94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of transport experts in the world, with over more than 10,000 participants from more than 70 countries. The spotlight theme for the 94th TRB Annual Meeting is “Corridors to the Future: Transportation and Technology." The program covers all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 750 sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. The event will be held in the Washington Convention Center, January 11-15, 2015.

Experts from EMBARQ, part of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, will participate in a wide range of panels, presentations, and other activites. For a full agenda, please visit the TRB website.

EMBARQ at the 94th TRBAM

Sunday Jan 11 1:30PM- 4:30PM

• Understanding Platform Overcrowding at Bus Rapid Transit Stations, Nicolae Duduta & Asis Subedi, EMBARQ/World Resources Institute, Paper 15-2989, Board C16
• Commuters' Exposure to PM2.5: Case Study in Ahmedabad, India,  H. M. Shivanand Swamy, Center of Excellence in Urban Transport, India, Madhav Pai, EMBARQ India, Shelly Kulshrestha, CEPT University, India, Paper 15-5617, Board D09

Monday Jan 12 1:30PM- 3:15PM

• Perspectives from Brasil, Luis Antonio Lindau, EMBARQ Brasil, Presentation P15-6453

Monday Jan 12 2:00PM- 3:45PM

• Motorized Two-Wheelers in Indian Cities: Case Study of Pune, Radha Chanchani & Anjali Mahendra, EMBARQ India, with Nick Ferenchak, University of Colorado, Denver
  • Read more on TheCityFix | Challenges in managing the motorized two-wheeler sector in India
• Recasting Decision-Making Process for Urban Cycling: Local Government of Istanbul Metropolitan Area, Turkey, Cigdem Corek Oztas, Merve Aki & Pinar Kose, EMBARQ Turkey
  • Read more on TheCityFix | Enhancing livability in Turkey and in cities worldwide
• Evaluating the Impact of Urban Form on Transportation in Gated Communities in Bangalore, India, Lakshmi Rajagopalan, Nathan Alexander Page, Saritha Sudhakaran, Anjali Mahendra, EMBARQ India
  • Read more on TheCityFix | The role of private developers in sustainable mobility
• Assessment of Impact of Auto-Rickshaw Fare Reforms in Chennai, India, Roshan Toshniwal and Akshay Mani, EMBARQ India
  • Read more on TheCityFix | Can auto-rickshaw fare reform in Chennai lead users to choose sustainable transport?

• Bus Rapid Transit and Bus Priority Corridors Including Buses with High Level of Service: Global Overview, Luis Antonio Lindau, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with Cristina Albuquerque Moreira da Silva, Guillermo Petzhold & Daniela Facchini, EMBARQ Brazil
  • Read more on TheCityFix | 189 cities and counting: Track the growth of bus rapid transit on the redesigned BRTdata.org!

Tuesday Jan 13 8:30AM- 10:15AM

• Mandatory Employer Trip Reduction Regulatory Development in Mexico City, Rachel R. Weinberger, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Erin Francke, EMBARQ Mexico, Eric N. Schreffler, Transportation Consultant, Jorge Macias Mora, Center for Sustainable Transport, Mexico, Maria Catalina Ochoa Sepulveda, World Bank

Tuesday Jan 13 10:45AM- 12:30PM

• Analyzing Impacts of Global Transport CO2 Emissions Using Multisectoral Tool, Erin Cooper and Benoit Lefevre, EMBARQ/World Resources Institute, with Julien Pestiaux, Cornell University
  • Read more on TheCityFix | New data from 2050 Global Calculator indicates sustainable transport critical to combating climate change

Tuesday Jan 13 1:30PM- 5:30PM

Tuesday Jan 13 4:15PM- 6:00PM

• Evaluating Health Impacts from Bus Rapid Transit System Implementation in India: Case Study of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India , Anjali Mahendra & Lakshmi Rajagopalan, EMBARQ India
  • Read more on TheCityFix | The intersection of public health and transport in Indian cities

Tuesday Jan 13 7:30PM- 9:30PM

Wednesday Jan 14 10:15AM- 12:00PM

• Emergence of Electric-Powered Two-Wheelers on Asian Roads: Curse or Blessing from a Sustainable Transport Perspective?, Juan Miguel Velasquez, EMBARQ/World Resources Institute & Katrin Julia Eisenbeiss, Consultant, GIZ

Wednesday Jan 14 4:30PM- 6:00P

• Claudia Adriazola-Steil (WRI): Traffic Safety on Bus Corridors Design Guidelines
• Aimee Gauthier (ITDP): BRT Planning Guide 2015
• Daniel Rodriguez (UNC Chapel Hill): Motorcycles in Latin America
• Amit Bhat (EMBARQ India): Bus Karo 2.0 Case Studies of Bus Reform in India / Raaghiri Day-Equal Streets Open Streets in India (as a vehicle for promotion of sustainable transport)
  • Read more on TheCityFix | Increasing mode share of bus transport in Indian cities, In photos: Mumbai celebrates four weeks of Equal Streets
• Juan Carlos Muñoz (PUC Chile) BRT COE Book Announcement

Wednesday Jan 14 4:30PM- 6:00PM