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- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Taïeb Moalla for the Le Journal de Québec on public support for public-transit funding in Québec City Click here to read his interview.
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by La Presse about post-pandemic transit funding in Montreal. Click here to read her interview.
- Thiago Carvalho, PhD student, was invited to write an op-ed on the challenges of implementing 15-minute city policies across Canada. Click here to read the document. A 15-minute-city lifestyle will be difficult for most Canadian cities.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD student, was interviewed by Camille-Gris-Roy for Radio-Canada Toronto on the preliminary results of the Canadian Mobility Survey Click here to listen to his interview Click here to read his interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Jules Bugiel for CKUT Radio on the Future of pubic-transit services in Montréal following the pandemic Click here to listen to his interview Click here to read his interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Cassandra Yanez-Leyton for CBC News on the public-transit agencies audits conducted across Québec Click here to read his interview Click here to read his interview.
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by Le Devoir about the 10 most dangerous intersections for cyclists in Montreal. Click here to read her interview.
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by Le Devoir about the REM users' satisfaction with the service after the first year of operation of the South Shore branch. Click here to read her interview.
- Thiago Carvalho, PhD student, was interviewed by Caroline Chatelard about the implementation of 15-minute city policies in Montréal. Click here to read the interview in full. Repenser la ville en temps de trajet | Le Devoir.
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD Student, was interviewed by Sabrina Marandola for CBC Radio about Québec's Bill 61, outlining a new mobility agency, Mobilité Infra Québec. Click here to listen to his interview (timestamp 10:10).
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Alyssia Rubertucci for City News Montréal about the propositions for public-transit funding in Québec Click here to listen to his interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Jules Bugiel for CKUT Radio about the deficits in public-transit funding across Québec Click here to listen to his interview Timestamp: 44:44.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Jules Bugiel for CKUT Radio about the public-transit items of the City of Montréal’s budget Click here to listen to his interview.
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by Montreal Gazette about the metro’s recent shutdowns and future maintenance plans. Click here to read her interview.
- Hisham Negm, PhD Student, was interviewed by by Alyssia Rubertucci for CityNews about the inauguration of the REM. Click here to listen to his interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, PhD Student, was interviewed by Jules Bugiel for CKUT Radio about the deficits in public-transit funding across Québec Click here to listen to his interview.
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by La Presse about the Aging Mobility survey and older Montrealers’ intention to use public transport once their fare becomes free. . Click here to read her interview (in French).
- Hisham Negm, PhD Student, was interviewed by Mathieu Dion for Bloomberg about the testing of the REM. Click here to read the article
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by Sabrina Marandola for CBC Radio about the upgrades to the metro’s blue line by installing CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) technology. Click here to listen to her interview.
- Hisham Negm, PhD Student, was interviewed by Nicolas Van Praet for The Globe and Mail about the investment of the Caisse de dépôt in building the REM. Click here to listen to his interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, Masters’ student, was interviewed by Les Aurores Montréal on the Montréal Mobility survey. Click here to listen to the interview (time stamp: 19:55).
- Meredith Alousi-Jones, PhD student, was interviewed by CBC Montreal about the new Free Transit Policy for Seniors Click here to read her interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, master's student, was interviewed by CBC Montreal about the new REM project Click here to read his interview.
- Lancelot Rodrigue, master's student, was interviewed by The Elias Makos Show on CJAD 800 Am about why some REM stations on the West Island are Hard to get to? Click here to listen to his interview.
- Dr. Léa Ravensbergen, postdoctoral fellow was interviewed by CBC Daybreak on the accessibility of the future REM stations. Click here to listen to her interview.
- Dr. Léa Ravensbergen, postdoctoral fellow was interviewed by Shawn Apel on CBC Radio Noon to comment on public transport service cuts. Click here to listen to her interview.
- Dr. Léa Ravensbergen, postdoctoral fellow was interviewed by Anne-Marie Provost in Le Devoir discussing findings from our study on pedestrian and cycling access to the new stations of the Réseau express métropolitain. Click here to read the article.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal discussing transit service deficit. Click here to access the article.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was quoted in the Globe and Mail regarding the 15 minutes City idea and its application in Canada Click here to access the article.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was quoted in the Globe and Mail regarding how the coronavirus is reshaping the way we get around in cities Click here to access the article.
- Jamie DeWeese discussed the recent article published by the TRAM group on public transit service cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic Click here to access the article.
- Boer Cui, TRAM member was interviewed about commuting trends in Canadaian Cities by CBC Radio. Click here to read response.
- Jamie DeWeese, TRAM member was interviewed about public transport in Montreal by Daybreak Montreal with Ainslie MacLellan on CBC Radio. Click here to listen to his interview.
- Jamie DeWeese, TRAM member was interviewed by CTV about the return of the street car as a transit solution Click here to read the interview.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, TRAM alumni was interviewed in the Le Devoir about our recent article on the directness of the cycling routes in Montreal. Click here to access the article in French.
