General Notices

The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies (SALISES) in collaboration with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosts their Inaugural Quarterly Symposium on Road Traffic Congestion in T&T: Challenges and Ameliorative Interventions.

The symposium takes place on May 24 from 9am at the SALISES Conference Room with the following panel discussions:  

• Road Traffic Congestion in Trinidad and Tobago – Towards a Systematic Framework Based on Interdisciplinary Social Scientific Insights by Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard, Demographer

• No Rapid Rail Does Not Mean No Mass Transit by Dr. Trevor Townsend, Transportation Engineer

• Congestion Pricing in Trinidad and Tobago by Dr. Daren Conrad, Economist

• The Role of Land-Use Planning in treating with Traffic Congestion in Trinidad and Tobago by Ms. Grace Les  Fouris, Land Use Planner

To register for the symposium, please click here.

About the symposium

This symposium draws on the expertise of professionals in fields allied to ground transportation science.  Such expertise is imperative in reinforcing the inter-disciplinary character of interpretive insights regarding the phenomenon of traffic congestion in contemporary Trinidad and Tobago and in considering scientific interventions as remedies. 

The symposium is expected to facilitate the establishment of a multi-disciplinary cluster that will act as a catalyst for the creation of an interdisciplinary framework addressing road traffic congestion in Trinidad and Tobago.

For more information, please contact: Cathy-Ann Modeste, SALISES at 662-2002 ext. 82391 or email: Cathy-Ann.Modeste@sta.uwi.edu.