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Transit Leaders Converge In Washington, DC
Media Advisory
Participants to Discuss the Future of Transit
February 29, 2008
Virginia Miller
(202) 496-4816
vmiller@apta.com
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More than 500 members of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) will convene in Washington, DC at the APTA Legislative Conference March 10 – 11, 2008, to discuss a variety of topics including: the future of public transportation financing; the strategic role public transportation plays in climate change; and expanding the transit coalition for the authorization debate. On Tuesday afternoon, March 11, the 500+ APTA members will visit their congressional representatives.
As part of this year’s Legislative Conference, APTA members will hear from the Federal Transit Administrator James S. Simpson and Pennsylvania Governor and National Governors Association incoming chair Edward G. Rendell. Congressional members scheduled to attend include: Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), member, Committee on Ways and Means; Representative John L. Mica (R-FL), ranking member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Representative James E. Clyburn (D-SC), majority whip; Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), member, Committee on Environment and Public Works and Committee on the Budget.
| What: | 2008 APTA Legislative Conference |
| Where: | J.W. Marriott Hotel
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC |
| When: | Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 11 |
| Events: | Some conference events are highlighted below |
Monday, March 10 |
| 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. |
The “Insider” Perspective for the Transit Industry
- Thomas J. Donahue, president and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC (Featured Speaker)
- Sharon Greene, first vice chair, APTA Business Member Board of Governors; chair, APTA Business Member Government Affairs Committee; and principal, Sharon Greene and Associates, Laguna Beach, CA (Presiding)
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| 9 - 10:15 a.m. |
Opening General Session
What’s Ahead for Transit
- New Opportunities in 2008
- Christopher Zimmerman, chairman, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and county board member, Arlington County, Arlington, VA (Washington Welcome)
- Christopher P. Boylan, vice chair-government affairs, APTA, and deputy executive director, corporate affairs and communications, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, NY (Presiding)
- Michael S. Townes, chair, APTA, and president/chief executive officer, Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, VA (Remarks)
- William W. Millar, president, APTA (President’s Welcome)
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| 10:30 -12:00 p.m. |
Expanding the Transit Coalition: Partners in the Authorization Debate
- Honorable Edward G. Rendell, governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (Featured Speaker)
- Warren S. George, international president, Amalgamated Transit Union, Washington, DC (Panelist)
- John Horsley, executive director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Washington, DC (Panelist)
- William Volk, chair, APTA Legislative committee, and managing director, Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Champaign, IL (Presiding)
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| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. |
2008 FTA Ridership Awards
- James S. Simpson, administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC. Administrator Simpson will present the second annual 2008 Federal Transit Administration Ridership Awards and provide remarks on current FTA issues.
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| 3 - 4 p.m. |
Financing the Future
- Commissioner Frank J. Busalacchi, secretary, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Madison, WI (Panelist)
- Commissioner Steve Heminger, executive director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, CA (Panelist)
- Commissioner Francis X. McArdle, senior advisor, General Contractors Association of New York, NY (Panelist)
- Michael S. Townes, chair, APTA, and president/chief executive officer, Hampton Roads Transit, Hampton, VA (Moderator)
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| 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. |
Climate Change and the Role of Public Transportation
- Steve Winkelman, manager of transportation program, Center for Clean Air Policy, Washington, DC
- David Gardiner, president, David Gardiner & Associates, Arlington, VA (Panelist)
- J. Barry Barker, vice chair, APTA Legislative Committee, and executive director, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, KY (Moderator)
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Tuesday, March 11 |
| 8 - 11 a.m. |
Get Started with Members of Congress
- Rep. Peter DeFazio, (D-OR), chair, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Featured Speaker)
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, (D-OR), member, Committee on Ways and Means (Featured Speaker)
- Rep. John L. Mica, (R-FL), ranking member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Featured Speaker)
- Rep. James E. Clyburn, (D-SC), majority whip (Featured Speaker)
- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, (D-MD), member, Committee on Environment and Public Works and Committee on the Budget (Featured Speaker)
- Christopher P. Boylan, vice chair-government affairs, APTA, and deputy executive director, corporate affairs and communications, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, NY (Presiding)
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*** The APTA Media Center will be located in the Russell Room at the J.W. Marriott Hotel.
*** APTA is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500 member organizations including public transportation systems; planning, design, construction and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; and state associations and departments of transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical public transportation services and products. APTA members serve more than 90 percent of persons using public transportation in the United States and Canada.
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