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1st edition

2019

Jalon Mobility Awards

2 Jalon Mobility Awards - 2019

Message from Jalon

We have a rich and agile ecosystem that can shape the mobility of tomorrow.

It is with great pride that we are launching this first edition of the Jalon Mobility Awards.

Why so much pride? Because almost 60 organizations submitted more than 100 different projects, which far exceeded any of our expectations.

The mobility and transportation industry is in a state of profound trans-formation. Technological advances, technical feats, world firsts, Québec firsts: the Jalon awards celebrate all of this and highlight the need for mobility solutions for people and goods on a local and human scale. The richness and diversity of the initiatives put forward tonight confirm the vitality and relevance of the mobility organizations and companies here in Québec.

Mobility players on the world stage are rapidly changing the way people and merchandise get around. The Jalon Mobility Awards demonstrate that, though our ecosystem in Montréal and Québec is still young, it is a booming industry driven by a unique passion. Our local stakeholders are all making important contributions to the global effort. And that’s what makes us so proud tonight.

It’s up to all of us to dream big and strive to be among the best in the world.

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Three programs that advance smart and sustainable mobility projects

Synergy showcaseA showcase that guides and supports Quebec start-ups.

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Mobilization and support for companiesWhether you’re a big or a small company, we can help you in the exploratory or initial phase of your project in Montréal.


Experimental programA launching pad for experimental projects that foster the creation or use of mobility data.


Jean-François Tremblay President and CEO

Jalon


A message from the Mayor

A word from the Minister

The Québec government would like to high-light the organization of this first edition of the Jalon Mobility Awards, which showcases the efforts deployed by those whose work is contributing to advancing sustainable mobility in Québec. The government’s vision to this effect is unequivocal: to help the ground transportation equipment industry meet existing chal-lenges and make sustainable mobility a source of growth and prosperity for the Québec economy.

It is in this spirit that the Québec government supports Jalon and its intel-ligent mobility data and experiment-sharing project aimed at facilitating the exchange of relevant mobility data and fostering the development of new innovative apps. This initiative will undoubtedly increase growth and competitiveness opportunities for emerging businesses.

This achievement, together with those who will be honoured this evening, will help Québec meet the challenges pertaining to sustainable mobi-lity—namely investing in research and innovation demonstrating new products—and to ensure the growth of its economy in keeping with sus-tainable development principles. Moreover, the Québec government’s greening initiative involves a greater use of hydroelectricity, wherever pos-sible, as well as batteries and the electrification of transportation.

Congratulations to all of the finalists and recipients of the Jalon Mobility Awards! You are a true source of inspiration.

Every day, Montréal shows its determination to support sustainable and smart mobility and to be involved in the quest for innovative solutions.

In order to fight against climate change and to reach greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives, we are counting first and foremost on active and collective transportation.

In this respect, major projects are currently in progress in our metropolis and elsewhere.

The magnitude of the challenges we are faced with is striking, and it is by joining forces that we will manage to make a difference.

I am thrilled to see this award being handed out to players in the smart and sustainable mobility ecosystem across the province. What’s more, the trophy that will be awarded tonight was created by a local design firm, from the wooden braking system used in Montréal’s metro system. I would like to congratulate Jalon for this choice that reflects Montréal’s sustainable development approach.

To all of you, who help shape our city’s smart and sustainable mobility through your innovative solutions, we say: “Thank you!”

Developing your ideas and integrating them in our policies and lifestyles will enable us to reach our common goals.

I would also like to congratulate Jalon on this first edition of the Jalon Mobility Awards, along with every one of its winners.

Valérie Plante Mayor of Montréal

Pierre Fitzgibbon Minister of Economy and Innovation and Minister

Responsible for the Lanaudière Region


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Technological innovation presented by

Eos – Autonomous Vision

Algolux

Eos is software that can be embedded in any digital vision system. It delivers improvements in perception accuracy of 30% to 60% compared to other products on the market. This helps autonomous vehicles better adapt to a variety of difficult conditions and situations like low light, bad weather, snow and fog.

E-SMART fuel and speed management system

E-SMART

An intelligent speed management system that uses GPS technology to accu-rately determine a driver’s location in real time and cap the maximum speed that the vehicle can attain in a posted speed zone. E-SMART also offers a geo-fencing feature that allows a fleet to set specific speed limits to a parti-cular location, leading to significant fuel savings.

80-bike trailer

BIXI

Pavé C

BIXI

To better redistribute bikes at BIXI stations during rush hour, BIXI designed a double-capacity trailer that holds 80 bikes instead of 40. Designed in Québec, this innovation ensures that more bikes are made available to users at peak times.

