Transforming Transportation 2011
Join us for our annual event convening senior decision makers and transport experts from around the world to share the latest experiences, information and best practices focused on safe, clean, and affordable transport services. This year’s event will feature case studies on sustainable transport from China, Mexico, Colombia, South Africa, India and the U.S.
Brought to you by EMBARQ, The World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Institute for Transportation Development and Policy, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, and the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport.
Themes:
BRT Retrospective
National Transport Data
Road Safety
Motorcycles & Rickshaws
Green Freight & Logistics
Urban Development
Scaling Up in Developing Countries
Agenda:
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Presenters:
Claudia Adriazola (Health & Road Safety Program Director, EMBARQ)
O.P. Agarwal (Urban Transport Adviser, World Bank)
José Barbero (Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank)
Anthony Bliss (Road Safety Specialist, World Bank)
Colin Brader (Managing Director, Integrated Transport Planning)
Dr. Carlos Dora (Interventions for Healthy Environments Coordinator, World Health Organization)
Tyrell Duncan (Transport Division Director, Asian Development Bank)
Bert Fabian (Transport Program Manager, CAI-Asia)
Ke Fang (Senior Urban Transport Specialist , World Bank)
Lew Fulton (Senior Transport Energy Specialist, International Energy Agency)
Pablo Guerrero (Transport Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank)
Luis Gutiérrez (Latin America Strategic Director, EMBARQ)
Thomas Hamlin (Joint Convener, United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs)
Salvador Herrera (Deputy Executive Director, CTS-México, EMBARQ)
Darío Hidalgo (Director for Research and Practice, EMBARQ)
Walter Hook (Executive Director, ITDP)
Rodolfo Huici (Principal Economist, Infrastructure and Environment, Inter-American Development Bank)
Cornie Huizenga (Joint Convener, SLoCaT Partnership)
José Luis Irigoyen (Director of Transport, Water and ICT, World Bank)
Marc Juhel (Transport Sector Manager, World Bank)
Jari Kauppila (Administrator, Joint Transport Research Centre of the OECD and the International Transport Forum)
Charles Kooshian (Senior Transportation Policy Analyst, Center for Clean Air Policy)
Ajay Kumar (Transport Economist, World Bank)
Clayton Lane (Acting Director and Chief Operating Officer, EMBARQ)
James Leather (Transport Specialist, Asian Development Bank)
Sanjiv K. Lohia (Official on Special Duty, Mass Rapid Transit Systems, Ministry of Urban Development, India)
Shomik Mehndiratta (Lead Urban Transport Specialist, World Bank)
Ricardo Montezuma (Executive Director, Fundación Ciudad Humana)
Fernando Páez (General Manager, TRANSMILENIO S.A., Bogotá, Colombia)
Madhav Pai (Director, CST-India, EMBARQ)
Michael Replogle (Global Policy Director and Founder, ITDP)
Nestor Roa (Lead Transport Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank)
Sibylle Rupprecht (Director General, International Road Federation)
Andrew Salzberg (Urban Transport Consultant, World Bank)
Lee Schipper (EMBARQ Founder; Project Scientist, University of California, Berkeley; Senior Research Engineer, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford University)
Shivanand Swamy (Professor and Associate Director, Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University)
Alejandro Taddia (Transport Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank)
Zhu Xianyuan (BRT Modeling & Traffic Engineering, ITDP)
Sam Zimmerman (Consultant and Former senior Urban Transport Specialist, World Bank)
Location:
The World Bank
1818 H St NW.
Preston Auditorium
Room MC13-121
Washington, D.C.
Time:
8:55 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Agenda
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Note: Updated January 26. Agenda subject to change.
8:25 – 8:55 Arrival: Check-in with building security.
8:55 – 9:00 Opening: Opening welcome on behalf of WB, IDB, ADB, EMBARQ, ITDP, CAI Asia, SLoCaT Partnership, by José Luis Irigoyen, Transport, Water and ICT Director (WB)
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session 1: BRT achievements and challenges: Lessons learned and way forward, from Curitiba to Guangzhou and beyond
Scope and Objectives: Provide a global perspective of the advances in BRT worldwide, with special focus on areas of improvement derived from analysis of case studies.
