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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.

You can now view the latest free video webinar in Business Facilities‘ COVID-19: Response And Recovery Webinar Series, “Predicting the Post-COVID-19 World.”

Glen Weisbrod of EBP is a coauthor of "Bus Transport Demand, Economics, Contracting and Policy," and specifically Chapter 26 on cost benefit and economic impact analysis for transit.

At the request of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), EBP analyzed how the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has affected the revenues and funding needs of public transit agencies nationwide.

On May 13th, 2020, The Transportation Research Board (TRB) will be hosting a webinar entitled "Data Sharing Tips for Public Transportation Agencies," and draws on EBP's research from the recently released "TCRP Research Report 213: Data Sharing Guidance for Public Transit Agencies – Now and in the Future."

EBP's Cecilia Viggiano will be presenting findings, and EBP's Glen Weisbrod will be moderating the question and answer session.

Click on the right side panel for more information and registration.

TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, March 11, that explored how to right-size transportation investments.

EBP (formerly EDR Group) staff members presented on a variety of transportation-related topics at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting, January 12–16, 2020, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The event attracted more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world.

Presented by Jenna Goldberg at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2020 in Washington, DC

Presented by Steven Landau at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2020 in Washington, DC

Presented by Kyle Schroeckenthaler, Edward Brown (Maricopa Association of Governments), Daniel Pallme (Tennessee Department of Transportation) and Catherine Ross (Georgia Institute of Technology) at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2020 in Washington, DC

Presented by Naomi Stein and Marissa Birtz (HDR) at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2020 in Washington, DC

Presented by Peter Plumeau at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2020 in Washington, DC

Presented by Steven Landau on January 12, 2020 at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2020 in Washington, DC

Presented by Scott Middleton to both the Emerging and Innovative Public Transport and Technologies Committee and the Transportation Demand Management Committee Meeting, at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 12-15, 2020 in Washington, DC

Boston, MA/January 2, 2020 - Economic Development Research Group (EDR Group), one of the nation's leading firms in infrastructure economics, has a new name: EBP.

For Battery Council International (BCI), EDR Group measured the national economic contribution of the U.S. lead battery industry in calendar year 2018.

As part of the Almaty-Bishkek Economic Corridor initiative (ABEC, www.almaty-bishkek.org), Asian Development Bank (ADB) commissioned EBP to conduct an Economic Impact Assessment for a new mountain road crossing the border between Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic between Almaty and the tourism region Issyk-Kul.