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TRB 2026 Decisions Are In

December 11, 2025
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Decisions have arrived from the Transportation Research Board, and 19 of our papers have been accepted into the 2026 TRB conference. We would like to say thank you to our collaborators and amazing work to our graduate students! Very well done!

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Recognition by H漫画 for PhD Student Work

November 7, 2025
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Congratulations to听听on graduating from H漫画's Civil and Resource Engineering program. We are thrilled to announce that he will be continuing at DalTRAC as a Postdoctoral Fellow!

His exemplary work has received recognition from Kim Brooks, President and Vice-Chancellor of H漫画. His thesis, Modeling Work-Arrangement, ICT, Activity-Travel and Residential Location: Development of an Integrated Microsimulation Framework, is available for access through DalSpace.

听(Halifax, N.S.)

CTRF Transport Canada Scholarship 2025-2026 Recipient

May 28, 2025
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Congratulations to our graduate students Niaz Mahmud and Vajeeran听Arunakrinathan, who were awarded the CTRF Transport Canada Scholarship for the 2025/2026 academic year! (Ottawa, Ont.)

Throughout the years, DalTRAC's Pricipal Investigator Dr. Ahsan Habib has done interviews discussing different transport related topics. The DalTRAC lab has also been highlighted in the media for the work of its members.

News Highlights

DalSolutions: Modeling the future of transportation in Halifax (Dal News, November 14, 2025) 听(Metro News Halifax, et al., March 20, 2017) 听(Halifax Examiner, August 12, 2016)

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Recent News Appearances

February 26th, 2026

Exerpt from the aticle:

鈥淸Habib] said it鈥檚 important to 鈥渞einvigorate鈥� transit to meet demand while keeping essential routes for rural communities. Improvements like dedicated bus lanes and increased transit access for underserved areas are needed for Halifax to retain its large student population, according to Habib. 'It鈥檚 important to embody the energy of the youth who want to live a fuller life, and an active public transportation system will offer this the best,' he said.鈥�

February 25th, 2026

Exerpt from the aticle:

鈥淗alifax is blessed with a harbour and we should use it better," said Ahsan Habib, a transportation expert and H漫画 University professor. 鈥淭his is probably our time for awakening and making sure that we have alternative ways of moving people to our downtown, as well as connecting communities. We are an ocean playground in Nova Scotia and we should act like one.鈥�

January 26th, 2026

Exerpt from the aticle:

鈥�'We need to take steps, we need to plan our infrastructure, we have not responded enough with our population growth to grow our public transit system'. Habib said the situation in Halifax requires 'all hands on deck' and a coordinated response from the municipality and the province. What that looks like is more investment into bus rapid transit (BRT), or other forms of expedited transit, Habib said.鈥�

January 21st, 2026

Exerpt from the aticle:

"Ahsan Habib, director of H漫画 Transportation Collaboratory, studies and examines traffic. He says a post-COVID population boom paired with more people returning to in-person work has led to traffic gridlocks. 'The biggest driver is, of course, the population growth,' he added. 'So our (commute time) has increased since we are one of the highest growing municipalities in the country.' Habib points out 77 per cent of people in Halifax still commute by car but introducing bus routes that completely bypass traffic might help shift that behaviour."

January 21st, 2026

Exerpt from the aticle:

"Ahsan Habib, a professor at the School of Planning at H漫画 University, said focusing on public transit could help solve Halifax鈥檚 congestion woes. 'I always advocate that public transit will be the solution,' Habib said. 'We need to reduce the number of cars. Cogswell interchange as well as Windsor exchange will improve some flows, but we have some inherent system difficulties.'"

January 21st, 2026

Exerpt from the aticle:

"Habib said the [latest average congestion level] data validates the predictions from the H漫画 Transportation Collaboratory (DalTRAC) he directs, which show traffic volumes increasing over the coming years due to population growth and people returning to work in person."

