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2016-05-11 13:55:30 UTC
Subject: Canada-based transport researcher from Bangladesh wins global award
Date: May 11, 2016 at 5:04:05 AM PDT
Paris, 11 May 2016
Canada-based transport researcher from Bangladesh wins global award
Transport ministers from around the world honour work on walkable cities at Summit in Germany
Dr. Monir Moniruzzaman, a Bangladesh-born post-doctoral research associate at the University of Toronto, Canada, has been named âYoung Researcher of the Yearâ 2016 by the International Transport Forum. He is being honoured by the intergovernmental organisation for his work on helping cities to become more walkable.
More walkable neighbourhoods are increasingly important, not least because of the growing number of seniors in many cities. Easily accessible local services allow older citizens in particular to fully participate in their community. Understanding what encourages walking is thus important for decision makers in cities.
Dr. Moniruzzamanâs winning paper identifies microscopic factors in our built environment that encourage seniors to walk. The study also points a way to making walkability audits easier and cheaper, providing policy makers, transport planners or city designers with a useful tool that can improve decision-making.
For his study, Dr. Moniruzzaman estimated the likely walking behaviour of seniors on the Island of Montreal (Quebec, Canada), based on a choice model. In a second step, he carried out a walkability audit for those street segments where travel-diary data showed seniors either walking more or walking less than predicted by the model. These audits checked whether the microscopic factors thought to influence walking behaviour were typically present or absent at these locations.
The results showed that walking is more prevalent on streets that have marked crosswalks, horizontal and vertical mixture in uses and low traffic volumes â and less prevalent on streets dominated by single residential homes or vacant land and with a lot of traffic. âThis means a more walkable neighbourhood should be associated with highly connected and marked sidewalks, have mixture in land uses and a fewer traffic,â explains Dr. Moniruzzaman. âThese neighbourhoods should also have four or more way intersections, as opposed to cul-de-sac or three-way intersections, pedestrian-oriented lighting and coffee shops as meeting places.â
âThis innovative work shows scientifically that some street environments are more attractive for elderly people, and thus facilitate their social inclusion. It is highly commendable for both the rigour of the analysis and the value of the results obtained.â
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Canadaâs Minister of Transport, said: âI am pleased to be presenting this award to Dr Moniruzzaman on May 19 for his outstanding research recognized by the ITF. Data provided by such models help predict infrastructure required to provide a safe and accessible transportation system that not only protects pedestrians, but all road usersâ.
âWinning this award is a great encouragement for my work on creating a healthy neighbourhood where people will be more conducive to walking and less likely to drive,â said Dr. Moniruzzaman.
The Award carries a prize of EUR 5 000. It will be presented on 19 May during the 2016 Summit of transport ministers in Leipzig/Germany, in the presence of ministers from the 57 member countries of the ITF.
The published paper is available at
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--Date: May 11, 2016 at 5:04:05 AM PDT
Paris, 11 May 2016
Canada-based transport researcher from Bangladesh wins global award
Transport ministers from around the world honour work on walkable cities at Summit in Germany
Dr. Monir Moniruzzaman, a Bangladesh-born post-doctoral research associate at the University of Toronto, Canada, has been named âYoung Researcher of the Yearâ 2016 by the International Transport Forum. He is being honoured by the intergovernmental organisation for his work on helping cities to become more walkable.
More walkable neighbourhoods are increasingly important, not least because of the growing number of seniors in many cities. Easily accessible local services allow older citizens in particular to fully participate in their community. Understanding what encourages walking is thus important for decision makers in cities.
Dr. Moniruzzamanâs winning paper identifies microscopic factors in our built environment that encourage seniors to walk. The study also points a way to making walkability audits easier and cheaper, providing policy makers, transport planners or city designers with a useful tool that can improve decision-making.
For his study, Dr. Moniruzzaman estimated the likely walking behaviour of seniors on the Island of Montreal (Quebec, Canada), based on a choice model. In a second step, he carried out a walkability audit for those street segments where travel-diary data showed seniors either walking more or walking less than predicted by the model. These audits checked whether the microscopic factors thought to influence walking behaviour were typically present or absent at these locations.
