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Ammar Kanaan, Principal of KCUS, Inc.Ammar Kanaan is an expert in transportation economics, transportation systems and transportation policy.
Mr. Kanaan is principal of KCUS. Prior to working with KCUS, Mr. Kanaan was a director with IBI Group
(in Boston Massachusetts); a multi-disciplinary consulting firm specialized in transportation. In the mid-1990s,
Mr. Kanaan worked as a consultant to the World Bank on the privatization of container terminals. He has
also worked with several governments on trasnportation policy.
Projects undertaken by A.K. include:
• Silver Line Operational Analysis for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• Intermodal Center in Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Transportation Master Plan for the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
• Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Strategic Work Program for Service Improvement, MA
• Mekka Western Gateway Transportation Project, Saudi Arabia
• Beirut Suburban Mass Transit System
• Construction of the New Batinah Tollway in Oman
• Rhode Island Commuter Rail Planning Project
• Risk Analysis for High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Safety Study
• VDOT Powhite Parkway Revenue Analysis Project
• Business Plan for Air Transport Services for a Private Client in Bahrain
• Market Analysis of Freight Forwarding in Europe Project
• Business Plan for Air Transport Services for a Private Client in Canada
• Urban Transport Development Project in Lebanon
• Traffic and Parking Management Systems
• Regional Traffic Operations Center project in Boston
• Design of the Advanced Traffic Management System for the Coolidge Bridge/Route 9 area
• Regional Traffic Control Centers (RTCC) project in England
• Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston
• I95- Corridor Coalition Project #3: Surveillance System
• FHWA's Prototype Control Strategies for the Real-Time Traffic-Adaptive Control System (RT-TRACS)
• ITS concept for the Gowanus Expressway rehabilitation project in New York
• Regional Traveler Information Center for Western Massachusetts
• Franklin County Traveler and Tourist Information System
• TravelTIP project for Orange County Transportation Authority
• CAD and Communications Systems for the Pioneer Valley Transportation Authority
• Silver Line for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
• South Station Kiosk Traveler Information System for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
• ITS System Architecture Development Project for the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
• Landside Integrated Management System (LIMS)
• Integrated Gate Management and Flight Information Display System (GM-FIDS) for Logan
International Airport in Boston
• Northumberland Strait Crossing Project Toll Plaza and System
• Toll Operations System (TOS) for Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project
• Design of a Parking Management System for Al-Ghurair Center in Dubai
• GPS/AVI System for the Hendron/Monroe Park-and Ride Facility Project
• Regional ITS Architecture for the Boston Metropolitan Area
• Development of an ITS Plan for Ski Resorts in New England and New York
• Development of the ITS System Architecture for the Buenos Aires region in Argentina
• ITS Projects Deployment Plan for Chittenden County in Vermont
• Feasibility of Introducing ITS to for Road Safety and Traffic Management Applications in Lebanon
• Strategic Deployment Plan of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for the City and County of Honolulu
• Seattle to Portland ITS Early Deployment Corridor Study
• City of Columbus ITS- freeway management system project
• Strategic Deployment Plan of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for the Springfield area in Massachusetts
• Strategic and Policy Recommendations for the Ministry of Transportation in Lebanon