- Introduction by session host: Darío Hidalgo (EMBARQ)
- An overview of recent worldwide developments in BRT – Walter Hook (ITDP); special mention of Johannesburg, Ahmedabad, Guangzhou, Lima
- TransMilenio 10 years and the future: integrated mass transit system– Fernando Páez (General Manager, TRANSMILENIO S.A., Bogotá, Colombia)
- Lessons of experience from implementation of BRTs in Africa, South, and East Asia - O.P. Agarwal (World Bank) and Colin Brader (Integrated Transport Planning)
- SIBRT - The Latin American Association on Integrated Systems and BRT – Luis Gutiérrez (EMBARQ)
- Panel discussion with the speakers and Q&A
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00 Morning Session 2: National Transport Data
Scope and Objectives: Review the current status quo in collecting, analyzing and documenting national transport data in developing countries. Outline steps being taken to improve the availability and quality of such data and suggest an institutional mechanism to sustain improvement efforts.
- Introduction to the session: José Barbero (IDB)
- Results of survey on availability and quality in selected countries in Latin America and further efforts of IDB to improve transport data: José Barbero and Rodolfo Huici (IDB)
- Results of survey on availability and quality in selected countries in Asia and further efforts of ADB to improve transport data. James Leather (ADB)
- Suggestions for an improved institutional mechanism for the collection, analysis and dissemination of transport data in developing countries. Cornie Huizenga (SLoCaT Partnership)
- Comments representatives developing countries: Sanjiv K. Lohia (Official on Special Duty, Mass Rapid Transit Systems, Ministry of Urban Development, India)
- Comments by international organizations: Lee Schipper (EMBARQ, UC Berkeley) Lew Fulton (IEA), Jari Kauppila (International Transport Forum), Sibylle Rupprecht (International Road Federation), Thomas Hamlin (United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs)
- Questions and answers
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout 1: Public Health and Sustainable Transport
Scope and Objectives: Discuss the various aspects in which transport affects public health (mainly air pollution, lack of physical activity, road safety) and how urban development and sustainable transport initiatives help reduce premature death, illness and disabilities.
- Introduction by session host: Dr. Carlos Dora (World Health Organization, WHO) – 5 min
- World Health Organization’s perspective on public health & transport: Dr. Carlos Dora (WHO) – 10 min
- EMBARQ perspective, Sustainable Transport Saves Lives: Claudia Adriazola (EMBARQ) – 10 min
- Panel Discussion (moderated by Carlos Dora): How are the development institutions incorporating sustainable transport in their health and road safety portfolios? : Anthony Bliss (WB), Alejandro Taddia (IDB), James Leather (ADB) – 60 min (10 min per person, then open for Q&A)
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout 2: Freight & Logistics
Scope and Objectives: The importance of freight and logistics has not been reflected in the discussion on sustainable transport. This session presents challenges faced in the freight and logistics sector and presents initiatives in Latin America and Asia to enhance the sustainability of freight and logistics.
- Introduction to the session: Chair Rodolfo Huici (IDB)
- Overview of logistics and freight transport in LAC; urban logistics, land use, efficiency and assessment methodologies: Pablo Guerrero (IDB)
- Strengthening Asian Transport Network to facilitate regional trade in Asia: Tyrell Duncan (ADB)
- Green Freight Initiatives in China and Brazil: Ke Fang (The World Bank)
- Working towards a Green Freight Program in China and Asia: Bert Fabian (CAI-Asia)
- Questions & Answers
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 3: Role of Motorcycles & Rickshaws in Sustainable Transport
Scope and Objectives: Discuss the emerging role of 2 and 3-wheelers in different geographies and alternative policies to manage growth from an urban sustainability perspective.
- Introduction by session host: O.P. Agarwal (WB)
- Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles: a political economy perspective - Ajay Kumar (WB)
- Motorcycle policies in China: Zhu Xianyuan and Walter Hook (ITDP)
- Auto-rickshaws: Part of Indian Sustainable Transport: Madhav Pai (EMBARQ, India)
- Motorcycles in Latin America: Ricardo Montezuma (Fundación Ciudad Humana)
- Panel discussion with speakers and Q&A
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 4: Sustainable Transport & Urban Development
Scope and Objectives: Institutional challenges and real-world examples of integrating land use and transport planning in master plans and projects.
