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DECOLONISING TRANSPORTATION: UNVEILING THE DOMINANCE OF PRIVATE CARS AND PROSPECTS FOR EQUITABLE MODAL SHIFT
Resilient Safe and Inclusive Engineering Infrastructure
Location: BREAKOUT ROOM 1 - 5/15/24, 10:35 AM - 5/15/24, 11:00 AM (America/La_Paz) (25 minutes)
DECOLONISING TRANSPORTATION: UNVEILING THE DOMINANCE OF PRIVATE CARS AND PROSPECTS FOR EQUITABLE MODAL SHIFT
Eng. Katherine Agong
Eng. Katherine Agong

Katherine Agong is a Transportation Planner and Transportation Engineer who helps public and private sector organisations by applying techniques for analysing and resolving traffic and transport problems. Katherine is a graduate of Edinburg Napier University where she attained a Masters degree in Transport Planning and Engineering. She is also a graduate of the University of the West Indies where she earned a BSc in Geography. She is a Chartered Transport Planning Professional (UK), a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (UK), a registered Engineer with the Board of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago and an Incorporated Engineer with the Engineering Council of UK. Katherine has worked for over 22 years in the sector. After a successful career being employed at major global engineering consultancies helping private sector clients (e.g. land developers, estate managers, universities, construction firms, hospitals) and public sector clients such as government organisations and local authorities, Katherine is now an independent consultant advising clients on how to plan for and mitigate traffic and transport impacts including permitted developments and event traffic management and control, public transport and parking. She is a PhD researcher in the fields of Transport Planning and Transport Engineering particularly public transport (shared mobility and travel behaviour). She is also a Research Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus. She is also on the Board of Directors of the National Planning Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and the Transport Expert on the Board. Katherine enjoys voluntary and advocacy work for persons with disabilities and specific disenfranchised communities, and she also enjoys the art of decorative design.