experience gained from more than 30 years of ITE professional involvement has provided me with a valuable tool: I can organization. During recognize the needs and expectations of our members in the these fiscally many different levels of our organization, and I know how our challenging times we organization can meet these needs. need to make sure I have worked for the City of Los Angeles, Department of that the leadership of Transportation for the last 27 years. As the Chief of Field ITE has a thorough understanding on how ITE operates, and Operations, I am responsible for crews that install and how it impacts our private and public sector members. maintain all traffic control devices for the City. I manage more We are all affected by fiscal, time, and travel constraints. We than 280 employees with a budget of approximately $30 need to develop and implement strategic actions to make ITE million. more accessible to all of our members and to keep them I have been very fortunate to serve at all levels of ITE engaged in our professional organization." leadership: as a Student Chapter President, Section President, District President, and recently as a member of the MY VISION FOR BRINGING ITE TO YOU: International Board. This experience has allowed me to Use of existing technology for all ITE Committees, Councils, contribute my ideas, programs, and enthusiasm throughout and Task Forces to enable all members to participate without the full spectrum of the ITE organization. My ITE career having to travel. This will increase participation and enable highlights include: ITE's use of smaller meeting venues and save on meeting • International Director: 2008, 2009, 2010 costs. • Western District President: 2005 Create a Subscription Based On-Demand Electronic Library of • Initiated the Presidential Proclamation award ITE's technical publications, compendiums, best practices, program recommended practices, and web training that will provide • WesternITE newsletter editor transportation engineers and planners worldwide to have

18 Transportation Talk immediate access to the best information to assist them in Why Elect Ray Davis? developing solutions to the issues with which they are dealing. My vision, passion, commitment, 37 years of active involvement Implement Professional Development and Mentoring (21 years in elected or appointed leadership positions) at all levels Programs that will provide members with leadership training that of ITE, strong management and budget skills, and the time to will help them in both their ITE and professional careers. commit, will help ensure that We will bring ITE to you. Enhanced Advocacy for Roadway Safety to achieve ITE's goal of Please visit www.ite.org/candidates/raydavis zero deaths on our highways. Advocate for stronger legislation to reduce driver distractions. Promoting Sustainable Transportation and making sure sustainable transportation, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit, complete streets, incident management, and ITS, are an integral part of our transportation system.

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Spring 2011 19 MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Current employment: include position title Swanson Transportation Consultants - President Married with children My wife is Valerie, and together we have a daughter, Kerensa – who is a graduate civil engineer and is employed as a traffic engineer in the Seattle area. She has also taken on leadership roles with the Washington Section of the ITE Western District and the Puget Sound Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar. Current city/prov of residence Calgary, Alberta Personal hobbies I like to cook, read, sing and travel. I sing in a barbershop group called Western Reunion. Professional designations: please list all of your earned professional designations, including academic achievements, in What roles/positions have you taken on as a member of CITE? the appropriate order. I started being active in CITE shortly after I returned to Professional Engineer in the Provinces of Alberta, British Calgary from my post-graduate studies in Michigan. Columbia and Saskatchewan. CITE was organized differently in that era such that I Registered Professional Planner in the Province of was Director for the Alberta Region. When CITE Alberta (District 7) was formed, I became the President of the Southern Alberta Section. I then moved through the At which educational institution(s) did you earn your degree? District offices of Secretary, Vice Chairman, Chairman B. Sc. Forestry, University of Washington - 1961 and then Past-Chairman. In 1982, I was elected as a B. Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Washington – Director on the International Board of Direction, 1965 representing Canada. In 1986, I was elected M. Sc Civil Engineering (Transportation), University of International Vice President and then served on the Michigan - 1968 International Executive in the positions of Vice President, President and then Past President. In 1988, I First job after college/university was fortunate to serve as the second ITE President While I was in the last two years of my course in civil from Canada. I have also served on the Board of the engineering, I took a trainee position with the City of ITE Expert Witness Council. I was instrumental in Seattle, Traffic Engineering Division. This position forming the ITE Parking Council and served as its first allowed me to work full time during the summer Chairman. months and part-time during the normal university sessions. Following graduation in 1965, I continued on When did you join CITE? as a Junior Engineer, responsible for traffic signing, I joined ITE as a Student Member in 1965 during my road marking and channelization. last year at the University of Washington.

20 Transportation Talk MEMBER HIGHLIGHT AL SWANSON Please describe what attracted you to transportation What is the first thing people most commonly ask or say when engineering? they find out you are a traffic engineer? It was probably deeply imbedded in my mind as a youngster when Typically, people want to discuss their favourite pet peeve – their I was playing with toy cars and trucks. When my forestry career took current traffic problem. Certainly, in the period that I worked in a nose-dive, I was fortunate to get the trainee position with the City municipal government (Seattle and Calgary), the common question of Seattle, and I knew nothing about traffic engineering. However, would entail why can't we have a stop sign at some location, or I had a good supporting group of technologists that trained me on maybe it would be a traffic signal, with a typical doomsday the job such that it became the lifelong career that I loved. projection if a signal wasn't installed soon.

