Mineta National Policy Summit on Transportation Finance: Catching up with the Rest of the World

From the Commonwealth Club:

Keynote: Ray LaHood, U.S. Transportation Secretary

Introduced by Norman Y. Mineta, U.S. Secretary of Transportation (retired)

Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ph.D., Director, Mineta Transportation Institute’s National Transportation Finance Center
Flora Castillo, Chair, American Public Transportation Association
Malcolm Dougherty, Director, California Department of Transportation
Jeff Morales, CEO, California High Speed Rail Authority
Mortimer Downey, Former US Deputy Secretary of Transportation – Moderator

This year’s Mineta Transportation Institute policy summit will feature experts representing viewpoints from both the national and state level discussing the financing challenges facing the U.S. transportation infrastructure. These leaders will also examine the results from the latest national survey polling Americans about transportation taxes and fees.
Location: SF Club Office
Time: 8:15 a.m. check-in and continental breakfast, 9-11 a.m. program
Cost: FREE
Also know: Underwritten by the Mineta Transportation Institute

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