Cooperative truck platooning systems

FPInnovations

FPInnovations, Transport Canada, Resolute Forest Products and Auburn University made history with their successful road test of forestry truck platooning, where only the lead truck has a driver and the rest of the convoy is autonomous. To date, two phases have been successfully conducted in Rivière-aux-Rats, Québec, with a combined trial run total of 1,500 km.

The “pavés”—heavy slabs or plates that anchor the BIXI stations—could only hold four bikes at a time. The “pavé C,” installed between the existing plates, proved to be a simple way to double the anchor points, optimizing the use of urban space.

Autonomous and electric agricultural robot

Innovative Vehicle Institute

Innovative Vehicle Institute has developed an autonomous agricultural robot with an electric motor and a self-driving navigation system capable of performing repetitive agricultural tasks such as mechanical weeding, soil and plant identification and characterization. Now in its final prototype stage, this project—which has a minimal impact on the environment and fills a real need in the agricultural sector—will lead to positive social and economic repercussions.

Winner


Shared drone service

IVÉO

A pilot project with the goal of providing a shared drone service for a group of municipalities so that they can pool resources and knowledge. This opens the door to several innovations in everything from fire management and large-scale event planning to public works.

Leddar Pixell

LeddarTech

Leddar Pixell is a 3D flash LiDAR-enabling detection cocoon with a 180-degree field of view. Designed specifically for heavy and commercial vehicles and buses (autonomous or not), the Pixell offers complete coverage of blind spots, improving road safety for everyone.

Bulk purchase of GEEBEE scooters

IVÉO

The bulk purchase of GEEBEE all-terrain electric scooters enables employees and citizens to get around cities without the use of traditional vehicles. In some cities, the scooters are also offered to citizens as part of shared mobility programs.

Smart Pole

Morelli

With the urban Smart Pole lighting system, cities can add security, commu-nication and loading systems in a way that ensures public safety, privacy of information and mobility. The Smart Pole can also be incorporated into other urban furniture structures, like benches, bike racks or trash cans.

HD mapping

Jakarto

Jakarto makes high-definition maps using 4K cameras and high-precision LiDARs. By combining these two sources (LiDAR measurements of over 2 million points per second and 360-degree imagery), Jakarto is able to create a virtual twin of a city’s entire infrastructure, which can then be integrated into the mapping systems of self-driving vehicles.

Infrastructure and vehicle connectivity platform

Orange Traffic – Intersect

An open technological platform for vehicles and urban assets that collects data on roads and infrastructure usage and opens the door to new operational paradigms. It enables the deployment of smart city apps through an open platform that fosters sharing. Orange Traffic is the first Canadian company, and only the third company in the world, to earn the internationally renowned OmniAir Certification for Connected Vehicles.

Mention

Winner



On-board contactless credit card payment

Société de transport de Laval (STL)

The first pilot project of its kind in Canada to test Visa or Mastercard credit card payments on buses. The ease of payment encourages less frequent users, in particular, to use public transit. To date, the STL remains the only bus service in Québec to offer this option.

Arterial Manager – Centralized road network management system

Ville de Québec

The implementation of the Arterial Manager, a system made up of four inter-connected components developed entirely by the Ville, enables the centralized management of traffic lights, data collection and processing as well as the real-time surveillance of road networks with timely interventions (e.g. measures that grant right of way to buses).

Orca: electric watercraft

Taiga Motors

The first all-electric watercraft, the Orca moves quietly and produces no green-house gases (GHGs). Its smart dashboard, complete with GPS, LTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, also delivers unprecedented connectivity.

Centralized Preemption System

Ville de Montréal

The Ville de Montréal has implemented a centralized preemption system for traffic lights across the island of Montréal, which gives right of way to buses at traffic lights, facilitates the flow of emergency vehicles and optimizes their arrival time and safety while on the road.



Start-up companies presented by

Blaise Transit

Blaise Transit is developing AI-based software that enables transit operators to run on-demand bus services using their existing vehicles. Blaise Transit has started working with the STL on a feasibility study, the objective of which is to use STL data to do a cost-benefit analysis of an on-demand service in Laval.

Eva

Eva is a cooperative ridesharing service that brings drivers and riders together. Their app, created in Montréal, uses a decentralized technology—blockchain—to protect confidential information.

C2RO Cloud Robotics

C2RO uses real-time cloud AI to analyze video footage for the use of public transit services. This solution creates opportunities for significant operational improvements.

Jakarto


Copenhagenize Design Co.

