5th National Bus Rapid Transit Conference 2012
In August, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) along with the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute (NBRTI), hosted the TRB Fifth National Bus Rapid Transit Conference. Over 150 attendees representing transit and consulting agencies, vehicle manufacturers, and researcher centers were present. Industry information was shared among attendees, with more than 20 presentations, a technical tour of the Las Vegas BRT services, and a poster session as part of the three day conference.
Monday, August 20
Welcome to Las Vegas
Tina Quigley, GM of Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Tuesday, August 21
BRT Around the World
Sam Zimmerman, World Bank - Keynote Speaker
BRT Research and Innovation
Cliff Henke, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Dario Hidalgo, EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Sustianable Transport
Moving BRT Forward in Your Community
Lee G. Gibson, Regional Trnasportation Commisssion of Washoe County (RTC), Reno, NV
Hal Johnson, Utah Transit Authority
June DeVoll, Community Transit, Snohomish County
Wednesday, August 22
BRT Technology and Enhancements
Brian C. Hoeft, Regional Trnasportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Wei-Bin Zhang and colleague, UC Berkeley
Brendon Finn, ETTS, Ltd.
BRT and Land Use
Michael Schipper, Greater Cleveland RTA
Victoria Perk, National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
Graham Carey, AECOM
BRT Vehicles
Jennifer Flynn, National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
Jeff Hiott, American Public Transportation Association
Christopher Ziemann, Chicago Bus Rapid Transit
Thomas Apalenek, BAE Systems
BRT Service Plans and Runningways
Stefano Viggiano, Parsons Binckerhoff
Allen Warren, Brisbane Transport
