Another milestone of ITE Canada and CARSP’s partnership was reached this fall with a second joint webinar. This one, hosted by ITE Canada, centred on TransLink and the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Design Guide for Bus Stops Adjacent…
Background The CARSP Lifetime Achievement Award for Road Safety is presented annually to individuals who have made a positive impact on road safety in Canada. Candidates will have had a career in this field (past/present) and have also made significant…
By: Robert Colonna, M.Sc.; Ph.D. Candidate, Health Promotion, Western University and Chair, CARSP Young Professionals Committee Another year, another fantastic CARSP Conference! The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) is thrilled to report on several conference successes. This year, we hit a…
By: Amr Shalkamy, Ph.D., P.Eng., RSP1 Abstract Equity in transportation aims to ensure fair access to mobility and transportation networks for all individuals and communities, regardless of their location or mode of transport. Historically, road design has favored vehicle movement,…
Implementing Healthy Urban Policy in Guelph, Ontario: Lessons from Copenhagen By: Dr. Linda Rothman, BScOT, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the School of Occupational and Public Health at Toronto Metropolitan University and Adjunct Scientist in Child Health Evaluative Sciences at the…
By: Isabelle Joncas, B.A. Équiterre Abstract In Canada, the recent rise in the number of small trucks on our roads is phenomenal (a category that includes sport utility vehicles (such as SUVs, pickups, mini-vans and crossovers). They are sold as…
By: Caroll Lau, B.Sc., M.Sc. Human Factors Specialist, Transport Canada Patrick Kehoe, B.Eng., M.A.Sc. – Senior Researcher, National Research Council Canada Zuzanna Strom, B.A., M.a. – Manager, Consumer Awareness and Road Users, Transport Canada Abstract: Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke (PVH) is…
Impairment Identified by the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) after Smoked Cannabis with and without Alcohol: Relating SFST Results to Simulated Driving Performance By: Christine Wickens, Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Associate…
Date: July 11, 2024 Interviewer: Dr. Emily McCullogh, York University, member of the CARSP editorial board Interviewee: Dr. Alison Macpherson, Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at York University, prominent injury prevention and road safety public…
This section of the CARSP SNN aims to give our readers the most recent news about the RSP certification by the Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB) with a focus on the Canadian perspective. The TPCB was established in 1998 to…
CARSP & ITE Canada Summer 2024 Partnership Update At the joint CARSP/ITE Canada Conference in Winnipeg in June 2023, the organizations announced the start of a partnership agreement, to the end of 2025. The partnership was established to enable our…
By: Amr Shalkamy, Ph.D., P.Eng., RSP1, Project Manager, Arcadis Emily McCullogh, Ph.D., York University, Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Science Navoda Rillagodage, Ph.D., E.I.T., Transportation Engineering Associate, MORR Transportation Consulting Ltd.; Postdoctoral fellow, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba….
We are thrilled to announce that the MTO Road Safety Achievement Awards took place on June 26th in Toronto. During this prestigious event, Paul Boase was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by MTO’s Deputy Minister Doug Jones. Paul’s…
We are excited to announce that among the attendees of our recent webinars, we have selected a winner for the $25 gift card. Congratulations to Barbara Thomas! Thank you to all webinar attendees for their participation and engagement in our…
Date: April 11, 2024 Interviewer: Dr. Emily McCullogh, York University, member of CARSP editorial board Interviewee: Dr. Linda Rothman, Associate Professor in the School of occupational and public health at Toronto Metropolitan University, prominent injury prevention and road safety public…
The countdown is on! Less than 2 months until the 2024 CARSP Conference! The Young Professionals Committee (YPC) has been hard at work planning several exciting conference initiatives! We’ve also launched a NEW Mentorship Program, which was announced at the…
This section of the CARSP SNN aims to give our readers the most recent news about the RSP certification by the Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB) with a focus on the Canadian perspective. The TPCB was established in 1998 to…
The ITE Canada and CARSP partnership enters a new stage as we find ways to bring knowledge to each other’s communities. ITE Canada will provide CARSP with the opportunity to jointly develop a panel discussion session at ITE Canada’s 2024…
By: Ian Pike, Ph.D., University of British Columbia; BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute; BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit Emily McCullogh, Ph.D., York University (Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Science) Abstract Vision Zero is a road safety policy goal aiming…
By: Phani Kumar Patnala, Ph.D. Urban Mobility and Transportation Informatics Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Babak Mehran, P.Eng. Urban Mobility and Transportation Informatics Group, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Jonathan Regehr, Ph.D., P.Eng….