A social consulting firm that puts bicycles at the heart of urban planning on a human scale. Their Desire Lines Analysis Tool was used in Montréal at the Berri/Cherrier and Saint-Urbain/Maisonneuve intersections to study cyclist behaviour with regards to existing infrastructure and to come up with thoughtful urban planning recommendations for users.

La roue libre

An electric cargo-bike merchandise delivery service that uses trailers equipped with secure waterproof cases capable of transporting up to 400 pounds. The service is adapted to the North American/winter context and enjoys a part-nership with Communauto. Each cargo bike helps reduce GHGs by more than three tons a year.

Winner


Momentum Transport Consultancy

Momentum is a transport consultancy that puts mobility at the heart of urban planning projects. As part of their integrated service offering, they share their vision, design and technical analysis for the movement of people and goods in complex environments. Momentum developed a case study that simulated the pedestrianization of downtown Montréal for 24 hours in the summer, the goal of which was to understand traffic patterns and consider alternative modes of transportation.

Rinse

Rinse encourages active mobility by listing areas where cyclists or runners can shower and change as needed. The app lets users book and pay online with a network of partners, including gyms and yoga centres. Created in Montréal, the app is the only one of its kind in the world.


Intersect is a spin-off of Orange Traffic, which provides traffic control cabi-nets, cities and individuals with new ways to connect their assets. This innovative product made Intersect the first Canadian company, and only the third company in the world, to earn the internationally renowned OmniAir Certification for Connected Vehicles in 2018.

Vélo-Transit

With a service offering that covers all aspects of e-bike use, Vélo-Transit is looking to position itself as a major player in active mobility in Québec. Since its founding, Vélo-Transit has launched several experimental and pilot projects, one of which encouraged employees in large companies to use e-bikes as part of their daily commute.

REKAB – Multimodal carpooling for enterprise

REKAB offers a ridesharing app for businesses that integrates multimodality. Neighbours and work colleagues can carpool to and from work as needed and share the costs of the trip. The unique algorithm of the tool also enables users to integrate carpooling with cycling or public transit.

Xpedigo

Xpedigo has developed a mobile app that pairs the sharing economy with a routing algorithm for small vehicles, enabling the pick-up and delivery of pack-ages in less than 4 hours in large urban centres. The AIDA (Artificial Intelligent Dispatch Algorithm) optimizes routes to respect time constraints, package sizes and vehicle sizes, all while minimizing the distances covered.

Start-up companies presented by


Collective and shared mobility

OPUS card

BIXI

Thanks to a collaboration with the STM, the OPUS card has become a universal form of BIXI rental. The use of the OPUS card generates a massive quantity of data that will lead to a better understanding of user behaviour, both for BIXI and for the STM, making the OPUS card one of the keys to intermodality.

exo duo

exo

The “exo duo” service is all about offering two modes of transit and more frequency options. It led to six new departures of the 300 bus line outside of rush hour, configured along the same route as the Mont-Saint-Hilaire train line. Users enjoy hourly service throughout the corridor, despite the impossibility of adding new train departures.

Feasibility study – On-demand bus service

Blaise Transit

Blaise Transit is developing AI-based software that enables transit operators to run on-demand bus services using their existing vehicles. Blaise Transit has started working with the STL on a feasibility study, the objective of which is to use STL data to do a cost-benefit analysis of an on-demand service in Laval.

Tarif Taxi 12-17

MRC de Memphrémagog

An affordable taxi service for youth aged 12 to 17, to facilitate their comings and goings within the town limits and to certain points of interest further afield. The service is offered every evening during the school year and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the summer, on weekends and on civic holidays.

Taxi Registry

Bureau du taxi de Montréal

An interactive data platform that collects real-time data on the location and availability of all taxis in service. The registry provides a global overview of supply and demand, enabling clients to see the taxis closest to them based on a specific set of criteria.

NANA

Navette Nature

Navette Nature (NANA) uses school buses to offer affordable rides to natural and protected sites in Québec. NANA has taken more than 5,000 people to natural spaces in the Montréal area since 2016. Two of the seven expeditions currently offered cost less than $10, making it accessible to a large number of clients.


Montreal Heart Institute Technology Project

Netlift

Netlift developed a carpooling and micro-shuttle program with the Montreal Heart Institute to optimize the number of employees per parking spot and offer participants a door-to-door solution. They also collaborated with the Ville de Montréal to implement street parking permits for carpool users.

REKAB app


REKAB offers a ridesharing app for businesses that integrates multimodality. Neighbours and work colleagues can carpool to and from work as needed and share the costs of the trip. The unique algorithm of the tool also enables users to integrate carpooling with cycling or public transit.

Electric taxi-sharing technology

OpenFleet

OpenFleet develops carsharing technologies that have been commercialized in Canada, the US and France. Téo Taxi has used the technology for permits, fleet use, working time management and tip distribution.