If asked to speak to a class of engineering students, how What is the last book that you read, or are currently reading? would you recommend it as a profession? I am currently working through a series of crime novels by the author I believe it is a career that has multiple tracks for opportunities for Peter Robinson who is an English crime writer, now living in Canada. personal growth, where there are no "cookie-cutter" solutions for the These series of novels take place in Yorkshire and the key figure is problems we try to solve, and we, through working with many Inspector Alan Banks. stakeholders, can make our transportation system both safer and more efficient. We can leave a legacy to future generations Have you ever met anyone you consider famous? I have been a volunteer for the Calgary Stampede Parade Committee During your career to date, have you pursued any professional for about 35 years, and I am responsible for the VIP seating and designations through ITE (such as PTOE), and describe why? If other parade facilities. In one of the early years, I hosted Prince no, do you plan to in the future (and why)? Charles and Prince Andrew in our reviewing stand. It was interesting I have pursued a designation as a professional urban planner – RPP. to see a number of unfamiliar persons parading around the I did not pursue any of the ITE related professional designations reviewing stand dressed in their "Sunday best" cowboy duds. Once because they came into existence near the end of my career, and you heard them talk, you realized that they were special security I did not think that they would be of benefit in my profession as a personnel from England. transportation engineer. What is the single greatest satisfaction you take from your job Who has had the greatest influence on your life and career? as an engineer? I believe that my strong sense of ethics came from my parents. The I believe that my years of voluntary service in the various leadership other person that had a great influence on my life and career is my positions I have had in ITE is a reflection of my basic belief of trying wife Valerie. She supported me through my extended university to give back to our profession. This is one way to recognize the career, and looked after the many daily things during my years of efforts of the pioneers in our chosen career. There is personal involvement in ITE. She also screened my phone calls when I had satisfaction from my involvement in the 1998 rewriting of the a senior position with the City of Calgary Transportation Department. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada, being a co-author of the current Canadian traffic signal warrant procedure, Projecting yourself into the future, from an end-of-career and now working on a warrant methodology for installing pedestrian perspective, what will you hope to have accomplished? signal heads at signalized intersections. To see the growth of younger engineers with whom I have been involved as a mentor. I was pleased to be chosen as an Honorary Member of ITE. Other personal highlights were to be named the second recipient of the If you did not pursue engineering as a career choice, did you H.R. (Bob) Burton Award from the Canadian District of ITE, to have another career in mind (a fallback)? receive the Burton W. Marsh Award for Distinguished Service from As indicated in my university studies, my first professional career ITE International, and The Ted Seeberg Award from the Canadian was in forestry but, because "I couldn't see the trees for the forest", Parking Association. that career was shortly ended following graduation. Hence, civil engineering became my fallback profession.

Spring 2011 21 TECHNICAL A RTICL E

Pedestrian and Bicycle Plans and Safety Measures The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author.

INTRODUCTION In today's world of road transportation, we are seeing modern, intelligent and effective systems and technologies in place to enhance ultimate driving experience and vehicle/infrastructure safety measures coupled with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to- infrastructure integration to reduce the rate of road users' fatalities and injuries on highways. Technology is also helping to provide faster and reliable public transit services with dedicated lanes within the urban transportation infrastructure right-of-ways. On the same note, public agencies and private organizations are actively Sadiq A. Pirani, P.Eng., MITE, MPEC, MPEO, MITSCA pursuing, raising awareness and advocating balanced utilization of Senior Engineer/Project Manager roadway/highway infrastructure with eco-friendly and green ITS, Traffic and Transportation Engineering transportation modes such as walking and bicycling that have been Morrison Hershfield a major part of many European countries' urban transportation strategy. The adoption of healthy alternative transportation modes Biography have shown significant improvements in reducing the number of Mr. Sadiq A. Pirani is a Licensed and Registered Professional passenger car vehicles in urban environments in many parts of the Engineer in Canada including Provinces of Alberta, Ontario and world including Europe, North America and South America. Saskatchewan. Mr. Pirani has over 16 years of international In North America, the trend is gradually shifting from personal cars work experience in Engineering Consultancy Services; Multi- to alternative green transportation modes, i.e., public transit Disciplinary Projects and Contracts Management; system, bicycling and walking. Government agencies on state/ Transportation and Public Transit Master Planning; Traffic provincial and municipal/city levels are developing effective Operations; Road, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety; Intelligent strategies and investing in safe and pedestrian/bicycle friendly Transportation System (ITS) Planning, Design and infrastructures with support of federal agencies like Transport Procurement; ITS Architecture Planning, Development and Canada and United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Maintenance and Project Benefit-Cost Evaluation / Feasibility respectively. Studies. Mr. Pirani is currently working with Morrison Hershfield as a Vulnerable Road Users Senior Engineer/Project Manager for ITS, Traffic and An estimated 1.2 million road users are killed in traffic collisions Transportation Engineering Services. He has successfully annually throughout the world, and millions more get seriously managed number of projects and participated as a injured. According to a global disease study in United States, it professional advisory consultant to government organizations was estimated that the annual number of deaths and disabilities on federal, provincial/state and municipal levels in Canada, due to traffic collisions would increase by more than 60% by 2020 United States, Middle East / Gulf Region including United if current trends continued. In 1990, road traffic injuries ranked as Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the ninth leading contributor to the global burden of disease and Kuwait, Qatar and South Asia. Mr. Pirani also serves as an injury. By 2020, they are expected to be ranked third. The main invited guest speaker and lecturer at the academic reason for this growing global problem is the projected increase in institutions for graduate and under-graduate level courses. traffic fatalities and injuries among "vulnerable" road users in

