Register now for High Speed Rail: Leveraging Federal Investment Locally

http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/transportation-06-16-2010

This symposium is presented by the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management

When: June 16th, 2010
8:30am-2:00pm

Where: NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10003

Following the January 2010 rail funding announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation, interest in rail investment – and what it means for American communities – has continued to expand. Conversations are taking place across the country, bringing in new participants as well as experienced professionals from around the world. In focusing on how to implement new rail corridors there is a risk of overlooking the need to manage the regional impacts of the nodes that comprise these systems. Leveraging Federal Investment Locally will enhance the national dialogue on high-speed rail investment through a focus on how new facilities will be linked to existing regional transportation infrastructure and economic development efforts. In addition, there will be an examination of the political context of establishing new rail infrastructure in a democratic nation where land use is controlled locally.

Keynote Address:
Polly Trottenberg, Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation

Panelists include:
William Baroni, Deputy Executive Director, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
David Carol, Vice President, HSR, PB
Tokumbo Shobowale, Chief of Staff, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York City
Melissa Lafsky, Managing Editor, Infrastructurist
Petra Todorovich, Director, America 2050
William Wheeler, Director of Special Project Development & Planning, MTA

Presenters include:
David Levinson, University of Minnesota
Anthony Perl, Simon Fraser University
Frank Zshoche, Managing Director, Civity Management Consultants, Hamburg Germany

Closing Address:
Karen Rae, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration

The event is co-sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff and Bombardier.