Transport Institute News Archive
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UMTI director provides expert advice to the UN on climate change adaptation
July 6, 2016 —
Adolf K.Y. Ng shared his view on the attitude of transportation stakeholders when adapting to climate change impacts
Globe and Mail: Why airships should replace jets for moving freight
June 30, 2016 —
That’s certainly the thinking behind University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice’s latest research exploring the futuristic realm of airship technology.
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UMTI wins the runner-up for the best paper at the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF)
May 31, 2016 —
"Sustainable Transportation: Airships Versus Jet Airplanes” was co-authored by Barry Prentice and Robert Knotts
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UMTI publishes paper on climate change
May 2, 2016 —
The paper investigates the attitude and behaviours of port planners and operators on ports’ climate adaptation planning.
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Journal of Transport Geography
April 26, 2016 —
UMTI director Adolf K.Y. Ng will take the lead in editing a special issue on “Government Initiatives and the Spatial Transformation of Transport Systems"
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UMTI director appointed MPM associate editor
April 5, 2016 —
Adolf K.Y. Ng, director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI), has been appointed an associate editor of the scholarly journal Maritime Policy & Management
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New director for Transport Institute
April 4, 2016 —
Adolf K.Y. Ng has been appointed director of the University of Manitoba Transport Institute starting April 1, 2016
Free Press: U of M’s Prentice pumped by sale of hybrid airships
April 1, 2016 —
"I am very proud of the fact that when people look it up, they will find that the first references were from the Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba."
Planes, trains and automobiles: Talking about Uber, taxis, regulation and more
January 26, 2016 —
Symposium on transportation law that will feature distinguished speakers such as The Honourable Marshall Rothstein, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and U of M alumnus.
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Mayoral hopefuls: Transit beyond the BRT/LRT Debate
October 13, 2014 —
For it to work, Winnipeg's urban transit systems must be divided into two tasks. Rapid Transit woes are the least of our troubles.