Reshaping Transportation: Human Element and Sustainability / Le transport renouvelé – Dimension humaine et développement durable - CITE Montréal 2009

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM - HIGHLIGHTS

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Download the PDF file of the Registration Form.

Download the Preliminary Technical Program PDF

SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION

To maximize the benefit for all conference attendees, the organizers for the Montréal Conference have arranged for simultaneous interpretation services to be provided during all technical sessions. Each room will use multi-channel wireless headphones with bi-directional translation (English-French, and French-English).

Sunday, May 31

Best of Montréal Guided Tour (All available spots are now filled)

• Popular districts and their ethnicity
• Bourgeois districts
• Old Montréal and downtown
• New Montréal

Welcoming Reception

Monday, June 1 - Day 1

Guest Speaker: Chris Turner

Chris Turner is the author of the national bestseller The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need (Random House, 2007), which was named one of the Globe & Mail’s Best Books of the year. He is also the author of the international bestseller Planet Simpson: How A Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation (2004). He writes a monthly feature on sustainability for The Globe & Mail.

His magazine writing – mostly for the late, great Shift Magazine – has earned him four Canadian National Magazine Awards and six honourable mentions, including the 2001 President's Medal for General Excellence (the highest honour in Canadian magazine writing). His writing and reporting on culture, technology and the environment have also appeared in The Independent (UK), Time Magazine, Maclean's, Canadian Geographic, The Walrus, Azure and Utne Reader.

Technical Visit: BIXI – Montréal’s Public Bike System

BIXI represents a coupling of the words “bicycle” and “taxi”, and is the name of Montréal’s public bike system – the first in North America! Launched September 2008 with 40 self-service bicycles at four mobile pilot stations, the service is expected to be deployed in spring 2009 with 2,400 bicycles available at 300 self-service stations in the core of the City. This technical visit will consist of a presentation of the project highlights, followed by a trial ride on the new downtown extensions of Montréal Bikeways.

Street Ball Hockey

Now a continuing tradition from previous conferences, once again East will meet West for a game of street hockey. All equipment will be supplied and there is no cost for this event.

Student Mixer

Evening will include a presentation by the Student Presentation Winner, along with the opportunity for transportation students to mix with practicing engineers.

Tuesday, June 2 – Day 2

Technical Visit: BIXI – Montréal’s Public Bike System

BIXI represents a coupling of the words “bicycle” and “taxi”, and is the name of Montréal’s public bike system – the first in North America! Launched September 2008 with 40 self-service bicycles at four mobile pilot stations, the service is expected to be deployed in spring 2009 with 2,400 bicycles available at 300 self-service stations in the core of the City. This technical visit will consist of a presentation of the project highlights, followed by a trial ride on the new downtown extensions of Montréal Bikeways.

Technical Visit: Port of Montréal

With an intermodal transport system that is the envy of the competition, the Port of Montreal is the unparalleled gateway into North America.

Technical Visit: Montréal Metro (All available spots are now filled)

Visit the new state of the art improvements to the metro.

Technical Visit: Ville-Marie Tunnel

The first tunnel complex - known as the "Ville Marie Tunnel" - is comprised of 8.4 kilometers (5.2 miles) of tunnels ranging in width from one to five lanes built for not only the Ville Marie Autoroute, but also to allow connections to the Bonaventure Autoroute. The tunnels were built using a "cut and cover" process in which workers cut trenches for the tunnel and covered them as work progressed. A number of ventilation fans circulate air and remove exhaust from the tunnel. Visit will include the control center which regulate the entire highway network around Montréal (messages, cameras), and a visit of the tunnel itself and surrounding area. This technical visit is within walking distance of the hotel.

Theme Evening: Mount Royal Chalet

The conference banquet will take place at the Mont-Royal chalet overlooking downtown Montreal. The picture seen on the home page of the website was taken from that exact location. This is a unique opportunity as the chalet has been reserved for the CITE delegates.

Wednesday, June 3 – Day 3

District 7 General Annual Meeting Breakfast

Technical Visit: Ville-Marie Tunnel (All available spots are now filled)

The first tunnel complex - known as the "Ville Marie Tunnel" - is comprised of 8.4 kilometers (5.2 miles) of tunnels ranging in width from one to five lanes built for not only the Ville Marie Autoroute, but also to allow connections to the Bonaventure Autoroute. The tunnels were built using a "cut and cover" process in which workers cut trenches for the tunnel and covered them as work progressed. A number of ventilation fans circulate air and remove exhaust from the tunnel. Visit will include the control center which regulate the entire highway network around Montréal (messages, cameras), and a visit of the tunnel itself and surrounding area. This technical visit is within walking distance of the hotel.

Guest Speaker Luncheon: Gary Lawrence (Gary Lawrence presentation)

As Urban Strategies Leader for Arup, the global consulting and engineering firm, Gary Lawrence provides thought leadership for sustainable urban development throughout the firm’s 86 global offices. Gary’s roots are firmly planted in the Pacific Northwest where, as Planning Director for the City of Seattle, he led development of “Toward a Sustainable Seattle,” the first sustainability-focused municipal comprehensive plan in the world.

National and international recognition of his work followed and Gary has subsequently served as advisor to the Clinton Administration's Council on Sustainable Development, the UN’s Habitat II, the US Agency for International Development, the Brazilian President’s Office, the British Prime Minister’s Office, the European Academy for the Urban Environment in Berlin, and the Organization for Economic and Community Development (OECD) (Paris) on matters of sustainable development and environmental policy.

Gary’s speeches and publications have formed the basis for the development of much of the current thinking on sustainable development and he is acknowledged by Wally N’Dow, the then UN Secretary General of Habitat, as having authored "the single most important contribution to the entire habitat process."

Download Gary Lawrence - Speech Highlights (PDF).

Technical Visit: BIXI – Montréal’s Public Bike System

BIXI represents a coupling of the words “bicycle” and “taxi”, and is the name of Montréal’s public bike system – the first in North America! Launched September 2008 with 40 self-service bicycles at four mobile pilot stations, the service is expected to be deployed in spring 2009 with 2,400 bicycles available at 300 self-service stations in the core of the City. This technical visit will consist of a presentation of the project highlights, followed by a trial ride on the new downtown extensions of Montréal Bikeways.

Thursday, June 4 – Day 4

Training: Greenmodes – Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design

Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design recommends site design practices that can be applied to promote the use of more sustainable modes of passenger transportation such as walking, cycling, ridesharing and transit. (http://greenmodes.net/)

Training: Canadian Capacity Guide

Updated in 2008, the Canadian Capacity Guide is based on the current experience of practicing traffic engineers, transportation educators and students across Canada, and a considerable body of Canadian and international research. Techniques included allow the user to analyze various situations and intersection configurations, and emphasizes the importance of a clear definition of the objectives of signal operation at a specific location. It also provides an understanding of the role that the intersection plays in the travel patterns, public transportation, and both motorized and non-motorized modes of transportation.

Download Word document with CCG Training Course outline.