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Leadership Development International
Transit Studies National
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International Transit Studies Program PAST MISSIONS To date, the Transit Cooperative Research Program's International Transit Studies Program has sponsored 27 missions that have included visits to multiple cities in 33 countries. More than 350 transit professionals from across the United States have participated. View
past mission themes, itineraries, and team leaders. RECENT MISSIONS Spring 2008: Public Transportation’s Role in Addressing Global Climate Change Over the period May 9-23, 2008, Fred Hansen, General Manager of Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, lead the ITSP mission team to Ireland, Germany, Italy and Spain to meet with transit leaders who have pioneered environmentally sensitive practices in their operations and the development of new projects and have worked to integrate transit into community land use planning. Topics addressed by the team included: emissions; the connection between land use and transportation / transit, with particular emphasis on Transit Oriented Development; heavy recyclables; green capital facilities; and transit's possible role in a carbon reduction regime. Click here to see the Team Roster. Click here to see the Mission program. Fall 2007: Innovative Practices in Transit Workforce Development Fourteen transit professionals from across America took part in a 2-week study mission that focused on innovative practices in workforce development. Over the period November 3-16, 2007, the mission team led by Ron Barnes, SW Regional VP of Veolia Transportation, visit transit organizations in Toronto and Montreal, Canada; Bordeaux, Paris, and Jouy de Moutier, France; and Brussels, Belgium. They studied how leaders outside the US are addressing critical challenges in the recruitment, retention, training, and management of skilled employees.
Mission team visits Paris Metro Click here to see the Team Roster. Click here to see the list of Host Organizations. View
selected presentations by overseas hosts. Spring 2007: Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery in the Transit Industry The 26th
ITSP mission focused
on "Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery in the Transit
Industry." Michael
Setzer, CEO, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority in Cincinnati,
OH, led the team to China, South Korea, and Japan over the second half
of March 2007. The mission itinerary included visits to Hong Kong SAR,
Beijing, and Tangshan in China; Seoul and Gwacheon City in South Korea;
and Kobe and Tokyo in Japan.
Fall 2006: Rail Passenger Safety: Equipment and Technologies This
mission focused on "Rail
Passenger Safety: Equipment and Technologies in Europe", with
particular focus on commuter services in mixed traffic environments. The
trip was led by Thomas E. Margro, general manager of the San Francisco
Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The mission team explored vehicle
design, automatic train control systems, grade crossing technologies,
crash energy management, push-pull operations, and other risk management
techniques. The program inluded visits to Berlin, Strasbourg, Paris, and
London.
View Fall 2006 mission presentations Read the Fall 2006 mission report (TRB website)
Spring 2006: Coordinated Approaches to Expanding Access to Public Transportation This mission focused on "Coordinated Approaches to Expanding Access to Public Transportation." The trip was led by J. Barry Barker, Executive Director, Transit Authority of River City (Louisville, Kentucky). The mission team examined models of coordinated networks and met with officials at transit organizations in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and France. View Spring 2006 mission presentations Read
the Spring 2006 mission report (TRB website) Fall 2005: Innovative
Techniques in Planning and Financing of Public Transportation Systems Read the Fall 2005 summary report (TRB website) Read the Fall 2005 programSpring 2005: Implementing New Technologies in Maintenance Systems and Departments This mission focused on "Implementing New Technologies in Maintenance Systems and Departments." The trip was led by Michael Hursh, Deputy General Manager of Maintenance, Municipal Railway of San Francisco, California. The mission team visited transit organizations in France, Germany, and Austria. Read the Spring 2005 summary report (TRB website)
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