OPTA Marketing Committee and Planning & Scheduling Committee

OPTA Marketing Committee and Planning & Scheduling Committee

POST MEETING RESOURCES

• Agenda (PDF)
• GRT’s Experience with Digital Presence - Presentation (PDF)

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Location: Brampton City Hall - 2 Wellington St W, Brampton, ON L6Y 4R2 (See below for parking and Go Train details)

Time: 9:30 am to 3:30 pm  /  Lunch Provided 

This is a joint meeting with the OPTA Marketing Committee and the new Planning and Scheduling Committee. Format includes a combination of plenary and breakouts. 

AGENDA 

• 9:30 - 10:00 - Networking & Introductions | Room WT-2C
  Networking & Informal Roundtable (Refreshments Available)
  
  
• 10:00 - 10:15 - Welcome to Brampton | Room WT-2C
  Vince Rodo, Director of Transit, Brampton Transit"
  
  
• 10:15-11:00 AM Session #1 - Joint Session #1 | Room WT-2C
  Building Our Brand – Sandy Roberts and Joni Miltenburg
  GRT’s Experience with Digital Presence - the implementation of the BLVD Agency recommendations for building GRT’s brand through digital.
  
  
• 11:00 - 11:15 - Networking Break 
  
  
• 11:15 - 12:00 AM Session #2 - Joint Session #2  | Room WT-2C
  Big Data - Brendon Hemily
  Using Transit ITS for Data Analytics: A Report on Current Developments on the Use of ITS Data for Planning and Management and Perspectives on Related Challenges.
  
  
• 12:00 - 1:00 - Networking Lunch | Room WT-2E
  

• 1:00 - 1:45 - Breakout Technical Session #1
  Daniel Richardson, OC Transpo Bus Stop Planning Tool
• 1:45 - 2:00 - Networking Break  
• 2:00 - 3:15 - Breakout Technical Session #2
  Topics:
  1> Scheduling & Planning considerations for HOT and inter-regional connections
  2> CBA impacts on Scheduling
  3> First Mile/Last Mile - Opportunities for On-Demand Services
  4> Open Roundtable 

Marketing & Communications | Room WT-2D

• 1:00 - 1:45 - Breakout Technical Session #1
  Glenn Gumulka, Executive Director SustainMobility Commute Ontario
• 1:45 - 2:00 - Networking Break  
• 2:00 - 3:15 - Breakout Technical Session #2
  Topics:
  1> OPTA Public Education Project – Recommendation from Transportation Standards 5-Year Review | Facilitators: Chris McCorkindale & Sue Breen, McCorkindale Advertising & Design
  2> Open Roundtable
  
  
• 3:15 - 3:30 Wrap-Up
  Karen Cameron / Christopher Norris / Ivana Tomas

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Parking and Go Train details

GO Transit Terminal

• * Exit Go Terminal to George Street.
• * Walk south on George Street, past Queen Street.
• * Enter 41 George Street on your right hand side.
• * Take the elevator to the second floor.
• * Walk straight ahead and make a left.
• * Make a left again before the doors to the bridge.
• * Walk down all the way to the end of the hallway
• * Room WT2C + WT 2D

Parking

Parking Garage: 41 George Street South

Directions from parking garage: Entrance on George Street

• Take the elevator to the second floor.
• Walk straight ahead and make a left.
• Make a left again before the doors to the bridge.
• Walk down all the way to the end of the hallway
• Room WT2C + WT 2D

Parking Garage: 2 Wellington Street West Directions from parking garage: Entrance on George Street

• Take the elevator to the ground level
• Walk to the City Hall lobby
• Take the elevator to the second floor
• Walk through across the bridge through the doors and make a right
• Walk down to the end of the hallway
• Room WT2C + WT 2D