22 Transportation Talk developing countries, where an estimated 90% of all traffic-related quest to build more sophisticated transportation systems. Whether casualties currently occur. "Vulnerable road users are pedestrians building new infrastructure or renovating existing facilities, it should and riders of bicycles, and motorcycles. Poor road infrastructure be assumed that people will walk, and plans should be made to and high population densities are often cited as factors that accommodate pedestrians. Where people aren't walking, it is often contribute to the casualty rate among vulnerable road users in because they are prevented or discouraged from doing so." developed and developing countries alike. In Canada, vulnerable road users make up the 20% of road users Pedestrians Safety killed and seriously injured each year in traffic crashes. In 2001, In 2004, World Health Organization (WHO) under the United 556 vulnerable road users were killed and 3,603 were seriously Nations General Assembly resolution on "Improving Global Road injured. Pedestrians comprised the largest group of victims among Safety" setup the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) to vulnerable road user casualties, accounting for 61% of fatally promote road safety among the member countries. The slogan – injured victims and 52% of those with serious injuries. Motorcycle "Road safety is no accident" – was chosen to focus the world's riders accounted for 28% of fatalities and 33% of seriously injured attention on this growing public health problem and to highlight the victims, and cyclists comprised the remaining 11% of fatally injured fact that traffic fatalities and injuries can be avoided. In Canada, a and 15% of seriously injured crash victims. national task force, comprising Road Safety Professionals from a number of provinces and Transport Canada, was created in early According to National Highway Transportation Safety Authority 2004 to develop a plan to ensure safety of vulnerable road users (NHTSA), the national statistics in United States up to 2007 data, including pedestrians. pedestrians' fatalities account for approximately 4,800 deaths each year, or about 11 % of total traffic fatalities each year, compared to United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) under Safe, about 700 bicyclist fatalities (2% of total fatalities). The number of Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act motorcyclist fatalities, with approximately 5,200 per year, now (SAFETEA), is progressing on a National Highway Safety Strategy exceeds the number of pedestrian traffic fatalities annually. Plan called "Towards Zero Deaths" with many improvement programs involving implementation of roadway geometric design Pedestrians in Roadway Environment treatments, use of advanced photo enforcement technology The American Association of State Highway and Transportation applications, public educational workshops, young/new drivers' Officials' (AASHTO, 2001) A Policy on Geometric Design of courses offered at high school levels and drivers training and Highways and Streets states: refreshing sessions as part of the enforcement program when an individual gets a ticket for failing to provide right-of-way to "Pedestrians are a part of every roadway environment, and pedestrians and bicycle users, over-speeding in restricted zones, attention should be paid to their presence in rural as well as urban not wearing seat-belts and/or other traffic violations. areas…pedestrians are the lifeblood of our urban areas, especially in the downtown and other retail areas." In Canada and United States, regional/local authorities and district school boards support and promote neighbourhood safety, The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP, children's safe routes to school and road watch programs at 2004) Report A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians community levels. Due to year-round educational workshops and states: training programs, more and more agencies are joining the group "Walking is a basic human activity, and almost everyone is a by forming road and traffic safety committees comprised of city pedestrian at one time or another…Even though pedestrians are councillors, police staff members and residents that monitor the legitimate roadways users, they are frequently overlooked in the overall progress and points out trouble spots and high-crash

Spring 2011 23 locations to watch in the respective communities. The Police Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) use bicycle to work on a regular basis. departments coordinate efforts by enforcing traffic laws in The share of bicycle commuters has been growing steadily. It was collaboration with regional and city traffic/transportation 1.2% in 1996 and 1.3% in 2001. Victoria, BC, had the highest engineering departments that design and implement traffic calming share of bicycle commuters in 2006, at 5.6%; Kingston, ON, and measures with greater emphasis on pedestrians and bicycle users' Saskatoon, SK, share a distant second place, each with a bicycle safety. mode share of 2.4%. Among the CMAs with populations over one It is a common practice in North America and European countries million, Ottawa-Gatineau had the highest bicycle commuter mode to reduce the posted speed limits on roadway sections near share, at 2.1%; followed by Vancouver and Montréal with 1.7% schools, hospitals and religious places for safe pedestrian and and 1.6% respectively; and trailed by Toronto with 1.0%. bicycle user access. School bus stop sign regulations are very well According to 2004 survey study in Amsterdam region regarding in place for children's safety with heavy traffic fines/penalties and non-recreational bicycle use, the commuters cited speed, driving license demerit points. The local emergency services independence from public transit, and health benefits as their top departments (police, fire, and medical) organize interactive reasons for choosing to cycle. On the other hand, the 2005 workshop events for school children regarding road and traffic Montréal transportation survey study reported the top three safety and provide easy to understand and helpful safe walking and reasons for not using bicycles were that cycling is un-safe; the bicycling tips. distance to be travelled is too long and extreme weather In summary, following pedestrian safety improvement measures conditions. are playing key role in lowering the number of pedestrian crashes, Understanding the need for proper planning to encourage bicycle injuries and deaths in North America; use, cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Montréal, New York, Toronto • Pedestrian-friendly roadway/street geometric design and Vancouver have developed official bicycle plans at municipal guidelines levels to ensure sustained and coordinated efforts involving • Effective traffic control and pedestrian safety number of stakeholders both within and outside the municipal treatments including Pedestrian Count Down Signals government, private organizations and through Public-Private • Funding allocation to implement Safe Routes to School Partnerships (PPPs) to plan, design and implement safe and and Road/Traffic Safety Education programs pedestrians and bicycle user-friendly infrastructure including • Promotion and advancing the use of Enforcement, parking facilities and services. such as speed and red-light running cameras • Development and implementation of pedestrian- Dedicated Bicycle Lanes/Tracks friendly ITS vehicle roadway features and applications Bicycle lanes are narrow lanes (1.2 m to 1.5 m wide) on the and carriageway reserved exclusively for bicycles. They provide only • Development of Comprehensive Pedestrian and Bicycle partial segregation from vehicular traffic. Sometimes, the width of Plans including Safety Programs the bicycle lane is paved with a different material or painted to have a different colour than the vehicular lanes. Urban Bicycle Plans The key advantage of bicycle lanes is that they are inexpensive to Bicycling is a fairly popular form of recreation in Canada but the implement. At minimum, they require only that a line or two non-recreational bicycle use, i.e., commuting to work is gradually parallel lines be painted along an existing roadway. The main picking up the speed. According to the 2006 Canadian Census, disadvantage of bicycle lanes is that, in the absence of a physical only 1.4% of people living within one of the country's Census barrier between them and the vehicular lanes, they are prone to

