Smart Transportation

ST-1.3 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

Cooperative Energy Efficiency Design for Sustainability (CEEDS) Phase 3 Workshop #1


Agenda Item 1: Introduction to CEEDS Workshop focal areas, workshop linkages with APEC Ministerial Conference on Energy and Transport

a. Opening Remarks (Kobayashi, APERC President; Kakuno, CEEDS Overseer; McDermott, USDOT; Skeer, USDOE; Tat, co-host representative)

Agenda Item 2: Kick-off Session to share expected outcome of CEEDS workshops

a. Presentation on CEEDS Project Phase 3 and Workshop Objectives (Kenji Kobayashi, President of APERC)

b. Joint Presentation on Energy Efficient Transportation: Potential for Reducing Energy Intensity and GHG Emissions (Ralph Samuelson, Vice President, APERC and Luke Leaver, Researcher APERC)

c. Presentation on Policy Template on best practices of Energy Efficient Urban Passenger Transportation – with a focus on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and Vehicle Efficiency (Brian T. Castelli, Alliance to Save Energy)

d. The Successful Method of Environmental Policies Maximizing Reduction Potential; “Integrated Approach” (Yosuke Kamba, Environmental Policy Division)

Agenda Item 3: Livable Communities and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) 

a. What Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Means (Reid Ewing, University of Utah)

b. Best Practices for TOD and Livable Low-Carbon Communities in APEC Economies (Patrick Sherry, National Center for Intermodal Transportation, University of Denver)

c. Assessing and integrating efficient transportation plans into existing sustainable development plans and targets (James Leather, Asian Development Bank)

d. Implementing Livable Community Policy – HUD-DOT-EPA Inter-governmental Collaboration (Alven H. Lam, US Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Agenda Item 4: Transit Planning as a Core Component of TOD

a. Essential Elements of BRT (Cheryl Thole, National Bus Rapid Transit Institute)

b. Evaluating BRT’s Optimal Role Among Public Transit Options (Timothy Papandreou, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency)

c. Case Studies: Elements of Successful vs Unsuccessful BRT Development in Developed and Developing Economies (Michael Replogle, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP))

Agenda Item 5: Expert Panel on Improving Road Vehicle Efficiency

a. Strategies for Improving Vehicle Fuel Economy (Michael Walsh, International Council on Clean Transportation)

b. Strategies for Improving Efficiency of Used and Imported Vehicles (Michael Walsh, International Council on Clean Transportation)

c. New Zealand Vehicle Fuel Economy labeling Scheme (Terence J Collins, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA))

d. Role for pricing and congestion management in reducing urban transport times and energy use: High Efficiency Transportation Networks (Jeremy Yap, Land Transport Authority)

e. Electric Drive Vehicles as an Option for Driving Fuel Economy Improvement: Energy Saving Potential, Charging Infrastructure, and Power Grid Benefits (Daniel Sperling, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis)

f. Energy Efficient Smart and Low Carbon Passenger Transportation in the US (or APEC) cities (Eugenie L. Birch, Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research)

g. Reducing CO2 Emissions in Road Transport Sector (Tomiji Sugimoto, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JAMA))

h. Energy Efficiency for Urban Transport – Continuing Programs in Distributed Transit (Bill Reinert, Toyota)

Agenda Item 6: Current Economy Reports based on Pre-workshop Completion of Transportation Policy Template

Topic 1. Status of transportation policy & issues

Topic 2. Next steps under discussion

Topic 3. Expected outcome of CEEDS Workshop

a. China: Presentation 1 and Presentation 2 (Huapu LU, Tsinghua University)

b. Mexico (Arnold O. Plata-Lopez, National Commission for the Efficient Use of Energy)

c. Philippines (Evelyn N. Reyes, Philippines Department of Energy (DOE))

d. Thailand: Presentation 1 and Presentation 2 (Prasert Sinsukprasert, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE))

e. Vietnam: Presentation 1 and Presentation 2 (Tran Anh Duong, Ministry of Transport of Viet Nam)

Agenda Item 7: Breakout Group Discussion on Next Steps for Developing Energy Efficient Transportation Policies and Systems in Each Participating Economy