Traffic Safety Priorities in Indian Cities: Current Challenges
June 1, 2018
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
CUPPA Hall 4th Floor Conference Room
Address
412 S. Peoria St., Chicago, IL 60612
Cost
FREE
Calendar
Download iCal FileUTC will host Dr. Geetam Tiwari, international transportation scholar and UIC/CUPPA Alum, on Friday, June 1. Her presentation will take place from 11 a.m. to noon in the 4th Floor Conference room at CUPPA Hall, 412 S. Peoria St., 4th Floor.
Traffic Safety Priorities in Indian Cities: Current Challenges
Geetam Tiwari is MoUD Chair Professor for Transport Planning at the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme and Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi. She obtained B. Arch degree from the University of Roorkee and Master of Urban Planning and Policy, and Ph.D. in Transport Planning and Policy, from the University of Illinois, Chicago. She has received the degree of Doctor of Technology honoris causa from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden in 2012. She has been Adlerbretska Guest Professor for sustainable urban transport at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 2007-2010. She has been working in the area of traffic safety and transport planning focusing on pedestrians, bicycles and bus systems. She is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion since 2009.
Geetam will share her current research in the area of traffic safety in Indian cities.
Date posted
May 25, 2018
Date updated
May 25, 2018