Public Transportation Conference, Opening Session
Public transportation leaders talked about issues affecting public transit and inter-city passenger rail. Speakers urged Congress to pass a long-term surface transportation bill. This …
334 viewsPublic transportation leaders talked about issues affecting public transit and inter-city passenger rail. Speakers urged Congress to pass a long-term surface transportation bill. This …
334 viewsPanelists talked about what lessons could be learned from countries and regions with top-rated infrastructures. Videos were also shown. “Global Infrastructure Best Practices” was a panel …
498 viewsIn an opening keynote address Thomas Donohue described five pillars to getting infrastructure done: better transparency, streamlining the regulatory process, making transportation systems mo…
1,072 viewsAgriculture industry representatives talked about the impact of infrastructure on the economy. Topics included food prices, the U.S. locks and dams system, and infrastructure investments by …
250 viewsPanelists talked about the importance of infrastructure investment to the manufacturing industry. They stressed that failure to fund infrastructure projects would allow other countries to mo…
490 viewsSenior retail industry officials talked about the role of transportation infrastructure on their businesses. They discussed the state of American airports, the significance of efficient tran…
266 viewsEnergy industry executives talked about the role of transportation infrastructure in the production of domestic oil and natural gas. They focused on the need for more oil pipelines and said …
319 viewsNorfolk Southern Corporation CEO Charles Moorman gave the luncheon address at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce transportation summit examining the role infrastructure plays on key sectors of the…
286 viewsHealth care executives talked about transportation resources in the health care industry. They suggested that pressure to bring down costs was likely to put more demands on the transportatio…
427 viewsTransportation Secretary Anthony Foxx made opening remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce transportation summit examining the role infrastructure plays on key sectors of the economy. He cal…
351 viewsState officials, representatives from transportation industry groups, and members of national commissions testified on the status of transportation infrastructure needs in the United States …
431 viewsThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a conference on the aviation industry, featuring the head of the Federal Aviation Administration and Senior Executives from Southwest, U.S. Airways, and o…
363 viewsJanet Kavinoky talked about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce summit on rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure and the policy principles for the President-Elect Obama and the 111th Congress. She …
78 viewsA panel discussion was held on the infrastructure repairs needed to ensure safe drinking water. Topics included the economic and security challenges facing federal, state, and local governme…
157 viewsWitnesses testified on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission report, Transportation for Tomorrow, which was released the previous month. The report recommen…
165 viewsDesmond Lachman offered a Power Point presentation, followed by remarks by Joel Kotkin on the economic report he authored. Then the panel of economic experts talked about U.S. economic growt…
86 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Chairman Oberstar’s initiative addressed the need to repair, reha…
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