French/US Workshop on the Role of Public Transport in Creating Livable and Sustainable Communities

Sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable, Development, Transport and Housing. (MEDDTL)

Marriott Wardman Park, Virginia Room C, 2660 Woodley Road NW Washington, DC 20008

January 27-28,2011

Day 1 : Thursday January 27th, 2011

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast and Registration

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome address by Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator, FTA

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Address by Jean Bernard Kovark, MEDDTL

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM Address by Mr. Peter Appel, Administrator, RITA

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Address by Thierry Buttin, French Embassy in Washington DC

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM Remarks by William Millar, President, APTA

10:10 AM – 10:30 IFSTTAR Presentation Hélène Jacquot-Guimbal, LCPC

10:30 AM – 10:45 Coffee/Tea Break, Photo Opportunity

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Session 1: Urban planning

Keynote Speaker:
American Delegate : Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator, FTA: “The Obama Administration's Livable Communities Initiative”

Moderator:

Paulina Potemski, International Transversal Transports Affaires, MEDDTL/DGITM/SAGS/EP3

Panelists:

1. “Urban Redevelopment and Renewal through Public Transportation: the New Orleans Experience”

American delegate: Justin Augustine, CEO, New Orleans RTA

  1. “High Speed Rail and Road Traffic Calming: A New Deal for Urban Accessibility”

Yves Crozet, University of Lyon Profesor, Laboratory of Transport Economics (LET)

  1. “Transit Planning and Sustainable Development ”

American delegate: Henry Kay, Deputy Administrator for Planning and Engineering, Maryland Transit Administration

4. “ Urbanization around Train Stations: Example of the Region of St-Etiennet and the Fixed-interval

Transport Service Firminy – Saint Etienne.

French Delegate: Alain L’Hostis, INRETS

12:00 PM-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Session 2: Towards a carbon-free future for our cities

Keynote speaker:

French delegate: Jean-Bernard Kovarik, in charge of the Studies and Forecast Sub Directorate MEDDTL/DGITM/SAGS/EP/EP3 : “Transport Aspects in the ‘Grenelle of the Environment’”

Moderator: American delegate Vince Valdes, Associate Administrator, TRI

Panelists :

  1. “New Developments in Green Vehicle Technology in the U.S.”

American delegate: Walt Kulyk, Director of Office of Mobility Innovation, FTA

  1. “The French Plan for Developing Electric Vehicles / Electromobility Policy”

French delegate: Willy Breda, Advanced vehicles project manager, MEDDTL/DGEC/SCEE/SD6

  1. “Seamless Public Transportation through ITS ”

American delegate: Lou Sanders, Director - Operations and Technical Services, APTA

  1. “Simplifying Public Transportation through NFC mobile phones in Nice “

Bernard Schwob, Intelligent Transports Mission, MEDDTL/DGITM/SAGS/MTI

3:00 PM-4:30 PM Session 3: Breaking Social Barriers: Serving Specialized Populations

Keynote speaker: American delegate: Norman Mineta, Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Moderator : French delegate: Liliane Pesquet, International and European Affairs, Transport Services Direction (MEDDTL/DGITM/DST) (TBC)

Panelists :

  1. “Overview of Transportation Services for the Elderly and Disabled in the U.S”

American delegate: Dale Marsico, Executive Director, Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)

  1. “ How to Assess Public Transport Accessibility : Elements of Methodology from National Surveys”

French delegate: Maryvonne Dejeammes, Chargée de mission accessibilité et personne âgées, Certu, Département Espace Public

  1. “Livability and Civil Rights: An Overview from FHWA”

American delegate: Allen Masuda, Associate Administrator for Civil Rights, FHWA

4. “Urban Goods Logistics: focus on Social Aspects”

Laetitia Dablanc and Bernard Jacob, IFSTTAR

Day 2: Friday January 28th, 2011
9:00 AM-10:30 AM Session 4: Transport Safety and Security

Keynote speaker:French delegate:Tatiana Petrova-Lefiliatre, Transport Infrastructures Direction (MEDDTL/DGITM/DIT)

Moderator : American delegate Mort Downey, WMATA Board Member,Washington, DC

Panelists :

  1. “Safety in Public Transport in the U.S.”

American delegate: Mike Flanigon, Safety Office, FTA

  1. “Contribution of Infrastructures Upon Road Safety: Modeling and Regulation of Operating Vehicle Speeds”

French delegate: Nicolas Hautière, LCPC

  1. “Security of Public Transport in the U.S.”

American delegate: Michael A. Taborn, Chief of the Metro Transit Police for WMATA Washington, DC

  1. “Efficiency of the Mixed Use of Video-protection and Operational Cartography”

French delegate: Fabrice Fussy, MEDDTL/DGITM, Nation Observatory of Transport Delinquency

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Assessment and outlook

-High level meeting and assessment on the Action Plan for the implementation of the US/FR MoU on Public Transportation

-Discussion on possible future subjects of collaboration.

-Summary- Rita Daguillard and Michael Winter

Working Luncheon at the Marriott

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