Join this high-level session of key lawmakers who played critical roles in the historic public transportation and passenger rail funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This is an opportunity to hear directly from Members of Congress on this historic investment in public transportation and ongoing implementation.

Featured Speaker:

• The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives

Virtual Remarks:

• The Honorable Rick Larsen, Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives

Video Remarks:

• The Honorable Patty Murray, President Pro Tempore and Chair, Committee on Appropriations, U.S, Senate
• The Honorable Sherrod Brown, Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
• The Honorable Eric “Rick” Crawford, Chairman, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives  

Speaker:

• The Honorable Peter A. DeFazio, Former Chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives

Introductions:

• Dorval Carter, APTA Chair, and President, Chicago Transit Authority
• Jeffrey Wharton, Director, Contracts and Technical Services, SYSTRA USA

Public transportation will be defined by how effectively our agencies invest the $210 billion for public transit and passenger rail funding authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Learn how to communicate your infrastructure successes to local, state, and national leaders from an expert panel of industry communications and marketing professionals. 

Sponsored by WSP

Moderator:

• Raymond Melleady, Chair, APTA Research, Communications & Advocacy Council; Executive Vice President, Global Sales, United Safety & Survivability Corporation (USSC)

Panelists:

• Colleen Kiernan, Assistant General Manager of External Affairs, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
• Chris Orlando, Chief of Advocacy, Marketing & Communications, North County Transit District

Sponsor Remarks:

• Jannet Walker-Ford, Senior Vice President, National Transit & Rail Business Line Leader, WSP USA

The Legislative Conference is an opportunity for public transportation industry professionals across the nation to make our presence felt and our voices heard in Washington, DC. The Conference helps educate APTA members on important federal legislation and policy initiatives and affords an unparalleled opportunity to shape the industry’s positions and federal advocacy agenda.

Who should attend: CEOs, board members, government affairs and communications professionals, transit operators, consultants, manufacturers and suppliers, local coalition members, and state association leaders.

Purchasing this package will give you access to all recordings.  To access individual recordings, please see individual products.

Investment is strong for Zero-Emissions Transition at U.S. Public Transit Agencies, but is the Zero-Emissions Transition planning and implementation process as robust? While there is a lot of energy going into the Zero-Emissions Transition, agencies across the country are at various stages in their Zero-Emissions journey. Some have experience and lessons learned from having a fleet of zero-emissions buses (ZEB), some have recently introduced their first round of zero-emissions vehicles, and others are still learning how to best begin the transition. The three categories that have been identified are listed below:

• New to ZEB
• ZEB transition has begun
• On-track for all ZEB between 2030-2040

 All agencies are planning for an uncertain future in this evolving space. Through an interview-based approach with individuals leading the charge for zero-emissions transition at agencies across the country, we will gather insights from agencies in all phases of the zero-emissions transition to better understand what is working well as well as where they are facing roadblocks. The interviews will be supplemented with a review of transition plans to identify solutions, ideas, and needs for agencies at various stages in the zero-emissions transition.

Presenters:

• Siena Guerrazzi, Swiftly, Inc.
• Roger Johnson, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
• Kate-Dysan Masinsin, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Megan Yuill, Salt Lake City

Speakers:

• Stephanie Pollack, Coordinator for Project Delivery Support, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
• Mariia Zimmerman, Strategic Advisor for Technical Assistance and Community Solutions, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation

Introduction:

• Adelee Le Grand, APTA Vice Chair and CEO, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART)

Moderator:

• Veronica Vanterpool, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Join us for a lively discussion on how to leverage historic infrastructure investments to promote equity in communities nationwide

Moderator:

• The Honorable Nuria Fernandez, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Speakers:

• Leslie S. Richards, CEO and General Manager, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Dorval Carter, APTA Chair, and President, Chicago Transit Authority
• John D. Porcari, Co-Founder, Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP)
• Diana Mendes, Corporate President, Infrastructure and Mobility Equity, HNTB Corporation

Enjoy  an in-depth conversation with The Honorable Mitchell J. Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and Infrastructure Coordinator, The White House, to discuss the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act and how public transportation agencies can best leverage these historic investments to better their communities, advance equity, and address climate change. . 

Keynote Speakers:

• The Honorable Mitchell J. Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and Infrastructure Coordinator, The White House

Moderator:

• Paul P. Skoutelas, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association

Please join us to hear from distinguished panelists about the funding opportunities for public transportation under the Inflation Reduction Act. 

Speakers:

• Mary Frances Repko, Deputy National Climate Advisor, The White House
• Seth Hanlon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax and Climate Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Moderator:

• Jeffrey Nelson, Immediate Past Chair, APTA Board of Directors; CEO/Managing Director, Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLink)

Agencies, big and small, implement strategies to enhance the customer experience (CX). Although each community is unique, there are often elements that make up their CX strategy that are common among agencies. This project intends to gather information about how each transit agency approaches the customer experience at each touchpoint.

This project will seek out transit agencies around the country and inquire (via surveys and interviews) about what these agencies have done, do, or will do to engage with their communities. This project includes surveys and testimonials from transit agencies regarding their experiences and the strategies and programs that they have implemented.

After collecting survey data, general trends and lessons learned will be summarized, and a repository of information related to the surveyed agencies will be created. The overall goal of this project is to create a resource guide and knowledge hub for transit agencies around the country to access when developing their own customer experience strategy, procedures, and initiatives.

Presenters:

• Seth Cooke, RK&K
• Daniel Chung, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Marcellous Grigsby, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
• Hannah Katz, Moovit
• Joe King, Gannett Fleming

How are transit organizations engaging their employees and measuring positive outcomes at their organizations? Previous research has shown that employee engagement can improve work culture, retain employees, increase productivity, and build better customer relationships. Through surveys and interviews of transit industry leaders, our capstone group will identify best practices in employee engagement from across the transit industry and how organizations are measuring the success of their programs. Attendees of this capstone presentation will learn demonstrated employee engagement strategies and best practices to support prioritizing employee engagement at their organization.

Presenters:

• MiMi Bernal-Graves, TriMet
• Melissa Kidd, Cherriots
• Mariel Kirschen, HNTB
• Karmjot Singh, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
• Patricia Spanjer, King County Metro Transit