Transit Initiatives Conference
understanding the keys to successful transit
ballot measure campaigns
CFTE conducts the biannual Transit Initiatives Conference to bring
together transit agencies, local officials, transportation supporters,
advocates, and ballot measure campaign professionals to get the
latest information on transportation ballot measures. Conference
sessions offer insights into recent elections and key trends shaping
campaigns. Sessions are interactive and provide extensive case studies.
TIC is an excellent opportunity for networking and practical learning
related to transportation ballot measures.
Austin, Texas
June 10 - 12, 2007
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Sunday, June 10
Austin Orientation and Local Presentation
- Fred
Gilliam, President & CEO Capital Metro, Austin,
TX
- Matt Curtis, Assistant Director, Business & Community
Development,
Capital Metro, Austin, TX
Train Ride and Reception
Monday, June 11
Welcome Keynote: Lessons from Election 2005 and 2006
- Art Guzzetti, Vice President of Policy, American Public Transportation
Association and CFTE Advisory Board , Washington, DC, Introduction
of CFTE Advisory Board members and Moderator
- The Hon. Betty Dunkerley,
Mayor Pro Tem, Austin City Council, Austin,
TX
- Lane Beattie, President & CEO, Salt Lake Chamber of
Commerce, Salt
Lake City, UT
Marketing and Media Strategies That Work
- Cliff Henke, Senior Analyst, BRT & Streetcars, Parsons
Brinckerhoff,
Arcadia, CA, Moderator
- David Schwartz, Executive Director, Friends
of Transit, Phoenix, AZ
- Bob Henrie, Principal, R&R Partners,
Salt Lake City, UT
- Rick L’Amie, Vice President of Marketing,
Capital Metro, Austin, TX
Winning Campaigns and Effective Coalitions
Leadership APTA Team:
- Brittany Doten, Marketing Manager, Veolia
Transportation, Columbia,
SC
- Mark McLaren, Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc. , Phoenix,
AZ
- Dana Wiemiller, Community Transportation Coordinator, Orange
County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA
- Richard Hannasch,
Director of Fiscal & Support Services, North County
Transit District, Oceanside, CA
Luncheon Keynote: The Future of Transportation Finance and the
Role of Ballot
Box Funding
- Fred Gilliam, President, Capital Metro, Austin, TX,
Welcome and Introduction
- William Millar, President, American
Public Transportation Association,
Washington, DC
Campaign Essentials: Building the Transit Vote Coalition
- Anne Canby, Executive Director, Surface Transportation
Policy
Partnership and CFTE Advisory Board Member, Washington, DC,
Moderator
- Laurie
Moskowitz, Partner, Fieldworks, Washington, DC
- Alan
Wulkan, Founder & Managing Partner, InfraConsult,
Scottsdale, AZ
- Lyndon Henry, Data Analyst, Capital Metropolitan
Transportation
Authority, Austin, TX
Campaign Essentials: Polling, Focus Groups, Direct Mail and Web
2.0
- Glen Gadbois, Director, Alliance for Public Transportation,
Austin, TX
Moderator
- Oliver Griswold, Communications and Outreach Director,
Ballot
Initiative Strategy Center (BISC), Washington, DC
- Lynda Rife,
President, Rifeline, Austin, TX
- Stephanie Vance, Principal, Advocacy
Associates LLC and CFTE
Advisor, Washington, DC
Is it Time for a Vote? – Assessing Your Community
and the Political
Environment
- Jeff Boothe, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP; Chair,
New Starts Working
Group; CFTE Advisory Board, Washington, DC, Moderator
- Bill Lhota,
President/CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA),
Columbus, OH
- Andrew Schmid, Government and Community Relations,
Sound
Transit, Seattle, WA
- Amanda Wilson, North Central Texas Council
of Governments
(NCTCOG), Arlington, TX
Capital Funds vs. Operating Expenses: Trends and Strategies
- Jason Jordan, Program Director, CFTE, Washington, DC, Moderator
- Sam
Black, Senior Counsel, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey,
Washington,
DC
- Jennifer Kalczuk, External Relations Manager, The Rapid,
Grand
Rapdis, MI
Tuesday, June 12
Countering the Critics
- Cliff Henke, Senior Analyst, BRT & Streetcars, Parsons
Brinckerhoff,
Arcadia, CA, Moderator
- Peter J. Haas, Ph.D., Education Director , Mineta Transportation
Institute, San Jose, CA
- David Goldberg, Communications Director,
Smart Growth America,
Washington, DC
Drafting Successful Ballot Measures
- Art Guzzetti,
Vice President of Policy, American Public Transportation
Association and CFTE Advisory Board, Washington, DC, Moderator
- Andrea Packer, Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Salt Lake City,
UT
- Gary Hayes, Executive Director, Pima Association of Governments/
Regional Transportation Authority, Tucson, AZ
Building Your Campaign
- Anne Canby, Executive Director, Surface Transportation Policy
Partnership and CFTE Advisory Board Member, Washington, DC,
Moderator
- Pat Strong, Strong Strategies Consulting, Houston,
TX
- Tom Shrout, Executive Director, Citizens for Modern Transit,
St. Louis,
MO
High Budget and Statewide Campaigns
- Jeff Boothe, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP; Chair,
New Starts Working
Group; CFTE Advisory Board, Washington, DC, Moderator
- Margaret Donahoe, Legislative Advocate, Minnesota Public
Transit
Association, St. Paul, MN
- Dave Simpson, Manager of Local Government
Relations, Orange
County Transportation Authority (OCTA), Orange, CA
Low Budget Campaigns
- Ben Herr, Executive Director, Texas Transit
Association, Austin, TX
Moderator
- Charles Emery, Chairman, Denton County Transportation
Authority,
Lewisville, TX
- Brittany Doten, Marketing Manager, Veolia Transportation,
Columbia,
SC
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