Events

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Fall 2026

Transportation in the City Series co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities and the BU Urban Planning Association

9/15/26– Talk with Rich Davey, CEO of Massport (4:00-5:30 pm)

Richard Davey is the Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). As CEO, Davey leads an organization with revenue of $1.25 billion and a mission of connecting Massachusetts and New England to the world to support the Commonwealth’s economic, transportation, and climate goals, while demonstrating a commitment to neighboring communities.

Massport’s portfolio includes Boston Logan International Airport, Worcester Regional Airport, Hanscom Field, the public maritime facilities in the Port of Boston including Conley Container Terminal and Flynn Cruiseport Boston, as well as commercial real estate in East Boston, South Boston, and Charlestown. The Authority’s facilities generate nearly $46 billion in annual economic impact.

Registration: https://www.bu.edu/ioc/2026/08/28/a-conversation-with-rich-davey-ceo-of-massport/

11/18/26– Careers in Transportation (4:00-5:30 pm)

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Spring 2026

4/23/26-

Transportation in the City Series co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities and the BU Urban Planning Association

3/5/2026- How Transit Enriches a City: A Fireside Chat with Phil Eng, MBTA General Manager and Interim Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation

L to R: Briette Brightman (BU Master of Science in City Planning student), Phil Eng, and Terry Regan (BU City Planning and Urban Affairs Adjunct Faculty)

Photo courtesy of Onjoli Palmer, Boston University Initiative on Cities

Fall 2025- Transportation in the City Series co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities and the BU Urban Planning Association:

11/18/25- Careers in Transportation Event

10/27/25- Designing and Using Transit Maps with Ken Dumas (MBTA map designer) and Mark Ovenden (author of Iconic Transit Maps, television/radio presenter) and co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities. More about the event can be found here.

5/17/25- MET College Convocation

5/18/25- All University Commencement

Spring 2025 Transportation in the City Series co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities:

• 3/6/25- Accelerating Change in the Mobility Sector: Trends, Cutting Edge Technology, and How Cities Can Proactively Engage and Participate

Fall 2024 Transportation in the City Series co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities:

• 10/30/24- Careers in Transportation event
• 11/20/24- Massachusetts Mobility Innovation Hub event
• 10/2/24- Allston Multimodal Project and Reknitting the Allston Community

9/20/24- Workshop for CPUA students with MET Career Development Office

9/4/2024- MET Orientation for incoming degree students

9/4/2024- CPUA Orientation (hybrid) for incoming degree and graduate certificate students

5/19/24- Boston University Graduation Ceremony

5/18/24- MET College Convocation

4/4/24- Annual Massachusetts Distinguished Planner Lecture at UMass Boston

Spring 2024- Transportation in the City Series co-hosted with the BU Initiative on Cities:

• Encouraging and Implementing Transit-Oriented Development (2/20/24)
• Designing and Operating a Bus System for the Future (12/7/23)
• Careers in Transportation Information Session  (11/16/23)
• Livable Streets in Oslo, Norway with Victoria Farr from Oslo’s Agency for Urban Environment (9/28/23)