Séminaire 18 mars 2010 – Transportation Research At McGill (TRAM) et CIRRELT

Transportation Research At McGill (TRAM) et CIRRELT

Conférencier: Michael J. Shiffer PhD, Vice President, Planning, Translink

Sujet: Reshaping Transportation through Technology (Speaker sponsored by the NSERC-CRD project)

Quand: Jeudi 18 mars, 2010 (12h00-13h00)

Lieu: School of Urban Planning, Université McGill, Salle 420, Bâtiment Macdonald-Harrington, 815 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal, Québec H3A 2K6

Abstract

How can “smart” buses, rail stations and roadways digitally feed maps and a planning process? How do spatial multimedia tools support active plans? Where does public participation make up for the shortcomings of technology?

With constrained resources, the large transportation systems of North America face significant challenges. Yet, new applications of information technology present significant opportunity for strategic decision support and improved planning processes. With a focus on the Chicago and Vancouver regions, this presentation describes how transportation agencies have leveraged new data sources, multimedia tools and participatory techniques to reshape their approach to planning. It will graphically illustrate how we have moved from the era of the static map to a dynamic spatial database that can vividly illustrate the physical and demographic characteristics of various communities.

Finally, the presentation emphasizes the technology and human capital needs that are required to make this approach work. The overall intent is to describe how technological advances help us to meet some of the challenges of today and promises for tomorrow.

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Bio
Michael J. Shiffer is Vice President for Planning at TransLink where he is responsible for planning activities that support the transportation network of the Greater Vancouver region. Dr. Shiffer was formerly Vice President for Planning and Development at the Chicago Transit Authority. Prior to that, he held faculty posts at both the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at University of Illinois at Chicago.

For over six years at the Chicago Transit Authority, Shiffer led the overall strategic and operations planning efforts of the second largest public transit system in the U.S., including strategic planning, facilities development, service planning, schedules and data services. He successfully managed several projects related to transit service development and alternatives analyses for several large-scale rapid transit extensions. He also developed plans related to fare policy and service efficiencies.

For over two decades, Dr. Shiffer’s academic research has focused on how emerging information technologies can better inform deliberation, decision-making and public participation in planning environments. He has taught courses and advised graduate students on topics related to urban transportation and emerging methods of planning and public participation. Shiffer received a Ph.D. in Regional Planning and Master’s of Urban Planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Among other things he has also been certified and qualified to operate trains on Chicago’s Rapid Transit System.

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