CONCURRENT CITY SESSIONS

BOGOTÁ, COLUMBIA
MODERATOR: Dario Hidalgo, Ph.D., Deputy General Manager, TRANSMILENIO S.A., Bogotá, Columbia
Bogotá – Urban Form & Transportation Characteristics

Edgar E. Sandoval, General Manager, TRANSMILENIO S.A., Bogotá, Columbia & Dario Hidalgo
Structural Change in Bogotá’s Transportation Systems: Public & Non-Motorized Transportation Priority & Private Car Restrictions

Edgar McAllister, Operations Director, TRANSMILENIO S.A., Bogotá, Columbia & Dario Hidalgo
TRANSMILENIO: A High Capacit y-Low Cost Bus Rapid Transit System Developed for Bogotá, Columbia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
MODERATOR: George Wynne, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC, USA

Richard Day, General Manager, Rail Development, State Rail, Sydney, Australia (invited)
Socioeconomic Characteristcs, Land Use & Travel Pat terns in Sydney

John Smith, Urban Development Director, Parramatta Rail Link, Sydney, Australia (invited)
Existing Public Transportation & Its Operations & Use by People

Speaker to be announced
The third speaker will focus on sustainability issues.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA
MODERATOR: Andrew Bata, Senior Director, Strategic Planning & Integration, New York City Transit, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Robert Paaswell, Director, University Transportation Research Center, City College, New York, NY, USA
A Time for Strategy: Transportation Activities & the World Trade Center

Peter Derrick, Ph.D., Archivist & Editor, The Bronx Historical Society; Former Assistant Director, Capital Program Management, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, NY, USA
New York Rail Network: 100 Years of Planning, Politics & Finance

James Kelly, Director, ITS Program, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, New York, NY, USA
Intelligent Transportation Systems in the New York Metropolitan Area

Refreshment Break, Exposition Hall

CONCURRENT CITY SESSIONS

MADRID, SPAIN
MODERATOR: Speakers to be announced
Three speakers will address Madrid’s socioeconomic characteristics, land use & travel patterns; public transportation system operations; & specific mass transit programs involving sustainability.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY
MODERATOR: Gokhan Samur, Consultant, IMM Transportation Department, Istanbul, Turkey

Rafet Bozdogan, Head of Transportation Department, The Municipality of Metropolitan Istanbul Transportation Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Socioeconomic Characteristics, Land Use & Travel Pat terns of Istanbul

Gundogdu, O. Yildiz, S. Nas & V. Ozburlur, Istanbul Transportation Co., Istanbul, Turkey
Existing Public Transportation & Its Operations & Use by People

Nevzat Pakdil, General Manager, IETT, Istanbul, Turkey

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
MODERATOR: Claudio De Senna Frederico, Vice President, National Traffic & Public Transportation Association (ANTP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
From Rags to Riches – Old Railway System Upgrade – Sound Public Finance & Social Investment

Jurandir Fernando Riberio Fernades, State Secretary for MetropolitanTransportation; Chairman of the Board for Subways, Urban Trains, Buses & Urban Planning; President, National Traffic & Public Transportation Association, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Planning for Public Support – PITU 2020 – Sao Paulo Metropolitan 20-Year Transportation Plan – Regional Multi- Government Long-Range Urban Plan Supported by Mathematical Modeling of Social Objectives

Arnaldo Luis Santos Pereira, Planning & Expansion Director, Sao Paulo Metro Company; Board Member, State Metropolitan Train & Bus Companies, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sao Paulo Metro Story – Mass Transit with Car Level Public Opinion Acceptance – Social Balance Sheet

CONCURRENT CITY SESSIONS

BERLIN, GERMANY
MODERATOR: Melanie Tilgner-Janos, Transportation Consultant, Frankfurt, Germany Peter Strieder, Senator, Berlin Senate for Urban Development, Berlin, Germany
Stadtverkehr – Sustainable Urban Traffic

Joachim Niklas, Ph.D., Department of Finances, Member of the Board, Berliner, Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Berlin, Germany
BVG – A Part of Berlin

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
MODERATOR: Patricia Brennan, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Speakers to be announced
Three speakers will address Buenos Aires’ characteristics, land use & travel patterns; public transportation system operations; & specific mass transit programs involving sustainability.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA
MODERATOR: Walter Kulyk, P.E., FTA, USDOT

James de la Loza, Executive Officer, Planning & Development, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Socioeconomic Characteristics, Land Use & Travel Patterns of Los Angeles

Frances Banerjee, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Los Angeles Department of Transportation Responsibilities & Accomplishments

Doug Suisman, Principal, Suisman Urban Design, Santa Monica, CA, USA
The Los Angeles Metro Rapid System: Designing Rapid Bus Service from the Sidewalk Up

Rex Gephart, Project Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Los Angeles Metro Rapid Program

Refreshment Break

FINAL PLENARY SESSION: Ensuring Sustainability Through Mass Transit

MODERATOR: Murthy V.A. Bondada, Ph.D., P.E., President, Atlantic Transportation Engineers, Inc., Winter Park, FL, USA; Past Chair, ASCE Public Transport Committee

Vukan Vuchic, Ph.D., Professor of Transportation Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Lee Schipper, Transport Advisor to the Shell Foundation, London, UK

Manuel Melis Maynar, President, Metro de Madrid, S.A; General Director for Transport Infrastructure, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Pierre Laconte, President, Foundation for the Urban Environment, Kortenberg, Belgium

CLOSING REMARKS

Walter Kulyk, P.E., FTA, USDOT