The results showed that walking is more prevalent on streets that have marked crosswalks, horizontal and vertical mixture in uses and low traffic volumes â and less prevalent on streets dominated by single residential homes or vacant land and with a lot of traffic. âThis means a more walkable neighbourhood should be associated with highly connected and marked sidewalks, have mixture in land uses and a fewer traffic,â explains Dr. Moniruzzaman. âThese neighbourhoods should also have four or more way intersections, as opposed to cul-de-sac or three-way intersections, pedestrian-oriented lighting and coffee shops as meeting places.â
âThis innovative work shows scientifically that some street environments are more attractive for elderly people, and thus facilitate their social inclusion. It is highly commendable for both the rigour of the analysis and the value of the results obtained.â
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Canadaâs Minister of Transport, said: âI am pleased to be presenting this award to Dr Moniruzzaman on May 19 for his outstanding research recognized by the ITF. Data provided by such models help predict infrastructure required to provide a safe and accessible transportation system that not only protects pedestrians, but all road usersâ.
âWinning this award is a great encouragement for my work on creating a healthy neighbourhood where people will be more conducive to walking and less likely to drive,â said Dr. Moniruzzaman.
The Award carries a prize of EUR 5 000. It will be presented on 19 May during the 2016 Summit of transport ministers in Leipzig/Germany, in the presence of ministers from the 57 member countries of the ITF.
The published paper is available at
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692315002215 <http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=J6qBPRVgziwoCR2OIJDNfdPNXdpkRXYBImWIjJeDdU7qJrrKSAbFLasVsXcSEyqqf90zmBfaIs29H4Kr6qhOMesc3bSOJHOch-2B5dmbKLIzg-3D_bR6PezFvBHmwHCGwgTSp-2FfMJij-2FTNIRjvVtVHddXGMXzHLwyM9hGTYiXLqZP6yRpbv6YRizNAl0FjZPfvpESAwKpodWKvrvbF1SUnCUqZF7KEPqLUz6r3OxPLjMX3Ng0szRg9ynjSmPbIcPdsDyrtuUmcgQkis3sbdsCTNyQntaTmy6oonoKgOjVicfqiGtBTnhHZJvg4-2BHK3Bxje4UTfV6mV7oNowxnvI5xacPuyJjGJfhEQOO7t-2BvQGtkLbLISM4pL-2BKAhdn3JVXAfyUXDlynNYrUID6WwxDNC6OnR68vUDoL7YntuqlJuChiPlhu-2Bw8WLzROlGcOtkw9d-2BymOuTF0b4qyG02UEZaldCSRR3g-3D>
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About the Award
The ITF Young Researcher of the Year Award aims to highlight the importance of transport research for sound transport policy formulation and implementation and to foster closer links between transport policy and research. The award carries a prize of 5000 euros. It is open to young researchers under 35 years of age who have undertaken their research in an institution, university or consultancy firm located in a member country of the International Transport Forum. More about the ITF Awards <http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=RuMVBywsk-2FlgVXoUj3jTKivHPD7OaY1kz53CVALHE0EQg8bMEaYl49O9JZadzRDv_bR6PezFvBHmwHCGwgTSp-2FfMJij-2FTNIRjvVtVHddXGMXzHLwyM9hGTYiXLqZP6yRpbv6YRizNAl0FjZPfvpESAwKpodWKvrvbF1SUnCUqZF7KEPqLUz6r3OxPLjMX3Ng0szRg9ynjSmPbIcPdsDyrtuUmcgQkis3sbdsCTNyQntaTmy6oonoKgOjVicfqiGtBTnhHZJvg4-2BHK3Bxje4UTfRxRfN-2FLvTMPPAYENQjkuBGB12XptxaWpCGUw6XRfxQHod1Z-2FxT-2Fx9DXvWuFQ71Kg0uZJY-2FDYDFtIK7cFK-2BQtqg-2B-2BTOXq2HebdmtDG2LTTRUa8mQiQ7inA33kj6NGPY5DRt-2FpIgKJhhNGVKpPcGf-2By0-3D>
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