[ENCI-l] EVENT: Southern Alberta ITE May Webinar

[Students in Civil Engineering Undergraduate Program]

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To all members of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) - Southern Alberta Section, other Transportation Professionals and Students:

Civil Engineering Group Project by University of Calgary Students:
*         Design Safe and Efficient Public Transit System in Response to COVID-19

  *   Autonomous Mobility on Demand

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 12 PM to 1 PM

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Design Safe and Efficient Public Transit System in Response to COVID-19
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Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the global community in almost every aspect of society. These impacts have led to continued struggles for organizations and industries to adapt to the new reality imposed on them by the pandemic. A common symptom among industries like transit, is a downturn in demand for their services often resulting from a lack of rider confidence. The reduction in transit ridership during the pandemic can be attributed to many factors including increased prevalence of working from home (WFH), social distancing, rider apprehension and various other governmental directives. Rider safety as it relates to virus spread has become more important with the prevalence of the COVID-19 and has further increased the need for designs that mitigate the spread of the virus. The purpose of this project was to retrofit or redesign various transit elements specifically within train stations to improve the level of social distancing in these areas as well as quantify the levels of disease transmission risk within stations. This was done using a simulated model of Marlborough station using the software Vissim with various designs implemented within, the outputs of this design contained certain variables such as pedestrian density and travel time which were then used in a risk function to assess the benefit of these designs in mitigating the risk of COVID-19 disease transmission and compared to the cost of these designs. Final designs were selected after exploring various alternatives using this model and analysis. A critical aspect of this methodology is that the models could be used to monitor further changes to the transit system as well as test other potential designs by simply changing design elements and altering the inputs which allows for greater flexibility and reproducibility.

Project Team Members and Presenters:

Ella Shykula-Ross
Ella is a fourth-year student at the University of Calgary currently pursuing a major in Civil Engineering and a minor in Transportation Engineering. She is currently working a summer work term with Envirosearch Ltd., an environmental consulting firm. She also has previous experience in the structural consulting field, working for Syme Structural Engineering Ltd. during the summer of 2020. Ella was eager to take part in project that simultaneously combined transportation engineering with the opportunity to help others, two things she is extremely interested in and passionate about. She is excited about the idea of using her education to benefit others and to innovate in a space that allows more convenience and accessibility for the general population in the future.
Kory Drake
Kory Drake is a graduating civil engineering student at the University of Calgary who completed a 12-month internship with CNRL's geotechnical team at the Horizon site at the end of August 2020, where he applied his knowledge of data analysis, modelling, cost analysis, sample testing and instrumentation to improve dam safety at the site. Throughout his studies, he has become interested in several fields within the civil engineering industry, including transportation engineering. He was drawn to this project because of its relevance in the world today and its potential to make the transit system safer in Calgary. In the future, he hopes to apply the knowledge he has gained throughout his studies into his career so that he can help make the world a safer place. He contributed to the modelling and project management deliverables associated with this project and found it to be a rewarding experience.
Oghosa Idahosa
Oghosa Idahosa is a 4th year student at the University of Calgary currently on a 16-month internship at TC Energy working in the operational support and pipeline integrity team. He is in a major in Civil Engineering and a minor in Energy and Environment. He is deeply passionate about the transportation field and has gravitated towards various transportation focused classes over the course of his degree including traffic design and road safety. He hopes to eventually work in the world of planning to help design cities and make them more convenient for those who live within them as well as more sustainable. He is the team lead for this project and believes that while challenging was one of the most fulfilling pursuits of his academic experience thus far and looks forward to more like it.
Dominik Ambrus
Dominik is a 4th year year Civil Engineering student at the University of Calgary. He has a keen interest in city development and planning, with a prioritization on safety and environmental sustainability design considerations. Dominik has recently developed a passion for transportation engineering, and hope to either work in the field of transportation or energy in the future because I am committed to helping the entire societies. He is the design lead in this project, which has given him an appreciation for the challenges and complexities he will be faced with in his career, but also the experience to tackle them with confidence.
Barney Miao
Barney is currently finishing up his final year in Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary. He will be pursuing graduate studies upon completion of his undergraduate degree later this year, and he plans on being involved in similar projects in the future. He is interested in being involved in projects and research with a clear link to helping communities in need. He is excited in presenting this project with the rest of the capstone team, with hopes it will inspire future projects and aspiring Engineers.




