Fostering Successful Implementation of Sustainable Urban Travel Policies

ECMT - U.S. DOT Workshop, Washington D.C., 5-7 November 2003

The workshop focused on how countries - in particular the United States with its federal system of government - are bridging the gap between the identification and implementation of effective sustainable urban travel options.

Programme  --  List of Participants

• Welcoming Remarks
  Emil FRANKEL, U.S. DOT

• Opening Remarks
  Jack SHORT, ECMT Secretary General

• Overview of the ECMT/OECD Project on Sustainable Urban Travel and Sustainable Development
  Ed WEINER, U.S. DOT

• Overview of Workshop
  Ed WEINER, U.S. DOT

• The U.S. Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century - An Innovative Framework for Transportation Planning and Decision-Making
  George SCHOENER, U.S. DOT

• From National to Local Level in Netherlands
  Henk PAUWELS, Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management - AVV Research Centre

• The GRTA Story: Georgia Regional Transport Authority
  Catherine L. ROSS, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Transportation Policy in Polish Cities: 10 Years after Adoption
  Andrzej BRZEZINSKI, Warsaw University of Technology, Institute for Roads and Bridges

• Institutional Arrangements for Transport and Land Use/Air Quality Planning in Great Britain -- Slides
  Anthony MAY, University of Leeds, Institute of Transport Studies

• Housing Incentive Program, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
  Steve HEMINGER, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California

• Integrated Transport Policy - Our Concept for a Sustainable Mobile Future -- Slides
  Petra WINKLER-MAITRE, Ministry of Transport, Building and Housing, Germany

• Making the Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality Connection in Portland, Oregon
  Richard BRANDMANN, Metro Regional Center, Portland, Oregon

• Mid-Atlantic Rail Operations Study
  John BANIAK, I-95 Corridor Coalition, Saratoga Springs, NY

• "Shoe Leather" Public Involvement Strategies for a Collaborative Corridor Study
  Robert TERRAGNO, Envision Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

• Public Involvement Frameworks to Foster the Integration of Citizens and Stakeholders in Urban Decision Making: Experiences from the EU Research Project TRANSPLUS -- Slides
  Carlo SESSA, Istituto di Studi per l'Integrazione dei Sistemi (ISIS)

• Participatory Planning - A Chicagoland - Experience
  Ronald L. THOMAS, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, Illinois

• Fostering Sustainable Urban Travel in Norway - New Urban Organization Models, Incentive Based Fundings and Car Taxation
  Tone AUSTESTAD, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Norway

• New Jersey Transit's Hudson Bergen Design, Build, Operate and Maintain (DBOM) Arrangement
  Steven H. SANTORO, New Jersey Transit, Newark, New Jersey

• Metro Commute Partnerships -- Slides
  Matt HANSEN, King Country Metro Transit, Seattle, Washington

• Managing Travel in Rome: Visions and Challenges for the Future
  Stefania DISERIO, ATAC Public Transport Agency, Rome, Italy

• Demand Management -- Slides
  Nicholas RAMFOS, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC

• Pilot Projects on Freight Transport Demand Management in Tokyo
  Hiroki MATSUMOTO, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Tokyo, Japan

• Multimodal Journey Planning with PEPTRAN: Pedestrian and Public Transport Navigation
  Rory DOYLE, British Maritime Technology, Middlesex, UK

• ITS and Transportation Sustainability
  Tom BUICK Maricopa Country Department of Transportation, Phoenix, Arizona

• European Policy on Alternative Motor Fuels
  Maria ALFAYATE, European Commission, Clean Urban Transport Unit

• Problems in the Collection and Monitoring of Urban Travel Data
  Mary CRASS, ECMT

• Florida Department of Transportation's Mobility Performance Measures Program
  Gorgon MORGAN, Highway Data Analysis Section, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee

• Concluding Discussion
  Ed WEINER, U.S. DOT