​PRE-CONFERENCE PRACTICE WORKSHOPS

Tuesday, 17 June

​9:30 - 11:30 EST USA
​St. Louis Multi-Modal Transportation Planning Initiatives
Agencies throughout St. Louis are actively engaged in enhancing the region’s multimodal transportation system to create better infrastructure and connections for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and motorists, of all ages and abilities. These improvements will ultimately create a safer transportation system, improve quality of life, support economic growth and community development, ease congestion, and improve public health. This session will explore a few of the region’s recent projects aimed at that goal. Click the button to the right for a full description and to access the ZOOM RECORDING.
12:30 - 14:00 EST
​​​VIRTUAL Walking Audit
StreetWyze is a mobile, mapping, and SMS platform that enables residents to collect real-time data about how people are experiencing cities and services and turns them into actionable analytics.  The power of Streetwyze is that it makes local knowledge accessible within and outside of systems and services by creating two-way feedback loops and data visualizations between neighborhoods and cities so that they can co-produce programs and policies that help secure shared benefits.  Streetwyze is a web app accessible on any kind of device with browser software. Community members contribute text, audio, or video media to share stories and document their lived experiences. Reports thus represent a robust, detailed collection of local knowledge on experiences with, for example, land use, social services, transportation, housing, arts, and education. 

During this session you will learn more about what Streetwyze is, why it was created, how other communities have used it, and how you can use it to collect community driven data, and leverage data for change. This session will include a demo of Streetwyze, a training on how to use Streetwyze, a virtual mapping activity, and a Q&A session. ​Click the button to the right for a full description.
14:30 - 15:30
Advancing Ethical Research in Transport & Health: A Practical Guide to IRBs and Human Participant Protections
As research at the intersection of transportation and health continues to grow, professionals in planning, policy, engineering, and public health increasingly find themselves leading or supporting studies involving human participants. Understanding how to ethically and effectively navigate these studies is essential. This session offers a practical, accessible introduction to Institutional Review Boards (IRBs): what they are, what they do, and how they function to protect people while enabling high-quality, responsible research. ​Click the button to the right for a full description.
Wednesday, 18 June
All sessions will be held based on EST USA
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Although we were unable to physically meet in historic St. Charles, Missouri, it is with great pleasure that we share a beautiful video of the area and a 'WELCOME' message from Mayor Dan. Click HERE. 
​​8:30 – 10:00​​
Exploring the Social and Structural Barriers to Active Travel Through a Qualitative Life-Course Perspective
  • ​Who Supports Cycling? Exploring the Role of Moral Foundations, Political Orientation, and Sociodemographics Lexi Kinman, Jérôme Laviolette, Kevin Manaugh, E. Owen Waygood, McGill University, Canada - Undergraduate/Graduate High Scoring Abstract Award
  • Thriving in Place: How Neighborhood Design and Physical Activity Shape Happiness in Young Adults Across Income Levels Weiran Li, Lin Lin, Tianyi Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
  • ​Prioritizing High-Risk School Areas for Safety Interventions to Promote Safe Walking to School Shabnam Abdollahi and E. Owen Waygood, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada​

​10:30 – 12:00
​Health-Centered Innovations in Transport Planning and Infrastructure
  • Integrating Land Use Regression Models (LUR) and Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZ) for Health-Centric and Sustainable Urban Transport. Juan Gabriel Pineros, Carlos Gonzalez-Calderon, Santiago Mejia, Jeeferson Fernandez, Ana Maria Ramirez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin, Columbia
  • Accelerating Innovative Roundabout Technologies to Mitigate Crashes in the United States – A Case Study of Turbo Roundabouts in the United States. Bernard Ndeogo Issifu, Bahaven Naik, Samuel Sefah Adusei, Ohio University, United States, ​
  • Economic and Health Impacts of the Electrification of the General Aviation Fleet. Nithisha Reddy Gudipati, Stephen Mattingly, MA Anjelika Pineda, Mino Aji, University of Texas at Arlington, United States​
​​13:00 – 14:30
Keynote Address  ​
​The IPATH Board of Directors is honored to extend a warm welcome to our esteemed keynote speakers, Leslie Meehan and Michael Replogle for the 2025 IPATH Annual Meeting. Click the button below to read the professional profile of each speaker.

