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EBP is happy to announce that as of June 1st, 2021, Dilara Sisman and Jess Wilson have both joined the Boston office.

EBP's Glen Weisbrod was invited to speak at the 2021 Rail Conference, held virtually on June 8th-9th, and sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP).

The Routledge Handbook of Public Transport has been published and is now available for purchase. Chapter 11, “Public Transport Evaluation,” is by EBP’s own Naomi Stein and Glen Weisbrod.

EBP's Dr. Cecilia Viggiano presented at the WTS (Advancing Women, Advancing Transportation) Annual Conference, held virtually, May 10th-14th, 2021. The conference brought together transportation professionals from across North America to discuss topics under the 2021 theme of: Our Future in Transportation.

Jenna Goldberg and Glen Weisbrod authored a new article, Measuring the Regional Economic Impact of Transportation Access Improvements in the Context of a Large Metropolitan Region on Urban Transportation Access, Connectivity and the Economy, that was recently published in the Transportation Research Record.

Chris Steele recently delivered two training sessions as part of Conway Data's ‘Roaring Into Recovery’ online series: "Resiliency and Recovery Planning," and "Stakeholder Engagement."

EBP's Glen Weisbrod was invited to speak at the 2021 High Speed Rail Conference, held virtually on April 7th-8th, and sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law, including $30.5 billion for public transit agencies. Transit agencies have been hit hard by the pandemic, with a loss of fare revenue, as well as declines in other revenue sources, such as state and local taxes.

EBP has upgraded to MOVES3, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's) latest emissions model.

EBP US is proud to announce that Christopher (Chris) Steele has joined the firm as a Principal in our Economic Development practice. In his new role, Chris will work with the EBP team to provide clients and partners with expertise and insights derived from his 28 years in economic development, location and site selection consultancy, and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) advisory. His experience, skills, and perspectives provide an important complement to EBP’s industry-leading economic analysis consulting and will allow the firm to serve clients and partners with a more robust set of services that support sustainable economic development.

For the American Public Transit Association (APTA), a nonprofit international association of 1,500 public and private sector organizations engaged in the public transit industry, EBP conducted an analysis of growing transit funding challenges precipitated by the pandemic across the U.S. Our analysis found that, even with the two rounds of emergency funding Congress provided in 2020, the nation’s public transit agencies still face a projected shortfall of $39.3 billion through the end of calendar year (CY) 2023 due to ongoing losses of fare revenue, tax revenue, and ridership.

On January 14th, 2021, Kyle Schroeckenthaler and Naomi Stein presented virtually during the fourth annual Consortium for Scenario Planning, featuring interactive presentations by practitioners, consultants, and academics who use scenarios to develop more equitable and inclusive places, address economic and environmental challenges, respond to infrastructural needs, and more.

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting was conducted as a virtual event over a series of dates throughout January 2021. EBP Colleagues presented a variety of topics and participating in a number of committee meetings.

EBP's Jenna Goldberg and Russell Pildes spoke at this year’s New Hampshire Traffic Safety Series on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020.

This year, the Transportation Research Board (TRB) officially designated AP090 Transit Data as a Standing Committee. Formerly, the topic of transit data was covered by the Joint Subcommittee on Transformative Trends in Transit Data (AP000/ABJ00). This designation reflects the importance of data for public transit agencies.

On August 12th, Dr. Cecilia Viggiano presented virtually at the 6th annual TransitData 2020 International Symposium on the use of public transit automated data for planning and operations.

We’re excited to announce that Casey Uy, an Analyst in our Boston headquarters, recently earned her professional certification from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).

EBP is happy to announce that two staff members – Analyst Tess Ruderman and CEO Peter Plumeau – completed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Transformational DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Certificate Program in July 2020.