This roundtable session explores public-private financing options with perspectives from the Surface Transportation Board, the Build America Bureau, an Owner/Agency, and a Financial Advisor.

Overview of project rationale, key outcomes, contract packages, procurements, interface management, key delivery issues and public stakeholder engagement

Discussion on transit connectivity, community development, intermodal, and airports connections

Learn about the Federal high-speed and intercity passenger rail program, congressional intent to legislate these program initiatives and how they will be secured.

Hear about the demographic analysis, economic impact, ridership, cost estimates, and partnerships followed by a discussion on lessons learned and steps to implementation.

Let’s talk about the way states, freight railroads, and Amtrak can work together to deliver the future we need.

​The coming years bring great opportunity to unleash the economic power of our megaregions, to enable equitable and affordable access and opportunity, and to create short-term and permanent American jobs. Those national benefits can be achieved by building a robust high-speed and intercity passenger rail network that is environmentally friendly, resilient, and sustainable.

The students will be asked to develop concepts addressing one or more of the following needs: Sustainability (make it greener), Economics (reduce cost to build and operate) and Societal (get people to take the train rather than fly or drive).

As we kick off the last day of the conference, hear the unconventional stories of how three transit leaders got into public transportation and why they stay.

Please join us for a fireside chat with Deputy Administrator Jennifer Mitchell and Chief Counsel Allison Fultz to hear more about FRA’s current priorities