Climate-neutral transition of transportation and social innovation

Whereas earlier techniques focused on system optimisation through user-centric approaches, latest attempts to design and implement widely accepted safe, sustainable, and resilient transport solutions set users to act in the green and digital transitions.

Social innovation enables the required changes in perceptions, attitudes and behaviors and promotes a cooperative and collaborative environment where citizens, academics, entrepreneurs, and public administrators work together to co-conceive, co-design, co-develop, co-implement and co-evaluate digital and energy transition towards climate-neutral transportation. Topics in the thematic track include:

social media and networks and transportation
participatory methods and applications
gamification and incentive schemes
transport and mobility living labs to foster social innovation
legal, ethical and integrity issues in transportation
new technologies, new job opportunities and human skills
transportation systems’ trustworthiness

University of Thessaly, Department of Civil Engineering
Traffic, Transportation and Logistics Laboratory-TTLog
Pedion Areos, GR-38334 Volos, Greece

Tel: (+30) 24210 74164
Email: infocsum@civ.uth.gr

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Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC

“Transport Equity and Effective Use of Emerging Technologies in Transport”

Carol is President of Schweiger Consulting, has over 42 years of transportation experience, and is nationally and internationally recognized in applying effective and efficient transportation technologies. She has a wide-ranging and in-depth expertise in systems engineering, technology strategies for public agencies (including technology-enabled mobility services and mobility as a service), public transit and paratransit technology and traveler information strategies. She has provided over 75 transportation agencies with technology technical assistance, including developing technology strategies based on needs assessments; developing technical specifications and structured processes to procure and implement technology systems; applying systems engineering to technology projects; providing procurement and implementation assistance; and evaluating technology deployments.

Schweiger developed and delivered (via webinar) seven modules regarding transit technology standards and co-developed and was the lead instructor for five transit technology training courses for the National Transit Institute (NTI). She authored five Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Synthesis reports and authored one and co-authored two full TCRP reports.

Carol has a B.S. in Mathematics from Tufts University and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University. She is Co-Chair of the TRB Standing Committee on Innovative Public Transportation Services and Technologies, and participates in many other relevant committees.

Two of the hottest topics being discussed in transportation circles around the globe are (1) the emerging and innovative technologies now being deployed in transport and (2) equitable transportation issues. These newer issues being addressed have been dramatically demonstrated during the past several years when the global transport community began addressing the “disruptions” caused to traditional transport planning and design. While disruptions were being addressed, the pandemic added significantly to this disruption with some transport professionals referring to this situation as being near devastation of transport. Travel behavior radically changed and recovery to a “norm” is still not clearly envisioned. This situation, in turn, led many to examine traditional planning and design of transport systems with the realization that all communities in society did not have the same benefits of accessibility and safety. The need to examine and establish ground rules to address equitable transportation across demographic and economic classes became apparent. These issues were begun to be discussed at the 5th Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility. But now, the 6th Conference is building upon and moving forward with the knowledge of the lessons learned from the past couple years. This Keynote will highlight the latest research and technological innovations being deployed globally by transportation organizations.

The Keynote speaker, Carol Schweiger, has been a strong influential factor in advancing the transportation state of the art through her involvement in a variety of projects conducted for public transport agencies, numerous international technical committees, through speaking engagements and publications. Recently, she organized and moderated at the 2021 ITS World Congress a session entitled “Diverse, Accessible, Equitable and Inclusive Technology-Enabled Mobility” and won the award for Most Popular Special Interest Session out of over 200 sessions at the ITS World Congress. In addition, she organized and moderated two other sessions at the Congress: “ITS Data Generation and Use: How Are We Addressing Societal and Ethical Issues?” and “Equity Assessment of New Mobility Technologies: Current Status.” She has been writing an annual article for Intelligent Transport on her predictions in the area of technology-enabled mobility. Finally, she was named 2022 Woman of the Year by WTS Rhode Island.

Carol Schweiger

President, Schweiger Consulting LLC
+1 781-424-2208; carol@tech4transit.com

Climate-neutral transition of transportation and social innovation

Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC

“Transport Equity and Effective Use of Emerging Technologies in Transport”

Προσθέστε Εδώ το Κείμενο Επικεφαλίδας σας

Dr. Nikolaos Tsampieris
ERTICO

“Sustainable Urban Mobility – Challenges and Opportunities”

Dr. Panos D. Prevedouros
University of Hawaii, Manoa

“Transportation depends on available, reliable, affordable energy. What does the future of transportation and energy hold?”

Ron Boénau, P.E.

Climate-neutral transition of transportation and social innovation

Carol SchweigerPresident, Schweiger Consulting LLC

“Transport Equity and Effective Use of Emerging Technologies in Transport”

Προσθέστε Εδώ το Κείμενο Επικεφαλίδας σας

Dr. Nikolaos TsampierisERTICO

“Sustainable Urban Mobility – Challenges and Opportunities”

Dr. Panos D. PrevedourosUniversity of Hawaii, Manoa

“Transportation depends on available, reliable, affordable energy. What does the future of transportation and energy hold?”

Ron Boénau, P.E.

Carol Schweiger
President, Schweiger Consulting LLC

Dr. Nikolaos Tsampieris
ERTICO

Dr. Panos D. Prevedouros
University of Hawaii, Manoa