- Nick Chaloux, master's in urban planning graduate and TRAM alumni discussed the outputs from his supervised research project on the decline in public transport ridership in Montreal at the route level was featured in the Montreal Gazette. Click here to access the article.
- Nick Chaloux, master's in urban planning graduate and TRAM alumni discussed the outputs from his supervised research project on the decline in public transport ridership in Montreal at the route level with CBC Radio daybreak show. Click here to listen to his interview.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was quoted in the CBC on the changes in generational behavior and public transport use. Click here to access the article.
- Congratulations to Dr. Emily Grisé . Emily defended her PhD dissertation titled "Fostering happiness among public transit users: Analyzing customer satisfaction surveys through non-traditional approaches" A complete version of Dr. Grisé's dissertation can be found in here.
- Congratulations to Dr. Geneviève Boisjoly for becoming Prof. Geneviève Boisjoly. Geneviève started a new position in December 2018 as an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal For More information about Prof. Boisjoly's please visit her websit here.
- Congratulations to Dr. Geneviève Boisjoly . Geneviève defended her PhD dissertation titled "Towards a better implementation of accessibility indicators in land use and transport planning practice" A complete version of Dr. Boisjoly's dissertation can be found in here.
- Geneviève Boisjoly was interviewed in the Le Devoir about our recent article on decline in Transit Ridership in North American regions. Click here to access the article in French.
- Nick Chaloux discussed with the Montreal Gazzette some of the recent findings from the TRAM 2018 Montreal Cycling Survey, concentration on the most dangerous intersections identified by cyclists . Click here to access the article.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, Emily Grisé, and Ahmed El-Geneidy blog post for Transit Center discussing the recent paper by the TRAM group on the decline of transit ridership in North American regions was featured in City Lab. Click here to access the City Lab article.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, PhD candidate was interviewed by the Star to discuss TRAM recent paper on decline in bus transit ridership across North American transit operators Click here to access the news article.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, PhD candidate was interviewed by the Montreal Gazette to discuss the extension of the Orange line in Montreal Click here to access the news article.
- Emily Grisé, PhD candidate was interviewed by CTV News Montreal to discuss our new cycling survey. Click here to access the recording of the interview.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, Emily Grisé, and Ahmed El-Geneidy wrote a blog post for Transit Center discussing the recent paper by the TRAM group on the decline of transit ridership in North American regions. Click here to access the Blog Post.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by le Devoir to discuss shared economies in Montreal. Click here to read the full article.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by Andy Riga for the Montreal Gazette to discuss the future of Transport in Montreal. Click here to read the full article.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, PhD candidate, research on accessibility that was conducted in collaboration with Brookings Institution was recently featured in Next City. Click here to read the article.
- Geneviève Boisjoly, PhD candidate, has led a collaboration on implementation of accessibility measures with Brookings Institution. Click here to read the report.
- The TRAM research on all-door boarding was featured in the USA street blog. Click here to read the article.
- A blog post has been published featuring the recent paper by the TRAM group on accessibility by wheel chair in Toronto and Montreal. Click here to access the Blog Post.
- Marie-Pier Veillette led a walking tour discussing the history of the land use and transport system of Montreal as part of the 2017 ACFAC conference, Radio Canada was present and recorded the tour.Click here to listen to the tour.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by Konrad Yakabuski from the Globe and Mail about the proposed light rail project in Montreal.Click here to read the article if you are subscribed to the Globe and Mail.
- Congratulations to Dr. Dea van Lierop . Dea defended her PhD dissertation titled "Enjoying the Ride:Experience, Motivation, Satisfaction, and Loyalty in Public Transit" A complete version of Dr. van Lierop's dissertation can be found in here.
- Charis Loong's first chapter from her Master's research project co-authored with Dea van Lierop and Ahmed El-Geneidy was recently featured in City Lab, Next City, Science of US section of New York Magazine and Bustle Prof. El-Geneidy was interviewed by two news outlets in Canada about the same study. The first was with Global News and the second with Metro News in Toronto. The full article can be found here. A copy of the full SRP can be found here.
- Congratulations to Dea van Lierop for recieving the bourse d'excellence du CIRRELT - Doctorat Rédaction.
- Congratulations to Marie-Pier Veillette for recieving the bourse d'excellence du CIRRELT - Maîtrise.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by Jason Magder for Montreal Gazette regarding the new Light Rail Project (REM) proposed by CDPQ for Montreal.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy has been appointed for 4 years as a board member of the newly established transport planning authority for Montreal, Autorité Régionale de Transport Métropolitain (ARTM).
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by Jason Magder for Montreal Gazette regarding the sharing of bus lanes with cyclists.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by Florence Sara G. Ferraris for Le Devoir regarding social equity in Montreal public transit system. The article is in French.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy was interviewed by Aarian Marshall for Wired on the idea of temporary cyclin infrastructure approach.
