Posts Tagged: transportation
Frustrated with your commute? You’re not alone. Vancouver is Canada’s most congested city, according to a recent traffic index from mapping titan TomTom, with residents delayed an average of 87 hours a year on their 30-minute commutes. Toronto placed a…
No matter which box Torontonians check on October 27, this city is on a course for change. U of T News is presenting a mini-series of podcasts aimed at giving voters – or anyone interested in the future of cities – an…
As Torontonians get ready to head to the polls on October 27, issues that have been driving public debate and city politics over the past year are heating up. Over the next four weeks, U of T News—reposted on Engineering News—will feature…
If emerging economies are to prosper and compete in the 21st century, Enrique García, president and CEO of Latin America’s largest development bank, says there are two areas in need of critical attention: “Education and infrastructure…that is why we are…
Nearly a week after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was destroyed over Ukraine, questions abound over what exactly happened. Writer Jelena Damjanovic spoke to U of T engineering professor Doug Perovic (MSE) and anthropology professor Tracy Rogers about the procedures…
When three-time Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves speeds around the track at this month’s Indy races, he’ll be driving a racecar propelled by decades of materials research that makes him faster, safer and more efficient. But with the opening of…
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