Impact of COVID-19 on Travel Behaviour and Public Transport Usage
This research consists in a transcontinental analysis of the impacts that have been occurring on urban travel patterns since the arrival of the pandemic.
Electro (public) mobility: What’s the right fit for cities in different contexts?
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The 2024 STA Ceremony on Wednesday, February 7: Celebrating Tianjin, China and Peshawar, Pakistan
The Sustainable Transport Award (STA) continues to recognize cities that boldly advance sustainable urban mobility solutions and outcomes that respond to the climate crisis, inequalities, and economic disparities in our cities. The STA ceremony is proud to present the 2024 winner Tianjin, China, and the honorable mention Peshawar, Pakistan. Over the past 18 months, each […]
THREDBO 18 Conference. 29 Sep – 3 Oct, 2024
The 18th conference of the International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (The Thredbo Series) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 29 September to 3 October 2024. The Thredbo conference series has garnered a formidable reputation for being the premier international forum dedicated to the analysis and debate […]
BRT+ General Assembly 2024. Videos and presentations
The recordins of each presentation can be viewed at the links below: 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 […]
BRT+ General Assembly 2024. January 10th. 9:30am – 1:30pm
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 […]
October 4, 9:00 EDT. From Vélib Bikes to Safer Streets – Keynote Address with the City of Paris
ITDP invites you Keynote Address from the City of Paris. The City of Paris is the 2023 Sustainable Transport Award winner. This prestigious award highlights the bold decisions and actions the city has made in the last couple of years in creating safer, greener, pedestrian and cycle-friendly streets and harnessing the power of open spaces. In […]
June 26th. 14:30 EDT. Webinar series. Toward Electric Public Transport. Authorities
We kindly invite you for a conversation on the challenges faced by electro public mobility. On June 16th we will have our first discussion session. note: this webinar will spoken in Spanish. Register on: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkdO-prDItEtdThPGQeD3rXYPCWyQd1sdR
On April 19th 2023, at Government House in Sydney, BRT+ researcher David Hensher was invested with the Order of Australia
[From: Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies] “We are honoured to be able to share with you the magnificent news that Professor David Hensher (PhD, FASSA), the Founding Director of ITLS and a major player in transport, logistics and supply chain management over many years, has been recognised as a Member (AM) of the Order of […]
May 3, 8:00 EDT. Webinar: Bhubaneswar – How Inclusive Processes Create Better Transport Systems for All
ITDP invistes you to the first event in the 2023 STA Series celebrating the accomplishments of honorable mention Bhubaneswar, India. The City of Bhubaneswar, the 2023 Sustainable Transport Award Honorable Mention, is a major mover in green and equitable urban mobility since it opened the Mo Bus city bus service and modernized the first and last mile e-rickshaw […]
Postdoctoral Research Position in BRT+ Centre of Excellence
The Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics (DTEL) at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, host of the BRT+ Centre of Excellence (www.brt.cl) is currently looking for a post doctorate or experienced researcher to join our research. We have a number of ongoing projects on different Public Transport issues in which the successful applicant […]
April 28th. 9:00 EDT. Webinar series. Toward Electric Public Transport. Operators
We kindly invite you for a conversation on the challenges faced by electro public mobility. On April 28th we will have our first discussion session. Register on: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrf-uqqTgiGNdksM1Zvz6VSq6Nfd_HkepM
Applications for the 2024 Sustainable Transport Award! Nominate your city by March 31, 2023
Each year, ITDP and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee select a city that has implemented innovative sustainable transportation projects in the preceding year. These strategies improve mobility for all residents, reduce transportation greenhouse and air pollution emissions, and improve safety and access for cyclists and pedestrians. The winning city and honorable mentions are celebrated at […]
BRT+ researcher David Hensher was awarded Member of the Order of Australia
[From: Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies] «We are honoured to be able to share with you the magnificent news that Professor David Hensher (PhD, FASSA), the Founding Director of ITLS and a major player in transport, logistics and supply chain management over many years, has been recognised as a Member (AM) of the Order of […]
News: Paris, France Receives the 2023 ITDP Sustainable Transport Award
[From www.staward.org] New York (January 2023) — The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee are proud to announce Paris, France as the winner of the 2023 Sustainable Transport Award (STA). Paris will receive the award in a live broadcast ceremony held on 8 February 2023, and the City […]
Invitation: Mobilize Series. Connecting Communities Through Equitable Mobility Planning in Bogotá, Jalisco, and Peshawar. November 2nd | 10:00am EST
Date: November 2, 2022 Time: 9 AM COT, 10 AM EDT/ rebroadcast November 3rd at 3 PM EDT Description: In recent years, inclusion and equitable access have become priorities in informing the design of public spaces and public transport services. Transportation planning strategies are beginning to address the diverse roles and mobility needs of […]
Thredbo 17 Conference Sydney, Australia. 4 to 8th September, 2022.
