Events Calendar

Chapter Meeting - April

You are cordially invited to attend our April 2019 chapter meeting on Thursday, April 25th, from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Topic: Sustainable Infrastructure and Development Speaker: Kyle Ibarra and Michael Villa Date: Thursday, April 25th, 2019 Meeting Start Time: 6:00 PM Meeting End Time: 7:30 PM Location: El Paso Electric, 100 N. Stanton El Paso, TX 79901– First Floor Auditorium Parking: Attendees can park at any of the metered parking spaces. It is free after 6:00 PM. ABSTRACT Sustainability was first introduced to the City of El Paso through the implementation of four bus rapid transit system corridors throughout the city. This new transit service consists of various components that make the system rapid and efficient. These four corridors serve as the backbone for development along the five major regions of El Paso: the west-side, downtown, northeast, east-side and lower valley. Route terminal nodes are established through the development of transfer center and transit oriented develop, creating the sustainable goals of creating urban zones at each node that include mix-use development, mixed-housing types, and transit anchors creating the hub for the development. Performance measures for these endeavors were developed as a means of ensuring the program and developments meet established goals and ensuring their performance as sustainable development. The goals developed from these performance measures have now been expanded for a sustainable energy operations sub-portfolio within the department. Sun Metro has aspirations and preparations for moving sustainability further in other areas currently not addressed. BIO Kyle Ibarra and Michael Villa are program and project managers respectively, for the City of El Paso Mass Transit Department commonly known as Sun Metro. Michael has a BS in Physical Geography and has over 10 years’ experience as a government planner. Kyle has over 20-years’ experience in several civil engineering subdisciplines. He holds a BSE in Civil Engineering and an MBA in Global Management; is a registered P.E., credentialed PMP. Reminder: There will be no dinner served this month. *In order to get a proper headcount of those attending, please RSVP via email at marketing@pmielpaso.org