November 20th, 2025
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Exerpt from the aticle:

鈥淥ne of the main reasons [for traffic slowdowns on Halifax's roads] is that we are growing. Our population size is growing larger, and we have a plan to grow farther,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e are rebounding from our COVID-19 travel behaviour, working from home is diminishing . . . many organizations are adopting return to office, as well. So, I think these are the two major drivers.鈥�

DalSolutions: Modeling the future of transportation in Halifax. (Dal News)

November 14th, 2025
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Article Snapshot:

H漫画 research is helping the Halifax Regional Municipality plan a transportation system that鈥檚 efficient, sustainable, and ready for the city鈥檚 rapid growth. By modeling how residents move, commute, and adapt to change, H漫画 and HRM are shaping data-driven infrastructure that meets today鈥檚 needs while preparing for tomorrow

October 14th, 2025
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Exerpt from the article:

'[Ahsan]听Habib says for motorists it will be a case of short-term pain for long-term gain.

鈥淭his is one of the areas that connects at least three regions, Halifax, Bedford as well as Dartmouth, so the improvement that we are expecting will be higher than any other project that we have seen. It will alleviate the gridlock position that we always experience in that area, particularly at the peak hours."'

More News Appearances

(CBC News Information Morning Nova Scotia, August 8th, 2025)
 (CBC News, July 18th, 2025)
(Global News, March 11, 2025)
 (CTV News, March 7th, 2025)
 (CBC News, Jan 06, 2025)
(CTV News, November 19, 2024)
 (CBC News, Sep 11, 2023)
 (CTV News, January 25, 2023)
 (The H漫画 Gazette, October 14, 2022)
 (CTV News, March 26, 2021)
 (CBC News, Jan 22, 2021)
(CTV News, October 01, 2020)
 (CBC News, Posted: May 01, 2020)
(CTV News, September 03, 2020)
If We Built it Today鈥�, TV Series, Discovery Science Channel (Expert Interview, Fall 2020)
 (CBC News, Nov 29, 2019)
 (Global News, September 30, 2019)
The green machines (and more) of Dal鈥檚 redesigned Sexton Campus (Dal News, March 14, 2019)
 (The Chronicle Herald, December 7, 2018)
 (CBC News, October 12, 2018)
 (The Star, October 5, 2018)
 (Halifax Examiner, September 26, 2018)
 (Halifax Today, March 29, 2018)
 (CTV News, March 27, 2018)
Where, when, why and how:' Text to help shape direction of getting around Halifax (Metro News Halifax, October 24, 2017)
 (News 95.7, The Sheldon MacLeod Show, October 23, 2017)
 (News 95.7, September 13, 2017)
 (Global News, September 12, 2017)
 (Global News, July 20, 2017)
Innovative Solution to Walking While Texting (Global National, June 13, 2017)
Distracted walking (CBC News Radio, March 28, 2017)
 (CBC News, March 20, 2017)
Game to help officials prepare for mass evacuation (CBC News Information Morning Nova Scotia, March 20, 2017)
 (News 95.7, March 20, 2017)
 (Metro News Halifax, Chronicle Herald, CTV News, Brandon Sun, Winnipeg News, CKOM radio, Local Express, Times Colonist, Cape Breton Post, L鈥檃ctualite, Nanaimo News Now, March 20, 2017)
 (Global News, February 24, 2017)
 (CBC News, January 16, 2017)
 (Global News, December 30, 2016)
 (Halifax Examiner, August 12, 2016)
 (Global News, April 5, 2016)
 (News 95.7, The Rick Howe Show, November 12, 2015)
 (CTV News Atlantic, October 23, 2015)
 (Global News, August 12, 2015)
 (Halifax Examiner, March 6, 2015)
 (Global News, March 4, 2015)
Keeping road safety on 鈥淭RAC鈥�: Expanding DalTRAC鈥檚 鈥淪hare the Road鈥� campaign (Dal News, November 20, 2014)
Better designed intersections, crosswalks needed to reduce pedestrian collisions: expert (Metro Halifax, November 5, 2014)
 ( Nova Scotia Department of Energy, October 17th 2014)
Halifax gives pedestrians more time to cross the street (CTV News Atlantic, September 11, 2014)
Elderly man third person to be hit by a vehicle in Halifax since Saturday (CTV News Atlantic, September 10, 2014)
 (CTV News Atlantic, February 28, 2014)
Rising pedestrian injuries and deaths at crosswalks prompt calls for change (National Post December 31, 2013)

Past DalTRAC News

TRB 2025 Decisions Are In

October 15, 2024
 

All decisions from the Transportation Research Board have come in. 15 of our papers were accepted! We would like to say thank you to our collaborators and amazing work to our graduate students! Very well done! (Halifax, N.S.)

