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The 8Th Annual
Public Policy Summit
Education Forum March 23‐25, 2015 | Washington D.C. WELCOME
To Our Capitol
The 2015 ACT Legislative Summit will convene
as Congress continues its work on the next
Hamilton Crowne Plaza | 1001 14th St NW, Washington, DC
authorization of our surface transportation
program. This legislation will have a
significant influence on the future of
transportation demand management and its
impact on our surface transportation system.
This year, our eighth ACT Legislative Summit,
is an expanded event that will include
The Hamilton Crowne Plaza®
Hotel of Washington, D.C.
The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel is located at 14th
& K Streets, NW, one block from the McPherson
Square Metro Station and only five miles from
Reagan National Airport.
professional development and policy
discussions on day one. These events will be
held at the Almas Center (which is adjacent to
the Hamilton Hotel). We will also continue to
hear from Congressional Leaders on the second
and third day in the Halls of Congress. Finally,
in addition to the meetings we schedule with
your Member of Congress and their staff, we
will also be scheduling a series of meetings
with agency officials to talk about what
Federal agencies should be doing to expand
TDM across the nation and how they can better
partner with you.
PROGRAM
Contents
Page 2 - Welcome and Agenda Page 3 – Schedule (Monday Morning, March 23)
Page 4 – Schedule (Monday Afternoon, March 23)
Page 5 - Schedule (Tuesday, March 24)
Page 6 – Congressional Reception Invite
Page 7 - Schedule (Wednesday, March 25)
Page 8 - Summary of Breakout Sessions (Morning)
Page 9 - Summary of Breakout Sessions (Afternoon)
Page 10 – Sponsorship Recognition Page 11 – Registrants
Page 12 - Metro System Map Page 13 - US Capital Map Monday’s sessions will be held in the Almas
Center which is adjacent to the hotel. The front
desk can assist you with directions.
Jon Martz, ACT Public Policy and Chair testifying before the
Highways and Transit Subcommittee of the House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s on “Improving
and Reforming the Nation’s Surface Transportation Programs.
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Morning Schedule
Monday, March 23rd
8:00 am ‐ 9:00 am Registration Foyer of the Almas Center Adjacent to the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel 8:00 am ‐ 9:00 am Breakfast Almas Center (Oasis Room) 9:00 am ‐ 9:45 am Welcome Almas Center (Oasis Room) Welcome: Mark Wright, ACT Executive Director Opening: Rob Henry, President Association for Commuter Transportation Keynote: Setting the Stage Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D‐OR) 10:00 am ‐ 10:50 am 11:00 am ‐ 11:50 am Breakout Sessions Breakout Sessions 12:00 pm ‐ 1:00 pm Lunch ❶ Advocacy 101 Room: Sphinx Speaker: Jason Pavluchuk, Association for Commuter Transportation ❷ What’s New in Active Transportation & Safe Route to School Room: Oasis Speakers: Katy Hartnett, People for Bikes Margo Pedroso, Safe Routes to School National Partnership ❶ Think Globally, Act Locally
❷ TNC’s Disrupting Force, or New TDM Tool
Room: Sphinx Speakers: Maureen Farrell, Greater Valley Forge TMA David Judd, Edenred Room: Oasis Speakers: Katie Sihler, Ridescout Creighton Randall, Shared Use Mobility Center Almas Center (Oasis Room) Call to Charge: Jon Martz, ACT Public Policy Chair MAP‐21 Reauthorization Update: Jason Pavluchuk, ACT Government Relations Mark Wright
ACT Executive Director
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
House Ways & Means Committee
Jason Pavluchuk
ACT Government Relations
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Afternoon Schedule
Monday, March 23rd
1:00 pm ‐ 1:30 pm General Session Moderated Discussion ‐ TDM & Emergency Preparedness Room: Oasis 1:30 pm ‐ 2:15 pm General Session Telling Your Story Room: Oasis Speakers: Paul Mackie, Mobility Lab Martin Di Caro, WAMU 2:15 pm ‐ 2:30 pm BREAK BREAK 2:30 pm ‐ 3:30 pm Breakout Sessions ❶ Getting to Know ACT Policy Positions
❷ Performance Measures: How TDM Stacks Up Room: Sphinx Speaker: Jason Pavluchuk, Association for Commuter Transportation Room: Oasis Speakers: Joe McAndrew, Transportation for America Howard Jennings, Arlington Transportation Partners Breakout Sessions ❶ Where is the Money? ❷ Mobility Management ‐ Integrating TDM & Transit 3:30 pm ‐ 4:25 pm 4:30 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Closing 2014 ACT Innovation in Mobility