24 Transportation Talk being encroached upon by motorists. It has been observed that transportation planning and project development to consider bicycle lanes make motorists more aware of cyclists. All major overall surrounding texture of the respected locations by North American cities have dedicated bicycle lanes within the transforming major urban streets into more open and pedestrian/ transportation infrastructure network and are marked and bicycle friendly space with compact and mixed land-use published as exclusive pedestrian walking trails and bicycle lane developments. The CSS multimodal planning approach helped maps by the respective local authorities. many cities and communities in the United States and Canada to Bicycle tracks, unlike bicycle lanes, segregate cyclists from ensure that pedestrian and bicycle user needs are addressed in the motorist through the use of a strong physical barrier. Bicycle tracks early stages of planning to improve the overall environment for are usually separated from the traffic lanes by means such as a pedestrians and bicycle users, the safety of pedestrians/bicycle concrete median or a row of bollards. Bicycle tracks are users using the facility, and better connectivity to other pedestrian/ sometimes equipped with dedicated signals at intersections that bicycle trail facilities. CSS, with its focus on design context, ensure provide a priority cycle or an exclusive cycle for bicycles. Montréal reduction in potential vehicle-pedestrian/bicycle conflicts resulting is the only municipality to have used this type of bicycle in fewer accidents. infrastructure extensively. Construction of the new 3.5 km Claire- Morissette bicycle track through downtown Montréal, completed Bicycle Safety Strategies in late 2007 with the cost of $3.5 million. The pedestrian and bicycle users safety improvements depend on an integrated approach that involves the 6E's: Engineering, Public Bicycle Sharing and Hiring Programs Enforcement, Education, Environmental Impacts, Encouragement Inspired by European initiatives, public bicycle sharing and hiring and Emergency Services. programs have been introduced successfully by metropolitan areas The Toronto Bicycle Plan commits the City to delivering stable in North America like; Montréal, Boston, Minneapolis, and funding for bicycle safety programs. The plan stipulates that the Washington, D.C. and many other large cities are planning to offer City is to continue delivering and improve access to standardized similar bicycle sharing services. City of Ottawa and City of Toronto CAN-BIKE safety training courses, developed by the Canadian will start bicycle sharing and hiring services in May 2011. These Cycling Association. The plan proposes that City review it's cycling bike sharing and rental programs are being operated through collision and fatality data and determines education, enforcement, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to encourage bicycle use within and infrastructure priorities accordingly. A related proposal is the the Downtown cores with provision of parking locations near major development of educational materials to assist cyclists involved in points of interests/attractions, residential neighbourhoods, near collisions. The plan also envisions expanding the Toronto Police shopping centers and at university/college campuses. It has been Service's role in bicycle safety. It proposes increasing the number estimated that as of 2010, there were more than 200 schemes are of bicycle patrol officers across the city, devising traffic in operation worldwide and getting positive response from bicycle enforcement priorities together with the Police Service, and having users in Canada and United States. a representative of the Police Service on the City's Bicycle Safety Staff Team. Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) for Walkable In United States, various bicycle safety strategies are in place to and Bikeable Communities decrease the number of bicyclist fatalities that are as follows: In the past 10-12 years, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Federal Highway • Reduction of Motor Vehicle Speed in Urban and Administration (FHWA) jointly sponsored new initiatives that allow Suburban Areas • Reduction of Distracted Driving by Motorists and

Spring 2011 25 Distracted Riding by Bicyclists automatic volume adjustment in response to ambient • Education of Motorists about How to Share the Road sound. with Bicyclists • Education of Bicyclists about How to Ride in Traffic References: and the Use of Proper Equipment and • Transport Canada: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/menu.htm • Reduction of Conflicts by Intersection Design • Canada Safety Council: http://safety-council.org/safety/ Improvements road-vehicle-safety/ Few other suggested activities in support of the above discussed • Cycling in Toronto: http://www.toronto.ca/cycling/ bicycle safety strategies are: index.htm • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Safety: • Maintaining bicycle facilities and shared http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov roadways – Proper maintenance of bicycle facilities • Highway Transportation Safety Authority (NHTSA): and shared roadways where bicycling is frequent is a http://www.nhtsa.gov necessity. • Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context • Embracing the Complete Streets Concept – Sensitive Approach (ITE Publication) Complete Streets has been a rapidly growing movement and is predicated on the notion of making streets friendlier for all users, including motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and users of transit. • Continuing to fund Safe Routes To School (SRTS) initiatives – The SRTS programs are continuing to grow. Funding should be continued to support the efforts to make it safe for children to bicycle or walk to school. • Safety Applications for Persons with Disabilities as Road Users – The safety of persons with disabilities is dependent on the design of sidewalks and street crossings for usability. One of the significant applications under CSS is the installation of Integrated Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) and Push-Buttons in cities like Atlanta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Portland, OR; and Newton, MA for people with disabilities. APS features include; speech WALK indication, pushbutton locator tone, pushbutton information message and

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OCTOBER 03-05 Walk21 Conference Vancouver, BC CORRECTION NOTICE www.walk21.com It was brought to my attention by more than one reader that an NOVEMBER error was made in the closing paragraph regarding the author, Jane Jacobs. We stated that she now lives in Toronto, when in 13-17 CUTA Fall Conference & Trans-Expo fact she passed away in April 2006. Vancouver, BC www.cutaatc.ca Please accept my sincere apology for this misinformation. Sandy Rempel, News Editor Transportation Talk

In addition to The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane Jacobs authored Cities and the Wealth of Nations, The Question of Separatism, The Economy of Cities, and Systems of Survival.