On-demand RTL: a micro-transit service

Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL)

On-demand RTL is a pilot project for citizens in an outlying neighbourhood of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Powered by a micro-transit app on a smartphone, it provides taxi ridesharing services to key access points like train stations, park-and-ride facilities or big commercial centres, all for the same price as a bus or metro ticket.

NÉArque Project

Parc olympique

The first autonomous shuttle pilot project on open roads. It provides an alter-native mode of transportation for visitors and for Desjardins employees, who recently set up offices in the Montréal Tower. The autonomous electric shuttles have been deployed in freezing rain, snow and temperatures as low as -11°C, a first in Canada.

ECHO Project – Social fare program

Société de transport de l’Outaouais

The ECHO social fare program, a first in Québec, makes public transit acces-sible to people from lower income brackets. The results—from increased usage by existing users to increased services during rush hour and on weekends—indicates that the program fosters integration, counters isolation and keeps people active on the job market.

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Ecomobility Corridor

Société de transport du Saguenay

The Ecomobility Corridor connects the five key travel hubs in Chicoutimi. The project includes the construction of two multimodal stations, reserved lanes for buses, a park-and-ride facility, the implementation of a traffic circle, sidewalks, bike paths, crosswalks, 17 new bus shelters and the acquisition of self-service electric bikes and cars.

Transit+

Transit

A unique feature in the world of navigation apps, the Transit+ multimodal route planning app displays routes that combine bike sharing, scooters, personal bikes, or on-demand rides to metro or train stations. Transit+ also enables the integration of various forms of payment within the app itself.

LocoMotion

Solon Collectif

LocoMotion is a multi-vehicle ridesharing program among neighbours. It includes the use of cars, trailers, cargo bikes and electric bikes, giving citi-zens the chance to transform their mobility options and strengthen their ties with fellow community members. LocoMotion is local, ecological, economical (neighbours can share the costs of owning the vehicles and equipment) and it fosters active and shared mobility.

Arterial Manager – Bus preemption

Ville de Québec

The Ville de Québec has developed and implemented the Arterial Manager, a system that enables the centralized management of traffic lights, including a preemption system for buses complete with priority traffic lights. La Ville de Québec is the first municipality in the province to opt for a centralized preemp-tion system, which is deployed at almost a third of its traffic lights.

Comédie Express

TESLA RP

To draw attention to the lack of reserved lanes on a segment of Highway 15, the MRC of Thérèse-De Blainville has enlisted the support of the TESLA PR public relations firm to launch the Comédie Express campaign, a comedy festival that takes place on buses during rush hour and uses humour to under-line the absurdity of the situation.

Winner



Active mobility presented by

TRIXI

BIXI

The TRIXI is an electric bike equipped with a 12-bike trailer that can transport bikes from station to station. The ecological solution was designed and made by a Québec company and is driven by BIXI employees. The innovation inte-grates active mobility as part of the company’s operations.

SmartHalo 2

SmartHalo

A new version of the device that breathes life into the biking experience with unique features like a navigation system specifically designed for bikes, an anti-theft alarm, automatic lighting and smart tracking of performance metrics.

Vélorution Saint-Michel

Cyclo Nord-Sud

Vélorution Saint-Michel equips people in the Saint-Michel neighbourhood of Montréal with bicycles and draws attention to their value in a variety of ways, including permanent and pop-up mechanical workshops, community repair workshops, the Cycliste Averti program (a joint initiative with Vélo Québec that teaches good riding practices to school-age cyclists), mechanic apprenticeship training, bike-sharing fleets, bike rentals and more.

Accès Vélo


A self-service bike system that complements Chicoutimi’s public transit system offering. The membership card can be used for both bike rentals and bus tickets. Currently, the bike fleet includes 19 electric bikes dispersed across four stations located at strategic points in the city.

Rinse

Rinse

Rinse encourages active mobility by listing areas where cyclists or runners can shower and change as needed. The app lets users book and pay online with a network of partners, including gyms and yoga centres. Created in Montréal, the app is the only one of its kind in the world.

Electric bike fleet for corporate use

Vélo-Transit

Vélo-Transit offers employers the possibility to rent or purchase a fleet of elec-tric bikes complete with training, management and repair support. Twelve companies with a total of 30,000 employees have participated in the pilot project, with 800 bikes used and more than 112,000 km traveled (with the average ride totalling 14 km in 30 minutes).

