Transportation 2014 Lecture at Dalhousie University

March 4, 2014 js638071 Leave a Comment

The first transportation lecture in the Transportation 2014 Canadian series will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Wednesday, March 19 at 17:00 at Dalhousie University. The lecture will be presented at the Goldberg Computer Science Building, 6050 University Avenue, Room 127. The lecture, entitled Future Challenges in Roadway Transportation Infrastructures, will feature speakers from Dalhousie University, LED Roadway Lighting Ltd. and Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.

The lecture is being held thanks to the partnership support of LED Roadway Lighting and Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, and is being hosted by Dalhousie University in Halifax.

Speakers will include Dr. Ahsan Habib, Transportation Professor, Dalhousie University; Steve Elder, Chief Technology Officer, LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.; Christine Eisan, Senior Policy Advisor and Krise Jones, Research and Policy Analyst, Traffic Engineering and Road Safety, Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.

Check out the posting here: TACLecture_2014_Poster

Dr. Habib and DalTRAC’s collision study make national news

January 9, 2014 js638071 Leave a Comment

Pedestrian injuries and deaths at crosswalks prompt calls for change – See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/national/pedestrian-injuries-and-deaths-at-crosswalks-prompt-calls-for-change-1.774732#sthash.kKVBK6Ms.dpuf

DalTRAC at the Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting 2014

January 9, 2014 js638071 Leave a Comment

Naznin Sultana Daisy, Stephanie Salloum, Niki SIabanis, Mahmudur Fatmi, Stephen Stone, Ahsan Habib, Justin Forbes

This year, six students of DalTRAC are presenting research papers and representing Dalhousie University at the Transportation Research Board 93^rd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Our session information can be found below:
K08 – Developing Multiplatform Social Marketing Engagement Strategy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, Niki Siabanis and Stephen Stone – 432: Public Involvement in Transportation – Monday, 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm – Hilton, International Center

K10 – Modeling Bicyclists’ Injury Severity Levels in the Province of Nova Scotia using a Generalized Ordered Probit Structure – Muhammad Ahsanul Habib and Justin Forbes – Tuesday, 8:30 AM- 10:15 AM – Hilton, International Center

G05 – Travel Behavior of Car Share Members in Halifax, Canada: Modeling Trip Purpose in Case of the Use of Car Share Services and Mode Choice in Absence of the Service – Mahmudur Rahman Fatmi and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib – 632: Cutting-Edge International Carsharing Research – Tuesday, 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm – Hilton, International Center

Modeling Shot-Term and Long-Term Responses to Increase in Gas Price: Latent Class Modeling Approach – Mahmudur Rahman Fatmi, Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, and Stephanie Anne Salloum – 720: Activity-Travel Dynamics – Tuesday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Hilton, Lincoln West

H12 – Investigation of Mode Choice Behavior for School Trips in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: Random Parameter Logit Model Application – Naznin Sultana Daisy and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib – Wednesday, 8:30 AM – 10:15 AM – Hilton, International Center

H14 – Modeling Mobility Tool Ownership of the Youth in Toronto: Assessing Accessibility and Neighborhood Effects – Mahmudur Rahman Fatmi, Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, and Stephanie Anne Salloum – 774: Recent Advances in Travel Behavior – Wednesday, 8:30 am – 10:15 am – Hilton, International Center

DalTRAC’s Justin Forbes at the 60th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Atlanta

November 23, 2013 js638071 Leave a Comment

MPS student Justin Forbes recently attended the 60th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International in Atlanta, GA to present a paper on bicycle safety in Nova Scotia. The paper examines the factors affecting injury severity in bicycle collisions using multivariate models. Justin is currently collaborating with Professor Ahsan Habib on other transportation safety themed papers in production.

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