How can the City’s transportation data be converted into useful information to allow for the City and the public to understand the connectivity among all communities and Wards, including access to focal points which are important to daily activities such as convenient access to transit, jobs, facilities and services located within neighbourhoods across the City?
About the HEAD Competition:
Mohawk College hosted the Higher Education Analytics Data (HEAD) Competition on March 20th and 21st, 2025. This event invites college and university students to test their analytical skills and storytelling abilities by exploring a real-world problem based on available data.
Project Description:
The City of Hamilton along with many other municipalities have a desire to build communities that include an active transportation network with a high standard of integration among various transportation modes offering safe and convenient access for individuals to meet their daily needs. Ultimately, optimally designed network connectivity promotes walkability, enhances public health, reduces traffic congestion, and creates a more sustainable and livable environment.
The goal of this project is to analyze the City’s transportation data to visualize and calculate the connectivity of transportation assets among the City’s communities. By building knowledge about transportation network connectivity, the public can be encouraged to use alternate forms of transportation such as walking or cycling within their community which supports the City’s healthy community strategic objectives to promote alternative modes of transportation.
City Staff: Derek Roopchan, Alex Brossault, Corporate Services Department
Faculty: Afraz Syed, Professor, Business Analytics & Data Management
Steven Way, Associate Dean, Business, HEAD Competition Coordinator
Number of students: 80+