CTRF 47th Annual Conference
Sustainable Transportation: Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives
June 3 – 6, 2012
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta
Papers & Presentations
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Opening Plenary Session: Sustainable Transportation. Economic, Social and Environmental Perspectives
Moderator: Vijay Gill, President CTRF
Speakers:
- James Clements, Vice President of Strategy and Yield, Canadian Pacific Railway
- Ralph Wettstein, President, Canadian Freightways
- Cam Kenyon, Executive Vice-President of Operations, WestJet
- Don Mulligan, Director of Transportation Planning, City of Calgary
Session I: Sustainable Transport I
Chair: Michelle Rutty
- Gregory Hoy, Aarshabh Misra, Matthew J. Roorda – Validation of an Emissions-Dispersion Microsimulation Model using Sensor Data
- Glareh Amirjamshidi, Matthew J. Roorda, Toka S.Mostafa, Aarshabh Misra – Microsimulating Emissions and Population Exposure In Downtown Toronto
- Michelle Rutty – Monitoring the Influence of Green Driver Training within the City of Calgary’s Municipal Fleet
Session II : Supply Chain Management
Chair: Barry E. Prentice
- William P. Anderson – Logistics-Intensive Clusters and Regional Economic Development: A Review of the Current Evidence
- Paul D. Earl – Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose (or why, after more than a Century of disputes, we still don’t have grain logistics right)
Session III : Passenger Transportation I
Chair: Garland Chow
- Leila Dianat, Yousef Shafahi – A Practical Model for Minimizing Waiting Time in a Transit Network
- Cory Boles – Reducing Bus Dwell Time by Shifting the Location of Payment
- Garland Chow – Improving Taxi Regulation through Performance Measurement
Session IV: Sustainable Transport II
Chair: Matthew Roorda
- Brendan O’Beirne, Lloyd Ash – Methods for Reducing Carbon Output in the Trucking Industry Brendan
- John Lawson – The Contribution of the Transport Sector to an Efficient Greenhouse Gas Strategy The Ron Rice Award for the Best Conference Paper Award
- Harvey Yang, Matthew Roorda – Impact of Real-World Powertrain Configurations and Commute Patterns on Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Performance
Session V: Panel Discussion- Identifying a Canadian Transportation Research Agenda
Chair: Marc-André Roy
Panelists:
- Federal Perspective: Sandi London, Transport Canada
- Provincial Perspective: Andrew Elliot, MTO
- National Industry Perspective: Paul Clegg, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Research, CP
- Local Industry Perspective: Sean Baker, Calgary Logistics Council and Truck Carrier
Session VI: Passenger Transportation II
Chair: Kristian Larsen
- Joseph Monteiro, Benjamin Atkinson – School Bus Transportation in Canada
- Kristian Larsen – Child and Parent Perspectives on How Safety Influences the Journey To School
Session VII: Optimizing Infrastructure
Chair: Robin Lindsey
- Bradley Hull – The Chicago-East Coast Corridor: Changing Intermodal Patterns
- Hanna Maoh, Bill Anderson and Charles Burke – Modeling the Resiliency of Surface Freight Transportation Systems: A Simulation Approach with Application to Ontario
- Robin Lindsey – Road Pricing and Investment
Session VIII: Maritime & Port Issues I
Chair: Michael C. Ircha
- Philip John – Port Risk Classification
- Michael C. Ircha – Social Operating License for Ports
- Peter Scholz – Introduction to the Legal and Policy Framework for Arctic Marine Transportation in Canadian Waters
Session IX: Aviation & Airports
Chair: James Frost
- Barry E. Prentice, Ron Hochstetler – Transport Airships: Not Just another Aircraft
- Vajira Balasuriya, Kalinga Jagoda – Passengers’ Perceptions of Airport Service Quality: An Exploratory Study
- Vijay Gill – More Than Just Fees and Taxes: What is Driving the Difference in Canadian and U.S. Air Fares?
