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DalTRAC is co-hosting the CITE Atlantic Provinces Section 2015 Spring Meeting on May 07

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DalTRAC team is glad to invite you all for the Spring 2015 meeting of CITE Atlantic Provinces section. Here you can find the agenda for the upcoming spring meeting on May 7th in Halifax : CITE Atlantic Provinces 2015 Spring Meeting Agenda (1) . This year the session will be held on the Sexton Campus at Dalhousie University in Downtown Halifax. Similar to last years’ meeting, it will have a poster session highlighting some of the projects being undertaken by students with Dalhousie’s transportation group, DalTraC.
 
For those travelling from out of town, a block of rooms is being held at the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel, just a short walk to the meeting venue, at a rate of $119 (indicate you are part of the ITE Atlantic meeting). Reservations can be made by calling the hotel at 1-888-627-8553 (http://www.thewestinnovascotian.com). The block / rate will be held until April 23rd.
 
On behalf of the CITE Atlantic Provinces Section executives and organizers, DalTRAC team hope to see you all in Halifax on May 7th!

 

DalTRAC in the 94th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB)

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DalTRAC team in TRB

DalTRAC team in TRB Left to right (Nazmul Arefin Khan, Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, Siobhan Witherbee, Shamsad Irin, Mahmudur Rahman, Mohammad Hesam Hafezi, Levi Megenbir, Naznin Sultana Daisy)

 

This year, seven students of DalTRAC presented eight research papers and represented Dalhousie University at the 94th Annual meeting of Transportation Research Board (TRB) in Washington, D.C on January 11-15, 2015.

Our session information can be found below:

C25-Modeling Modal Shift of Cyclists and Pedestrians, and Preference of Alternative Services during Temporary Closure of the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax, Canada-Nazmul Arefin Khan, Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, and Siobhan Witherbee- 477- Bicycle Transportation-Monday, 7:30 pm-9:30 pm- Hall E, Walter Convention Center

C12-Estimation of Link–Based Emission for a Truck Route in the Downtown Halifax, Canada-Shamsad Irin and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-531-Current Issues in Transportation and Air Quality-Tuesday, 8:30 am-10:15 am-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

C13-Estimating Fuel Consumption and Vehicle Emissions from Multi-Year Travel Survey Data- Levi Eric Megenbir and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-531-Current Issues in Transportation and Air Quality-Tuesday, 8:30 am-10:15 am-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

E14-Investigating the Role of Built Environment and Lifestyle Choices in Active Travel for Home Based Weekly Non-Work Trips-Naznin Sultana Daisy and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-786-Contemporary Research in Land Use and Transportation Planning-Wednesday, 8:30 am-10:15 am-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

F17-Synthesizing Population for Agent-Based Microsimulation Modeling in Atlantic Canada- Mohammad Hesam Hafezi and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-785-Travel Demand Models-Wednesday, 8:30 am-10:15 am-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

F19-Spatial Transferability of a Micro Residential Mobility Model for the Integrated Land Use, Transport and Environment Modeling System-Mahmudur Rahman Fatmi and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-785-Travel Demand Models-Wednesday, 8:30 am-10:15 am-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

F22-A Pseudo Panel Investigation of Out-of-Home Discretionary Activity Participation-Naznin Sultana Daisy and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-844-Activity and Travel Behaviour-Wednesday, 2:45 pm-4:30 pm-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

G12-Pedestrian Injury Severity Levels in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada: A Hierarchical Ordered Probit Modeling Approach-Justin Forbes and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib-848-Pedestrian Safety and Operational Performance Measurement-Wednesday, 2:45 pm-4:30 pm-Hall E, Walter Convention Center

 

DalTRAC team made an appearance at Switch Halifax with their “Share the Road Nova Scotia” campaign

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The DalTRAC team made an appearance at Switch Halifax this Sunday engaging the community and promoting road safety awareness with our “Share the Road Nova Scotia” campaign.

