Institute of Transportation Engineers Presentation

Glen Weisbrod, President of Economic Development Research Group, gave a presentation to the Institute of Transportationh Engineers annual conference in Pittsburgh on its opening day of August 6, 2007. The theme was "Fighting Congestion," and the presentation by Mr. Weisbrod focused on Impacts of Congestion on Regional Economies.

Click here to download the slide show: Impact of Congestion on Business: Implications for Policy and Planning

Click here to download the paper: Defining the Range of Urban Congestion Impacts on Freight and their Consequences for Business Activity

Session Details - Session 5: Fighting Congestion
Samuel Staley, Presider, Director of Urban and Land Use Policy, Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  • Impacts of Congestion on Regional Economies
    Glen Weisbrod, Speaker, President, Economic Development Research Group, Boston, MA, USA
  • Why We Need a Multi-Modal Approach to Fight Congestion
    Arthur Guzzetti, Speaker, Vice President-Policy, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC, USA
  • USDOT Congestion Initiative Update: The Federal Government Takes up the Congestion Challenge
    Jeffrey Paniati, Speaker, Associate Administrator for Operations, U.S. DOT-FHWA, Washington, DC, USA