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Spring 2011 27 Hello Everyone! Students, the ITE Luncheon/Speaker Series event, and a Bulldogs hockey game. Here are a few highlights of my adventures since the last edition of The time spent with the Mohawk students coincided with Fat Transportation Talk. Have you visited my website? Please do, the Tuesday – or Mardi Gras. I scored some really cool beads – green, News Editor doesn't allow me much space to report so this will gold and purple, but I can't tell you why as we all know how it only give you the highlights. www.cite7.org/Murray If you have any goes… Really?! Is a lobster going to upset an entire community questions about my travels or Halifax 2011, you can reach me by that refers to itself as the Hammer!! email... [email protected] At the ITE luncheon I spoke to lots of people about how much fun Southwestern Ontario: I arrived in London and immediately got they'll have at the upcoming conference in Halifax, and I think quite busy with job shadowing at the Ministry of Transportation of a few are planning to attend. Don't forget to register!! Ontario (MTO) where I programmed the traffic signal test Toronto: Well, the Toronto people sure know how to show a controller, and operated the traffic management system! Cool! lobster a good time! A great group of people turned out to take me One interesting project is the the Transportation Plan currently on a pub crawl of all things – I guess they know how us easterners under development for the City of London. This is intended to like to handle meet and greets! But it wasn't all pubs, we made increase transit mode share through bus rapid transit and explore several stops along the way to check out Toronto landmarks more sustainable types of transportation. incuding the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF). I had a great time Before wrapping up my visit Kari and her son Will took me skiing at touring around this facility with all my new friends in tow. Boler Mountain. What this resort lacks in vertical drop, it makes up So many things to do, sights to see, people to meet… I think I will for in enthusiasm by the local skiers and snowboarders. just let the pictures of my visit do the talking for me. University of Waterloo: After arriving at the University of Kingston: After numerous e-mails, phone calls and a secret Waterloo, executives told me "Murray, you arrived just in time! meeting in Toronto, I headed to the train station with Deanna for We're off on a road-trip to the annual Transportation Research an impromptu visit to Kingston where I spent most of the weekend Board (TRB) conference in Washington, D.C." exploring the highlights including Fort Henry, and checking out the When we arrived in Washington Kyrylo introduced me to Reza, UW historic architecture of City Hall, St. George's Cathedral, the ITE SC Communication Director, who took me to the ITE TRB Martello Towers and the Kingston Penitentiary. reception. I must say, the new ITE headquarter was pretty On Monday I was put right to work with the City and assisted with impressive. Being shy I was grateful that Reza introduced me as job interviews for a new sign crew position. It was funny when I got to meet past, current and future ITE Presidents and Vice- Deanna MISTAKENLY told one of the candidates that the job would Presidents, plus took in many seminars and poster sessions on require him to carry "HAIRY objects" instead of "HEAVY objects". various topics. On Tuesday and Wednesday, I attended some excellent On the very last day, a "snowpocalypse" happened delaying our professional development seminars at St. Lawrence College where travel plans. Being a Canadian lobster from Nova Scotia it was I earned a personalized diploma presented by Chris Whitaker, the surprising to see how little snow can cause Americans to panic. President of the College. Hamilton: Hamilton or "the Hammer" as people around these Before my return trip on Sunday, I stopped at Timmy's and tried parts affectionately call this place. During my visit I had an action one last time to "RRoll Up the Rim to Win". Instead all I got was packed schedule with three main highlights: Mohawk College "Please Play Again"!!!! Noooooooooo!

28 Transportation Talk SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Right: Keeping the meeting on topic! Below: Enjoying a cup of coffee at Sabrina's, Philadelphia on my trip to TRB Below right: Here I am at TRB with Akram, Robert (2011 International President), and Reza

Top left: Checking out the test controller at MTO. Top right: Here's Will (Kari's son) and I on the chair lift getting ready for a day of skiing. Bottom right: Here I am checking out the MTOs West Region Control Room. Cool monitors huh?

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HAMILTON Above left: TIM BITS!!! I love admiring Bobby Orr's jersey. Above Tim Bits. How amazing is right: Look at this great sculpture this?! I had the chance to outside of the HHOF entrance. Right: visit the very first Tim This is the famous frontage of the Horton's store ever. Wow… busiest rail station in Canada – Union Above right: Here's me at the Station. ITE Luncheon where I'm greeting an attendee and doing my duty as official Halifax2011 Ambassador. Right: This is a group shot of me with the Mohawk Students. They were a fun bunch!

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Left: Here's Jen just making a touch up here and there to make me handsome once again. Right: "Rack 'em up boys" and I'll knock 'em down. Far right: This is so cool! St. Lawrence College President Chris Whitaker presented me with a diploma for my stellar performance as a student. This totally rocks!!

