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July 2003
Proceedings available from second Oberstar Forum
James Oberstar
A detailed summary of the second James L. Oberstar Forum on Transportation Policy and Technology, Intermodal Transportation: The Potential and the Challenge, has been published. To obtain a copy of the 12-page report, please visit the Oberstar Forum home page at www.cts.umn.edu/OberstarForum for a PDF version or contact CTS (cts@umn.edu or 612-626-1077).
Regional and national transportation officials, policymakers, and professionals joined U.S. Rep. James L. Oberstar March 16-17 to discuss improving intermodal connections among passenger and freight carriers. It was the second meeting of the forum named after Oberstar and hosted by CTS.
Oberstar headlined the event, which featured Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation Jeffrey Shane and Minnesota transportation commissioner Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau. Also participating in invitation-only discussions preceding the public portion of the forum were USDOT administrators Marion Blakey (Federal Aviation Administration), Mary Peters (Federal Highway Administration), and Sam Bonasso (Research and Special Programs Administration). In addition, many other state and national leaders attended, including American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials executive director John Horsley and Transportation Research Board executive director Robert Skinner.