Track 1 | Freight Mobility |
Track 2 | Personal Mobility |
Track 3 | Economic Development |
Wednesday September 19, 2007 | |||
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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Registration | ||
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Welcome Dick Ford, Transportation Commission Chair Opening Address: “Transportation’s Impact on the Economy and Community” (Ballroom) |
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6:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Opening Reception (Convention Center Reception Patio) |
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Thursday, September 20, 2007 | |||
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) |
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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 |
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9:45 am – 10:15 am |
The Inland Northwest Hub – Coming Together for Transportation Idaho Senator John Goedde |
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10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break | ||
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Freight Mobility — Global Trade Cross-Border Trade Short Lines |
Personal Mobility — North Spokane Corridor Intercity Connections: Bus and Rail Ways to Commute |
Economic Development — 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) |
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1:45pm –3:15 pm | Freight Mobility –- Repeat morning topics |
Personal Mobility — Repeat morning topics |
Economic Development — 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 |
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4:10 pm – 4:30 pm |
Breakout Reports: Facilitated Summary of Breakout Groups’ Discussions Reema Griffith, Executive Director |
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4:30 pm – 5:15 pm |
Bringing Together Transportation and Economic Development Bob Drewel, Executive Director, Puget Sound Regional Council and (Ballroom) |
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5:15 pm – 5:30 pm | Next Steps Dick Ford, Chair, Transportation Commission |