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to information, social media and their peers and friends. “Prox- imity” is a key element of their lives – they want to be close to their activities and transportation hubs. And “Mobility” is cen- tral to their life style, being able to travel from home to work and beyond, using transit and active transportation modes. Many of the next generation value choices provided by new Mobility-as- a-Service (MaaS) initiatives such as car sharing. Mobile, personal, connected, internet savvy and confident seem to be common characteristics of the “Next Generation”. The ITS Canada ACE provides a venue to exchange our ideas
and move forward together. It’s an important check point in our transportation history – our communities are becoming more congested, accident-prone and less livable. Through events such as this conference, we can re-centre our work towards a com- mon goal. These goals are reflected in the six sub-themes, chosen because they are key elements of our future smart communities and important to our next generation’s needs: 1. Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 2. Freight and Logistics 3. Transit and Beyond 4. Mobility as a Service 5. Advancing ITS Safety 6. Big Data and Analytics
It’s important that we lay the groundwork in this conference for the smart communities of the future. Our challenge is to describe them and begin the conversations that lead to progress. A “Spe-
Keenan Kitasaka: We need to transform our communities, our way of life, and our future systems to be safer, more efficient and secure
cial Interest Session” (SIS) entitled “Transport for Smart Cities in Canada 2016 and Beyond” seeks to move a step closer by describ- ing the smart communities for the next generation. This SIS will feature expert panelists in goods movement, transit, road pric- ing, connected and autonomous vehicles, Mobility as a Service and big data – all key elements of that future vision. Technology and ITS are one of the enablers of this transforma-
tion. Years later, I hope to look back at this conference as the start- ing point of this journey towards building better communities through transportation excellence and ITS. The world is changing before us. l
Keenan Kitasaka, P.Eng., is ITS Specialist with Associated Engineering (BC) and Program Chair, 2016 ITS Canada Annual
Conference and Exhibit (ACE)
Goods movement, transit, road pricing, connected and autonomous vehicles, Mobility as a Service and big data are all key elements of the future ITS vision
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