The BRT+ Centre of Excellence invites you to its General Assembly 2024.
The General Assembly will be face-to-face and livestream. For registration, use the following link: https://forms.gle/GGnyXvUaGwvRaATx9
Date: January 10th
Time: 09:30am – 1:30pm
Place: World Resources Institute (WRI) offices, LargeConference Room, 7th floor, 10 G Street NE Suite 800, Washington, District of Columbia
The admission is free of charge.
Programme (EST time)
09:30 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 Welcome. Ricardo Giesen – PUC
10:05 The 2024 BRT Standard: Context, Quality, Resilience. Jacob Mason – ITDP
10:25 NDC implementation and public transport: a review of global climate action for sustainable mobility. Ben Welle – WRI
10:45 Electrifying the paratransit sector: Assessing feasibility through simulation. Christo Venter – U. Pretoria
11:05 Chicago Transit Rider Interviews: Lived Experiences, Equity, and Paths for Reparative Planning. Anson Stewart – MIT
11:25 Break
11:50 Gender, Social Equity, and E-Buses. Sarah Cassius – WRI
12:10 Giving voice to women in public transport. Keiko Porath – PUC
12:30 Mobility justice work. Chris Zegras – MIT
12:50 Universal accessibility in transport in developing countries. Patricia Galilea – PUC
13:10 Final Discussion
13:30 End