- Congratulations to Geneviève Boisjoly and Emily Grisè for recieving the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program Doctoral Scholarships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
- Dr. Ehab Diab's study on bus stop location was featured in the City Lab. The study was published in 2015 with Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy the academic article can be found in here. The study was also featured in the French local media La Press.
- Elizabith Flanagan's work from her supervised research project (SRP) was featured in the Washington Post. The study was presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual meeting and it was co-autthored with Ugo Lachapelle and Ahmed El-Geneidy the academic article can be found in here. A copy of the full SRP can be found here.
- TRAM alumni Nithya Vijayakumar was the lead author of a new cycling study published by Pembina Institute. The study is titled Cycle Cities: Supporting cycling in Canadian cities. the study was featured in many news outlets across Canada for example Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, CBC British Columbia. and the Toronto Star. A copy of the report can be found here.
- TRAM research on energy at school or work after a commute and the impact of commute on punctuality at school or work is featured in the French news. Also it was featured in CBC. The paper is accepted for presentation at the 95th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting and authored by Charis Loong, Dea van Lierop and Ahmed El-Geneidy. A copy of the paper can be found here.
- TRAM research on transit fare equity has been featured in 24 hours . The paper is accepted for presentation at the Transportation Research Board Annual meeting in Washington DC. It is authored by David Verbich and Ahmed El-Geneidy. A copy of the paper can be found here.
- TRAM research on stress due to commute has been featured in HuffPost Canada as well in City Lab . The same article was recently featured in Gizmodo. The paper is published in Transportation Research Part F and authored by Alex Legrain, Naveen Eluru and Ahmed El-Geneidy A copy of the paper can be found here.
- Ahmed El-Geneidy will be giving a public talk at University of College London. The talk is titled "Transit to the Future City: Stress and satisfaction in public transport systems" Location: UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering Time: Wednesday, 8 April 2015 from 17:30 to 19:30 (BST) For registration click here.
- Congratulations to Dr. Ehab Diab . On April 1st 2015 Ehab defended his PhD dissertation titled "Urban public transportation systems: Understanding the impacts of service improvement strategies on service reliability and passenger’s perception." Details of Dr. Diab's dissertation can be found in here.
- Ehab Diab, PhD student at McGill School of Urban Planning and member of the TRAM group has been awarded an NSERC post-doctoral fellowship, Ehab is expected to start his doctoral fellowship in August 2015 with Prof. Amer Shalaby at University of Toronto, Congratulations Ehab.
- TRAM Group was present at the Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting January 2015 and presented various papers Click Here to access all presented manuscripts.
- TRAM's research on commuting preferences has been featured in City Lab. The story is based on a paper, The Happy Commuter, written by Evelyne St-Louis, Kevin Manaugh, Dea van Lierop, and Ahmed El-Geneidy.
- Colin Stewart has produced a new animation, 24 hours of transit in Greater Toronto, showing the movement of buses, streetcars, subways, and commuter trains over the course of one day in Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Transit vehicles from five agencies are shown: the Toronto Transit Commission, York Region Transit, Miway Mississauga, Brampton Transit, and GO Transit.
- TRAM members have won numerous awards for academic excellence. Alexander Legrain won the Jeanne M Wolfe Fellowship and the Institute for Health and Social Policy Research Fellowship, while Dea van Lierop won the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Scholarship and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship. Congratulations, Alex and Dea!
- Thanks to the Montreal cyclists who fill our surveys and help us in generating interesting research, Dea van Lierop's recent work from her master's on bicycle theft has been featured in The Atlantic Cities. The full article was recently accepted for publication in the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. The title of the article is Breaking into Bicycle Theft: Insights from Montreal Canada, authors Dea van Lierop, Michael Grimsrud and Ahmed El-Geneidy.
- A new article developed by the TRAM group has been featured in Forbes.com. The full article title and link is in here: What’s your type: A multidimensional cyclist typology. the article is authored by Gabriel Damant-Sirois, G., Michael Grimsrud & Ahmed El-Geneidy
- Colin Stewart has produced a new animation, Une journée de la Société de transport de Montréal, showing the movement of all STM's buses and metros over the course of one day in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- The recent graduate of the TRAM group, Professor Kevin Manaugh, will be starting his new position as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and School of Environment, McGill University in August 2013......congratulations again, Kevin.
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy is currently serving as an editor for the Journal of Transport and Land-Use.
- Professor Ahmed El-Geneidy has been recognised as one of the three most productive scholars in Canada in the field of "Design, Urban Design, & Urban Planning" by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
- Kevin Manaugh and Ahmed El-Geneidy, have been awarded the best student-led paper at the World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR). The title of the paper is "What makes travel “local”: Defining and understanding local travel behaviour"
- Prof. Ahmed El-Geneidy has been awarded the Early Career Research Excellence Award from the Faculty of Engineering, McGill University.
- McGill University is now offering a Concentration in Transportation Planning within the Master of Urban Planning (MUP) degree.