Tuesday / February 17, 2015 / 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Urban Mobility and Future Transportation
American Planning Association, 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200
Join APA Illinois chapter and AIA Chicago’s Regional & Urban Design KC at the national headquarters of the American Planning Association to hear Joe Iacobucci, Director of Transit at Sam Schwartz Engineering, discuss the future of transportation: trends impacting transportation planning; how transit agencies and private companies are responding; and what all this means for the way people will access cities. The program will touch on:
Demographic Factors and Changing Attitudes towards Mobility
The Role of Emerging Transit Modes
New Fixed Route Modes: Bus Rapid Transit and Streetcar and last-mile solutions
New Shared Mobility options: Uber, Lyft, Bridj
Bike Share: system planning, ridership predictions, operations
TDM and Innovative Approaches to Managing Congestion and Moving Millions:
- Special Event/Stadium/transportation demand management
- New innovative public/private partnerships for private developments
- Congestion Pricing
Speaker: Joseph Iacobucci is the Director of Transit of SSE's Midwest offices, responsible for managing transit and transportation projects, providing unique and innovative approaches for different regions across the country. He has over ten years transit planning experience, including several years leading long-range initiatives as the Senior Manager of Strategic Planning at the Chicago Transit Authority where he oversaw project development of over forty miles of rail and bus rapid transit projects. Mr. Iacobucci has a Master’s degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Sam Schwartz Engineering (SSE) is a multi-modal transportation planning and engineering firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Itasca, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Newark, and Tampa. Formed in 1995, its staff of engineers and planners are the nation’s leading experts in urban and downtown transportation.
NOTE: upon entering 205 North Michigan, you will need to stop at the security desk, show an ID, and get an entry pass. Please allow a few extra minutes to get to the program.
