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2022 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) TRANSform Conference

October 9 - 12, 2022

Seattle Convention Center
705 Pike St.
Seattle, WA
United States

Join us for the APTA TRANSform Conference! The flagship meeting provides an excellent opportunity for collaboration with colleagues from around the world to discuss the role of transit in an evolving mobility landscape. 

Check out the sessions we are supporting to learn about creative financing approaches and advancing intercity passenger rail networks. 

High Performance Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors Identification and Development

  • Monday, October 10, 2022 | 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. PDT | 618-620, Level 6,Seattle Convention Center
  • Moderator: Chris Brady, Prinicpal Commonwealth Research Associates, LLC
  • Featured Speaker: Amit Bose, Federal Railroad Administration
  • Panelists: Julie White, North Carolina Department of Transportation; Roger Millar, Washington State Department of Transportation; Joseph Giulietti, Connecticut Department of Transportation

The national intercity passenger rail network is expanding and enhancing its level of service. What are the goals for corridor projects and how are they being achieved? How can the current challenges to project delivery be overcome? Practitioners will provide timely and useful information to be both scalable and transformative.

Discovering the Synergies in State/Local Funding & Financing

  • Tuesday, October 11 | 2-3:15 p.m. PDT | 606-607, Level 6, Seattle Convention Center
  • Moderator: Heather McKillop, Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit District
  • Panelists: Arezou Jolly, Jacksonville Transportation Authority; Michael Pimentel, California Transit Association; Justin Leighton, Washington State Transit Association; Matthew Carpenter, Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority

America's current infrastructure moment, sparked by historic federal investment in transportation, is being leveraged with creative revenue ideas at state and local levels. Panelists will discuss forward-looking funding and financing approaches to support ongoing operating and capital programs.