Winner

Mention


Active mobility presented by

New guide for pedestrian crossing signals with digital countdowns

Ville de Montréal

This new guide unveils the city’s intent to implement practical change by creating a friendlier and safer environment for pedestrians crossing the street. The goal is to put pedestrians at the heart of the design and to encourage walking as a mode of transport that fosters better health and a more stream-lined use of urban space.


Digital innovation presented by

Eos – Autonomous Vision

Algolux

Eos is software that can be embedded in any digital vision system. It delivers improvements in perception accuracy of 30% to 60% compared to other products on the market. This helps autonomous vehicles better adapt to a variety of difficult conditions and situations like low light, bad weather, snow and fog.

Smart Sustainable Mobility via Machine Vision

C2RO Cloud Robotics

C2RO uses real-time cloud AI to analyze video footage for the use of public transit services. This solution creates opportunities for significant operational improvements.

AMIS BIXI

BIXI

The AMIS BIXI reward program is a smartphone app that fosters the eco-friendly distribution of inventory by encouraging users to take bikes from crowded stations or bring them back to empty (or almost empty) ones. The number of points offered varies depending on the urgency of the need to fill or empty any given station.

ChargeHub Central

ChargeHub

ChargeHub aggregates more than 5,000 public charging stations across Canada within a single app. The tool displays the usage data of all of the stations within a given sector and enables operators and owners of charging stations to use the same interface to manage all of the stations at their disposal no matter where they are located.

Taxi Registry

Bureau du taxi de Montréal

An interactive data platform that collects real-time data on the location and availability of all taxis in service. The registry provides a global overview of supply and demand, enabling clients to see the taxis closest to them based on a specific set of criteria.

Real-time data Integration, processing and dissemination

Civilia

Civilia is developing a real-time platform of data integration, processing and dissemination. The platform is composed of different modules that offer various public transit solutions like the location of buses, scheduled times, predictions of arrival times, etc. The solution is currently in use in Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières and Saguenay.

Mention


Ville de Montréal road network history via traffic camera images

CRIM

An algorithm that deduces historical traffic conditions by analyzing images captured on Ville de Montréal traffic cameras. A cost-effective method that enables the extraction of new data and a better understanding of traffic to anticipate how it will evolve.

Projet Trafic

Momentum Technologies

A proof of concept that aggregates open data that can have an impact on the traffic in Québec City (e.g. weather, road congestion, class schedules, civic holidays, etc.) in order to make traffic predictions 24 hours in advance. The predictive models can be used for both companies and municipalities looking to better understand traffic patterns.

Service parking Burlington, Ontario

Electromega

Electromega’s solution uses smart cameras to provide a real-time count of the number of parking spots available or in use. A sustainable solution available in solar or electric mode, it can adapt to existing infrastructure without the need to modify the landscape or the urban furniture or to install additional IT infrastructure. The solution also has dashboards that facilitate parking lot management.

Electric taxi-sharing technology

OpenFleet

OpenFleet develops carsharing technologies that have been commercialized in Canada, the US and France. Téo Taxi has used the technology for permits, fleet use, working time management and tip distribution.

HD mapping

Jakarto


SmartPixel.tv

Smartpixel

SmartPixel.tv uses custom interactive touchscreen interfaces and real-time 3D modeling to represent an urban environment in all its visual and architectural complexity. The system can be used to illustrate a past, present or potential future problem and can leverage real-time data to illustrate the dynamic nature of mobility.



Preferential bus measures


The STL has equipped all of its vehicles and 232 traffic lights—90% of its whole network—with a smart communication system. Unlike regular systems, the STL system only requests right of way when buses are running late and its algorithm also takes into consideration the number of passengers on board.

Information system indicating the availability of parking spots for commuters Ville de Candiac

This pilot project, jointly developed by the Ville de Candiac and exo, provides commuters with real-time information on the 389 parking spots inside the Montcalm-Candiac park-and-ride facility.

Transport Hub Electric Simulator (THES)

Systra

Designed for operators of vehicle fleets, this tool facilitates the management of the physical and logistical constraints of a garage (e.g. the number and configuration of parking spots) and incorporates the complexities associated with electric charging. It also makes it possible for operators to develop models and simulations and to optimize operations based on their business realities.

Real-time forecast model for public transit

Transit

A real-time forecast system for public transit based on machine-learning technologies that have helped improve the precision of iBUS and STM fore-casts by 15%. The system uses data supplied by the STM as well as anonymized histo-rical data supplied by users of Transit thanks to the GO geolocation tool.

Winner



Urban planning

Dépôt sans intervenant

BIXI

The Dépôt sans intervenant (DSI) is a light “Québec arm” with a locker attached to a station that leads to a significant increase in capacity. Made in Québec, each DSI can hold 20 to 30 more bikes than a standard station and replaces 15 hours of transport by trucks.