Public Policy Summit
Room: Sphinx Speakers: Paul Dean, Dean & Dean Jon Martz, ACT Public Policy Chair Room: Oasis Speaker: Art Guzzetti, APTA Discussion and guidance on Hill & Agency Visits Room: Oasis 2010 Legislative Summit – Senate Caucus Room
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Schedule
Tuesday, March 24th
8:00 am Capitol Hill Meet at Hotel Lobby, Take Metro to Capitol Hill Hamilton Crowne Plaza 1001 14th St NW Washington, DC 9:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm Visits ❶ Congressional Visits
❷ Agency Visits ACT Government relations staff will secure meetings with your Members of Congress and their staff. ACT will organize and help lead the meetings. You will be provided a personalized schedule upon your registration. ACT Government relations staff will secure meetings key agencies and offices within DOT, EPA, Energy, as well as Treasury, and GSA to discuss a variety of issues. A preliminary look at what agencies we will be visiting can be found in this program. Final visit times and notice of interest will be sent the week of March 16th for those who have registered. 5:30 pm ‐ 7:30 pm Reception Reception Stanton & Greene 319 Pennsylvania Ave, SE Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA)
Chair,
House Transportation &
Infrastructure Committee
(Invited)
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Join Members of the Association for Commuter Transportation to Celebrate the 114th Congress & Toast to a Successful Transportation Reauthorization What: Congressional Reception When: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 Time: 5:30 ‐ 7:30 Where: Stanton & Greene ‐ 319 Pennsylvania, Ave. SE Host Sponsor:
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Schedule
Wednesday, March 25th
9:00 am Capitol Hill Meet at Hotel Lobby, Take Metro to Capitol Hill Hamilton Crowne Plaza 1001 14th St NW Washington, DC 10:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm Congressional Speakers US Capitol Complex Capitol Hill 12:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Visits ❶ Congressional Visits
❷ Agency Visits ACT Government relations staff will secure meetings with your Members of Congress and their staff. ACT will organize and help lead the meetings. You will be provided a personalized schedule upon your registration. ACT Government relations staff will secure meetings key agencies and offices within DOT, EPA, Energy, as well as Treasury, and GSA to discuss a variety of issues. A preliminary look at what agencies we will be visiting can be found in this program. Final visit times and notice of interest will be sent the week of March 16th for those who have registered. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Chairman,
Highways & Transit Subcommittee
(Confirmed)
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Monday Morning, March 23
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Summary of
Breakout Sessions
Advocacy 101.
10am – Sphinx Room
Does Public Policy confuse you? Do you want to
become engaged, but just don’t know how? Are you
unsure of what is education and outreach and what is
lobbying? Don’t be afraid, you are not alone. In this 50
minute session ACT’s government affairs director will
give you a crash course on civics, showing you the
most effective way to becoming an advocate at all
levels of government. During this session, you will
learn about the process and the players. He will also
explain the difference between education and
outreach versus lobbying and advocacy.
Active Transportation & Safe Routes to School.
10am – Oasis Room
Policy experts from several active transportation
organizations will provide you with an update on the
various Federal and State efforts to support active
transportation, including the Transportation
Alternatives Program as well as the Safe Routes to
School program. During this roundtable, participants
will have a chance to discuss what is new with these
programs as well as hear about efforts to protect these
valuable programs during transportation
reauthorization.
Think Globally, Act Locally.
