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Statewide Transportation Summit – Aug 19-20

Mark Mistretta — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:41:56 +0000

* Register Now!* Statewide Transportation Summit: August 19 – 20, 2010
A Statewide Transportation Summit will be held August 19 and 20 on the future of transportation in Florida. All interested partners and members of the public will have an opportunity to provide input on draft goals for the 2060 Florida Transportation Plan and to help kickoff the update to Florida’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan.

At this event you will have the opportunity to provide comments and build consensus on the draft goal and objective language to be included within the 2060 Florida Transportation Plan. Meeting materials will be posted on this site as soon as they become available. Please check back for updates on news and events. For those of you unable to attend the Summit, the materials will be posted online in electronic survey format for open voting and comment.

For more information and to register, please visit the link below. * There is no cost to attend and you may register the day of either meeting.*

http://www.2060ftp.org/index.php?/home/what_is_new/statewide_transportation_summit_august_19_-_20_2010/

3rd Annual Northwest Florida Regional Roundtable: Proceedings

Mark Mistretta — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:16:22 +0000

The 3rd Annual Northwest Florida Regional Roundtable took place on May 20th, 2010 in Fort Walton Beach, FL and was hosted by the West Florida Regional Planning Council (WFRPC) TPO staff and Okaloosa County Transit (OCT). The title of the Roundtable was Public Transit: Regionally Looking Forward and Moving Onward. The following presentations were given at the Roundtable:

Northwest Florida Regional Transit Roundtable Quiz Show (presented by Rob Gregg, CUTR)
FDOT Central Office Transit and Environmental Projects
Ride-on Program (a.k.a West Florida Commuter Assistance Program)
Social Media: Transit Marketing in the Modern Age (presented by BowStern)
Digital Recorders (DRI) Voice Announcement Systems
Zonar Fleet Telematic Solution

The following presentations are available in PDF Format here.

International Practicums on Implementing High-Speed Rail in the United States

Mark Mistretta — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:11:22 +0000

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the International Union of Railways (UIC) are joining forces to produce three International Practicums on Implementing High-Speed Rail in the United States. Join us at one of the three regional events (Washington, DC — February 8-9), (Chicago, IL — February 9-11), and Los Angeles, CA (February 11-13) uniquely focused on providing regional, state, and local decision-makers with the critical information needed to implement high-speed and higher-speed rail.

For more information visit APTA’s new Center for High-Speed Rail.

St. Lucie-Martin Regional Transit Summit – January 8th, 2010

Mark Mistretta — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:27:10 +0000

You are invited to participate in the Regional Transit Summit!

Title: Martin/St. Lucie Regional Transit Summit
Date: Friday, January 8, 2010
Time: 9:00 am ‐ 12:00 pm (Check‐in at 8:30 am)
Location: Tradition Town Hall, 10799 Civic Lane, Port St. Lucie, Florida

PLEASE RSVP by calling (772) 462‐1593

Participants will learn about and discuss the future of transit in the Treasure Coast. A draft action plan for transitioning to a more regional approach to transit will be presented to facilitate dialogue and discussion.