{"id":2274,"date":"2026-04-28T08:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/2026\/04\/ali-alou\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T01:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:11:08","slug":"ali-alou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/04\/ali-alou\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Alou"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">Ali Alou<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">Senior Traffic Engineer  \u2014 City of Edmonton<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 0px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ali.alou@edmonton.ca\">ali.alou@edmonton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">I am Ali Alou, a Senior Traffic Engineer Special Events and Projects, Traffic Control &#038; Road Use Coordination, Technical &#038; Regulatory Services, Parks and roads Services, City Operations. <\/p>\n<p>Previous to that I was Acting Traffic Manager for nearly 18 months. In the past I held roles as a Project Manager on Design stages (Feasiblity Study, Prelim, Detailed Design) in IIS on twinning projects, streetscape projects, and bridge projects. <br \/>I have been with the City over 10 years in various roles and positions.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-sessions\" style=\"margin-top:32px;padding-top:16px;border-top:2px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#1e293b;\">I am speaking at:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-session-item\" style=\"padding:12px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;\"><a href=\"#spk-session-desc-a9044b2f-1750-4161-8159-82bdbed35260\" class=\"speaker-session-title\" style=\"font-weight:600;font-size:16px;color:#1e293b;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"var d=document.getElementById('spk-session-desc-a9044b2f-1750-4161-8159-82bdbed35260');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">TO2 PANEL: Workzone Safety: Keeping them Connected and Safe<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Thu, May 21, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">9:00\u202fAM \u2013 10:00\u202fAM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Edmonton Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-a9044b2f-1750-4161-8159-82bdbed35260\" class=\"speaker-session-description\" style=\"display:none;margin-top:8px;padding:10px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#334155;\">\n<p>Panel Organizers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roger Browne, Director, Congestion and Network Management, City of Toronto<\/li>\n<li>Yeatland Wong, Director of Smart Mobility, Transnomis Solutions Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Moderators: Roger Browne, City of Toronto, and Yeatland Wong, Transnomis Solutions<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Panelists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dave Greenfield, Chief Information Officer, Halifax Harbour Bridges<\/li>\n<li>Ali Alou, Senior Engineer, Traffic Operations, City of Edmonton<\/li>\n<li>Asad Lesani, VP Smart Infrastructure Product, Ouster<\/li>\n<li>Sunny Petrujkic, Senior Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, City of Toronto<\/li>\n<li>Ben Pisch, Vice President of Clients and Markets, Sensen AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Keeping workers safe is as important as keeping drivers safe. Construction and maintenance workers are particularly vulnerable\u2014especially during harsh weather, peak traffic, and day-to-day field work.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In this panel, we will be exploring the use of technology and improvements to processes to enhance safety in workzones. Our panelists will explore this topic from several different aspects including the risks and considerations, the newest technologies in workzone safety, the technology gaps, the projects that show the leading edge of workzone safety, and what\u2019s in store for the future.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The panel will approach this from multiple perspectives, featuring case studies from bridge authorities, urban municipalities, and technology providers.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Traffic and operations experts will discuss how their agencies protect travellers, as well as the people who keep roads open and traffic moving. We\u2019ll discuss topics including Halifax Harbour Bridges\u2019 challenges with staff and public safety on bridges, Toronto\u2019s challenges with construction workzones and accessibility for pedestrians with disabilities, and Esri Canada\u2019s Transit Safety pilot project in Edmonton. Panelists will share how they design and plan safer work zones, optimize safety with technology, and adapt operations during severe weather so workers can do their jobs without critical risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2274\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ali Alou Senior Traffic Engineer \u2014 City of Edmonton Email: ali.alou@edmonton.ca I am Ali Alou, a Senior Traffic Engineer Special Events and Projects, Traffic Control &#038; Road Use Coordination, Technical [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ali Alou - ITSC Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/04\/ali-alou\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ali Alou - ITSC Events\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ali Alou Senior Traffic Engineer \u2014 City of Edmonton Email: ali.alou@edmonton.ca I am Ali Alou, a Senior Traffic Engineer Special Events and Projects, Traffic Control &#038; 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