Ecomobility Corridor


The Ecomobility Corridor connects the five key travel hubs in Chicoutimi. The project includes the construction of two multimodal stations, reserved lanes for buses, a park-and-ride facility, the implementation of a traffic circle, sidewalks, bike paths, crosswalks, 17 new bus shelters and the acquisition of self-service electric bikes and cars.

Inspiring streets: inventory to take action

Centre d’écologie urbaine de Montréal

L’Inventaire des rues inspirantes (“The inventory of inspiring streets”) is a refe-rence document that gives professionals, municipalities and the general public access to documentation on several case studies done in Québec. It collects information on implementation, costs of completion, methodologies, design concepts and the various stages involved in the creation of lively streets.

MIPIM

Smartpixel

SmartPixel uses ultra-realistic animated 3D maps presented on multiple touch-screens to represent an urban environment in all its visual and architectural complexity. This technology was used during MIPIM in Europe to showcase the Ville de Montréal and its many important real estate projects.

Winner


Zero-emission delivery trucks

Earth Day (Fonds Eco IGA)

The electric conversion of four refrigerated home delivery light trucks made the delivery of food items in zero-emission trucks possible for the very first time in Canada. Four IGA stores had the chance to win the delivery trucks in a random draw. They are now in use in Montréal, Sherbrooke, Rouyn-Noranda and La Baie.

MESH

Locketgo

A pilot project that makes smart electronic lockers available for the last mile of urban deliveries. The lockers can also be used to return parcels to senders and for the transfer of merchandise between individuals (e.g. Kijiji, Marketplace).

Lion8

La Compagnie Électrique Lion

The Lion8 is the first ever 100% electric urban truck made in Québec and the first of its kind in North America. It has a range of up to 400 kilometres. The use of a single Lion8 saves 100 tons of GHGs per year and represents approxi-mately 22 fewer cars on the streets.

La roue libre

La roue libre

An electric cargo-bike merchandise delivery service that uses trailers equipped with secure waterproof cases capable of transporting up to 400 pounds. The service is adapted to the North American/winter context and enjoys a part-nership with Communauto. Each cargo bike helps reduce GHGs by more than three tons a year.

Xpedigo, delivery reinvented

Xpedigo

Xpedigo has developed a mobile app that pairs the sharing economy with a routing algorithm for small vehicles, enabling the pick-up and delivery of pack-ages in less than 4 hours in large urban centres. The AIDA (Artificial Intelligent Dispatch Algorithm) optimizes routes to respect time constraints, package sizes and vehicle sizes, all while minimizing the distances covered.

Winner

Mention

Livraison Vélo Montréal

Livraison Vélo Montréal (LVM)

A reliable, eco-friendly and human delivery service that uses an adapted fleet of bicycles. The LVM teams support local artisans, designers and entrepre-neurs in their growth. LVM is one of the few bike delivery companies that pays their drivers by the hour and supplies them with the materials they need to do their work safely.

Mention

Urban logistics presented by


Participatory approach regarding the future of Gatineau’s Smart Centres

Arpent

Arpent is a non-profit urban planning firm that offers a wide range of services in land use planning. It led a participatory public consultation process on the future of the Smart Centres on Gatineau’s Boulevard du Plateau. At the heart of the group’s concerns were questions about the safety of non-motorized modes of travel, the general accessibility of the site and the promotion of active transit.

Mercier Taxibus: a free and local service

exo

A free ridesharing taxi in Mercier that is responding to the growing mobility needs of the population. Before, only one regional ridesharing service was available in the area and it didn’t cover the citizens’ local mobility needs to hospitals, CLSCs, shopping centres, etc. This line of taxibuses operates seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Desire Lines Analysis Tool

Copenhagenize Design Co.

A social consulting firm that puts bicycles at the heart of urban planning on a human scale. Their Desire Lines Analysis Tool was used in Montréal at the Berri/Cherrier and Saint-Urbain/Maisonneuve intersections to study cyclist behaviour with regards to existing infrastructure and to come up with thoughtful urban planning recommendations for users.

LionC

La Compagnie Électrique Lion

The LionC is a 100% electric zero-emission school bus and the only option of its kind in the school transportation sector. One LionC eliminates 23 tons of GHGs, the equivalent of five cars on the road.

Non-conscious response to autonomous vehicles

CubeHX

CubeHX has a technology capable of measuring the excitability and cognitive level of people in various circumstances (e.g. while interacting with a website). The company has evolved its solution to be used in autonomous vehicles, making it possible to capture data that was unobtainable until now.

