Advancing Resilience to the Top of the Transportation Agenda
Advancing Resilience to the Top of the Transportation Agenda Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | October 10, 2022 | 55:40 minutes Resilience of our transportation systems, their ability to resist and quickly recover from disruptions, has become a central concern as climate change amplifies and extends the disruptive and destructive impacts of natural hazards such as […]
Tolls and Trucking: A New Value Proposition
Tolls & Trucking: A New Value Proposition Tracking Impacts of COVID-19 in metropolitan Washington and public opinion on how the pandemic will influence future travel Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | May 11, 2022 | 52:59 minutes The Interstate Highway System is wearing out and needs to be rebuilt, in some cases with additional capacity, especially […]
What’s Ahead?
What’s Ahead? Tracking Impacts of COVID-19 in metropolitan Washington and public opinion on how the pandemic will influence future travel Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | June 2, 2021 | 55:40 minutes This presentation will be jointly delivered by Tim Canan and Stacy Cook of COG-TPB, the region’s Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization. At the end of […]
The Once and Future State DOT: An Identity Crisis
The Once and Future State DOT: An Identity Crisis Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | April 14, 2021 | 64 minutes The traditional components of the vehicle Highway system structuring Highway transportation are undergoing radical and rapid change. The source of improvements in mobility and safety now lies primarily within private sector vehicle-related technology initiatives such […]
Will We Shift to a VMT Approach?
Will We Shift to a VMT Approach Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | March 10, 2021 | 62 minutes Has the time “finally arrived” when the body politic has come to jettison a long-accepted fuel-based user fee for meeting funding needs for surface transportation at the national level? Have we collectively “cried uncle” in recognition […]
Did COVID Kill Transit…
Did COVID Kill Transit… or Save it from Itself? Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | December 9, 2020 | 65 minutes When COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill, it decimated transit ridership along the way. Most experts agree that ridership will suffer a prolonged depression even after the pandemic fades, far more severe than […]
The Future of Transportation: How COVID-19 Impacts the Path Forward
The Future of Transportation: How COVID-19 Impacts the Path Forward Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | November 18, 2020 | 66 minutes This presentation will review some of the emerging data on how travel is being impacted by the pandemic and offer comments on how this is likely to impact transportation going forward. This will […]
Five Points to Guide Investment Policy in the Post-COVID Era
Five Points to Guide Investment Policy in the Post-COVID Era Chapter Host: Washington, D.C | October 14, 2020 | 1 hour Alan Pisarski recently published in the Reason Foundation newsletter a set of five points to guide public policy in transportation post pandemic. He will discuss that work in our meeting and expand on […]
The Future of Transit Bus Service in the US
The Future of Transit Bus Service in the US Chapter Host: Chicago | Oct 7, 2020 | 54 minutes This webinar, hosted by the Chicago Chapter in cooperation with FleetMotum, LLC, explored issues and opportunities facing transit agencies throughout the United States with respect to their bus operations. The event, moderated by Brian Antolin, […]
From Grounded to Take-Off: A discussion on Domestic and International Aviation Recovery
From Grounded to Take-Off: A Discussion on Domestic and International Aviation Recovery Chapter Host: Washington, D.C in conjunction with WTS and Young Professionals in Transportation | August 5, 2020 | 1 hour FREE. This is a live, online panel discussion. To register, please click here. The Transportation Research Forum (TRF-DC), WTS Washington, D.C. (WTS-DC), […]
