NORTHWEST CORRIDOR RAIL SUMMIT
March 9, 2010 - Lane Community College Center for Meeting and Learning
http://www.lanecc.edu/cml/upcoming.htm
To begin a conversation about moving higher speed rail forward in the Northwest Corridor, understanding the opportunities and challenges, and agreeing to some possible next steps towards achieving the vision.
8:30 - 9:00 Registration / Sign In
9:00 - 9:10 Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene
9:10 - 10:10 Session 1 - Higher Speed Rail: A Priority for the US and the Northwest Corridor
The U.S. Administration and Congress are quickly moving in a new direction to fund high speed rail in the United States. Learn about the vision for implementing and improving service in the Pacific Northwest.
Moderator - State Representative Nancy Nathanson
Bruce Agnew - History of the Northwest Corridor (15 min)
Representative Peter DeFazio - The next steps for HSR on the federal level (15 min) (Tentative)
Gail Achterman, Chair Oregon Transportation Commission - Rail in Oregon (15 min)
Q & A (15 min)
10:15 - 11:45 Session 2 - Higher Speed Rail in the Northwest Corridor
With the recent announcement of ARRA funding coming to the Northwest Corridor, hear about the plans for that funding and how Oregon and Washington will move forward.
Moderator - State Representative E. Terry Beyer
Kelly Taylor, Administrator, ODOT Rail Division - Oregon's Vision for HSR (30 min)
George Xu, Executive Manager of Strategic Planning & Research, WSDOT Rail and Marine Office - Washington's Vision for HSR (30 min)
Q & A (30 min)
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch - Keynote: (TITLE)
Keynote Speaker - Rod Diridon, Mineta Institute
12:30 - 12:40 Award of Appreciation to Ruth Bascom
Presenter - Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene
12:45 - 2:00 Session 3 - "Vision to Reality"
Learn about building higher speed rail - from planning to operations.
Howard Newman, Senior Engineering Manager, Parsons - FRA Process - A timeline (Planning - PE, NEPA, ROD) (20 min)
Gene Allen, Engineering Project Director, Parsons - Delivery Process (20 min)
Denis Doute, California HSR BD Manager, SNCF - Operations (20 min)
Q & A (15 min)
2:00 - 2:15 BREAK
2:15 - 3:15 Session 4 - Other Voices in the Discussion on Higher Speed Rail in the Northwest Corridor Hear from some other interests about rail in the Pacific Northwest.
Moderator - Russ Mecredy
Annette Price, Port of Portland - (20 min)
Brock Nelson, Union Pacific Railroad - (20 min)
Q & A (20 min)
3:15 - 4:00 Session 5 - Women and Minority Business Enterprise Contractor Participation.
Panelists will address the role WBE and MBE firms will take in working with the public and private sector interests for inclusion in the planning, design and construction of the high speed rail system in the Pacific Northwest.
Moderator - Greg Evans, LCC and LTD
Faye Burch, Executive VP, National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMCO) (10 min)
Hugh Harrison, President Legacy Resource Group of Dallas, TX (10 min)
Johna Harris, Paragon Project Resources (10 min)
Q & A (15 min)
4:00 - 4:30 Small Group Discussions
Engage in small group discussions of issues, challenges, and possible next steps for the Northwest Corridor; development of questions.
Moderator - Steve Bryant, National Policy Consensus Center
4:30 - 5:30 Large Group Discussion and Next Steps
Presentation of issues and questions to "super panel"; summary of issues, challenges and proposed next steps.
Moderator - Steve Bryant, National Policy Consensus Center
