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….
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By: Pedram Izadpanah, Ph.D., P.Eng., TNS Stefan Tsang, P.Eng., RSP1, TNS Nelson Costa, York Regional Municipality Ben Kos, LET, C.E.T., RSP1, MITE, York Regional Municipality Soroush Salek, Ph.D., P.Eng., RSP1, CIMA+ Abstract The Safe System Approach has emerged as an…
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ITE Canada and CARSP continue to serve our joint memberships through initiatives identified in our partnership agreement. In December 2023, we hosted our second joint webinar (organized by CARSP) on CapaCITY/É, a six-year research program working with municipal staff and…
By: Benoit Anctil, P.Eng. and Dominique Charlebois Abstract Since the 1980s, the automotive industry has seen a consistent trend of larger and heavier vehicles, driven by regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Paradoxically, these regulations often encourage automakers to…
By: Karen Laberee, Moreno Zanotto, Alison Funk, Sara F. L. Kirk, Sarah A. Moore, and Meghan Winters Abstract In 2023, CapaCITY/É initiated a six-year research project aimed at adapting Implementation Science for Healthy Cities research, specifically sustainable transportation interventions. The…
BY: Umayangga Yogalingam, Parachute ABSTRACT Road traffic injuries and fatalities seriously threaten the health, well-being, and quality of life of Canadian youth. Reaching young drivers for the purpose of awareness and education presents unique challenges and opportunities compared to other…
By: Jike Wang, Nelson Costa, Ben Kos, Soroush Salek Abstract In the past few years, the Systemic Road Safety (SRS) process was introduced by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to address some of the limitations of network screening based on…
BY: Dhammika Wagage, Navoda Rillagodage Abstract This article, by incorporating authors’ opinion, attempts to bring road safety professionals’ attention to a number of overlooked road safety topics that were either highlighted in recent Canadian media and/or were noted as research…
BIO He taught graduate courses in several areas of Transportation Engineering, most notably a course in Road Safety that was likely the first of its kind anywhere in the world. He also taught an undergraduate course to Civil Engineers in…
This new 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…
Hello CARSP friends. As we embark on 2024, I’m proud to look back at CARSP’s remarkable achievements and initiatives in 2023. The highlight, for me, was the ITE Canada/CARSP Conference. Hosted in Winnipeg, Man., this conference brought together more than…
There’s no one perfect solution to the problems at a deadly Manitoba highway intersection, road safety experts say. However, in the wake of an independent consultant’s report on the junction of Highway 5 and the Trans-Canada, just north of Carberry,…
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has posted a request for proposals (RFP) on Review of Roadside Survey Methodologies. More details of the RFP can be found here: https://www.ccmta.ca/en/requests-for-proposals
EZRA HAUER, Professor (emeritus), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto. B.Sc., Technion, Israel; M.Sc. Technion, Israel; Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley. Active in road safety research and consulting since 1970. Author of more than 200 scientific papers. Recipient of R. Crum…