Multi-criteria traffic danger assessment

Traffic danger is a serious consideration not only because it causes death and severe injury, but also as a barrier to independent travel by children. A key local destination that nearly all children attend are schools, which results in a concentration of children going to these places often when adults are heading out for work or other reasons. Cities have limited budgets to improve conditions and so they must prioritize where and what they will do. As well, not every department sees the problem in the same way. This collaboration will help the City of Westmount build a tool that takes into account the different considerations when making such decisions. The research will apply a multi-criteria decision aiding approach that allows for many considerations, requires concensus between the diverse participating members, allows for non-linear relationships, and allows for different criteria to more or less weight in the outcome.

Faculty Supervisor:

Owen Waygood

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Partner:

City of Westmount

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

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