FALL SEMESTER 2009
Oct 30
Max Donath
Director, Intelligent Transport Systems Institute
"Addressing Patterns of Risk: Driver Assist Technologies for Reducing Road Fatalities "
A light lunch will be provided.
Nov 20
Montie Brewer
Former President & CEO of Air Canada
"Five Reasons Why The Airline Industrty Will Never be Profitable" (biography | poster )
A light lunch will be provided.
SPRING SEMESTER 2009
May 8
Craig Philip
CEO, Ingram Barge Company
Freight Transport 30 Years Later
Please note: Refreshments (not lunch) will be served.
April 24
Ann Brach
Deputy Director, Strategic Highway Research Program
Driver Behavior Research in SHRP2
Please note: Refreshments (not lunch) will be served.
April 3
Jim Aloisi
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation
A System In Crisis
March 20
Andy Wiley-Schwartz
Assistant Commissioner in Planning and Sustainability, NYC Department of Transportation
NYC's World Class Streets Program
February 6
Enrique Peñalosa
Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
Urban Happiness: what happens when you give street space back to people?
PLEASE NOTE: This event will be held in W20-491
FALL SEMESTER 2008
December 5
Professor Eduardo Engel
Professor of Economics, Yale University
Public Private Partnerships: When and How (paper | slides )
November 21
Dr. Norbert Handke
CEO, ITS Germany
Intelligent Transportation Systems (Europe: ITS Smarter than America) (slides )
November 14
Ron Huberman
President, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)
Managing the CTA: A New President's Perspective (slides )
November 7
Dr. Fariba Alamdari
VP Market and Value Analysis, Business Strategy and Marketing
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Outlook on the Global Airline Industry
PLEASE NOTE: This event will be held in W20-407
SPRING SEMESTER 2008
May 9
Michael Dukakis
Former Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University
Why We Need the Steel Interstate-- and Why the Presidential Candidates Aren't Talking About It
Please Note: The Governor's talk will be held in room 10-110 (Bush Room)
April 18
Ian Savage
Professor, Department of Economics
Northwestern University
The Dynamics of Fare and Frequency Choice in Urban Transit
Please Note: Professor Savage's talk will be held in room W20-407
April 4
Jane Garvey
Former Chief Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Former Chief Administrator, Federal Highway Administration
Former Director, Logan International Airport
The View from Washington: Policy and Political Issues Shaping Transportation
PLEASE NOTE: This lecture is co-sponsored by the CTL and CEE Department as part of the annual CEE Open House.
March 14
Randall Crane
Professor and Associate Director, Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
Sex, Race, and the Journey to Work: What is Changing and Why?
February 29
Bill Brunger
Former Senior Vice President of Network
Continental Airlines
PhD Candidate
Weatherhead School of Business
Case Western Reserve University
The Impact of the Internet on Airline Fares
FALL SEMESTER 2007
December 7
Jeffrey M. Zupan
Senior Fellow, Transportation
Regional Plan Association
Where Transit Works
November 16
Astrid C. Glynn
Commissioner
New York State Department of Transportation
Developing Transportation Projects: Policy Perspectives
October 5
Dr. Yossi Sheffi
Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
CTL Research: Some Highlights
SPRING SEMESTER 2007
May 4
Peter Zuk
Chief Programmes Officer
London Underground
Transport for London
From Here to There, to Here Again
April 26
Chris Hendrickson
Duquesne Light Professor of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Sustainable Infrastructure
PLEASE NOTE: This lecture will be held on THURSDAY, April 26
April 20
Douglas B. MacDonald
Secretary of Transportation
Washington State Department of Transportation
Getting There. It isn’t Easy.
April 6
Bernard Cohen
Secretary of Transportation & Construction
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Current Challenges and the Future of Transportation in Massachusetts
PLEASE NOTE: This lecture is sponsored by the MIT Dept of Civil & Environmental Engineering
March 16
Xinyu Cao, PhD
Associate Research Fellow
Small Urban & Rural Transit Center
Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
North Dakota State University
Smart Growth as a Strategy for Reducing Auto Dependence:
Evidence from Northern California
February 23
David Quarmby , CBE, MA, PhD, HonDSc, FCILT, FRSA
Consultant and Chairman
Transport Research Institute
Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland
Road Pricing – Now it’s for Real! Key Issues for the UK