Conference: Buses in the Boroughs: How Bus Rapid Transit Will Benefit NYC

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When
April 15, 2008   8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Where
New York Botanical Garden
Bedford Park Blvd. & Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd. (Southern Blvd.)
The Bronx
RSVP
Please RSVP by April 4 as space is limited. Email Veronica Vanterpool at Vvanterpool @ tstc . org or call 212-268-7474.
Notes
Breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9:00. We wish to thank DMJM-Harris, Nelson/Nygaard, Sam Schwartz LLC, and The Open Planning Project for their generous sponsorship of this event.

Highlighting the potential of bus rapid transit to vastly improve commutes and to provide a briefing on the City and MTA’s plans to roll out Bus Rapid Transit around the boroughs this year, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Pratt Center for Community Development, Straphangers’ Campaign, and Transportation Alternatives are hosting a half-day program featuring New York’s top transportation officials and local and international experts. Presenters and panelists will describe the basics of BRT, its benefit for underserved communities in transit deficient neighborhoods, its success in other world cities, and its implementation in the NYC streetscape.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Walter Hook, executive director of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, which works around the world to implement BRT;
  • Oscar Edmundo Diaz, executive director of the "Por el Pais que Queremos" Foundation and an urban transportation specialist who works to implement BRT in Latin America;
  • NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and MTA NYC Transit President Howard Roberts will give a joint presentation on their agencies' work and future plans.

A response panel of local voices and experts will address the current transit deficiencies that can be reduced by BRT and the potential for BRT to improve mobility throughout the five boroughs.