Gord Lovegrove

Expert who investigated Lac-Mégantic disaster calls for action from CN, province after Saskatoon derailment

CBC Saskatoon spoke to Gord Lovegrove, an engineering professor at UBC’s Okanagan Campus and expert in transportation safety, in an article about the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. Lovegrove commented on possible causes.

Jan 25, 2019

Crude by rail increase ‘manageable’, analysts say, but farmers fearful of being pushed off tracks

Calgary Herald mentioned Gord Lovegrove, a professor of civil engineering at UBC, in an article about the possibility of increasing crude by rail to Alberta. “The growth pressures in every […]

Dec 10, 2018

You don’t always need snow tires but here’s what experts recommend

Global News quoted Gord Lovegrove, a professor of engineering at UBC, in an article about whether or not snow tires are necessary. “If you are a novice driver or the […]

Nov 19, 2018

B.C. rolling back speed limits on 15 highway stretches

Various media outlets reported that speed limits will be rolled back on some B.C. highways following UBC studies that showed the number of crashes went up after speed limits were […]

Nov 7, 2018

Experts weigh in on the costs of SkyTrain vs. LRT in Surrey

The Vancouver Sun interviewed Gordon Lovegrove, a professor of engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus, for an article about costs of rapid transit in Surrey. He said the problem North Americans tend […]

Nov 1, 2018

Too early to predict timeline of Surrey-Langley SkyTrain: Experts

Gordon Lovegrove, an engineering professor at UBC’s Okanagan campus, spoke to News 1130 about the possibility of a SkyTrain connecting Surrey and Langley. Lovegrove, who consulted on the construction of […]

Oct 30, 2018

Is Vancouver’s approach to transportation sustainable?

BC Business interviewed Gord Lovegrove, a professor of engineering at UBC’s Okanagan campus, for an article about transportation in Vancouver. As UBC’s director of transportation planning in 2003, Lovegrove designed […]

Oct 22, 2018

B.C. road fatalities and injuries more than doubled since higher speed limits

Several media outlets reported on UBC research that found the number of fatal crashes on some B.C. roads has doubled since the speed limit was increased. CBC quoted Gord Lovegrove, […]

Oct 12, 2018

Highway speed limit hikes linked to more crashes, fatalities: study

The Times Colonist mentioned UBC research that found an increase in road traffic accidents on some B.C. roads is linked to a decision by the former provincial government to raise […]

Oct 10, 2018

Trapped train workers probably couldn’t send distress signal

CBC interviewed UBC tansportation safety expert Gord Lovegrove for a story on a derailed train in northern Manitoba. He said the two trapped rail workers probably had no way to […]

Sep 24, 2018

TransLink sets emissions goals, aims to green its operations

Gord Lovegrove, an associate professor at UBC Okanagan’s school of engineering, was quoted in an article in The Province about TransLink’s considerations of goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lovegrove […]