2005 Oberstar Forum —Program
The Future of Transportation Finance: ‘
Gas Tax Plus’ and Beyond
Monday, April 18, 2005
12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Ballroom
Radisson Hotel Metrodome
615 Washington Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Program |
12:30 p.m. |
Registration |
1:00 p.m. |
Welcome and Setting the Stage
Robert Johns, Director, Center for Transportation Studies
Rep. James Oberstar, U.S. House of Representatives
Summary of Morning Discussions
Steve Lockwood, Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Ken Orski, Editor/Publisher, Innovation Briefs
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1:40 p.m. |
Short Term Directions in Transportation Finance—A Panel Discussion
Tyler Duvall, Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation
Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
Anne Canby, President, Surface Transportation
Policy Project
Tony Kane, Director, Engineering and Technical Services, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Bill Millar, Executive Director, American Public Transportation Association
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3:00 p.m. |
Future Visions for Transportation Finance—A Panel Discussion
James Whitty, Manager, Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding, Oregon Department of Transportation
Max Donath, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director,
ITS Institute, University of Minnesota
Lee Munnich, Director, State and Local Policy Program, Humphrey School, University of Minnesota
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4:00 p.m. |
Implications for Minnesota and the Nation
Congressman James Oberstar |
4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |