Transportation Equity: A Brown Bag Lecture at the Haas Institute

Date: March 11, 2015
Time: 12:00p .m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: 460 Stephens Hall

The Haas Institute will welcome two transportation experts to talk about two of the major transit systems in the United States and issues for 21st century equity in transportation. Dr. Ikehekwu (Ike) Emmanuel Nnaji and Carol Kachadoorian will be in 460 Stephens Hall on March 11 to lead the discussion from 12:00pm - 1:30pm. Dr. Nnaji has over 25 years of experience in the transportation industry and Carol Kachadoorian is a senior planner with more than 30 years of experience in transit and multi-modal transportation planning. 

Dr. Ikechukwu Nnaji has more than a quarter century of experience in the transportation industry, holding positions with Caltrans and BART. The author of American Public Transportation Policy: A Case for Urban Rail Systems Accessibility Management, as well as other publications in the Journal of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), he holds a Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and is a Certified Access Specialist. His goals include continuing career in research and educating people about transportation accessibility and equity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Kachadoorian is an Associate with Toole Design Group, LLC in Silver Spring, MD.  Carol is a Senior Planner and seasoned project manager with more than 30 years of experience in local government, policy development, government relations, multi-modal transportation planning, and project management. As a Complete Streets instructor with the National Complete Streets Coalition, Carol has worked with a number of communities in developing and implementing a Complete Streets policy, as well as incorporating Complete Streets into other project work, such as pedestrian master plans and Americans with Disabilities Act transition plans.  Her work includes on-going projects with several state and city departments of transportation, and with school communities to promote Safe Routes to School programs to support safe and comfortable travel to school on foot or by bike.  At Carol also promotes access to transit through various projects, expanding on her work on numerous pedestrian and bicycle initiatives during her ten years with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.