PRACTICE WORKSHOP
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15:00 - 16:00
Dance for Positive Thinking, Active Transport and Health
In this interactive session introduces the holistic benefits of dance for health, community and active transport. She presents the positive impacts of dance on the mind, body, emotions and spirit.  Participants are guided to move, dance and discuss the role of active, mindful and interactive movement in “transport and health” planning and implementation. Click the button to the right for a full description.
We are so excited for this DYNAMIC socioscientific VIRTUAL event that has changed perceptions across the globe. In keeping with tradition, the keynote address will open with a high energy - get you out of your chair - celebration!
​Thursday, 19 June
All sessions will be held based on EST USA
8:30 – 10:00
Advancing Road Safety through Integrated Crash and Trauma Data​
  • Linking trauma registries with crash data to advance road safety. Robyn Gerhard, Belinda Gabbe, Peter Cameron, Stuart Newstead, Chris Morrison, Ben Beck, Monash University, Australia
  • Gap Acceptance Behavior at Turbo and Multilane Roundabouts: Implications for Driver Safety and Performance. Bernard Ndeogo Issifu and Bhaven Naik, Ohio University, United States
  • Relationship between Motorcyclist Risky Riding Behaviors and Self-reported Crash Experiences. Si Won Jang, Xiaobing Li,Xiaoyuan Zhao, Chanyoung Lee, Savana Wright, University of San Francisco, United States​
  • Modeling Driver Lane Selection Behaviors to Assess Safety Performance at Turbo Roundabouts. Bernard Ndeogo and Bhaven Naik, Ohio University United States
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10:30 – 12:30
​Poster Gallery OPEN with active judging for the BEST POSTER AWARD
Abstract authors will have approximately 10 minutes to present their poster. Breakout rooms will be available to allow for follow-up questions to an individual researcher. During this time, anonymous transport, urban planning and health experts will judge each poster for a $200 USD BEST POSTER award.​
  • Freight Patterns Analysis of Urban Protected Air Zones in Medellín's Central Business District: Implications for Health and Well-being. Carlos Gonzalez-Calderon, Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin, Colombia
  • Micro-Mobility Safety Assessment: Analyzing Factors Influencing the Micro-Mobility Injuries in Michigan by Mining Crash Reports. Baraah Qawasmeh and Jun-Seok Oh, Western Michigan University, United States.
  • The Impacts of Free Transportation on Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review. Chima Ibeh and Jaccob Alhassan, University of Saskatchewan, Canada​
  • Beyond free: Temperature as a determinant of the use of a free bus service in rural Saskatchewan. Jacob Alhassan, University of Saskatchewan Canada
  • Free rural transportation for health equity: Gender comparisons of cost and access barriers in Northern Saskatchewan Prashikchhya Parajuli, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Advancing Equity and Accessibility in Micromobility: Insights from Stakeholder Interviews and Focus Groups on E-Bike Adoption. Ipek N. Sener and Laura Higgins, Texas A&M Transportation Insitute, United States - Researcher High Scoring Abstract Award​
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13:30 – 15:00
Equity and Accessibility in Transportation: Addressing Barriers, Justice, and Choices for People with Disabilities
  • Beyond Cars: Disability and Transportation Choices in the Montreal Metropolitan Region. Jérôme Laviolette, Zahra Zarabi, E. Owen Waygood, Kevin Manaugh, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
  • Latent Travel Demand Analysis within Environmental Justice Populations using MyAmble data application. Nithisha Reddy Gudipati, University of Texas at Arlington, University of Tennessee, United States​
  • Development of a Rating System for Implementing Health Impacting Features of Transport Facilities. Bassant Abdelrahman, Ghassan Abu-Lebdeh, Lama Abumoeilak, Marshall Appalachian Transportation Institute, American University of Sharjah (UAE), United States​​
  • Are Campus Mobility Trends Causing Health Concerns? Zeenat Kotval-K, Michigan State University, United States​​​
Friday, 20 June
All sessions will be held based on EST USA
​8:30-10:00
International Perspectives of Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainable Mobility
  • A qualitative study of barriers to active transport across the lifespan. Dylan Peppernell, Lauren Pearson, and Ben Beck, Monash University, Australia - Researcher High Scoring Abstract Award
  • Evaluating Children’s Accessibility to Destinations from a Well-Being Perspective. Zahra Tavakoli, Owen Waygood, Geneviève Boisjoly, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada​​​
  • Perceived Health Impacts of Autonomous Vehicles in Europe. Paulo Anciaes, University College London, United Kingdom
10:30 – 12:00 ​
​Transportation and the Health of Vulnerable Populations
  • Rural Transportation and Vulnerability:  A qualitative analysis of health equity impacts of cuts to intercity public transportation in Canada. Jacob Alhassan, University of Saskatchewan, Canada - Early Career High Scoring Abstract Award
  • "If I have to use the bus, I'm telling you, I'll take an anxiety pill": public transport use cessation as an element of older adults' age-related mobility decline. Omer Dilian, Nadav Davidovitch, Karel Martens, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Isreal - Doctoral Level High Scoring Abstract Award​​ ​