The sun was out and people were moving- the Switch Halifax event was a huge success with great support from the community.  Our team engaged with the community about road sharing issues, gave away promotional material, and increased our social media following!  Keep an eye on our various social media platforms in the coming weeks for the kick-off of our province wide campaign!

Help us to promote our campaign and build our social media presence as we prepare to expand this pilot-project to the entirety of Nova Scotia!  Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to us on Youtube to stay informed and engaged!

Keep Sharing the Road!

Facebook:          https://www.facebook.com/ShareTheRoadNS

Twitter:               https://twitter.com/ShareTheRoadNS

Youtube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoE8eUDQLicIScykGMsMl0w

DalTrac Team with their Share The Road Campaign

DalTrac Team with their Share The Road Campaign

SWITCH Halifax

SWITCH Halifax

DalTrac Team with their Share The Road Campaign

DalTrac Team with their Share The Road Campaign

 

DalTRAC team made an appearance at Switch Dartmouth with their “Share the Road Nova Scotia” campaign

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People engagement by DalTRAC team

Community engagement by DalTRAC team

The DalTRAC team made an appearance at Switch Dartmouth this Sunday engaging the community and promoting road safety awareness with our “Share the Road Nova Scotia” campaign.

Despite the cloudy weather, the Switch Dartmouth event was a huge success with great support from the community.  Our team engaged with the community about road sharing issues, gave away promotional material, and gathered video tips from the community on sharing the road safely!  Keep an eye on our Youtube page as we share these community video tips!

Help us to promote our campaign and build our social media presence as we prepare to expand this pilot-project to the entirety of Nova Scotia!  Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to us on Youtube to stay informed and engaged!

Keep Sharing the Road!

Facebook:          https://www.facebook.com/ShareTheRoadNS

Twitter:               https://twitter.com/ShareTheRoadNS

Youtube:             https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoE8eUDQLicIScykGMsMl0w

Fun times during public engagement

Fun times (Naznin Sultana Daisy, Siobhan Witherbee) during public engagement

 

 

DalTRAC at the Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting 2014

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

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 93rd 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

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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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Hi Everyone,

As I am sure you are all aware, there has been some push back from local businesses on the new Windsor Street bike lane. I have read some pretty disturbing articles in the Chronicle Herald lately; Bike Lanes No Bed of Roses and Halifax Cyclists Forced to Dodge Thumbnails.

As a planner who is passionate about sustainable transportation and an avid cyclist, I feel slightly discouraged and unwanted. Sometimes I feel like being a cyclist is “no bed of roses”. That being said, being the positive and optimistic person I am, I have decided to shake off the comments and show my support for local businesses. I plan to make my bike seen along Windsor Street and thank the shop owners for their bicycle parking and support for the new bike lane.

If you, like I, support cycling infrastructure in the downtown  core, I urge you to do the same. Visit the local shops, get to know your business owners and let them know that you care about their businesses. After all, it is people that keep businesses going – not cars.

Keep sharing the road,

Caroline

Caroline A. King

Masters of Planning Studies Candidate

School of Architecture and Planning

Dalhousie University

C.King@dal.ca

 

 

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Dr. Eric Miller – Toronto’s Experience

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DalTRAC Distinguished Lecture Series

Inaugural Speaker: Professor Eric Miller, University of Toronto

Date: Tuesday, June 25th, 3:30 -5:00 p.m.

Location: Alumni Lounge, Engineering B Building, Sexton Campus, 1360 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS (adjacent to the DalTRAC lab)

Please RSVP to carol.madden@dal.ca by June 21st.

Please join us for the inaugural lecture of Dalhousie University Transportation Collaboratory’s (DalTRAC) Distinguished Lecture Series. Dr. Eric Miller will share Toronto’s experience in university-government partnerships with respect to transportation data, analysis and modelling. The presentation will also include an overview of integrated urban modelling research that has been supported by this collaborative R&D environment.

 

 

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