![]() ![]() A panel of experts will discus the merits, shortcomings and challenges of congestion pricing in the southern California region. Los Angeles County Metro has plans to introduce HOT lanes in 2 heavily traveled corridors in 2012 and SCAG has conducted a regional study to evaluate their implementation on larger scale. It serves a dual purpose to reduce automobile use during periods of peak congestion, thereby easing traffic, and to also provide a funding source to improve the transportation system.Ĭongestion pricing programs are hotly debated throughout the country in their different forms including High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes, and Cordon Pricing where cars are charged a certain fee for entering central business districts during peak traffic hours.Īlthough congestion pricing is not new in southern California, and has been used for years on the SR-91 Expresslanes, HOT Lanes have only recently come into play here. Sponsored by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.Ĭongestion pricing is the practice of varying the charge for motorists to use a roadway, bridge or tunnel during periods of heaviest use. Southern California’s HOT Lane System Unveiled The State of the State: What’s on Tap for Transportation in 2012 (Diamond Salons 8-10)īreakout Session Descriptions and Speakers Morning Breakout Sessionsġ.Does Transportation Matter to Voters?: How to Engage With the Public to Build Effective Coalitions (Diamond Salons 6-7).Outside the Beltway: How Southern California is Positioned to Leverage the New Political Realities in Washington, D.C. (Diamond Salon 5).Maintaining Our Global Competitiveness: How Transportation Helps Retain Businesses and Employees Diamond Salons 1-2).iMobility: Technology and Innovation in Transportation (Diamond Salon 4).Turning Carmageddon into Carmaheaven: The I-405 Closure and the Importance of Inter-Agency Cooperation and Effective Outreach (Diamond Salons 8-10)Īfternoon Concurrent Sessions, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.Mind the Gap: What Gap Closures Mean for the Effectiveness of Southern California’s Goods Movement System (Diamond Salons 6-7).Tracking our Future: What’s Next for the LOSSAN Corridor (Diamond Salon 5).Solving the First and Last Mile Connection: Sustainable Transportation Solutions (Diamond Salons 1-2). ![]() ![]() Southern California’s HOT Lane System Unveiled (Diamond Salon 4).Morning Concurrent Sessions, 10:45 – 12 p.m. Karen Spiegel, Councilmember, City of Corona and Second Vice Chair, Riverside County Transportation Commission (confirmed) Pam O’Connor, Councilmember, City of Santa Monica and Chair, Southern California Association of Governments (confirmed) Larry McCallon, Mayor, City of Highland and Chair, San Bernardino Associated Governments (confirmed) Paul Glaab, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Laguna Niguel and Vice Chair, Orange County Transportation Authority (confirmed) William Fulton, Mayor, City of Ventura and Chair, Ventura County Transportation Commission (confirmed) Diane DuBois, Vice Mayor, City of Lakewood and Second Vice Chair, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (confirmed) Gary Toebben, President and CEO, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (confirmed) So Cal Transportation Agency Chairman’s Roundtable Sponsored by Automobile Club of Southern California and Skanska USA Civil West Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, Co-Chair, Building America’s Future Educational Fund (confirmed)Ī keynote address focused on making the case for investment in our transportation network Closing General Session Lucy Dunn, President & CEO, Orange County Business Council and Board Member, Mobility 21 (confirmed)ĭick Steinke, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach (confirmed)įormer Gov. Peter Buffa, Former Board Member, Orange County Transportation Authority (confirmed) Presentation of the 2011 Mobility 21 Awards Honoring: John Fenton, Executive Director, Metrolink (confirmed) Sponsored by HDR Engineering and Parsons Brinckerhoff Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles and Chair, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (confirmed) Luncheon & General Session Rick Blasgen, President & CEO, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) (confirmed) Pete Ruane, President &CEO, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) (confirmed) Will Kempton, Chair, Mobility 21 and CEO, Orange County Transportation Authority (confirmed)Īs Transportation Goes, So Goes the NationĪ panel discussion of leading transportation stakeholdersĪndy Herrmann, President-Elect, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (confirmed) Sponsored by AECOM and Simon Wong EngineeringĪnchor, Charter Local Edition / CNN HLN (confirmed) ![]()
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