Transit NEXT: Challenges for the Mass. transportation system in an age of diminishing resources

Please note: Doors open for networking at 7:30 AM, and the program will run from 8:30 to 10:15 AM.

Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure has suffered from decades of underfunding, but with a new infusion of capital from the recently passed Transportation Bond Bill, the commonwealth signaled a financial commitment to system-wide improvements. And yet challenges and critical policy decisions loom: addressing the cancellation of federal funding for the Mass Pike/I-90 Allston Multimodal Project; meeting ongoing funding needs for the MBTA and Regional Transit Authorities; awarding a new Commuter Rail contract; and realizing the dream of the West-East Rail.

At this timely forum, hear from policy leaders, advocates, and public officials as they assess the current transportation landscape in Massachusetts and explore how to keep the commonwealth moving in the right direction.

Questions or sponsorship inquiries? Email Dylan Rossiter: Dylan.Rossiter@StateHouseNews.com

OPENING REMARKS

Phil Eng, Interim MassDOT Secretary and MBTA General Manager

LEGISLATIVE PANEL

• Sen. Brendan Crighton, Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Transportation

• Rep. Jim Arciero, House Chair, Joint Committee on Transportation

• Moderator: Gintautas Dumcius, Editor, MASSterList

PANEL (in-fromation)

• Stephanie Pollack, Former Federal Highway Deputy Administrator and MassDOT Secretary

• Michael Lambert, Administrator, Brockton Area Transit Authority

• Pete Wilson, Senior Policy Director, Transportation for Massachusetts

• Moderator: George Donnelly, President, State House News Service / MASSterList