Subcommittee Strengthen the International Transportation Community through Increasing TRB Involvement in International

1. Subcommittee Strengthen the International Transportation Community through Increasing TRB Involvement in International Activities Alejandra Medina-Flintsch, Ossama Abd Elraham Jean-François Corté

2. Objective 1 Strategies • Create an International virtual knowledge sharing network of transportation researchers and practitioners in academia/ government/ industry to provide information and assistance to other countries and to serve as a resource for US researchers and practitioners.

3. Objective 1 Strategies • Compile a list of International organizations such as the World bank, Inter-American Development Bank and International Research Institutions • The global Transport Knowledge Partnership • International Forum for Rural Transport and Development • Transport Network • World Interchange Network • Champion by Continents • Latin America • Africa • Europe • Asia • Pacific Region

4. ECTRI

5. Africa SSATP Sub-Saharan African Transport Policy Program (SSATP) Zaza Ramandimbiarison Program Manager SITRASS Solidarité Internationale sur les Transports et la Recherche en Afrique Sub- Saharienne

6. SSATP • MISSION STATEMENT • The SSATP is an international partnership to facilitate policy development and related capacity building in the transport sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.Sound policies lead to safe, reliable and cost-effective transport, freeing people to lift themselves out of poverty, and helping countries to compete internationally.

7. Latin America • Pan American Institute of Highways • Pan American Infrastructure Management Institute

8. Objective 2 Strategies (Cont) • Identify two/three conferences that are of interest to TRB & establish contact with chairperson to explore TRB involvement • Sponsor TRB session on TRB international activities during the Int. T2 Symposium to be held in Florida, 2006. (Tony Bliss) • Session about TRB International activities during World Conference in Transportation Research in Berkeley 2007. George Giannopoulos is organizing a session entitled: Issues of International Transport Research Cooperation: Strengthening the EU/US transport research cooperation.

9. Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia A CAI-Asia Program Realizing Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia: The need for stronger and broader partnerships • CAI-Asia program focuses on (i) improving urban air quality, (ii) reducing CO2 emissions and (iii) improving road safety

10. Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia (SUMA) • There is a need for a strong platform in Asia where various organizations can sit together to exchange information on SUT and develop a critical mass of change in favor of SUT • An Asian SUT regional network can help to build capacity in national and local governments as well as private sector to plan and implement SUT programs and projects • Does SUMA the potential to become the leading regional initiative on urban transport? • Will a TRB in Asia help in establishing such an Asian network? ---- Yes!

11. Korea Institute of Construction &Transportation Technology Evaluation and Planning City Regeneration Sea water Desalinination U-Eco City Super Skyscraper Smart Highways For next 10 years, Korea government decided the investment of 6.5 billion USD. Super long- Span Bridges Intelligent GIS Super High- Speed Railroads Urban Maglev Medium size Aviation system

12. R&D Roadmap visioning VISION MISSION R&D Portfolio Stragety This roadmap was consulted by Arthur D. Little partly in 2006.

13. Objective 2 Strategies (Cont) Conduct an annual workshop at TRB annual meetings or other avenues for leaders of transportation research organizations • Sponsor a workshop on Safety in Developing Countries. January 21 2006 • Sponsor a workshop on Air Quality Transformation Around the World : What to do when the Rubber Hits the Road January 21 2006

14. Objective 3 • Institutionalize partnerships between TRB& peer organization in developed and developing countries • Encourage twinning and partnership agreements between TRB and committees /organizations with similar interests in other countries.

15. Objective 3 Strategies (Cont) • Serve all TRB Committees, subcommittee that have an international scope and/or are interested in international Activities. We already have champions for some of the Committees • Identify Possible International Members • We are looking for volunteers

16. Objective 4 • Identify research needs of international community & promote addressing those needs. • Survey international organizations to identify top transportation research needs & share those needs with the international community. • Invite International organizations to establish a network for international project advisory panels (to participate in those research projects) • Explore the possibilities of establishing an International cooperative research programs (Pool-funds program.)

17. Upcoming events • Web Page • Petition to Sponsor RS4C Road Safety on 4 Continent • Sponsor the European Transport Conference • Organize a seminar with speakers from the RGSP network • Sponsor European Transport Conference

18. Thank you

19. Agenda for Workshop on Road Safety in Developing Countries • Vision Zero and the Global Road Safety CrisisRoger Johansson, International Secretariat, Swedish Road Administration, Sweden • Funding Global Road SafetyDavid Ward, Director General, FIA Foundation, United Kingdom(Foundation's ongoing role in providing grant funding to support global, regional and country road safety initiatives) • Private Sector Coalitions on Road SafetyHeidi Pervin, Global Progam Manager, Chevron Corporation, USA (Africa) • The International Road Assessment ProgammeJohn Dawson, Chairman, International Road Assessment Programme, United Kingdom (pilot projects in Costa Rica, Chile, South Africa and Malaysia)

20. Part One: Achievements in the New World North and South 1) Mexico – Past Achievements, Future Prospects (Dr. Lee Schipper, EMBARQ, chair)a) The Cloud of Hyper-Motorization – Future Prospects b) Metrobus Passes 100 million Passengers – c) A Breath of Fresh Air Riding the Bus in Mexico: The Hidden Benefits of Metrobus d) Benefits of Cleaning up Buses in Queretaro, Mexico – 2) Integrating Transport and Environment in Brazil (Maria Cordeiro, EMBARQ, chair) a) Simulating Bus Rapid Transit for System Optimization and Environmental Performance – • b) The Bottom Line on Alcohol Duel or Bio-Diesel in Brazil – Blessing or Bane for Energy and Clean Air? 3) Integration Elsewhere: Chile and Colombia a) Clean Air in Santiago Chile b) The Environmental Performance of Trans-Santiago –c) The Environmental Performance of Transmilenio BRT System – 4) The Challenge Remaining – Dr. Nancy Kete, EMBARQ.

21. Part Two: "From East to West: Istanbul at the Crossroads" • 1. Introduction – Sibel Koyluoglu, EMBARQ Istanbul.2. Istanbul’s Transport System Today –, Ottawa.a. Why Istanbul’s Transport trends are Unsustainable b. Environmental Challenges c. Environmental Challenges - the waters d. Preliminary Results of the Mobil Source Inventory for Istanbul . 3. Towards Sustainable Transport - Buses, ITS, cleaner vehicles, and a revitalized city – a. Clean Transportation for Istanbul – b. Bus Rapid Transit in Istanbul c. The Role of IT in Taming Traffic in Istanbul – • 4. The Way Forward: Turkish Experts Discuss The Future. Are the lessons from Latin America relevant? What can Istanbul teach others already?