CTRF 2025: Schedule

CTRF 2025

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7:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast & Preview of 2026 Halifax Conference Desmarais 1160 Registration Desk Open Desmarais Foyer

8:15am EDT

Plenary II: People Mobility: What is the future of "productive" people mobility? Desmarais 1160

8:30am EDT

Route choice behavior analysis of truck drivers using data-driven methods Desmarais 1140 What makes other path users uncomfortable sharing with micro mobility devices? Investigating open-ended comments using structural topic modelling Desmarais 1130 Analyzing the relationship between on-street parking and land-use Desmarais 1130 Urban and Rural Transportation Planning and Modelling Committee Desmarais 3105

8:50am EDT

Creating electrical charging profiles for heavy-duty vehicle charging in Ontario using real-world GPS data Desmarais 1140 A minimalist algorithm for growing safe cycling networks Desmarais 1130 A tool for inference and extraction of off-street parking capacity Desmarais 1160

9:10am EDT

Effectiveness of VRU-hazard anticipation training on novice truck Driver VRU hazard anticipation skills Desmarais 1140 Impact damage detectability of composite structures on advanced air mobility Desmarais 1130 Using data fusion to model parking location choices of trucks in the City of Toronto Desmarais 1160

9:30am EDT

Integrating RPAS with public transportation systems for efficient last-mile deliver Desmarais 1140 A bikeability index for last-mile electric cargo cycles Desmarais 1130 Analysis of reservation changes for a carsharing service in Greater Montreal Desmarais 1160 Joint Research committee meeting Desmarais 3105

9:50am EDT

Improving the safety of RPAS operations in urban areas with simulated dynamic and static corridor design Desmarais 1140 AI-Based predictive modeling for e-commerce vehicle classification in neighbourhoods Desmarais 1130 Enhancing on-street parking occupancy prediction with spatio temporal graph neural networks integrating exogenous factors Desmarais 1160

10:15am EDT

Coffee Break & Networking Desmarais Foyer

10:30am EDT

Enhancing transportation data: The development of a national origin and destination survey and its potential for policy and infrastructure planning Desmarais 1160 Electric power grid challenges with high EV penetration Desmarais 1130 Cyclist route choice model: Integrating energy expenditure preferences for enhanced network design Desmarais 1130 The significant impacts of work stoppages in Canada's transportation sector Desmarais 1140 How school drop-offs lock parents into car-based commutes Desmarais 1140 Leveraging AI in the transportation sector: Where to start Desmarais 1160

10:50am EDT

Studying transit productivity through a didactic cartography tool Desmarais 1160 Planning the future of charging infrastructure and electricity demand for long-haul electric vehicles in Ontario, Canada under various scenarios Desmarais 1130 Travel behaviour impacts of British Columbia’s e-bike rebate program Desmarais 1130 Labour disruptions: will there be a long-term solution? Desmarais 1140 Traveler typology to understand transit route choice Desmarais 1140

11:00am EDT

Trucking Research Committee Desmarais 3105

11:10am EDT

Human-centered mobility flow classification: Examining the difference between travel patterns of men and women Desmarais 1160 Electric vehicle charging behaviour: An analysis of gap times between charging events in the City of Ottawa Desmarais 1130 Longitudinal dynamic analysis of covid-19 on travel behavior in Canada and China Desmarais 1130 From Prairie landmarks to mega hubs: The good, the bad, and the ugly of grain elevator consolidation in Canada Desmarais 1140 Decoding multi-modal usage patterns and temporal dynamics in the Greater Montreal Area Desmarais 1140 Global best practices and lessons for regional fare integration in Canada Desmarais 1160

11:30am EDT

Comparing urban public transit accessibility across Canadian regions and times Desmarais 1160 Electric vehicles and charging infrastructure: Assessing prevalence and provision in Canada Desmarais 1130 Assessing walking accessibility to metro stations: the case of Montreal, Canada Desmarais 1130 Assessing the sustainability of shortline rail for local grain transportation in Canada Desmarais 1140 Even in New York, the car rules the street: Inequality in street space allocation Desmarais 1140 An approach to integrating the assessment of transit-oriented development and supportive infrastructure into the transit business case process Desmarais 1160

11:50am EDT

Not My Fault - A look at Canadian Airline Policy and how it impacts the affordability of airfares Desmarais 1160 Overhead wires might be back: Optimizing in-motion charging for electric bus transit Desmarais 1130 Cross-border freight transportation – trucking between Canada and the US Desmarais 1140 Awards Lunch & Closing Remarks Desmarais 1160

12:10pm EDT

The case of 20-minute carsharing trips: What drives the choice? Desmarais 1160 Solar-Powered charging stations for E-Bikes: A case study in the City of Vancouver, Canada Desmarais 1130 Cross-border transportation of pharmaceuticals between the United States and Ontario Desmarais 1140

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