11am – Sphinx Room
This session will focus on efforts to engage at the local
effort. During the session, you will hear about existing
efforts across the country to promote policies that are
supportive of TDM and transportation. You will also
learn how to leverage your users, members, and clients
in an effort to create and support TDM policies in your
backyard.
TNC’s: Disrupting Force, or New TDM Tool.
11am – Oasis Room
During this roundtable, we will review the ongoing
battle regarding TNCs and local governments. During
this roundtable, we will also discuss the role TNCs
have in supporting TDM and how the industry should
work with these companies.
TDM & Emergency Preparedness.
1pm – Oasis Room
This will be a moderated discussion during lunch.
During this discussion, we hope to share how TDM
plays a role in emergency preparedness and response,
reflecting on recent disasters and looking to build
upon lessons learned.
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Monday Afternoon, March 23rd
Getting to Know ACT Policy Positions
2:30pm – Sphinx Room
Summary of
Breakout Sessions
What is ACT public policy working on and how does it
affect you? These questions and more will be answered
as ACT’s government affairs team will review the
policies ACT is working on, how they will help you, and
how to get the most out of ACT’s public policy
resources. Performance Measures: How Will They TMD Stack Up
2:30pm – Oasis Room
Performance measures are the cornerstone of MAP-21.
This session will recap what is required in MAP-21, how
it will help (or hinder) TDM, and what you can do to
best position yourself for the changes coming.
Where’s The Money?
3:30pm – Sphinx Room
This session will serve to review all of the Federal
funding pots that are available to TDM projects. This
session will review each program, what the rules are,
and more importantly, what you need to do in order to
get your hands on that funding.
Mobility management – Integrating TDM and Transit
3:30 pm – Oasis Room
Technology has changed the way we look at
transportation and transit, however, policies on
transit are more than thirty years old. This session will
dive into the FTA’s mobility management program and
explore ways to integrate TDM and transit.
2011 Legislative Summit
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Thank-You
2015 ACT Sponsors
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Registrants
2015 ACT Legislative Summit
Rico Fleshman American Public University System Maggie Awad Arlington Transportation Partners Jonathon Bollhoefer Arlington Transportation Partners Brendan Casey Arlington Transportation Partners Wendy Duren Arlington Transportation Partners Allison Henry Arlington Transportation Partners Ryan Ellis Atlanta Regional Commission Nancy Huggins BWI Business Partnership Joseph Fedewa Capital Area Transportation Auth. Paul Steinberg Carma Brendan Atwood CATMA (Chittenden Area TMA) Lew Pratsch Commuter Solutions, Inc. Gary Cremeens Cornell University Jim Larsen Dulles Area Trans. Association David Judd Edenred USA Kelly Rector Energy Corridor Management District Alicia Ach Enterprise Rideshare Connie McGee Enterprise Rideshare Michelle Landrum Enterprise Rideshare Dion Beuckman Enterprise Rideshare Laura Vitale GVF Maureen Farrell GVF Rob Henry GVF Ron Hodges Hampton Roads Transit William Neary Keep Middlesex Moving Inc. Marco Torrey Legum & Norman Larry Filler LF Consulting David McMaster Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, TX Dan Sheehan Mid‐Ohio Regional Planning Commission Mellissa Meng North Natomas TMA Sharon Stockwell Pierce Transit Katie Sihler Ridescout Creighton Randall Shared Use Mobility Center Brian Shaw Stanford University Craig Cotton Texas Tech University Howard Jennings Jr. The Jennings Group Diane Thorne TMA Group Bill Baltutis TMA of Lake Cook Adrienne Moretz Transit Services of Frederick County Dan Callas TransOptions Inc. John Ciaffone TransOptions Inc. George Clark Tri‐County Council for Southern Maryland Giovanny Barrientos UCLA Transportation Services Penny Menton UCLA Transportation Services Leslie Mancebo University of California ‐ Davis Rhesha Norris University of California ‐ Riverside James Barr University of Vermont Andrea Hamre Virginia Tech Jesse Kafka vRide Inc. Cheryl O’Connor vRide Inc. Crissy Ditmore vRide Inc. Jon Martz vRide Inc. Luanna Huber Walt Disney Company ⓫
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