Who’s on board?
BostonBRT is managed by the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP), an international nonprofit organization founded in 1985 by sustainable transport advocates. Today, ITDP works with cities to bring about transport solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce poverty, and improve the quality of urban life.
ITDP has offices in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and Mexico. ITDP employs more than 60 staff, and supplements the team with leading architects, urban planners, transportation experts, developers, and financiers. The team has worked in more than 25 countries and more than 100 cities and is considered a leading authority on BRT systems.
For questions about the BostonBRT effort, contact Julia Wallerce, ITDP Boston Program Manager at Julia.Wallerce@ITDP.org.
BOSTONBRT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A BostonBRT advisory committee provided guidance during the pilot project phase of the initiative. The group met over the course of 2017. The members of the BostonBRT Advisory Committee included:
Chris Dempsey, Executive Director, Transportation for Massachusetts
Richard A. Dimino, President & CEO, A Better City
Russell E. Holmes, Massachusetts State Representative, 6th Suffolk District
Clayton Lane (ex officio), CEO, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Thomas M. McGee, Massachusetts State Senator, 3rd Essex District
Jesse Mermell, President, Alliance for Business Leadership
Jeannette Orsino, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities (MARTA)
James E. Rooney, President & CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Byron Rushing, Massachusetts State Representative, 9th Suffolk District
Mary Skelton Roberts, Co-Director for Climate, Barr Foundation
Stacy Thompson, Executive Director, LivableStreets Alliance
*Note: List reflective of members, titles, and organizations in 2017.
BOSTONBRT STUDY GROUP
While Greater Boston had seen BRT proposals in the past, there had never been a full analysis of whether and how it might serve the entire area. In concert with a technical analysis from ITDP, the Barr Foundation convened the Study Group to explore whether BRT would be right for Greater Boston, and if so, where it should be implemented. The group met over the course of 2013-2015, delivering the region’s first omnibus report detailing the potential for Gold Standard BRT in the region.
The Greater Boston Bus Rapid Transit Study Group included*:
Eric Bourassa, Director of Transportation, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Rick Dimino, President & CEO, A Better City
Jackie Douglas, Executive Director, LivableStreets Alliance
Ben Forman, Research Director, MassINC
Chris Hart, Director of Urban & Transportation Projects, Institute for Human Centered Design
Melissa Jones, Senior Program Officer, Boston LISC
Malia Lazu, President, Epicenter Community
David Lee, Partner, Stull & Lee Inc., Architecture and Planning
Bill Lyons, CEO & Founder, The Fort Hill Companies
Tom Nally, Planning Director, A Better City
David Price, Executive Director, Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
Jessica Robertson, Transportation Coordinator, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Paul Schimek, Senior Transportation Planner, TranSystems
Mary Skelton Roberts, Senior Program Officer, Barr Foundation
*Note: List reflective of members, titles, and organizations in 2015.
BostonBRT was founded by the Barr Foundation and is managed by ITDP. BostonBRT research, education, and community engagement are supported by the Barr Foundation.
