Transportation Data Assessment in the City of Vaughan

The MoveSmart Mobility Management Strategy seeks to direct the City of Vaughan’s vision to provide a transportation system that is safe, efficient, and sustainable. This study’s primary goal is to review the data sources available to the City of Vaughan and assess the future data needs that will promote the MoveSmart goals. The objectives are to 1- survey data portals and data collection procedures of similar Canadian cities in terms of size, population, and transportation operations, 2- identify deficiencies in the city’s available data sources to support data-driven and evidence-based decision-making processes, 3- review state-of-art data collection strategies for each of the four programs, and 4- develop a framework short- and long- term data collection strategies to enhance the city’s data sources in support of the MoveSmart goals.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mehdi Nourinejad;Peter Park

Student:

Partner:

The Corporation of the City of Vaughan

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

York University

Program: