Field Hearings
April 18-19, 2007 - Chicago, Illinois
James R. Thompson Center (State of Illinois
Building)
100 West Randolph
Street
Chicago, Illinois
60601
Agenda
Transcript
(Day 1)
Transcript
(Day 2)
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1:10 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Panel #1: Metropolitan Surface Transportation
Solutions
- John Webber, Assistant to the Secretary,
Illinois Department of Transportation
- Cheri Heramb, Acting Commissioner, Chicago
Department of Transportation Biography
- Frank Kruesi, President, Chicago Transit
Authority Biography
- Maggie Walsh, President , WTS Greater Chicago
Chapter, Senior Associate, CTE Testimony
- Randall S. Blakenhorn, Executive Director,
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Panel #2: Moving Products and Freight Across
the Nation, Now and in the Future
3:20 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Panel #3: Regional Surface Transportation
Issues and the Impact on the Global Economy
- John Clark, Chair, Northwest Indiana Regional
Development Authority Biography
and Testimony
- Doug Whitley, President and CEO, Illinois
State
Chamber
of Commerce
- Michael McLaughlin, Transportation Director,
Metropolitan
Planning
Council
4:30 p.m. Public Comment
(Each speaker
can address the Commission for 2 minutes)
5:00 p.m. Adjourn, Media Availability
(in JRTC Auditorium)
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Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:40 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Panel #4: Safety Solutions for the Surface
Transportation Network
- Pete Rahn, Secretary, Missouri Department
of Transportation, AASHTO Committee on Highway
Traffic Safety Biography
and Testimony
- Barbara Harsha, Executive Director, Governor's
Highway Safety Association
- Mike Stout, Director, Illinois Department
of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety Biography
and Testimony
- Glynn Birch, National President, Mothers
Against Drunk Driving Biography
- Jackie Gillan, Vice President, Advocates
for Highway Safety
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Panel#5: The Role of Interstate and Intercity
Passenger Rail in the Surface Transportation
Network
- John Spring, Mayor, Quincy, IL Biography
and Testimony
- David Cieslewicz, Mayor, Madison, WI Biography
and Testimony
- Tom Barrett, Mayor, Milwaukee, WI
- Alexander Kummant, CEO, Amtrak
- Laura Kliewer, Director, Midwest Interstate
Passenger Rail Commission Testimony
10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Panel #6: Socio-Economic Changes That Will
Impact the Future of the Surface Transportation
Network
- Frank Beal, Executive Director, Chicago
Metropolis 2020 Biography
and Testimony
- John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress
for the New Urbanism
- Scott Bernstein, President, Center for
Neighborhood Technology
- Conrad Egan, President and CEO, National
Housing Conference
- Leobardo Estrada, Ph.D., Member, AARP Board
of Directors
11:55 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. Media Availability
(JRTC Auditorium)
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Panel #7: Vision and Funding Strategies
to Address the Future Needs of the Surface
Transportation Network
- Gary Ridley, Director, Oklahoma Department
of Transportation Biography
and Testimony
- Tim Martin, Senior Vice President, CTE/AECOM Biography
and Testimony
- Bill Grams, Executive Director, Illinois
Road and Transportation Builders
- Tom Walker, Director of Government Affairs,
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
- Michael Staczak, President, Hanson Material
Service, First Vice Chair, National Stone,
Sand & Gravel Association Biography
and Testimony
2:15 p.m. Public Comment
2:30 p.m. Adjourn
April 18, 2007 - Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
McNamara Alumni Center
A.I. Johnson
Room
200 Oak Street,
S.E.
University
of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55455
Agenda
Transcript
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:15 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
8:15 a.m. Field Hearing Convenes
- Called to Order by Secretary Mary Peters
Panel #1: Multidisciplinary Solutions
to Traffic Safety
- Kathy Swanson, Director, Office of Traffic
Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety Biography
and Testimony
- Sue Miller, Secretary Treasurer, National
Association of County Engineers and Freeborn
County Engineer Biography
and Testimony
- Max Donath, Director, Intelligent Transportation
Systems Institute, University of Minnesota Biography
and Testimony
- Stan Lampe, Vice President, Government
Relations & Advocacy, Northern Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce Biography
and Testimony
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Panel #2: Role
of Rural Areas and Local Governments in a
New National Transportation Policy
- James Lynch, Director, Montana Department
of Transportation Biography
and Testimony
- Steve Albert, Director, Western Transportation
Institute, College of Engineering, Montana
State University Biography
and Testimony
- Colleen Landkamer, President, National
Association of Counties and Commissioner,
Blue Earth County, Minnesota Biography
and Testimony
- Wayne Brandt, Executive Vice President,
Minnesota Forest Industries and Minnesota
Timber Producers Association Biography
and Testimony
- Dave Christianson, Associate, SRF Consulting
Group Biography
and Testimony
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel #3: Recommendations
for a New National Transportation Policy
- Lieutenant Governor Carol Molnau, Commissioner,
Minnesota Department of Transportation Biography
and Testimony
- Francis Ziegler, Director, North Dakota
Department of Transportation Biography
and Testimony
- Judith Payne, Secretary, South Dakota Department
of Transportation Biography
and Testimony
- Peter Bell, Chair, Metropolitan Council Biography
and Testimony
- Peter McLaughlin, Commissioner, Hennepin
County, Minnesota and Chair, Metropolitan
Transitway Development Board Biography
and Testimony
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel #4: Multimodal
Transportation Congestion Solutions
- Bernie Arseneau, Director, Office of Traffic,
Safety & Operations, Minnesota Department
of Transportation Biography
and Testimony
- Brent Bair, Chair, ITS Caucus Public Sector
Advisory Committee Biography
and Testimony
- Dave Eischens, Area Sales Manager, Networks
and Enterprise Group, Motorola Inc. and Minnesota
Guidestar Board Member Biography
and Testimony
3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Panel #5: Freight
User Perspectives and Solutions
- Larry Lair, Vice President, Traffic Safety
Systems Division, 3M Biography
and Testimony
- Rick Gabrielson, Senior Manager for Import
Transportation, Target Corporation Biography
and Testimony
- Tim Coats, Vice President, Supply Chain
Logistics, Strategy and Grain Operations,
General Mills Biography
and Testimony
- Frank Sims, Vice President of Transportation
and Product Assurance, Cargill, Inc. Biography
and Testimony
- Aaron Jorgensen, Senior Director, Supply
Chain Logistics Integration, Medtronic, Inc. Biography
and Testimony
- Teresa M. Adams, Ph.D., Director, National
Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research
and Education and Professor, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Biography
and Testimony
5:00 p.m. Public Testimony (all topics
and ideas)
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
March 19, 2007 -Washington D.C.
2167 Rayburn House Office Building Hearing
Room
Washington,
D.C. 20515
Agenda
Transcript
Monday, March 19, 2007 8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
8:15 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:30 a.m.
Panel #1: State and Local Elected Officials
- Bart Peterson, Mayor of Indianapolis, representing
the National League of Cities Testimony
- Scott Haggerty, member of the Alameda County
Board of Supervisors, (California), representing
the National Association of Counties Testimony
Panel #2: User Perspectives
- Rolf Th. Lundberg, Jr., Senior Vice President
for Congressional and Public Affairs, the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Testimony
- Robert L. Darblenet, President & CEO,
the American Automobile Association Testimony
- Greg Cohen, President & CEO, the American
Highway Users Alliance Testimony
Panel #3: Transportation System Perspectives
from Managers and Planners
- John Horsley, Executive Director, the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials Testimony
1 Testimony
2
- William A. Verkest, PE, President, the
American Public Works Association Testimony
- Jim McKenzie, Executive Director of Metroplan
(Arkansas), representing the Association of
Metropolitan Planning Organizations Testimony
1 Testimony
2
- Jean Godwin, Executive Vice President,
the American Association of Port Authorities Testimony
- Jacqueline Johnson, Executive Director,
the National Congress of American Indians Testimony
Panel #4: Transportation Providers
- William W. Millar, President, the American
Public Transportation Association
- Peter J. Pantuso, President & CEO,
the American Bus Association Testimony
- Bill Graves, President & CEO, the American
Trucking Associations Testimony
- Craig F. Rockey, Vice President for Policy
and Economics, the Association of American
Railroads Testimony
1 Testimony
2 Testimony3
- Ross B. Capon, Executive Director, the
National Association of Railroad Passengers Testimony
1 Testimony
2
Panel #5: Infrastructure Providers
- Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, the Associated
General Contractors of America Testimony
- Charlie Potts, First Vice Chairman and
CEO of Heritage Construction & Materials,
representing American Road & Transportation
Builders Association Testimony
1 Testimony
2
- Guy Stephenson, Senior Vice President and
Legal Counsel of Weyerhaeuser, Inc., and Mr.
Fred Rickert Vice President of the National
Waterways Conference Testimony
1 Testimony
2
- Christopher A. McLean, Counsel, the Vehicle
Traffic Information Coalition Testimony
1 Testimony
2
- Patrick D. Jones, Executive Director, the
International Bridge, Tunnel, and Turnpike
Association Testimony
Panel #6: Workforce Issues
- Mr. Michael Siano, Executive Vice President,
Amalgamated Transit Union Testimony
- James M. Brunkenhoefer, National Legislative
Director, the United Transportation Union
- Donald J. Kaniewski, Laborers' International
Union of North America Testimony
Panel #7: Policy Issues
- Robert E. Skinner, Jr., Executive Director,
the Transportation
Research
Board Testimony
1, 2,
& 3 Testimony
4
- David L. Greene, Corporate Fellow, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory Testimony
- Anne P. Canby, President, the Surface Transportation
Policy Project Testimony
4:45 p.m. Adjourn
February 23, 2007 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas Convention Center
3150 Paradise
Road
Las Vegas,
Nevada 89109
Agenda
Transcript
Friday, February 23, 2007 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks
- Jack Schenendorf, Vice-Chairman of the
National Surface Transportation Policy and
Revenue Study Commission
8:05 a.m. Opening Remarks
- Oscar Goodman, Mayor of the City of Las
Vegas, and Rossi Ralenkotter, President and
CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Panel #1
- Susan Martinovich, Director, Nevada Department
of Transportation
- The Honorable Victor Mendez, Director,
Arizona
Department
of Transportation
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Panel #2
- Jacob Snow, Executive Director, Regional
Transportation
Commission
of Southern
Nevada
- Greg Krause, Executive Director, Washoe
County
Regional
Transportation
Commission,
Nevada
- Ingrid Reisman, Vice President, Corporate
Communications,
Las Vegas
Monorail
Company
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel #3
- San Bernardino Association of Governments
(California)
- Dennis Smith, Executive Director, Maricopa
Association
of Governments
(Arizona)
11:45 p.m. Public Comment Period
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
February 21, 2007 - Atlanta, Georgia
Loudermilk Center
40 Courtland
Street
Atlanta, Georgia
30303
Agenda
Transcript
Wednesday,
February 21, 2007 8:15 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
8:15 a.m. Welcome Remarks
- Jack Schenendorf, Vice-Chairman of the
National Surface Transportation Policy and
Revenue Study Commission
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Panel #1: Optimize
the Current System
- Wayne Shackelford, Senior Vice President,
Gresham Smith Partners; former Commissioner
of the Georgia Department of Transportation;
former President of ITS America
- Robert F. Dallas, Director, Governor's
Office of Highway Safety
- Christopher (Chris) L. Warren, Deputy Executive
Director and Chief Operating Officer, Florida
Turnpike Enterprise
- Larry E. Tibbits, Chief Operations Officer,
Michigan Department of Transportation
- David Ronald Goode, Retired Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Southern
Corporation
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Panel #2: Expand
the System
- William Hammack, Jr., President and Chief
Operating Officer, C. W. Matthews Contracting
Company
- Mark Holifield, Sr., Vice President of
Supply Chain, Home Depot
- Larry L. (Butch) Brown, Sr., Executive
Director, Mississippi Department of Transportation
- Robert Morris, Director, External Affairs,
Georgia Ports Authority
- Edward B. Crowell, Director, Georgia Motor
Trucking Association
- The Honorable Harold Linnenkohl, Commissioner,
Georgia Department of Transportation
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel #3: Finance
- David Peterson, Vice President, Royal Bank
of Canada Marcus D. Kluczka, Director of Project
and Export Finance, Siemens
- Rosa Clausell Rountree, Executive Director,
Georgia State Road and Tollway Authority
- Harrison B. Rue, Vice President, Association
of Metropolitan Planning Organizations and
Executive Director, Charlottesville-Albemarle
MPO
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Panel #4: Roles
and Vision
- Michael (Mike) D. Garrett, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power; Chairman
Elect of State Chamber of Commerce; and Former
Chairman of Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce
- The Honorable Pierce R. Homer, Secretary,
Virginia Department of Transportation
- The Honorable Samuel (Sam) S. Olens, Chairman,
Atlanta Regional Commission, and Commission
Chairman, Cobb County, Georgia
- The Honorable Shirley Franklin, Mayor of
Atlanta
- Michael Robison, Founder, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Lanier Parking Holdings;
Chairman, Board of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors
Bureau
4:30 p.m. Public Comment Opportunity
5:15 p.m. Adjourn, Media Availability
February 21-22, 2007 - Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
One Gateway
Plaza
Los Angeles,
California 90012
Agenda
Transcript
1 (Day 1)
Transcript
2 (Day
2)
Wednesday, February 21,
2007
California
and the National Economy
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m. Opening Remarks
- Secretary Mary. E. Peters, Chairman of
the National Surface Transportatin Policy
and Revenue Study Commission
1:45 p.m - 3:30 p.m.
Panel #1: Trade
and Commerce
- Barry Sedlik, Acting Secretary, California
Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
- Gill Hicks, Gill V. Hicks & Associates,
Chair, California Marine and Intermodal Transportation
System Advisory Council
- Jerry Tidwell, Senior Vice President, Supply
Operations, Safeway Corporation
- Ray Burgett, Director International Logistics
and Transportation, Pier 1 Imports
- Tony Grasso, Executive Director, San Bernardino
Associated Governments
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m
Panel #2: Mobility,
Congestion and Safety
- Eugene Skoropowski, Managing Director Capitol
Corridor Joint Powers Authority
- Mehdi Morshed, Executive Director, California
High Speed Rail Authority
- Pete Speer, President, American Traffic
Safety Services Association
- Dr. Genevieve Guiliano, Senior Associate
Dean, Research and Technology, School of Policy
Planning and Development, University of Southern
California and Director, Metrans Transportation
Center
- Will Kempton, Director, California Department
of Transportation
5:15 p.m. Public Comment Period
5:30 p.m. Adjourn, Media Availability
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Thursday, February 22,
2007
National Policy
and Efficiency
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
- Commissioner Steve Heminger, the National
Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue
Study Commission
8:35 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Testimony
and Questions for Elected Officials
- Senator Alan Lowenthal, Chair, California
Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
- Assembly member Pedro Nava, Chair, California
Assembly Transportation Committee
- Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County Supervisor
and Chair, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Board of Directors
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Panel #3: Partnership
and Collaboration
- Gary Gallegos, Executive Director, San
Diego Association of Governments
- Art Leahy, CEO, Orange County Transportation
Authority
- G. Kent Woodman, Partner, Thompson Coburn
LLP
- John Barna, Executive Director, California
Transportation Commission
10:45 a.m - 12:15 a.m
Panel #4: Transitioning
to the Next Generation Transportation System
- Tim Waltze, President, The Griffith Company
- Roger Snoble, CEO, Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
- Sunne Wright-McPeak, CEO, California Emerging
Technology Fund
- Dr. Martin Wachs, Director, Transportation,
Space and Technology, RAND
12:15 p.m. Public Comment
12:30 p.m Adjourn
November 15, 2006 - Memphis, Tennessee
The Peabody Hotel
149 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee
38103
Agenda
Transcript
Wednesday, November 15,
2006 8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
8:30 a.m. Welcome Remarks
- Secretary Mary E. Peters, Chairman of the
National Surface Transportation Policy and
Revenue Study Commission
8:40 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Panel #1: Global
Trends and Regional Framework
- Doug Duncan, President and CEO, FedEx Freight
addressing the global framework, demands for
surface transportation and the U. S. challenges
and requirements. Biography
- Tim Yatsko, Senior Vice-President of Transportation
Wal-Mart regarding global trends and challenges
and Wal-Mart's national response as
well as needs in U. S. transportation system. Biography
and Testimony
- John Moore, President and CEO Memphis Regional
Chamber regarding the potential for Memphis
region as an intermodal inland port to address
national transportation challenges and demands
of the private sector supply chain; what is
required and how to achieve it. Biography
- Pete Johnson, Federal Co-Chair for Delta
Regional Authority regarding role of surface
transportation in the 8-state Delta Region
particularly underdeveloped and rural areas. Biography
and Testimony
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Panel #2: Intermodal
Opportunities in Global & Regional Trends
- Robert West, Managing Director, Global
Trade & Transportation at Global Insight,
addressing implications of global trends on
ports and intermodal transportation. Biography
and Testimony
- Roger Sklar, Director Inbound Supply Chain
Operations, NIKE Inc., regarding regional
opportunities and solutions for national port
and surface transportation challenges. Biography
- Steve Rand, AVP Sales and Account Development,
CSX Intermodal regarding rail, highway, port,
and air interconnections and challenges/solutions
for financing rail infrastructure. Biography
and Testimony
- Jonathan Red, Chief Operating Officer,
Sea Point LLC, international freight movements;
necessity of national intermodal planning;
and regional opportunities to address the
national challenges. Biography
and Testimony
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Panel #3: Regional
Economic Development & Quality of Life
- Matt Kisber, Tennessee Commissioner of
Economic Development regarding needs, opportunities
and challenges for surface transportation
in economic development of Tennessee and region Biography
- Tennessee Senator Mark Norris, Chairman
of Economic Development, Transportation, and
Cultural Affairs Committee of the Southern
Legislative Conference. Will address Regional
Imperatives: Opportunities for Intergovernmental
innovation in Intermodal Logistics and Economic
Development". Biography
- Neely Mallory, President of Mallory Alexander,
a prominent international freight forwarder
covering intermodal aspects of international
freight movements and demands upon the surface
transportation system. Biography
- John D. Carruthers (Shreveport, LA), Chairman,
Mid-Continent Highway Coalition (I-69) regarding
trade with Canada and Mexico, national surface
transportation corridors, their importance
to the national economy and alternatives for
funding and financing. Biography
and Testimony
3:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Panel #4: Surface
Transportation Barriers/Solutions
- Gerald Nicely, Commissioner, Tennessee
DOT addressing the necessity of Integrated
Planning between modes of transportation and
flexible funding options to allow strategic
infrastructure investments. This will include
mode diversion from roads to rail and transit
systems. Biography
- Scott Bennett, Arkansas Department of Highways
and Transportation covering financing surface
transportation financing including reliability
of funding streams, innovative financing alternatives,
and lessons learned to date. Biography
- Dave Huneryager, President & CEO of
Tennessee Trucking Association regarding needs,
challenges, gaps and solutions in surface
transportation system. Biography
- Jimmy Smith, Tennessee Public Transit Association
regarding Commuter rail, rural transit, and
related issues.
4:45 p.m. Public Comment Opportunity
5:15 p.m. Adjourn
November 15-16, 2006 - New York City, New
York
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of
New York
2 Broadway
New York, NY
10004
Agenda
Transcript
(Day 1)
Transcript
(Day 2)
Wednesday, November 15,
2006 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel #1: Setting the Stage - Transportation
and the Economy
- Gerald Shaheen, Group President, Caterpillar,
and Chairman of the Board, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
- Robert D. Yaro, President, Regional Plan
Association
- Rae Rosen, Senior Economist and Assistant
Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New
York
- Video [streaming
media] Presentation
Panel #2: Intercity Rail, Mass Transit
and Regional Interconnectedness in 2056
- Drew Galloway, Chief, Corridor Development
and Project Planning, Planning and Analysis
Department,
Amtrak
- David King, General Manager, Triangle
Transit Authority
- D.C. Agrawal, Assistant Executive Director,
Corporate Strategy, Policy and Contracts,
New
Jersey
Transit
- James Boice, Deputy Commissioner of the
Connecticut Department of Transportation
- Presentation
5:00 p.m. Public Comment Period
5:30 p.m. Adjourn
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Thursday, November 16,
2006 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Panel #3: Condition and Needs of the National
and Northeast Transportation System
- Steve L. Massie, CEO, Jack Massie Constructor
Inc., Senior Vice President, Associated
General
Contractors of America
- Matthew A. Coogan, Director, New England
Transportation Institute
- Neil Pedersen, Administrator, Maryland
State Highway Administration
- Ken Andrews, Dow Corporation
- Presentation
Panel #4: Meeting the Needs
- Dr. C. Michael Walton, Chairman, American
Road and Transportation Builders Association,
and Professor
at University of Texas, Austin
- James T. Taylor II, Principal, Mercator
Advisors LLC
- Thomas J. Madison, Jr., Commissioner of
the New York State Department of Transportation
- Ross Pepe, President, Construction Industry
Council of Westchester & Hudson Valley,
Inc.
- Presentation
Panel #5: Trade and Freight Gateways to
the Northeast and to the Nation
- Richard Larrabee, Director, Port Commerce
Department, The Port Authority of New York
and New
Jersey
- Sam Crane, Maher Terminals
- William Goetz, Resident Vice President,
CSX Transportation
- Anthony Hatch, Consultant and Analyst on
finance and railroads
- Glenn Weisbrod, President, Economic Development
Research Group, Inc.
- Presentation
Panel #6: The Role of Public Institutions
in Providing Transportation Infrastructure
in 2056
- Christopher P. Boylan, Deputy Executive
Director/Corporate and Community Affairs
Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, State of New York
- Victoria Cross Kelly, Director, Tunnels,
Bridges and Terminals, The Port Authority
of New
York and
New Jersey
- Presentation
5:00p.m. Public Comment Period
5:40 p.m. Adjourn
October 27, 2006 - Portland, Oregon
Oregon Convention Center
777 Northeast
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Portland, Oregon
97232
Agenda
Transcript
Friday, November 16, 2006
Panel 1: Global Gateways Speakers
- Harold Linnenkohl, Georgia DOT Commissioner
and AASHTO President Testimony
- Paula Hammond, Washington DOT Chief of
Staff Presentation
- Mary Olson, Port of Portland Commission
Vice President Testimony
- Doug Tindall, Oregon's DOT Deputy
Director, Highway Testimony
- Hal Dengerink and Henry Hewitt, Columbia
River Crossing Task Force Co-Chairs Testimony
Panel 2: Intercity Passenger Rail Speakers
- Paula Hammond, Washington DOT Chief of
Staff Testimony
- Missy Cassidy, Maryland DOT Director of
Policy and Governmental Affairs Testimony
Panel 3: Performance Based Management
Speakers
- Paula Hammond, Washington DOT Chief of
Staff Testimony
- Pete Rahn, Missouri DOT Director
Panel 4: Alternative Finance Speakers
- Matthew Garrett, Oregon DOT Director Testimony
- Paula Hammond, Washington DOT Chief of
Staff Testimony
- Victor Mendez, Arizona DOT Director and
AASHTO Vice President Testimony
- John Horsley, AASHTO Executive Director Testimony
September 20-21, 2006 - Dallas, Texas
Hyatt Regency Dallas Hotel
300 Reunion
Boulevard
Dallas, Texas
75207
Agenda
Transcript
(Day 1)
Transcript
(Day 2)
Wednesday, September 20,
2006 1:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Panel #1: Overview of Needs and Long Term
Financing Initiatives
- Patrick D. Jones, Executive Director, International
Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
- William W. Millar, President, American
Public Transportation Association
- Neil Schuster, President and CEO, ITS America
- Ric Williamson, Chairman, Texas Transportation
Commission
Panel #2: Growth Needs of the Surface
Transportation System
- Arlee Reno, Cambridge Systematics, Assessment
of Needs of Public Transportation and Highways
- Joseph M. Giglio, Northeastern University
- Frank Wilson, Houston Metro
- James McClellan, Rail Expert (Freight)
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Thursday, September 21,
2006 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Panel #3: Regional Needs of the Surface
Transportation System
- Gary Thomas, President, Dallas Area Regional
Transit, Transit Solutions to Regional Mobility
Needs
- Richard Ruddell, President, Fort Worth
Transportation Authority, Commuter Rail Solutions
to Regional Mobility Needs
- Allan Rutter, Executive Director, North
Texas Tollway Authority, Building State-Local-Regional
Alliances to Advance Mobility
- Alan Clark, Director of Transportation & Air
Quality Planning, Houston-Galveston Area Council,
Regional Growth and Transportation Needs and
the Dynamics of Air Quality Issues and challenges
for the Houston Area Testimony
- Michael Morris, North Texas Council of
Governments, What Works in Regional Government
Panel #4: Preservation Needs of the Surface
Transportation System
- Mort Downey, PB Consult - Funding to Maintain
Systems
- Tim Lomax, Texas Transportation Institute,
The Challenges of Congestion: the Result of
Needs Suppressed
- Art Lomenick, Managing Director, Trammel
Crowe Company, Needs of Developers and the
Building Community
- John Esparza, President & CEO, Texas
Motor Transportation Association, Needs of
the Trucking Sector
- Tim McGuckin, Executive Director, OmniAir
Consortium, Vehicle Infrastructure Integration
Panel #5: Financing the Surface Transportation
System
- Karen Hedlund, Nossaman Gunther, Legal
Structures needed for PPP's and Toll
Development
- Mike Heiligenstein, Central Texas Regional
Mobility Authority
- Darius Gaskins, Norbridge, Inc., Rail Economics & Finance
Expert
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Public Sessions and Outreach Meetings
June 20, 2007 - Washington, D.C.
Federal Highway Administrators Conference
Room
1200 New Jersey
Avenue, S.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20590
Wednesday,
June 20, 2007
Meeting with State and Local
Government Stakeholder Organizations
- Senator Bruce Starr, National Conference
of State Legislatures Testimony
- Representative Sherman Packard, Council
of State Governments Testimony
- Mayor R.T. Rybak, U.S. Conference of Mayors Testimony
- Commissioner Colleen Landkamer, National
Association of Counties Testimony
- City Councilwoman Laura Padgett, National
League of Cities Testimony
- Raymond Scheppach, National Governors Association Testimony
- Michael Edwards, International City/County
Management Association Testimony
March 20-21, 2007 - Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters
400 Seventh
Street, S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20590
Agenda
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lessons Learned
- Gloria M. Shepherd, Federal Highway Administration
Associate Administrator for Planning, Environment,
and Realty, "Transportation Planning
and Programming: An Overview" Presentation
- Frederick Skaer, Director of the Federal
Highway Administration Office of Project Development
and Environmental Review."Highway Project
Development and Environmental Review" Presentation
- Robert Skinner, Executive Director of the
Transportation Research Board, "Research
as a Federal Function"
- Rich Steinmann, Special Assistant to the
Federal Transit Administrator, "FTA New
Starts Program" Presentation
- Jeffrey F. Paniati, Federal Highway Administration
Associate Administrator for Operations, "Operations
and Technologies for the 21st Century" Presentation
- Shelley J. Row, Federal Highway Administration
Program Director for the Intelligent Transportation
Systems Joint Program Office, "Technology
and the Future of Transportation" Presentation
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007 12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Highway Trust
Fund Cash Balances
- Laura Ziff, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Budget and Programs, U.S. Department of
Transportation Presentation
January 17, 2007 - Washington, D.C.
Oklahoma City Room
U.S. Department
of Transportation Headquarters
400 7 TH Street,
S.W.,
Washington
, D.C.
Agenda
Wednesday, January 17,
2007 1:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m. Welcome Remarks
- Secretary Mary E. Peters, Chairman of the
Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue
Study Commission
1:25 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.
Intercity Passenger Rail - National Policy
and Strategies Needed to Maximize Public Benefits
from Federal Expenditures.
- JayEtta Hecker (Director, Physical Infrastructure
Team, GAO) and Rick Jorgenson (Senior Analyst,
Physical Infrastructure Team, GAO) Presentation
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
"Ask the Authors" Session - Catastrophic
Hurricane Evacuation Plan Evaluation, Report to Congress
October 18, 2006 - Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters
400 Seventh
Street S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20590
Agenda
Wednesday, October 18,
2006
Meeting Presentations
- Don Pickrell, Volpe Center, "The Economics
of Congestion Pricing -- The Background, the
Basics and Latest Economic Literature" Presentation
The Real World - Lessons from the U.S.
and Abroad
- Patrick DeCorla-Souza, FHWA, Program Manager,
Office of Operations Presentation
- Lee Munnich, Senior Fellow/Director, State
and Local Policy Program, Humphrey Institute
of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Presentation
- Naveen Lamba, IBM Global Business Service Presentation
Congestion Pricing—Policy Issues
- Secretary Robert Flanagan, Maryland Dept
of Transportation
- Michael Replogle, Transportation Director,
Environmental Defense Presentation
- Ken Orski, Editor/ Publisher, Innovation
Briefs Presentation
- Brian Taylor, Associate Professor and Vice
Chair, Urban Planning Department, UCLA Presentation
- Don Pickrell, Volpe Center Presentation
The Growing Role of the Private Sector
in Transportation Infrastructure
- Robert Poole, Director of Transportation
Studies, Reason Foundation Presentation
Private Infrastructure Transactions
- Dana Levenson, Chief Financial Officer,
City of Chicago
- Chuck Schalliol, State Budget Director,
State of Indiana Presentation
- Mark Florian, Managing Director, Goldman
Sachs Presentation
- John Schmidt, Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw,
LLP Presentation
- Gerald Pfeffer, Vice President for Development,
Kiewit Corporation Presentation
July 25-26, 2006 - Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters
400 Seventh
Street, S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20590
Agenda
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The International
Context: Surface Transportation Linking the
U.S. to the Global Economy
- Michael Gallis, Michael Gallis & Associates
10:30 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.
Panel Presentation
and Discussion
- Dr. Bruce Seely Professor, Michigan, "History
as Prologue Development of the Interstate
Highway System" Presentation
- John W. Fischer Congressional Research
Service; Resources, Science and Industry Division
of the Library of Congress, "Modern History
of the Highway System" Presentation
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
Needs Analysis
Revisited
- Ross Crichton, FHWA, "Sensitivity
to Assumptions" Presentation
- Tony Furst, FHWA, "Highway Intermodal
Connectors" Presentation
- Richard Steinmann, FTA, "Transit Stratification" Presentation
- Susan Binder, FHWA, "Limitations of
Models To Date" Presentation
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Additional
Needs Analyses within Charge to the Commission
- Lance Grenzeback, Cambridge Systematics, "Highway
and Rail Freight: Demand, Bottlenecks, and
Needs" Presentation
- David Ewing, Consultant, "Intercity
Passenger Rail" Presentation
5:00 p.m - 5:30 p.m. General Policy Discussion
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Federal Highway Trust Fund Primer: How
the Highway Trust Fund Works
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Additional
Revenue Mechanisms: Taxes, Tolls, Bonds,
Loans, etc.
11:45 a.m. General Policy Discussion
June 26-27, 2006 - Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters
400 Seventh
Street, S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20590
Agenda
Monday June 26, 2006
9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion:
Factors and Trends Influencing Current and
Future Transportation Needs
- Jack Wells, Chief Economist, U.S. Department
of Transportation, "Role of Transportation
in the U.S. Economy" Presentation
- Alan E. Pisarski, Transportation Policy
Consultant, "Demography is Destiny: Commuter
Trends" Presentation
- Howard Hogan, Associate Director for Demographic
Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, "Trends
in Population Growth and Distribution"
- Keith Hall, Chief Economist, Council of
Economic Advisors, "Forecast for the
U.S. Economy" Presentation
- Praveen Dixit, Director of the Office of
Competition and Economic Analysis, and Russ
Adise, International Trade Analyst, Maritime
Transport and Security, Office of Service
Industries, Department of Commerce, "U.S.
Trade: Long Term Prospects and Challenges" Presentation
- John Conti, Director, Office of Integrated
Analysis and Forecasting, U.S. Department
of Energy, "Annual Energy Outlook 2006" Presentation
1:30 p.m - 2:00 p.m.
The State of
the U.S. Freight System: Trends and Challenges
2000-2020
- Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary of Transportation
for Policy, "The State of the U.S. Freight
System: Trends and Challenges 2000-2020" Presentation
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
DOT Modal Administrations
Overview - Part I
- Joseph Boardman, Federal Railroad Administrator, "Overview
of the Federal Railroad Administration" Presentation
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Closed Session
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
DOT Modal Administrations
Overview - Part II
- Rick Capka, Federal Highway Administrator, "Overview
of the Federal Highway Administration and
its Programs" Presentation
- Sandra Bushue, Federal Transit Deputy Administrator, "Overview
of the Federal Transit Administration and
its Programs" Presentation
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. General Policy Discussion
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Highways and
Transit in the U.S.: Conditions, Performance
and Financing Trends
- E. Ross Crichton, Federal Highway Administration,
and Richard Steinmann and Robert Tuccillo,
Federal Transit Administration
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Highway and
Transit Investment Requirements Estimates
- Susan Binder, Federal Highway Administration,
and Richard Steinmann and Robert Tuccillo,
Federal Transit Administration
May 24, 2006 - Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters
400 Seventh
Street. S.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20590
Agenda
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks
- Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, Chairman of
the National Surface Transportation Policy
and Revenue Study Commission Remarks
9:10 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Open Remarks from
Members of the Commission
- Frank Busalacchi , Wisconsin Secretary
of Transportation Opening
Statement
- Rick Geddes, Director of Undergraduate
Studies, Cornell University Dept. of Policy
Analysis and Management
- Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan
Transportation Commission
- Frank McArdle, General Contractors Association
of New York
- Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO, Office
Depot
- Mary Peters, National Director of Transportation
Policy, HDR
- Patrick Quinn, Chairman, American Trucking
Association
- Matt Rose, CEO, Burlington Northern Santa
Fe Railroad
- Jack Schenendorf , Of Counsel, Covington & Burling
- Tom Skancke, CEO, The Skancke Company
- Paul Weyrich, Chairman and CEO, Free Congress
Foundation
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Commission
Responsibilities and Overview of the Statute
and Organizational Issues
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Surface Transportation
Program and Finance History
- Jack Basso, American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials, Presentation
10:50 a.m.- 11:30 a.m.
Fuel Tax and
Alternatives for Transportation Funding
- Joe Morris and Steve Godwin, Transportation
Research Board, Presentation
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. General Discussion
12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Media Availability
12:30 - 1:45
Executive Decisions on Transportation
- Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Virginia
Governor Tim Kaine
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