The purpose of these symposia is to provide a forum where transportation professionals can exchange information and opinions on important regional, national, and global transportation trends. The conferences are day-long events that attract over 200 attendees; speakers include key industry and political leaders.
The events often co-sponsored by others, including regional agencies, other universities, private companies, and non-profits.
RECENT SYMPOSIUM
SPRING SYMPOSIUM - CLOSING THE GAP:Financing the Region's Transportation Needs
On June 4, 2008, about 320 individuals from both the public and private sectors attended "CLOSING THE GAP: Financing the Region's Transportation Needs." The symposium was co-sponsored by NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC), Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority of NY & NJ, CSX Transportation, and the American Planning Association's New York Metro Chapter, University Transportation Center - Region 2, Wagner Transportation Association. Edward Rendell, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, provided the keynote address. In addition, the conference featured two panels of experts who discussed the transportation funding crisis at the national and local levels; future options for financing and funding operations and maintenance, capital improvements, and expansion; and the institutional and political challenges associated with how we raise monies for transportation.
A summary of the meeting is available here.
Presentations
Joel Ettinger, "The Regional Financial Picture"
JayEtta Hecker, "Financing Regional Transportation Needs"
Martin Wachs, "Financing the Region's Transportation Needs"
Charles Russell, "Funding the Gap: Making the Beneficiaries Pay"
Webcast of the Symposium
1) Welcoming Remarks: Framing the Issue [View Webcast]
2) Keynote Address: Dollars and Sense – The Challenge [View Webcast]
3) Panel 1: The Past and Present [View Webcast]
4) Panel 2: Closing the Gap – Future Options; Closing Remarks [View Webcast]
PAST SYMPOSIA
2007, November 13: "Thinking Bigger – New York and Transportation in the Northeast Megaregion"
2007 Freight Conference - Delivering the Goods:The Freight Needs of a Growing Population.
2006 Good to Go - Transit Options for Older Adults
2006 Aviation Symposium - Critical Issues Facing Aviation and the New York/New Jersey Region's Airports
2005 Transit Symposium - Transit Security and the Financial Future of Transit in the Region
2004 The Challenge of Congestion in the New York Region
2004 5th Annual Tri-State Transit Symposium - The Financial Future of Transit in the Region and the Prospect for Bus Rapid Transit in New York
2003 Thinking Regionally: TEA-21 Reauthorization and Beyond
2003 Bi-State Interdependence Symposium - The Economy and Transportation
2003 4th Annual Tri-State Transit Symposium - The Future of Intercity Rail and Financing Transit Capital Programs
