International Activities Committee Subcommittee Report Transatlantic-Research Andreas Kopp Co-Chair 2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting

Subcommittee Report Transatlantic-Research Continuation of STELLA Transatlantic Workshop Prospects

Subcommittee Report Transatlantic-Research Sub-Committee founded as TRB involvement in STELLA –Transatlantic network in transportation research organized in focus groups –EU funding by Commission –US funding by National Science Foundation –Funding ended in 2006 –Prospects of continuation?

Subcommittee Report Transatlantic-Research Alternative: Smaller workshops Joint Round Table of OECD/ECMT and ITS and CTS of UCB “Transport, Urban Form and Economic Growth” Chairman Marty Wachs invited papers by Matthew Kahn, Elisabeth Deakin, David Banister and Gilles Duranton → transport – urban form – growth link closely related to policentricity

Subcommittee Report Transatlantic-Research Development into series of transatlantic research events –Co-financing with Universities as a Model(?) –3 more applicants: Boston CTS: infrastructure planning methods University of British Columbia: Port competition and landside infrastructure planning University of Gdansk: Transport infrastructure and regional integration –Finance