Agenda

Registration

Next-Generation Passenger Rail Equipment and Schedule

• Ron Pate/Jason Biggs, WSDOT (tentative)
• Kathy Holmes, ODOT (invited)
• Chase Kitchen/Rob Eaton, Amtrak (invited, tentative)

More Trains and Funding: FRA Grant Opportunities, Long-Distance Study, Rail Projects

• Dan Bilka, All Aboard Northwest, Moderator (confirmed, virtual)
• Alan Adolf, Yakima Valley Conference of Governments (confirmed, remote)
• Mike Christensen, UtahRPA (confirmed)
• Chris Smith, Just Crossing Alliance (confirmed)

Keynote Addresses: Why High-Tech Driving Doesn't Solve Traffic, and Why a Robust Rail Network is a Better Alternative

• Dr. Peter Norton, University of Virginia
• Meredith Richards, Virginia Rail Policy Institute and Rail Passengers Association

Lunch and Business Meetings

• Breakout Session 1: AORTA Annual Meeting
• Breakout Session 2: AAWA Annual Meeting

2024 State Legislative Agendas

• Luis Moscoso, AAWA/AORTA, Moderator
• Rep. Jake Fey, WA Legislature (invited)
• Rep. Andrew Barkis, WA Legislature (tentative)
• Sen. Jeff Wilson, WA Legislature (confirmed)
• Sen. Chris Gorsek, OR Legislature (confirmed)
• Rep. Nancy Nathanson, OR Legislature (invited)
• Rep. Manwaring, ID Legislature (tentative, virtual)
• Sen. Matt Boehnke, WA Legislature (tentative, remote)
• Mayor Maclean, Bre Brush, Kathy Griesmyer, City of Boise (tentative)

Transportation Equity and Accessibility

• Hollyanna Littlebull, UW (invited)
• Anna Zivarts, Disability Mobility Initiative (confirmed)

Dreams Into Reality: Building Coalitions, Creating Effective Community Outreach

Include report on health care survey.

• Charles Hamilton, AAWA/AANW, Moderator
• Anna Zivarts, Disability Mobility Initiative (confirmed)
• Mike Christensen, UtahRPA (confirmed)
• Dr. Breck Lebegue, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility (confirmed, remote)
• Tim Gould, Sierra Club (confirmed)
• Chris Smith, Just Crossing Alliance (confirmed)