Spring 2011 29 Sectionnews GREATER VANCOUVER The Greater Vancouver Section held it's first meeting in March with a double feature of technical and award presentations. Delcan's Jason Jardine described the traffic planning involved in the first-ever Vancouver to Whistler Gran Fondo race. Approximately 4,000 cyclists participated in this 120-kilometre event between downtown Vancouver and Whistler making for some very interesting traffic control challenges not the least of which was closing the Lions Gate Bridge to motorists on a Saturday morning! NORTHERN ALBERTA A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented during the meeting to Hansel Wang of TransLink for an impressive career influencing ARENA DISCUSSION transit travel in the Greater Vancouver area and inspiring The Northern Alberta section is nearly through another successful transportation professionals at the same time. On behalf of season. We've had presentations on: TransLink, Sany Zein and Helen Cook highlighted Hansel's numerous contributions to transit exchange design and transit • North West Anthony Henday Drive Project Updates – Anthony priority measures over the course of his career. Henday Drive Northwest is a 21 km phase of a ring-road around Edmonton. It is being constructed as P3 contract with The UBC Chapter hosted another successful Industry Night a value of 1.42 billion. (http://www.transportation.alberta. attracting many civil engineering and planning students to their ca/1704.htm) March event. Representatives from local transportation firms • The New Athabasca River Bridge on Highway 63 at Fort participated in judging during a poster competition. McMurray, AB. A new 5 lane-wide and 472 m long bridge is The Interior chapter is being constructed over the Athabasca River in Fort preparing to host their McMurray. (http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/projects/ annual spring mini- northeast.aspx click on "Athabasca River Bridge") conference in Kelowna • Transportation Demand Management (TDM) for School Travel in April. They were Planning – School Travel Planning is an active transportation busy making initiative that encourages children to choose walking and necessary cycling as their primary way to travel to and from school. arrangements for the Each candidate school, along with the collaboration of one-day event with community stakeholders, develops a School Travel Plan. the topic: "A Multi- (http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/cycling_ Jurisdictional Look at walking/22887.aspx) Transportation Impact • State of The Art in Parking – A presentation on the state of Studies". the art in parking management and planning. ABOVE: Matthew Chan • Extending Edmonton's Ribbon of Green: Fort Edmonton presenting award to Hansel Wang. BELOW: Jason Jardine making Footbridge and Trails Project - The Fort Edmonton Footbridge presentation at Section meeting and Trails project comprises new ravine and river valley trails, a major signature footbridge crossing of the North Saskatchewan River, and a minor ravine crossing, located in the western part of the city of Edmonton (http://www. edmonton.ca/attractions_recreation/parks_rivervalley/fort- edmonton-footbridge-project.aspx) • LRT Planning in Edmonton – The City of Edmonton is currently planning and building an expansion to its LRT system. (http:// www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/future-lrt-projects.aspx) • Selecting Communities for Piloting the New Reduced Speed Limit on Residential Roads in the City of Edmonton –

30 Transportation Talk Edmonton has conducted a pilot program of reducing speeds stay for a pickup hockey game, Gene declined and was fortunate in select neighbourhoods from 50km/h to 40 km/h. (http:// to escape Winnipeg just before a mid-winter blizzard! www.edmonton.ca/transportation/roads_traffic/speed- Our March meeting attracted a record turnout to hear M reduction-pilot.aspx) r. Jeff Crang and Mr. Bob Kurylko present on the Development of • Downtown Arena – This was a joint luncheon with the Traffic Calmed Bicycle Boulevards Using Traffic Calming Circles – Alberta Professional Planners Institute and representatives The Winnipeg, Manitoba Experience. Not only did they give an from the Katz Group, which owns the Edmonton Oilers, excellent technical overview of the work, they also explained the presented their proposal for a new downtown arena in challenges of dealing with the intense media attention given to Edmonton. (http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/ this project. planning_development/background-arena.aspx) Monthly lunch meetings will continue until May and a social event We've been reunited with one of our earliest members, Louis is being planned for June. Grimble. We're glad to have him back and bringing his experience and perspective to luncheon meetings. Louis has quite a history in the transportation planning world in Alberta – he's responsible for the first Transportation Master Plans of both Edmonton and Calgary.

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Murray McLobbie's Toronto Pub Crawl and Sightseeing Tour - Thursday, March 10, 2011 ITE Toronto Section was thrilled to host a pub crawl and social event for Murray McLobbie, the 2011 CITE Conference's mascot! Murray is visiting Toronto on his way to Halifax and ITE Toronto wanted to take some time to show him around town and have him meet some of our members. Murray was treated with a trip to the Hockey Hall of Fame before meeting up with a bunch of ITE'ers at a local pub where we all got a chance to socialize with Murray for a couple hours. After leaving the first pub the group showed Murray Union Station, where Murray got to see GO Trains, and Canada's first subway line! From there it was onto Air Canada Centre where Murray tried to sneak into a Leafs game that was going on. Unfortunately

ABOVE: Stan Teply & Louis Grimble MANITOBA The ITE Manitoba Section kicked off 2011 with a special guest appearance from CITE President, Gene Chartier. In addition to providing some CITE updates, Gene presented on Rural to Urban Transition Zones – Problems, Principles, and Practice. Though several members of the Manitoba Section invited Gene to ABOVE: Bob Kurylko (left) and Jeff Crang (right)

Spring 2011 31 2011 winners will also be entered into a national draw for the chance to attend the annual CITE Conference in Halifax!