CTRF Transport Canada Scholarship 2024-2025 Recipient

October 5, 2024
 

Congratulations to our graduate student Rifat Bhuiyan, who was awarded the CTRF Transport Canada scholarship for the 2024/2025 academic year! (Halifax, N.S.)

New Publication

August 27, 2024
 

Congratulations to our graduate student , (co-author Dr. ) for the publication of their paper "" with the International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology! (Halifax, N.S.)

New Publication

June 26, 2024
 

Congratulations to our graduate students ,  (co-author Dr.  and , MASc) for the publication of their paper "" with  Journal's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the !! (Halifax, N.S.)

New Publication

May 27, 2024
 

Congratulations to our graduate student  (co-author Dr.  and ) for the publication of his paper "" with 's Journal: Transportation Planning and Technology! (Halifax, N.S.)

DalTRAC's Very Own OpenThinker

March 8, 2024
 

Offered by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, H漫画 University, the OpenThink Initiative empowers a select group of PhD researchers to engage with communities beyond the university. Congratulations to our PhD Student Md Asif Hasan Anik for being selected as one of 16 PhD students across the University forming the program's 2024 cohort. Read more about Asif and the other OpenThinkers here. (Halifax, N.S.)

New Publication

February 26, 2024 
 

Congratulations to our graduate student Rifat Bhuiyan (co-author Dr. Ahsan Habib) for the publication of his paper "" with Sage Journal's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board! (Halifax, N.S.)

CART Codes: HACK HOW WE MOVE | 24-Hour Student Hackathon

February 10, 2024
 

In the face of climate change, globalization, and inequity, transportation network and the communities they serve are becoming increasing vulnerable. Data collection and analysis are more important now than ever to establish benchmarks, quantify progress, and enact change. The complexity of these problems demands collective action to implement informed and proactive decisions and policies. Post-secondary students and recent graduates in computer science, engineering, and planning disciplines were invited to participate in the inaugural hackathon: CART Codes 2024. . (Halifax, N.S.)

Inaugural Research Showcase of the Climate Action Research for Transportation Network

February 9, 2024
 

The effects of climate change are having increasingly severe consequences across the country. Recent extreme weather events, including wildfires, flooding, and record breaking snowfalls are stark examples of the growing severity of the climate crises. As of 2022, the transportation sector accounts for 24% of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Urgent actions needs to be taken to reach the federal governments goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2025. To accomplish this goal, an all hands-on deck approach is needed. With this in mind, the CART Network was established.  (Halifax, N.S.)

2024 TRB Decisions Are In

October 19, 2023
 

All decisions from the Transportation Research Board have come in. 11 of our papers were accepted! We would like to say thank you to our collaborators and amazing work to our graduate students! Very well done! (Halifax, N.S.)

Sensing the City | CIP Navigation 2023

June 27, 2023
 

H漫画 Transportation Collaboratory was honoured to host a learning tour for CIP's #Navigation2023 conference in Halifax on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Sensing the City presented how data science, transportation planning, and technology can help shape cities of tomorrow! The tour included presentations by Dr. Ahsan Habib, Dr. Jahed Alam, Fariba Hossain and Hasan Shahrier. (Halifax, N.S.)

CTRF Transport Canada Scholarship 2023-2024 Recipients

Congratulations to our graduate students Kashfia Nokshi and Hasan Shahrier, who were both awarded CTRF Transport Canada scholarships for the 2023/2024 academic year! (Halifax, N.S.)