Fumio Kurosaki

Dr. Kurosaki has rich experiences in the railway sector almost 30 years in total. In 1988 he joined East Japan Railway Company (JR East). After working as a civil engineer in JR East, he was dispatched to the International Union of Railways (UIC) from 2003 to 2006. At that time, he had started research activities about the organizational reform in the railway sector and completed his thesis titled “An Analysis of Vertical Separation of Railways.” 

Public Transport Projects in Tbilisi

Neil Chadder of Cities Development Initiatives in Asia (CDIA) shares details of CDIA's work with the city government of Tbilisi in Georgia in improving its transport system. Through the implementation of two pre-feasibility studies, CDIA is targeting the restructuring and rationalizing of the bus network, conceptual studies for bus rapid transit and tram/light rail options for a selected corridor, and the preparation of a phased investment plan for modernization of the soviet-style Tbilisi metro system.

Rishi Adhar

Rishi Adhar is an experienced international development professional who specializes in project management and implementation, particularly in the transport sector and specifically in roads, bridges, wharves, and jetties. He previously worked for the Government of the Republic of Fiji and was Senior Project Officer at the Asian Development Bank.

Greenways

This presentation explains how establishing greenways can provide safe corridors for walking, cycling, and transportation, and not merely for recreational purposes. It also shares the benefits that greenways, considered as one of the ways to go green, can provide to cities.