The Washington State Transportation Commission is hosting a year-long series on the future of transportation Post COVID-19. In order to prepare for likely significant changes in our transportation system long-term, it will be important to fully understand the perspectives and insights of key industry leaders, stakeholders and interest groups.
To this end, briefings and discussion will be held on an ongoing basis to continually gather this critical input as the Commission prepares to offer the Governor and State Legislature policy and funding guidance as required under state law. Below are the presentations gathered to date and meeting videos.
October 19, 2021 – Meeting Materials
Speaker Panel: COVID-19 Impacts – One year Later
Kelly Koster, Director of Marketing, Luum
Thoughts on Commerce (pdf 3.2mb)
Justin Leighton, Executive Director, Washington State Transit Association
Washington Transit Association-COVID-19 Update (pdf 842kb)
Robyn Austin, Recovery Planning Team Deputy Lead, King County Metro
Metro’s COVID-19 Recovery Planning (pdf 347kb)
Brandy DeLange, Government Relations Advocate, Association of Washington Cities
City Transportation Needs in the wake of COVID-19 (pdf 313kb)
Chris Herman, Senior Director for Trade & Transportation, Washington Public Ports Association
Washington Public Ports Association-COVID-19 Impact (pdf 258kb)
Video recording of above October 19 presentations
July 7, 2020 – Meeting Materials
Devin Liddell, Teague: Transformations to Travel in the Post-COVID19 World
Transportation Post COVID-19 (pdf 5.9 mb)
Speaker Panel: The Future of Transportation Post-COVID – Opportunities & Challenges Explored
Christine Gregoire, CEO, Challenge Seattle & Former Washington State Governor
Cascadia Innovation Corridor-The World’s First Sustainable Mega-Region (pdf 815 kb)
Chris Mefford, President & CEO, Community Attribute
Regional COVID-19 Economic Impacts & Recovery (pdf 329 kb)
Mark Hallenbeck, Director, TRAC, University of Washington
Transportation Post – COVID (pdf 178 kb)
Susan Shaheen, PH.D., Director, Resilient & Innovative Mobility Initiative, UC Berkeley
Impact of COVID-19 on Public Transit and Shared Mobility (pdf 1.1 mb)
Video recording of above July 7 presentations
July 15, 2020 – Meeting Materials
Part 1 – Speaker Panel: The Future of Transportation Post-COVID: Transit Service
Justin Leighton, Executive Director, Washington State Transit Association
WSTA COVID-19 Transit Response, impacts, moving forward (pdf 11 mb)
Hannah McIntosh, Recovery Planning Team Lead, King County Metro
Metro’s COVID-19 Recovery Planning (pdf 495 kb)
Richard DeRock, General Manager, LINK Transit
COVID-19 and Rural/Small Urban Public Transit (pdf 270 kb)
Russ Arnold, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Sound Transit (verbal presentation – see recording below)
Video recording of above July 15 presentations
Part 2 – Speaker Panel: The Future of Transportation Post-COVID: Freight Mobility
Chris Herman, Senior Director for Trade & Transportation, Wash. Public Ports Asscn. (Primarily a verbal presentation – see recording below)
The Future of Transportation-post COVID (pdf 83 kb)
Johan Hellman, Director of Government Relations, BNSF Railway (verbal presentation – see recording below)
Sheri Call, Executive Vice President, Washington Trucking Associations (verbal presentation – see recording below)
Video recording of above July 15 presentations
October 21, 2020 – Meeting Materials
Speaker panel: The Future of Transportation Post-COVID:
Shannon Peloquin, Mckinsey & Company
Reimagining Infrastructure (pdf 842 kb)
Christine Gregoire, CEO, Challenge Seattle & Former Washington State Governor
Charlie Davis, Managing Director & Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Cascadia Innovation Corridor Vision 2050 (pdf 1.4 mb)
Sohier Hall, President/CEO, Luum
Sustainable Mobility (pdf 1.5 mb )
Kevin Bopp, Vice President, Parking & Mobility, Bedrock Detroit
Parking & Mobility (pdf 5.8 mb )
Mike Ennis, Government Affairs Director, Association of Washington Business (verbal presentation-see recording below.)
Video recording of above October 21 presentations
December 16, 2020 – Meeting Materials
Speaker Panel: The Future of Transportation: Post-COVID
Yorik Stevens-Wadja, President-Elect, APA Washington
Patrick Lynch, Principal, Director, Transportation Planning Services, Transpo Group
Transportation in a Post COVID-19 World (pdf 905kb)
Michael Hintze, Director of Planning, Seattle, Toole Design
Transportation Systems that Support Resilient Communities During a Pandemic and Beyond (pdf 1.7mb)
Chris Comeau, Transportation Planner, City of Bellingham
Transportation-Land Use COVID-19 Changes and Emerging Trends (pdf 775kb)
Caleb Weaver, Public Policy, US West, Uber Technologies
Inclusive Transport for a Sustainable Future (pdf 2.7mb)
Chris Thomas, Senior Director, Public Policy, Lyft
Lyft’s Mission (pdf 348kb)
Annabel Chang, Head of State Policy & Government Affairs, Waymo
Video recording of above December 16 presentations