- Introduction by session host: Sam Zimmerman (WB)
- Spatial development and public transport - lessons from China: Shomik Mehndiratta and Andrew Salzberg (WB)
- Integrating sustainable transport principles in housing megaprojects, the case of Aguascalientes, Mexico: Salvador Herrera (EMBARQ, CTS México)
- Review of Indian Cities Urban Development Practices: the Cases of Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Ahmadabad: Professor Shivanand Swamy (CEPT University India)
- Growing Wealthier: Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity: Charles Kooshian (Center for Clean Air Policy)
- Questions and Answers
16:30 – 16:45 Break
16:45 – 18:15 Closing Session: Scaling Up Sustainable Transport in Developing Countries
Scope and Objectives: Clarify the scope for future action on sustainable transport in developing countries by MDBs and leading NGOs.
- Introduction by session host – emphasizing the need to act now to curb motorization: Cornie Huizenga (SLoCaT)
- Statements on future action for sustainable transport and scope for joint actions among Multilateral Development Banks and Non-Governmental Organizations: Tyrrell Duncan (ADB), Nestor Roa (IDB), Marc Juhel (WB), Bert Fabian (CAI-Asia), Clayton Lane (EMBARQ), and Michael Replogle (ITDP)
- Facilitated discussion with panel members focusing on complementarity among partners, barriers to coordination and suggestions on how to overcome these
- Questions & Answers from the floor
Organizers
EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport
The EMBARQ global network catalyzes environmentally and financially sustainable transport solutions to improve quality of life in cities. Since 2002, the network has grown to include five Centers for Sustainable Transport, located in Mexico, Brazil, India, Turkey and the Andean Region, that work together with local transport authorities to reduce pollution, improve public health, and create safe, accessible and attractive urban public spaces. The World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people’s lives. Today’s environmental challenges are complex and global in nature. They call for visionary and ambitious action grounded in sound science and objective analysis – the kind of action that has distinguished WRI for 25 years.
The World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism for lasting results and to help people help themselves and their environment by providing resources, sharing knowledge, building capacity and forging partnerships in the public and private sectors. We are not a bank in the common sense; we are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 186 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA).Together, we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture, and environmental and natural resource management.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
The IDB was established in 1959 to support the process of economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean, and is the main source of multilateral financing in the region. The IDB Group provides solutions to development challenges by partnering with governments, companies, and civil society organizations, thus reaching its clients ranging from central governments to city authorities and businesses.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB is an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Headquartered in Manila, and established in 1966, ADB is owned and financed by its 67 members, of which 48 are from the region and 19 are from other parts of the globe. ADB's main partners are governments, the private sector, nongovernment organizations, development agencies, community-based organizations, and foundations.
Under Strategy 2020, a long-term strategic framework adopted in 2008, ADB will follow three complementary strategic agendas: inclusive growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration.
Institute for Transportation Development and Policy (ITDP)
ITDP works with cities worldwide to bring about sustainable transport solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of urban life. Cities throughout the world, primarily in developing countries, engage ITDP to provide technical advice on improving their transport systems. ITDP uses its know-how to influence policy and raise awareness globally of the role sustainable transport plays in tackling green house gas emissions, poverty and social inequality. This combination of pragmatic delivery with influencing policy and public attitudes defines our approach. Most recently, ITDP has been instrumental in designing and building the best bus rapid transit systems in the world.
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
CAI-Asia's mission is to promote better air quality and livable cities by translating knowledge to policies and actions that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from transport, energy and other sectors. It was established in 2001 by ADB, the World Bank and USAID as part of a global initiative that also includes Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
The SLoCaT Partnership is a voluntary, multi-stakeholder partnership of over 50 organizations that have registered with the Commission on Sustainable Development and agree to work together to promote and facilitate sustainable, low carbon transport in developing countries. The SLoCaT Partnership activities aim to improve the knowledge on sustainable low carbon transport, help develop better policies, and catalyze their implementation.
Speaker Bios and Presentations
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Barbero, José
Consultant
Inter-American Development Bank
10:45 – 12:00 Morning Session 2: National Transport Data
Scope and Objectives: Review the current status quo in collecting, analyzing and documenting national transport data in developing countries. Outline steps being taken to improve the availability and quality of such data and suggest an institutional mechanism to sustain improvement efforts.
