Call for applications
Mobility Network calls for applications for its 2023 summer school on the theme “Measure what matters: Urban mobility in an era of climate emergency.”
The summer school will take place June 20 and 21, 2023, at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus.
About the summer school
The purpose of Mobility Network Summer School 2023 is to develop a roadmap for evaluating government investment in transportation infrastructure.
Working in teams, students will design a performance measurement framework to quantify the economic, climate, and societal impacts of transportation infrastructure investments and methods to quantify the measures they choose to include in their framework. Then, they will apply their measurement framework to a case study of a previous or planned transportation investment, for which funding may or may not be confirmed, to determine if the investment should proceed. Teams will draft policy briefs (200-300 words) that articulate in lay terms why their assigned project is a good or bad investment.
A set of short lectures will present methods to measure travel demand, economic impact, GHG emissions, and social impacts, among others.
A reading list of background materials will be provided in advance of summer school.
Instructors
To be confirmed.
Syllabus and reading list
To be confirmed.
Requirements
There is no cost to attend, but space is limited. Applicants must:
- be graduate students or postdoctoral fellows at a Canadian university;
- commit to attend the summer school from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 20, 2023, and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2023;
- submit an application;
- if accepted, bring their own laptops.
How to apply
Apply early. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all spaces are filled. Mobility Network regrets that due to limited capacity it may not be possible to accept all applicants.
Notification of results
Notifications confirming acceptance will be emailed to applicants on a rolling basis.
Emerging Mobility Scholars Conference 2023
We recommend that summer school participants also register to attend the Emerging Mobility Scholars Conference which directly follows Summer School on June 22-23 at the University of Toronto. Get the details and register (free). Abstract submissions close March 10.
Co-sponsor
Mobility Network Summer School 2023 is co-sponsored by Positive Zero Transport Futures, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto.
Questions?
Email us at mobilitynetwork@utoronto.ca.