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Transit Initiatives in Communities:
Lessons Learned
A Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina
April 10-12, 2005
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Thank You for Joining Us in Charlotte…
We are so happy that you were able to listen, learn, and
participate in the "Transit Initiatives and Communities:
Lessons Learned" conference. We hope that you came away
with the tools you need to be successful with your transit
ballot initiative campaign.
As promised, we have posted all the powerpoint presentations
on this page. We hope you will utilize and tailor these presentations
for use in your own campaigns.
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Program Overview (Powerpoints
available)
Supporters
Click
here for a report on the 2003 conference
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here for a report on the 2001 conference
Program
Overview
Our program in Charlotte included:
Sunday, April 10
Pre-conference sessions include:
- Guided Tour of LRT route (hosted by Charlotte Area Transit System)
Monday, April 11
Opening Plenary: Welcome to Charlotte: A Livable Community
Through Transit
- Ron Tober, Chief Executive Officer, Charlotte Area Transit
System
- Mayor Patrick McCrory
Who, What and Why: CFTE and Recent Elections
- Stephanie Vance, CFTE Program Manager (powerpoint)
- Janette Sadik-Khan,Parsons Brinckerhoff, CFTE Board Member
- Jeff Boothe, New Starts Working Group, CFTE Board Member
- Anne Canby, Surface Transportation Policy Project, CFTE Board
Member
- Art Guzzetti, American Public Transportation Association, CFTE
Board Member
Sessions on:
- Where To Start Assessing Your Community's Needs
- Howard Goode, San Mateo County Transportation Authority
(powerpoint)
- Cal Marsella, Denver Regional Transit District
(due to weather problems, Cal Marsella could not join us.
The Denver story was told by: Janette Sadik-Khan, Parsons
Brinckerhoff) (powerpoint)
- Robert Foy, Mass Transit Authority (Flint, MI) (powerpoint)
- Moderator: Jeremy Gunderson, CFTE
- The Legalities of Your Campaign
- Robert Meyers, Miami-Dade Ethics Commission
- Roland Windham, Charleston County Administrator (powerpoint)
- Dana Reed, Reed and Davidson LLP (powerpoint)
- Moderator: Jeremy Gunderson, CFTE
- Lunch Plenary
- Featuring Mr. WIlliam Millar, President, American Public
Transportation Association
- Campaign Preparation: Gathering the Nuts and Bolts
- Jack Tevlin, Friends of Transit (Phoenix)
- Gary Gallegos, San Diego Association of Governments (powerpoint)
- Robert Henrie, R&R Partners (Salt Lake City) (powerpoint)
- Moderator: Stephanie Vance, CFTE
- Getting the Word Out: Marketing and Media Strategies
That Work
- Rick L’Amie, Capital Metro (Austin) (powerpoint)
- Alan Wulkan, Parsons Brinckerhoff
- Valerie Holford, VVH Consulting (powerpoint)
- Olaf Kinard, Charlotte Area Transit System and APTA PT(2)
Subcommittee (powerpoint)
- Moderator: Janette Sadik-Khan, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Evening Reception: Sponsored by
APTA's Business Members
Tuesday, April 12
Sessions on:
- Responding To Critics
- Bill Lind, Free Congress Foundation
- Ron Tober, Chief Executive Officer, Charlotte Area Transit
System
- Moderator: Stephanie Vance, CFTE
- After the Campaign: What to Do When you Win (or Lose!)
- Tom Hanlon, CATS (Baton Rouge, LA)
- Scott Patterson, C-Tran (Vancouver, WA) (powerpoint)
- Sylvester Payne, STARS (Saginaw, MI) (powerpoint)
- Moderator: Jeremy Gunderson, CFTE
- Running a "High-Budget" ($250,000+) Campaign
- Greg Kolomitz, CRL Associates (Denver)
(powerpoint)
- Jeff Raimundo, Townsend, Raimundo, Besler & Usher (Sacramento)
(powerpoint)
- Moderator: Stephanie Vance, CFTE
- Running a "Low-Budget" (less than $250,000)
Campaign
- Debbie Alexander, Capital Area Transit (Lansing, MI) (powerpoint)
- Ann Render, LexTran (Lexington, KY)
- Terry Garcia Crews, LexTran (Lexington, KY) (powerpoint)
- Moderator:
Jeremy Gunderson, CFTE
- The 60 Minute Campaign
- Moderator: Stephanie Vance, CFTE
- Closing Luncheon: Stump The Experts
Supporters
This conference would not be possible without the
generous support of:
 
New Starts Working Group
APTA Business Members
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