Brader, Colin
Managing Director
Integrated Transport Planning Inc.
brader@itpworld.net
www.itpworld.net
Colin Brader is founder member and Managing Director of UK based Integrated Transport Planning Ltd. He has led the development of Bus Rapid Transit schemes in Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Philippines and the UK. In 2009 he was voted UK Transport Planner of the Year for his work developing Lagos BRT-Lite. His approach is based on the recognition that transport choice is part of lifestyle choice, transport must be considered holistically and that the answer often lies outside of traditional transport thinking, but most importantly, that transport must be focussed on user needs. To this end his work is underpinned with social research and defined by stakeholder engagement. Currently he is working within a European consortium developing and understanding ‘Buses with a High Level of Service’ and its application across Europe and for the World Bank documenting BRT schemes in Lagos, Johannesburg and Jakarta.
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session 1: BRT achievements and challenges: Lessons learned and way forward, from Curitiba to Guangzhou and beyond
Scope and Objectives: Provide a global perspective of the advances in BRT worldwide, with special focus on areas of improvement derived from analysis of case studies.
Fang, Ke
Senior Urban Transport Specialist
The World Bank
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout 2: Freight & Logistics
Scope and Objectives: The importance of freight and logistics has not been reflected in the discussion on sustainable transport. This session presents challenges faced in the freight and logistics sector and presents initiatives in Latin America and Asia to enhance the sustainability of freight and logistics.
Guerrero, Pablo
Transport Specialist
Inter-American Development Bank
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout 2: Freight & Logistics
Scope and Objectives: The importance of freight and logistics has not been reflected in the discussion on sustainable transport. This session presents challenges faced in the freight and logistics sector and presents initiatives in Latin America and Asia to enhance the sustainability of freight and logistics.
Gutierrez, Luis
Latin America Strategic Director
EMBARQ
lgutierrez@wri.org
www.embarq.org
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session 1: BRT achievements and challenges: Lessons learned and way forward, from Curitiba to Guangzhou and beyond
Scope and Objectives: Provide a global perspective of the advances in BRT worldwide, with special focus on areas of improvement derived from analysis of case studies.
Herrera, Salvador
Deputy Director
Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico (CTS-Mexico)
sherrera@ctsmexico.org
www.ctsmexico.org
Salvador Herrera is Deputy Director of the Center for Sustainable Transport Mexico (CTS-México).
He has over 8 years of experience, working in urban development and city planning in Mexico, the United States and Spain. He has served as the Director of Chihuahua´s Planning Agency.
Mr. Herrera holds a master´s degree in landscape architecture from the Universidad Iberoamericana León and a planners license from Aguascalientes State University. He has also specialized in public administration on urban development and city management at the Ecole National d´Administration (ENA) at Paris.
Originally from Quaretero, he now lives in Mexico City.
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 4: Sustainable Transport & Urban Development
Scope and Objectives: Institutional challenges and real-world examples of integrating land use and transport planning in master plans and projects.
Presentation pending.
Hidalgo, Dario
Director of Research and Practice
EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport
dhidalgo@wri.org
www.embarq.org
Dr. Hidalgo manages the EMBARQ Network’s international team of transport engineers and environmental scientists. He has more than 20 years of experience as a transport specialist, consultant, and government official. He was Deputy General Manager of TRANSMILENIO S.A., Bogotá’s renowned Bus Rapid Transit system. As a consultant for international agencies and local governments Dr. Hidalgo has taken part in projects in Argentina, México, Perú, Chile, Colombia, Ghana, Turkey and Thailand. He holds PhD and MsC in Transportation Planning from Ohio State University, and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session 1: BRT achievements and challenges: Lessons learned and way forward, from Curitiba to Guangzhou and beyond
Scope and Objectives: Provide a global perspective of the advances in BRT worldwide, with special focus on areas of improvement derived from analysis of case studies.
Hook, Walter
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session 1: BRT achievements and challenges: Lessons learned and way forward, from Curitiba to Guangzhou and beyond
Scope and Objectives: Provide a global perspective of the advances in BRT worldwide, with special focus on areas of improvement derived from analysis of case studies.
Huici, Rodolfo
Principle Economist
Infrastructure and Environment
Inter-American Development Bank
10:45 – 12:00 Morning Session 2: National Transport Data
Scope and Objectives: Review the current status quo in collecting, analyzing and documenting national transport data in developing countries. Outline steps being taken to improve the availability and quality of such data and suggest an institutional mechanism to sustain improvement efforts.
3:00 – 14:30 Breakout 2: Freight & Logistics
Scope and Objectives: The importance of freight and logistics has not been reflected in the discussion on sustainable transport. This session presents challenges faced in the freight and logistics sector and presents initiatives in Latin America and Asia to enhance the sustainability of freight and logistics.