The postponed 17th conference of the International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (The Thredbo Series) will be held in Sydney, Australia from 4 to 8th September, 2022. The Thredbo conference series has garnered a formidable reputation for being the premier international forum dedicated to the analysis and debate of competition […]
BRT+ General Assembly 2022 Videos
Hi everybody, we have just uploaded the recordings of our latest General Assembly to out Youtube Channel. You can check them on following links: Challenges for Public Transport on Achieving the COP26 Targets. Part 1 – Part 2. Jim Aloisi (MIT), Cristina Albuquerque (WRI), Nour El Deeb(ITDP). Commented by Chris Zegras (MIT) World Resources Institute Global Electric […]
Priority infrastructure for minibus-taxis: An analytical model of potential benefits and impacts
http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2309-8775/2021/v63n4a6 Many governments in the global south are grappling with challenges of improving the quality of informal transport, and an inability to pay for service improvements. This paper asks the question whether efficiency benefits might be gained through strategic implementation of once-off infrastructure interventions providing priority to informal vehicles at intersections. We note that informal […]
Mixing the formal with the informal in shared right-of-way systems: A simulation-based case study in Tshwane, South Africa
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2021.11.012 The study uses a microsimulation-based approach to examine the implications of mixing informal and formal operations in shared public transport lanes, based on a real-world Bus Rapid Transit service. The question is relevant to cities in the global south trying to transition towards upgrading informal paratransit services by investing in dedicated infrastructure, yet do not have […]
Juan Carlos Muñoz, BRT+ researcher and former director appointed Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications in Chile
Juan Carlos Muñoz has been appointed Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications for the upcoming government in Chile, whose governing period will begin on March 2022. The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications is the highest authority in Chile in its area and its decisions have deep and long term impacts in investments and mobility alternatives in both, […]
BRT+ General Assembly 2022
The BRT+ Centre of Excellence invites you to its General Assembly. This year the General Assembly will be face-to-face and livestream. For registration, use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brt-2022-general-assembly-tickets-222405700437 PROGRAMME (EST time) 10:00 Welcome. Ricardo Giesen 10:05 Challenges for Public Transport on Achieving the COP26 Targets. Jim Aloisi (MIT), Cristina Albuquerque (WRI), Nour El Deeb(ITDP). Commented by Chris Zegras (MIT) 10:40 World Resources Institute Global […]
Technology choices in public transport planning: Aclassification framework
Estimation and prediction of dynamic matrix travel on a public transport corridor using historical data and real-time information
Vehicle routing problem with steep roads
Aces technologies and public transport operations and control
Impact of COVID-19 on the number of days working from home and commuting travel: A cross-cultural comparison between Australia, South America and South Africa
Designing integrated urban delivery systems using public transport
Impact of COVID-19 on travel
Jose Agustin Vallejo-Borda (PhD in Transportation, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia) started working at BRT + COE in 2020, with the aim of addressing the impact of COVID on travel. José has been familiarized with the Centre previously while developing his doctorate studies, as well as through his participation in transport conferences, and had […]
The University of Sydney – ITLS 30th Anniversary
ORIGINAL in The University of Sydney We are very pleased to celebrate with our BRT+ partner, the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), their 30th anniversary. On this occasion we share the news of how it was the celebration of this third decade of existence of the institute: After a twelve-month postponement and under the […]
