| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Registration |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Welcome
Dick Ford, Transportation Commission Chair
Mayor Dennis Hession, City of Spokane
Senator Lisa Brown, Majority Leader
Opening Address: “Transportation’s Impact on the Economy and Community”
Tom Fitzsimmons, Governor Chris Gregoire’s Chief of Staff
(Ballroom) |
| 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Opening Reception
(Convention Center Reception Patio) |
| 7:15 am – 8:00 am |
Registration/Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 8:45 am |
Day Two Welcome – Commissioner Elmira Forner
Keynote Address: Taking Charge Locally of Your Transportation and Economic Future - Tim Farrell, Executive Director, Port of Tacoma
(Ballroom) |
| 8:45 am –9:00 am |
Senator Patty Murray (on tape)
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (on tape) |
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| 9:00 am – 9:15 am |
WSDOT Interim Secretary Paula Hammond |
| 9:15 am – 9:45 am |
Transportation Funding Challenges & Opportunities in Washington and Idaho
Washington Senator Chris Marr
Washington Representative Alex Wood
Idaho Representative Frank Henderson |
| 9:45 am – 10:15 am |
The Inland Northwest Hub - Coming Together for Transportation
Idaho Senator John Goedde
Judy Cole, Director of Business & Public Affairs, Avista and
Latisha Hill, Regional Business Research & Project Manager, Avista |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Freight Mobility
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Global Trade
Cross-Border Trade
Short Lines |
Personal Mobility
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North Spokane Corridor
Intercity Connections: Bus and Rail
Ways to Commute
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Economic Development
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Travel, Tourism and the Inland NW
Technology and Transportation
Aviation Opportunities
Ports as Economic Engines |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm |
Lunch
Transportation Funding Approaches and Alternatives Across the US
(Ballroom) |
| 1:45pm –3:15 pm |
Freight Mobility
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Repeat morning topics |
Personal Mobility
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Repeat morning topics |
Economic Development
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Repeat morning topics |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm |
Break |
| 3:30pm – 4:10 pm |
Local Funding Options and Opportunities
Steve Gorcester, Executive Director, Transportation Improvement Board
Senator Lisa Brown, Majority Leader |
| 4:10 pm – 4:30 pm |
Breakout Reports: Facilitated Summary of Breakout Groups’ Discussions
Reema Griffith, Executive Director
Washington State Transportation Commission |
| 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm |
Bringing Together Transportation and Economic Development
Questions and Answers
Bob Drewel, Executive Director, Puget Sound Regional Council and
Shaun Higgins, Spokane Spokesman-Review
(Ballroom) |
| 5:15pm – 5:30 pm |
Next Steps
Dick Ford, Chair, Transportation Commission |
