OMdT is an independent platform dedicated to analysis, cooperation, and innovation in mobility and territorial development.
We work to bring research and public policy closer together to design more integrated, equitable, and sustainable mobility policies.
Our work rests on three complementary functions:
OMdT brings together researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic, committed to transforming mobility systems.
Our founding team combines railway expertise, service design, territorial governance, and public innovation.
Four evenings, two continents, one conviction: the major transformations in mobility are best thought through together. The Cinq à sept Series brings together decision-makers, operators, researchers, and practitioners around the questions reshaping transport systems — with the rigour of the practitioner and the vision of the strategist.
Montreal
Alongside the AQTR 2026 Congress and opening Montreal Design Week
How do we design truly accessible transport systems, from end to end? This first gathering brings French and Québécois approaches to journey design and accessibility engineering into dialogue.
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Post-conference TAC 2026, Winnipeg
In preparation
How can we ensure dignified, equitable, and viable mobility coverage in lower-density territories? Transport authorities, operators, economic actors, and innovative solutions from both sides of the Atlantic are brought together.
Toronto
In preparation
Major cities concentrate infrastructure investment yet struggle to offer smooth everyday journeys. Why does urban density not automatically translate into real accessibility? This Cinq à sept puts French and Canadian approaches to integrated planning, data governance, and user experience in high-pressure urban corridors into direct comparison.
Montréal
How are automation and new forms of urban mobility reshaping journeys and usage patterns in major cities? A forward-looking dialogue between infrastructure, operations, and governance stakeholders.
OMdT is organising its first international Learning Expedition — a field immersion designed for decision-makers, planners, and mobility professionals who want to step out of conference rooms and see systems operating for real.
From the Grand Est high-speed corridor to Karlsruhe's unique interoperability model, and on to Berlin during InnoTrans — the world's leading rail technology trade show — each stop is chosen for its direct relevance to Canadian challenges: intercity corridors, interchange hubs, rail-air integration, multi-stakeholder governance.
This programme is co-designed with practitioners who have held senior positions within the largest European rail operators: managing major Parisian stations, leading a regional rail innovation centre, designing field learning programmes for major infrastructure projects.
This is not an expedition organised about the rail sector. It is designed by people who have worked in it, and who still have the keys to open the right doors.
This is not a study tour. It is a structured observation programme, with analytical guides, targeted meetings, and a collective debrief that transforms what you have seen into a usable resource for your organisation.
Are you a decision-maker, planner, or mobility professional in Canada?
The expedition is limited to a small group. Express your interest and we will contact you once the detailed programme is finalised.
No commitment at this stage. This form simply allows us to better tailor the programme to the profiles of those interested.
OMdT is an independent platform, and that independence is its primary asset. It ensures the neutrality of our analyses and the credibility of our outputs with decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic. Our partners do not fund a position — they join a community of practitioners and institutions who believe that sustainable mobility is built through dialogue between territories.
Becoming a partner of OMdT means choosing to be present where the reference frameworks of tomorrow are being shaped — before they are set in stone.
Multi-year commitment with participation in governance, a seat on the advisory board, and leading institutional visibility.
Platform support with exclusive access to publications, participation in executive events, and public recognition.
Targeted collaboration on a learning expedition, thematic study, or event, with co-design and tailored deliverables.
Co-production of applied research, researcher exchanges, and joint publications.
Every engagement is built to measure. Contact us for an initial discussion with no commitment.
Become a PartnerFor any partnership enquiry, information on our programmes, or to join our network of sustainable mobility stakeholders.
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