Electric vehicle charging stations Hydro-Québec

Morelli

The development of charging stations for electric vehicles that put the user at the heart of the design. The intuitive-use stations foster access to a cleaner and more responsible mode of transportation across Québec.

Human experience


NANA

Navette Nature

Navette Nature (NANA) uses school buses to offer affordable rides to natural and protected sites in Québec. NANA has taken more than 5,000 people to natural spaces in the Montréal area since 2016. Two of the seven expeditions currently offered cost less than $10, making it accessible to a large number of clients.

NÉArque Project

Parc olympique

The first autonomous shuttle pilot project on open roads. It provides an alter-native mode of transportation for visitors and for Desjardins employees, who recently set up offices in the Montréal Tower. The autonomous electric shuttles have been deployed in freezing rain, snow and temperatures as low as -11°C, a first in Canada.

Ogustine

Ogust

Experts in the sector of personal home services (housekeeping, tutoring, elderly care, babysitting, gardening, etc.), Ogust recently developed a solution enabling consumers to book the services of local professionals and pay online with ease, significantly reducing the need to travel back and forth for admin-istrative reasons.

Autonomous shuttle for food safety

Quartier de l’innovation (Qi)

A pre-project study is underway for the implementation—as early as the spring of 2020—of an all-electric autonomous social and food delivery shuttle in the Petite-Bourgogne neighbourhood. Two UQAM researchers are working with the Qi on the development of this project. Residents and community organiza-tions are being consulted and informed of the project’s progress on a regular basis to validate and enrich the process.

Mouvement #1000joursAH

OnRoule.org

A non-profit organization whose mission is to simplify daily life for people with reduced mobility. The goal of their #1000joursAH movement (“1000 days for accessible humans”) is to map the accessibility of all public spaces between now and 2022 and make that information available to citizens. The movement helps people make the most of the accessible options available today while working to build a more accessible tomorrow—universal accessibility—for everyone.

PPassage: audit on the potential for safe and active pedestrianization

Société Logique

Société Logique is a non-profit organization that promotes, creates and develops new urban planning practices across Québec that are inclusive and responsible. The PPassage audit documents the walkability performance of neighbourhoods by analyzing the safety, functionality and comfort of urban planning for pedestrians. The data collected is available to the public free of charge.

Human experience

Mention Mention

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LocoMotion

Solon Collectif

LocoMotion is a multi-vehicle ridesharing program among neighbours. It includes the use of cars, trailers, cargo bikes and electric bikes, giving citi-zens the chance to transform their mobility options and strengthen their ties with fellow community members. LocoMotion is local, ecological, economical (neighbours can share the costs of owning the vehicles and equipment) and it fosters active and shared mobility.

Transit Reward Program

Transit

The Transit Reward Program was launched as a pilot project in the summer of 2019, giving users the chance to earn Transit points by activating the GO participatory production tool when they take the bus, rent a BIXI or use Communauto. Users can redeem their points for rewards, like a free BIXI ride or a free hour with Communauto.

Human experience

Winner


Presentation of the jury At the crossroads of digital technologies and the business world, Patrick is an innovation aficionado. His exper-ience goes from the development of start-ups to large corporations, where he displayed his strategic acumen and marketing skills. He has been passionate about urban mobi-lity ever since he contributed to the development of P$ Service Mobile, the Stationnement de Montréal payment app. He helped found Téo Taxi and served as general manager in 2017. He is now the CEO of the OSMO Foundation (Notman House) and an administrator for Bonjour Startup MTL.

Patrick Gagné Chief Executive Officer

OSMO

Sarah Houde spent her earlier career as a communications and public relations director in the private and non-profit sectors before becoming executive director of the pan-Ca-nadian organization Youth Fusion, which doubled in size in the three years under her leadership. She then joined private equity firm XPND Capital as vice-president of public and government affairs, where she spearheaded a number of transport electrification projects. She has been CEO of Propulsion Québec since the fall of 2017.

Sarah Houde Chief Executive Officer

Propulsion Québec

Nathalie Dion has been on the Board of Directors for the Ordre des archi-tectes du Québec since 2005. She became president of the Ordre in 2013 and has demonstrated a keen sensibility for the social and cultural importance of architecture and the role that architects can play in Québec. In the performance of her duties for the Ordre des architectes, Nathalie has provided tremendous leadership for the architectural and political communities. She was instrumental in launching the first Stratégie québécoise de l’architec-ture last April.

Nathalie Dion President

Ordre des architectes du Québec


As President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, Michel Leblanc is the official spokesperson of the organization. He also oversees the planning, management, coor-dination and follow-up of the all of the Chamber of Commerce’s oper-ations. An economist by training, he has a keen grasp of economic issues and understands the realities of business people and the challenges they face. He has held several upper management roles, most notably at SECOR, Génome Québec, Montréal International and L’Institut de recherches en politiques publiques. He was also an economist for the Department of Finance Canada.