Autonomous Mobility on Demand

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Abstract:
With the advent of autonomous vehicles, rideshare apps, and electric vehicles, a new system of transportation is emerging from the nexus of these three technologies, called Autonomous Mobility on Demand (AMoD). Autonomous electric vehicles will be integrated as rideshares into the transportation system of cities, overhauling the dominance of individual owner-driver internal combustion vehicles in cities today. This process will be led by an alliance of different companies such as Tesla (AV and EV), Uber (rideshare), and Google (AV) with municipalities worldwide. For cities to integrate this new and disruptive technology into transportation networks, their effects must be analyzed and changes to current networks should be made to optimise the transition. This report outlines the result of quantitatively and qualitatively assessing the effect of AMoD for inner Calgary and makes infrastructure and policy recommendations to develop a future transportation network that enhances quality of life.
We developed three pick-up drop-off (PUDO) designs by utilizing researched literature with each design having a unique configuration and layout depending on traffic parameters. We examined potential risks around implementing a project of such a large magnitude, created curbside designs for PUDO points and assessed their effectiveness, and mapped out optimized network locations for the various curbside designs provided. A simulation using MATSim was developed to compare the numerical data of a base network and followed up by three different models which were utilized in an iterative process to plot variations of the PUDO locations and
street design on a map of the entire network until optimal solutions for both vehicles and pedestrians converged in the indicators of the software output. The final optimized network ensures increased walkability and active mode alternatives, reclaimed green space, improved environmental quality, and increased safety in the network as analyzed by the aforementioned simulation outputs, cost estimation comparisons, and reclaimed area measurements.

Project Team Members and Presenters:

Anastassia Alexeeva
Anastassia is a 5th year civil engineering student with a minor in transportation engineering. She is  personally very interested in work and research involving planning city and road infrastructure such that it can accommodate increasing populations with environmental goals at hand. Autonomous mobility from this project had started out as simply driverless cars but has grown to be an analysis of full, interactive, complex networks and she is proud to be part of a team and institution that allows for exploration of greener spaces, active living, and sustainable futures.
Nasir Ahmed
Nasir is a final year civil engineering student with a minor in transportation engineering and has a keen interest in how our transportation and urban systems function, evolve, and impact city lifestyles. He was deeply interested in the system effects of autonomous vehicles and rideshare tech synergizing, and through this project he was not only able to explore the emerging system effects but also design a street network to maximise its livability, sustainability and equity possibilities.
Hamzah Naeem
Hamzah is a recent graduate from the Civil Engineering program with a Minor in Transportation Engineering and received the 2020 Transportation Association of Canada Scholarship for my achievements. He has an interest in emerging technologies and wish to pursue a career exploring the sweeping changes they will bring. This project allowed him to explore smart mobility as a socially equitable, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable solution. He is grateful to have been a part of this team and am excited about the future of transportation!
MD Asif Shahriar
He is a 5th year Civil Engineering Student with a minor in transportation. He has a keen interest in transportation engineering and how it affects our everyday lives. This project takes a look in a theoretical future where all manual cars have been replaced by autonomous vehicles. It has been quite the journey to discover the effects and results of our simulation and provide recommendations on the data we were able to produce.
Mharvic Cambi
Mharvic is  a 5th year civil engineering student with a minor in transportation engineering. He is passionate about work involving railway and technologies specifically in terms of overall safety to communities and its users. This project, in general, taught him the complexities involving autonomous vehicles and its interaction with the different elements in a roadway network. He is extremely grateful to be part of this team and to be working on this project as it will help Calgary make important decisions in the future involving implementation of autonomous vehicles on the scale the project was modeled at and even Calgary-wide.


Please forward this message to anyone who may be interested in attending ITE luncheon meetings. It is not necessary to be a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers or an engineer to attend luncheon meetings. If anyone is interested in learning the advantages of membership, please contact a member of the Southern Alberta ITE Executive:

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