Huizenga, Cornie
Joint Convener
Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
www.slocat.net
10:45 – 12:00 Morning Session 2: National Transport Data
Scope and Objectives: Review the current status quo in collecting, analyzing and documenting national transport data in developing countries. Outline steps being taken to improve the availability and quality of such data and suggest an institutional mechanism to sustain improvement efforts.
16:45 – 18:15 Closing Session: Scaling Up Sustainable Transport in Developing Countries
Scope and Objectives: Clarify the scope for future action on sustainable transport in developing countries by MDBs and leading NGOs.
Kooshian, Charles
Senior Transportation Policy Analyst
Center for Clean Air Policy
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 4: Sustainable Transport & Urban Development
Scope and Objectives: Institutional challenges and real-world examples of integrating land use and transport planning in master plans and projects.
Leather, James
Principal Transport Specialist
Asian Development Bank
jleather@adb.org
James Leather is a Principal Transport Specialist in the Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department of the Asian Development Bank. Mr. Leather obtained his master of science in transport planning and engineering from the Institute of Transport Studies, Leeds University and a Bachelor of Arts in human geography from Leeds University in the United Kingdom. He has over 20 years of experience in transport planning, 15 years of which were spent in Asia. He has extensive experience in transport-related matters and policy development, especially urban transport and public-private partnership approaches to project delivery and integrated transport policy. Mr. Leather is a committee member of ADB's Transport Community of Practice and also lead of ADB’s Urban Transport in the Urban Community of Practice.
10:45 – 12:00 Morning Session 2: National Transport Data
Scope and Objectives: Review the current status quo in collecting, analyzing and documenting national transport data in developing countries. Outline steps being taken to improve the availability and quality of such data and suggest an institutional mechanism to sustain improvement efforts.
Presentation pending.
Mehndiratta, Shomik
Lead Urban Transport Specialist
The World Bank
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 4: Sustainable Transport & Urban Development
Scope and Objectives: Institutional challenges and real-world examples of integrating land use and transport planning in master plans and projects.
Paez, Fernando
General Manager
TRANSMILENIO S.A.
www.transmilenio.gov.co
Since March 2006 he worked as Deputy Manager of TRANSMILENIO S.A., with important contributions in planning and institutional development and coordination of strategies for working with all actors in the System, and National and District agencies for the development and consolidation of the TransMilenio project.
Since November 2008 he is the General Manager of TRANSMILENIO S.A.
With extensive experience in the public sector, he has held management Management positions in the Administration of both National and District levels: In the ICFES (Colombian Institute for the promotion of superior education) as Chief of the Testing Division, with responsibility of overall administration of educational assessment tests in the country; in the Administrative Department of District Planning he worked as a Deputy Director of Programming and Monitoring of Public Investment and also as Manager of District Programs and Projects Bank of Public Investment, areas from which he coordinated the formulation of development plans for Bogota and the installation of models for programming, monitoring and evaluating public investment projects.
Education: Public Administrator from the “ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE ADMINISTRACIÓN PUBLICA”, Specialist in Quality and Productivity of the “Universidad Del Valle”, with studies in Management and Administration of Local Government from the Ibero-American Municipal Union of Spain.
9:00 – 10:30 Morning Session 1: BRT achievements and challenges: Lessons learned and way forward, from Curitiba to Guangzhou and beyond
Scope and Objectives: Provide a global perspective of the advances in BRT worldwide, with special focus on areas of improvement derived from analysis of case studies.
Salzberg, Andrew
Urban Transport Consultant
The World Bank
asalzberg@worldbank.org
Andrew joined the Bank in 2009 after completing a Master's in Urban Planning and Design from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Before joining the Bank, Andrew worked for Transport for London through a long term research project with MIT that focused on using smart card data in public transport planning.
While at the Bank, Andrew has supported urban transport projects in China including the development of both metro and BRT systems. These projects have included support for both long range and operational transport planning as well as consultations on sustainable urban planning and design.
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 4: Sustainable Transport & Urban Development
Scope and Objectives: Institutional challenges and real-world examples of integrating land use and transport planning in master plans and projects.
Presentation pending.
Swamy, Shivanand
Professor and Associate Director
Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University
15:00 – 16:30 Breakout 4: Sustainable Transport & Urban Development
Scope and Objectives: Institutional challenges and real-world examples of integrating land use and transport planning in master plans and projects.