Jury’s Choice AwardAfter assessing all of the projects submitted, the jury wanted to draw attention to the organizations that stood out for them.

Here are the winners.

Catherine Morency is a civil engi-neer and professor at Polytechnique Montréal. She is the Chairholder of the Research Chair in Mobility, where she is looking at the imple-mentation of sustainability in transportation. She is also the Chairholder of the Canada Research Chair in the Mobility of People, and is working on an integrated under-standing of the roles played by different modes of transportation in people’s daily lives.

Michel Leblanc President and CEO

Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montréal

Catherine Morency Professor

Polytechnique Montréal and Research Chair in Mobility

Jury’s Choice Award


MRC de Memphrémagog


A word from the STM

Mobility is central to the daily lives of millions of people in Québec. The growing number of mobil-ity stakeholders and evolving technologies are very good news for customers. However, they expect a diversified and attractive offer that makes their trips easier. With approximately 365.2 million trips made within its bus and metro network in 2018, the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) plays a leading role in mobility. Nonetheless, it recognizes the importance of fostering dialogue among the various stakeholders so that Montréal can be at the forefront of sustainable and integrated mobility.

The Jalon Mobility Awards are a catalyst for advancing mobility and bringing together the agents of change in this changing ecosystem. The STM welcomes this initiative and is proud to be associated with it by crea-ting the Coup de pouce STM award. This award will provide the winner with coaching from STM’s teams, who will combine their expertise with that of an innovative solutions developer to help the winning company advance its project.

The Jalon Awards are the first gathering for creativity and innovation in mobility. I wish all candidates the best of luck and encourage them to con-tinue their efforts so that together we can achieve sustainable, intelligent and attractive mobility. We will all come out winners!

Philippe Schnobb Chairman of the Board of Directors, Société de transport de Montréal


Coup de pouce Award

Blaise Transit

Momentum Technologies


C2RO Cloud Robotics

Momentum Consultants en transport

Smartpixel

Navette Nature

Solon Collectif

OnRoule.org

Transit


Vélo-Transit

E-SMART

LeddarTech

Locketgo

A leader in mobility and sustainable development thanks to its bus and metro network, the STM has partnered with the Jalon Mobility Awards to offer to share its expertise with promoters of innovative public transit- related solutions. The recipient of the STM Coup de pouce Award will receive support from the STM in the form of advice, totaling up to 400 hours* depending on the jointly identified needs, thus empowering it to further evolve its product or service and help it go to market.

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Event partnersThe Jalon team

Board of Directors

Jean-François Tremblay President and CEO

Sébastien Beaudoin Vice-President, Operations and Digital Services

Diane Harrison Director of Operations and Human Resources

Randall Ascui Director of Financing and Communities of Interest

Karim Er-Rafia Director, Data Valorization Strategy

Mickael Brard Urban Mobility Consultant

Victor Char Urban Mobility Consultant

Loriane Chaudot Urban Mobility Consultant

Antoine Sambin Urban Mobility Consultant

Véronique Laurin Communications and Marketing Manager

Tomy Mestas Analyst

Stéphanie Paré Analyst

Carmen Trempe Accountant

Raymond Leduc Chairperson of the Board of Directors

Danielle Charest Administrator

Marie Côté Administrator

Richard Gold Administrator

Lucie Lazar Administrator

Pierre Thibault Administrator

Martin Trépanier Administrator

Laure Waridel Administrator


A word from EY

It’s a great honour for me and for EY to partner in the very first edition of the Jalon Mobility Awards. From the moment it was presented, it was clear the idea was a fit with our vision of today’s business world: Building a better working world is our tagline at EY.

The conventional automotive industry is going through a time of profound challenges. Urbanization, changing consumer expectations and emerging digital technologies are driving a wave of disruptive innovation. To succeed in this new world of mobility and smart manufacturing, companies will have to make transformative changes at unprecedented speed. New busi-ness models will require new cultures and practices: mature companies will need to think like start-ups, tap into new talent and engage consumers. The prize for those who do is a world of new commercial opportunity. And that is precisely what EY can do, help you get there today, for tomorrow.

A very special mention for all the nominees: you fully deserve this visibil-ity in the Québec business community. I only hope this recognition means that change makers will see their efforts rewarded and that it will provide added thrust to make Greater Montréal and Québec world-class models.

Marc Brazeau Partner and Leader of the Infrastructure

Advisory for Québec, EY

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