Public, Active, Clean, and Equitable (PACE) Mobility Group
The PACE Mobility Group aims to support decision-makers, community partners, industry partners, planners, citizens, researchers and more with creating safe and inclusive opportunities for mobility in one’s community. Our goal is to support our network of partners by providing apolitical and evidence-based solutions that will transform our cities into healthy, active, clean, age-friendly, barrier-free, and inclusive places for all residents to move and thrive.
Our Researchers
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Dr. Shilpa Dogra
Email: Shilpa.Dogra@ontariotechu.ca
Dr. Shilpa Dogra is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences in Kinesiology, and is a Research Excellence Chair in Disrupting Human Mobility. Her expertise is in age-friendly and inclusive active living environments, active transportation, micromobilities, and sedentary behaviour. -
Dr. Daniel Hoornweg
Dr. Daniel Hoornweg is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Dan researches and advocates for sustainable communities; his expertise is in energy and material flows of cities and ways we can transition toward more sustainable urban systems. -
Dr Meghann Lloyd
Dr Meghann Lloyd is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences Kinesiology program and a Senior Research Associate at Grandview Children’s Centre. Her work focuses on physical activity and motor development for children with disabilities. -
Dr. Shabnam Pejhan
Dr. Shabnam Pejhan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering. Her research focuses on initiatives to improve human mobility capacity by advancing active, assistive, and augmentative mobility devices. Her primary goal is to drive innovation in safe and inclusive micro-mobility solutions, empowering active aging. -
Dr. Mohamad El-Darieby
Dr. Mohamad El-Darieby is an Associate Professor and of Software Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering at Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada. His research areas include Autonomous Vehicular Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, BigData with 25+ years of experience in software engineering with multi-million dollar funding from Transport Canada, 407 ETR and Sask Highways, NSERC, CANARIE, OVIN, and ORF.
Registration is OPEN!!!
Data Driven Decisions for Healthy, Equitable Mid-Sized Cities
Live in-person at Ontario Tech University and virtual options
June 17, 2024
A day of learning with scientists, politicians, planners, advocates and businesses on how we can create healthy, active, and inclusive cities. Also, try an e-scooter or e-bike!
We look forward to welcoming you to our campus on June 17th for thought provoking sessions and a stellar group of speakers. Please take a look below for our NEW and UPDATED Agenda and Speaker List.
AGENDA
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9:30 AM |
Registration Opens |
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10:00 AM |
Welcome |
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10:15 AM |
Insights from the Copenhagen Study Tour: Prepare to be...Happy |
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10:40 AM |
Keynote Address |
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11:40 AM |
Mapping our Network |
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12:00 PM |
Colour Coded Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
Data Empowerment - How do we collect and use data for decision making? |
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1:45 PM |
Break |
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2:00 PM |
Our Stories - The Impact of Equitable Access to Public Spaces |
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2:45 PM |
Launching the PACE and Closing Remarks |
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3:00 PM |
Vendor Visits (Tentative) |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Speaker Jay Pitter, MES, Principal Placemaker
Talk Title : Counting Culture and Diverse Data Sets
Talk Description : Underpinned by an evidence-based mobility equity framework, this talk will explore comprehensive and culturally-responsive approaches for engaging a broader range of community stakeholders in mobility related initiatives intended to advance environmental sustainability, enhanced public health, shared prosperity and community connectivity.
Bio : Jay Pitter, MES, is an award-winning placemaker, adjunct urban planning professor and author whose practice mitigates growing divides in cities across North America. She has engaged students at Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Princeton University and numerous other post-secondary institutions including York University where she won the Dean's Award for her urban planning course. Ms. Pitter’s numerous accolades include her selection as the John Bousfield Distinguished Visitor in Planning at the University of Toronto, being a Knight Foundation Public Space Fellows Award Finalist, being short-listed for the Margolese National Design for Living Prize and receiving the Heritage Toronto Award and the Dr. Daniel G. Hill Award for her practice's Little Jamaica Cultural District Plan—The City of Toronto’s first official cultural district. She was voted one of the “100 Most Influential Urbanists, Past and Present” by Planetizen. Her forthcoming books, Black Public Joy and Where We Live, will be published by McClelland & Stewart and Penguin Random House Canada.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Shilpa Dogra, Research Excellence Chair - Disrupting Human Mobility, Ontario Tech University
Derek Giberson, City Councillor, City of Oshawa
Pepi McTavish, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Durham Region Health Department
Ranjit Gill, Manager, Development and Technical Services, City of Oshawa
Anthony Caruso, Senior Planner, Planning and Economic Development Department, Durham Region
Select Publications
- Jenkins M, Lustosa L, Chia V, Wildish S, Tan M, Hoornweg D, Lloyd M, Dogra S. What Do We Know About Pedal Assist E-Bikes?: A Scoping Review to Inform Future Directions. Transport Policy. 2022; 128:25-37.
- Dogra S, *O'Rourke N, *Jenkins M, Hoornweg D. Integrated Urban Mobility for Our Health and the Climate: Recommended Approaches from an Interdisciplinary Consortium. Sustainability. 2021; 13(22), 12717.
- Pejhan S, Agelin-Chaab M, Yusuf M, Eng D. Analysis of Ebike Dynamics and Cyclists’ Anxiety Levels and Interactions with Road Vehicles that Influence Safety. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 2021; 159: Article 106272.
- Hoornweg, D., Desbiens C., Jalali R., Kouhi, S., and LePage, R. Improved Transportation is the Toronto Region. Ontario Tech University with the Metcalf Foundation.
