Following up on the in-person Young Members Council - Planning and Environmental (YPM-PE) Subcommittee meeting at the TRB Annual Meeting this past January, the Subcommittee co-chairs are inviting you to join them at the next teleconference of the Subcommittee, scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 3 to 4pm EDT. The meeting will focus on the development of the [...]
Category: Events
NYC Event Recap: Earth Day
YPT-NYC celebrated Earth Day by holding a presentation panel with experts in sustainability practices across the transportation industry. Tom Abdallah, Chief Environmental Engineer for the Capital Program Management Department of MTA New York City Transit (NYCT), provided an overview of sustainable practices being employed by NYCT subway environment including outfitting support facilities with solar panels at [...]
NYC Mayorial Transportation Forum
New York City Mayoral Transportation Forum New York City Mayoral candidates from all major parties will answer questions on a wide range of topics affecting the NYC riding public, the business community, and industry stakeholders. The purpose of this forum is to give all candidates for Mayor an opportunity to address a wide range of [...]
USDOT Transportation Data Palooza on May 9
On May 9, 2013, USDOT will be hosting Transportation Data Palooza at USDOT Headquarters, located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington DC, 20590. Registration to attend in person or via webinar is now open. Sign up soon, since space is limited! The purpose of this event is to showcase innovative technology solutions that: Enhance [...]
YPT Mentor Interviews – TRB Executive Director, Robert E. Skinner, Jr.
Most of our YPT friends and members should be familiar with the Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies. Our guest today, Robert Skinner, has been the Executive Director of TRB since 1994. Mr. Skinner graciously gave us his time and insights into the challenges of championing transportation research for twenty years in a [...]