Plenary Session:The Pipeline & Maritime Transportation of Canadian Energy Products – Market Access & Sustainability Perspectives
Moderator: Darryl Anderson, Wave Point Consulting
Speakers:
- Mike Ekelund, Alberta Energy
- Nancy Berard-Brown, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
- Murray Fraser, Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
- Joseph Spears, The Horseshoe Bay Marine Group
Session X: Railway Issues I
Chair: Malcolm Cairns
- Joseph F. Schulman – Dispute Resolution Options in Canadian Railway Freight Transportation
- Ryan Gallagher and François Tougas – Apportioning Potential Liability for the Rail Transportation of Hazardous Commodities
Session XI: Panel Discussion – Engineer Procure Construct (EPC) Supply Initiatives For Major Projects
Chair: Jean Patenaude
Panelists:
- Ken Mackinnon, Traffic & Logistics Director, Fluor Canada Ltd
- Kevan M. Bon Bernard, Material Management, Fluor Canada Ltd.
Session XII: Trucking Issues
Chair: Paul D. Larson
- Lloyd L. Ash, Carla Almeida – Measurement of Trucking Sector Productivity and Safety
- Paul D. Larson – The Future of Surface Freight Transportation In Canada: A Scenario Development Approach
Session XIII: Railway Issues II
Chair: Dale McKeague
- Siobhán O’Sullivan, François Tougas – Running Rights and the Public Interest
- Malcolm Cairns – Review of the Issue of Access to Rail Infrastructure: International Practice and Recent Experiences
These two presentations were followed by an Open Discussion on the Issue of Rail Running Rights and Access
Session XIV: Maritime and Port Issues II
Chair: K. Joseph Spears
- Asim Maqbool – Forecasts of Canadian Bulk Exports: A Case Study of Cereal Grains and Fertilizer Movement through British Columbia Ports
- Darryl Anderson and K. Joseph Spears – The Maritime Transport of Canada Crude Oil – Improving Sustainability in the Age of Occupy Wall Street Protests
Session XV: Governance/Management I
Chair: Benjamin Atkinson
- Darren Prokop – The U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax: The Great Whipping Buoy
- Gordon Baldwin – Review of Federal Transportation Statistics for the Royal Commission on Transportation (MacPherson Commission)- a 50 year Assessment
- Joseph Monteiro, Gerald Robertson – The Decline of Shipping Conferences – Legislative Reforms in Canada, USA, EEC and Australia
Plenary Session: Post Secondary Education in Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Canada
Moderator: Kevin Maynard , CSCSC
Panelists:
- Dr. Ben Atkinson, Mount Royal University School of Policy Studies
- Dr Mary Brooks, Dalhousie University
- Brian Fleming, Mount Royal University Bissett School of Business
- Dr Lina Kattan, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
- Robin Lindsey, University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business
- Dr Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba
Session XVI: Governance/Management II
Chair: Xiaolei Guo
- Darryl Anderson, Joseph Monteiro – Domestic Water Transportation Before and After Deregulation
- Xiaolei Guo – Initial-Equilibrium-State Dependence of Day-to-Day Dynamics Under Bounded Rationality
- Joseph Monteiro, Gerald Robertson, Benjamin Atkinson – Networks In Transportation – Theory
Session XVII: Open Forum on Getting Published in your Journal of Choice
Moderator: Dr. Mary R. Brooks, Editor, Research in Transportation Business and Management, Dalhousie University
Panelists:
- Dr. Bill Anderson, University of Windsor,
- Dr. Robin Lindsey, University of British Columbia
This open session will be of interest to all academics, newly credentialed and seasoned, who want to discuss the future of publishing, why editors and reviewers accept (and reject) your manuscripts, and the strategies that will work to improve your paper acceptance rate.
Student Paper Competition Winner
Albert Steven’s Award – Master’s Level
Kathleen Gallagher, University of Waterloo
Curitiba: Over-hyped or Aptly Described