We would also like to thank CITE President Gene Chartier who attended the event and helped in the judging for the competition. Gene also spoke to participants about getting involved in ITE and the upcoming CITE National Conference in Halifax. security didn't appreciate his trying to avoid paying those Freight Movement Breakfast Seminar at Region of ridiculous Leaf ticket prices! Peel After smooth talking his way out of the situation Murray and the ITE'ers took a walk around the Rogers Centre, CN Tower, and the Roundhouse where Murray got to see an actual steam locomotive at the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre! We wrapped up the evening at another pub where we said our goodbyes to Murray and wished him well on his travels!

ITE Toronto Student Presentation Competition - Monday, March 28, 2011, Mohawk College On Tuesday March 29th, the ITE Toronto section held our second The annual joint ITE Section student presentation competition was breakfast seminar of 2011 at the Region of Peel offices. held at Mohawk College in Hamilton on March 28th and was great A distinguished panel of freight movement specialists provided an a success! We had a great selection of presentations that informative discussion of the needs, challenges and strategies featured student presenters from Ryerson, University of Toronto, related to freight movement in the GTA. ITE Toronto acted as Mohawk College, the University of Windsor, and McMaster moderator for the following panellists: University. • Murray McLeod, Former Manager of Transportation The 2011 competition winner in the graduate category was Planning, Region of Peel David Duong from the University of Waterloo for his presentation • Hart Solomon, Manager of Traffic Engineering, City of on the calibration of Vissim model parameters using Pareto Hamilton Archived Dynamically Dimensioned Searches. The winner in the • Julia Salvini, Senior Planning Officer, Metrolinx undergraduate category was Dan Pimental from Mohawk College • James Perttula, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) for his presentation on the East Avenue Road Diet Study in Approximately 35 people were welcomed with some trucking Kitchener Ontario. We would also like to congratulate the other tunes (courtesy of Mr. McLeod) and a free breakfast prior to the participants Ryan Khan from Ryerson, Samantha Vidger from UofT, panel discussion. The ITE Toronto Section would like to extend Md Moniruzzaman from McMaster, and Wai Yeung from Ryerson thanks to the Region of Peel, all panelists as well as the originally on giving great presentations! planned moderator Mr. Justin Terry, Transport Canada, who was Thanks to ITE Hamilton Section for organizing this year's unable to attend. competition and to CITE for providing funding for the prize money given to the students. In each category first place received $350, 2011 Ryerson Civil Career Symposium second place receives $150, and third place receives $100. The The purpose of this event was to educate civil engineering students on career choices and possible job opportunities

32 Transportation Talk following graduation from Ryerson's Civil Engineering program. Rahul Mehra from the Toronto Section Executive represented the Transportation field and made a presentation to Ryerson students on potential careers within the transportation field, his work and project experience, potential employers, and what employers are looking for when hiring. The event was organized by the Ryerson Chapter of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and we have been participating in the event for a number of years.

Successful Breakfast Seminar at YRT/Viva Transit Operations Centre There was standing room only at our first ITE Toronto Section event of 2011, where almost 50 ITE members gathered to learn more about transit operations in York Region. The breakfast seminar was held at the York Region Transit (YRT/Viva) Operations Centre at 50 High Tech Road, Richmond Hill on February 11. Mr. Rajeev Roy, Manager of Transit Management Systems in the Traffic/ITS Branch of the Transportation Services led the group into a brief background of transit operations in the Region and the new technologies currently being implemented in York Region. The presentation was followed by a technical tour of the YRT/Viva transit operations centre. The ITE Toronto Section would like to extend thanks to Mr. Rajeev Roy and York Region for hosting this successful event.

Spring 2011 33 STUDENT CHAPTER news

University of BRITISH COLUMBIA University of Waterloo UBC ITE continued its activities into the New Year, with three The 2011 year started off with a mad dash for members of the major events occurring through the term. University of Waterloo Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter (UW-ITE SC). With 18 papers being presented Annual Industry Night at the annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) conference The annual UBC ITE Industry Night is the primary means of held in Washington, D.C., many transportation graduate connecting chapter members and the general student body to students were busy preparing their travel itineraries and professionals in the transportation engineering industry. presentation slides or posters. Murray/TRB/ITE Student Reception Murray McLobbie, CITE Halifax 2011 Ambassador, arrived at an opportune time and was whisked away by UW-ITE SC executive members on a road trip across the border to the United States for TRB. On a side trip, he had a chance to take in the sights and sounds of Philadelphia's historical Italian district with Professor Casello, Kyrylo (Tresurer) and other transportation planning graduate students.

LEFT: Murray in Philadelphia with Professor Casello and UW graduate students This year's Industry Night was held on Tuesday, March 8th and was moved to the Abdul Ladha Centre, which is a larger and nicer facility than was used in previous years. The Night was On January 24th, Murray regarded as a success as it featured around 35 industry and members of the representatives from 15 companies, many of whom generously UW-ITE SC attended the sponsored the event. The event also brought out approximately ITE Student Reception for 80-100 students. Company attendance was as follows: TRB attendees. Using his • Platinum Sponsor: Bunt & Associates lobster charm and • Gold Sponsors: CTS, Genivar, McElhanney, crustacean-ish good looks, SNC-Lavalin, Urban Systems Murray networked amongst • Silver Sponsors: Delcan, EBA, IMAGINiT past, present, and future • Bronze Sponsors: Opus International, Dillon Consulting ITE executives, doing his part as CITE 2011 Halifax Ambassador. • Other Attendees: RF Binnie, Halcrow, IBI Group, ISL Engineering and Land Services, TransLink LEFT: Murray seen here with Kyrylo in the ITE Headquarter The first part of the night consisted of several presentations. lobby The first was delivered by UBC's new professor in transportation planning, Dr. Jinhua Zhao, who introduced himself to students and industry, as well discussed some of his research interests. After a week of fun and Following this, two graduate students gave presentations on business at the TRB their research projects, detailing progress to date, as well as conference, Murray had a how they expect their research to benefit the profession as a chance to Chair a meeting whole. As well, industry representatives were given an of the UW-ITE SC executive opportunity to promote their respective organizations. board. Afterwards, the executives took Murray for a tour of the new ITS laboratory and the University of Waterloo campus.

