Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC)
1360 Barrington Street B3H 4R2 Halifax, NS, Canada

Join us next Thursday June 25th between 12-1pm EST for the Licensed Professional Planners Association of Nova Scotia's virtual Lunch and Learn where Dr. Ahsan Habib will be discussing planning for connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) mobility. The webinar will be held using the GoToMeeting app and can be accessed from your computer, tablet or smartphone. To find out more about the webinar and to get the event link, please go to the following: atlanticplanners.org//lppans-lunch-learn-webinar-dr-ahsan/

Some good news comes from DalTRAC today, as PhD candidate, Nazmul Hasan Arefin in successfully defended his dissertation (from a safe social distance, of course) and has now completed all the requirements of his PhD degree. Nazmul’s dissertation develops an activity-based travel demand forecasting model, which addresses the underlying process mechanisms and interactions between various activity and travel attributes. His research not only contributes to travel demand modelli...ng and forecasting literature but also provides critical insights to the evolution of urban activity and travel decisions which can be used to test alternative transportation and land use policies. Nazmul has been conducting research with DalTRAC for six years now and his hard work and dedication have certainly paid off! Congratulations Nazmul, we cannot wait to see what exciting opportunities the future will bring for you!

We would like to invite you to Dalhousie’s annual 3-minute thesis competition set for March 10-11! DalTRAC’s very own, Jahedul Alam, will be presenting his research on a mass evacuation of Halifax for the competition. Contenders are given only 180 seconds and one PowerPoint slide to make their pitch and battle for $4,000 in cash prizes. Last year, more than 200 people attended to cheer on the finalists, and more than 10,000 people watched via social media. More details can be found in the link below!

Our BCD interns have been testing out our VR gear. VR can be used by practitioners for transportation infrastructure projects, it is a great way to gain first hand experience and get public feedback before construction takes place. Dalhousie Society of Undergraduate Planners

Dalhousie University's Office of Sustainability's annual Sustainability and Commuter Survey is live today! If you are a student, staff or faculty member of Dalhousie University be sure to check it out for a chance to win five $100 prizes. The survey will remain open until February 14th. https://surveys.dal.ca/opinio/s?s=54108

Rapid advancement of transportation technologies over the last century has caused uncertainty for the future of our cities. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are on the horizon and motivating the need to understand how they will reshape mobility markets, transportation systems, policies, regulations and land uses. AVs were the focus of the Chair’s Luncheon at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) this week, where U.S Transportation Secretary Chao announced, AV 4.0, an initiative to unite AV efforts across government entities to increase safety. See the attached pictures for some of the AVs on display at the conference. #TRB2020 #TRBAM