Thinking Outside the Farebox: Creative Approaches to Financing Transit and Transit-Oriented Development Projects

Parsons Brinckerhoff - 999 3rd Avenue #3200 Seattle, WA 98104 October 4, 2012 8:30am Coffee and breakfast 9am - Welcome and opening remarks

James Corless Campaign Director, Transportation for America Mayor Mike McGinn - City of Seattle

9:20am Opening Keynote Speech Chris Bertram - Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, and Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Transportation 9:50am Local State of Play - Vision for region & local funding options

John Hempelmann - Quality Growth Alliance (Moderator) Charlie Howard Director of Integrated Planning, Puget Sound Regional Council Representative Marko Liias Vice Chair, Washington House Transportation Committee Pat Callahan CEO, Urban Renaissance Group

10:50am Break 11:00am Lessons learned from other successful regions

Heather Hood - Director, Northern California, Enterprise Community Partners Councilmember Dave Richins - City of Mesa, AZ NCSL?

12:00pm Lunch 12:15pm Keynote Speaker John Robert Smith - President & CEO, Reconnecting America 1:30pm The future of funding & financing

Mark Briggs - Vice President and Director of Finance & Investment, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Kevin DeGood - Deputy Policy Director, Transportation for America

2:30 - pm Selling the Legislature & General Public

Jared Smith - Senior Vice President and Northwest Regional Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff Moderator David Goldberg - Communications Director, Transportation for America Jamie Strausz-Clark - Director of Facilitation and Public Involvement, PRR Sandeep Kaushik - Sound View Strategies

3:30pm Break 3:45pm MAP-21 Discussion

Rob Johnson - Executive Director, Transportation Choices Coalition James Corless - Campaign Director, Transportation for America Allison Dane Camden - Federal Relations Manager, Washington Department of Transportation Art Guzzetti - Vice President, Policy, American Public Transportation Association

4:30pm Question & Answer Period