34 Transportation Talk development could be TOD if consideration is given to walking distance to transit access. Dr. Jing Teng, a visiting scholar from Tongji University, on March 14 presented "Feeder Vehicle Scheduling for Special Events' Intermodal Service". He illustrated the point that better scheduling of connections between feeder transit lines would ABOVE: Murray chairing a meeting of the UW-ITE SC executive board. improve transit performance, especially important during major From left to right (Amir, David, Kyrylo, Murray, Mohab, Reza, Soroush, events. and Akram)

ABOVE: Group photo from Dr. Teng's Seminar

The last seminar of the March month was by Vimy Henderson, PhD Candidate, University of Waterloo on March 23rd, ABOVE: Murray chilling out in the University of Waterloo "Engineering presenting "Performance of Pervious Concrete Pavement in the District" Canadian Climate". With more rainfall predicted in Canada from With heartfelt warmth, the UW-ITE SC sent Murray onwards to climate change pervious concrete maybe a solution to dealing the Hamilton ITE Section to continue his journey back to Halifax. with increase rainfall runoff. Vimy's work is to develop better We miss the little red crustacean, but look forward to seeing mixtures, installation and maintenance procedures for pervious him at CITE Halifax 2011 during the Traffic Bowl competition. concrete to withstand the severe freeze-thaw cycles of Canada's harsh winters. Academic Seminars Continuing with the success of our Fall academic seminar program, the UW-ITE SC hosted five academic seminars for the Winter 2011 term. On February 9th, 2011 the UW-ITE SC hosted two presentations by Dr. John Jiang and Feng Feng, respectively. Dr. Jiang, a visiting scholar from Southwest Jiaotong University, China, presented the topic "Snow and Ice Control in China". This presentation detailed the current-state- ABOVE: Group photo from Vimy's Seminar of-the-art practice of winter maintenance in China. Apparently, with China's large population the government relies on people The SC has invited Professor Christoph Hupfer, Karlsruhe power to remove snow from urban areas. Volunteer snow University of Technology and Economics, Germany, for the last removal brigades are formed by local communities whenever presentation of the Fall 2011 term to present on the topic snow events occur. As a contrast, Feng Feng, PhD Candidate, "Innovation in transportation safety - lessons from Germany", University of Waterloo, presented "Winter Road Maintenance in scheduled for April 6th. North America". In the US and Canada, snow removal are done using machine power due to their lower population and high ITE Involvement labour costs. Six members of the UW-ITE SC left Waterloo bright and early on Mr. Hossein Zarei a Transportation Engineering from AECOM February 11th, 2011 at 6:00 am to attend the Toronto ITE Consulting Group was invited to present "Access walking Section breakfast seminar and technical tour of the YRT/Viva distance, transit use and the success of Transit Oriented Transit Operation Centre. It was cool to see how transit within Development (TOD) in North York city center" on February 18th. the Region of York was managed. Mr. Zarei 1986 and 2001 Transportation Tomorrow Data to show a strong correlation between mode choice and the walking distance from transit stations in the North York region of the City of Toronto. This made a strong case that future

Spring 2011 35 Adnan won first place with an average score of 116 and was awarded a blue UW thermo cup, seen wearing the blue and white stripped long sleeve shirt.

Fundraising The UW-ITE SC executives are proud of maintaining our goals of being: i) a forum for transportation graduate students to network through social events and ii) a platform for the dissemination of transportation knowledge through academic events. The UW-ITE SC would like to thank our sponsors the UW Graduate Student Endowment Fund and the UW TSRG professors. Without their financial support our student chapter would not have achieved what we did. We are always ABOVE: Toronto ITE Section YRT/Viva Transit operation center tour continuing to look for more sponsors. Are you an UW alumnus working for a company in Ontario and think "I want to help out The UW-ITE SC sent one of its executive members, my old alma mater."? Then please contact, Reza Noroozi, David Duong (past UW-ITE SC President), to represent the Communications Director, at [email protected]. University of Waterloo at the 3rd annual joint CITE Toronto, We also welcome non-alumni and have several options of Hamilton and Southwestern Ontario Section presentation sponsorship for transportation engineering companies with competition hosted at Mohawk College, Hamilton, on March associated levels of advertising opportunities. 28th, 2011. David was one of three finalists selected to compete at the graduate level. He presented the topic "Calibration and validation of VISSIM microscopic traffic simulation model parameters using Pareto Archived Dynamically Dimensioned Search" and was awarded the 1st place prize for the graduate level competition. David was also recently interviewed by CTV Southwestern Ontario as part of their segment on "Understanding Speed Limiters". He was part of the research team from the UW Transportation Systems Research Group that wrote the Transport Canada report "Safety Implications of Mandated Truck Speed Limiters on Canadian Highways".

Social Event On Friday, February 25, 2011 the UW-ITE SC held a 10-Pin Bowling Competition. Approximately 14 members turned up to enjoy 2 hours of bowling with soda and pizza provided through the UW-ITE SC funds.

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