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P R O G R A M O F E V E N T S
November 13, 2007Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall
2ND ANNUAL HONOLULU TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
MESSAGE FROM MAYOR MUFI HANNEMANN Aloha! It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the City and County of Honolulu’s Transit Symposium 2007, the second in what I hope will be annual events.
There is much progress to report since last year’s symposium. My administration implemented commuter ferry service between Oahu’s West end and downtown Honolulu and we recently welcomed our 10,000th passenger; we’ve been nationally recognized for making Honolulu a bicycle friendly city; we continue to expand and improve our award winning bus system and we’re hard at work completing an environmental impact statement and preparing to enter preliminary engineering for Honolulu’s fixed guideway mass transit system. All of this is happening because transportation continues to be Oahu’s most significant quality of life issue, as it is across the nation.
In addition to creating an integrated, multi-modal transportation system for Honolulu, we’re focusing our efforts on transit oriented development (TOD), a positive, potent transit benefit which can revitalize and reinvigorate communities along the transit route. I am firmly committed to the involvement of individual communities taking a strong hand in the TOD process and we’re proud to be starting our efforts in Waipahu. Our first planning meeting there was met with enthusiasm and positive input and residents are hard at work shaping the future of Waipahu as a vibrant community while maintaining Waipahu’s unique charm. Transit makes all that possible.
Today, we’ve brought together transit leaders who developed mass transit systems in their cities and were successful in their applications of TOD. Our goal is to learn from their successes and their challenges as we continue to map Honolulu’s transit future.
I hope you’ll take full advantage of the tremendous amount of experience and expertise gathered here today and that you’ll join with me as we create a transportation future that is a vital part of making Honolulu the best place to live, work and raise our families.
Mufi Hannemann
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HONOLULU TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
2nd ANNUAL HONOLULU TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM 2007
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8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast TODdisplaysinExhibitionArea8:30 a.m. 2nd Annual Honolulu Transit Symposium Opening: Michael Schneider, ManagingDirector,InfraconsultLLC
8:40 a.m. Welcome:Mufi Hannemann,MayorofHonolulu
8:50 a.m. Senatorial and Congressional Messages: The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye,UnitedStatesSenate The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka,UnitedStatesSenate The Honorable Neil Abercrombie,UnitedStatesCongress The Honorable Mazie Hirono,UnitedStatesCongress
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks: Michael Townes,PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer, HamptonRoadsTransit,andChairman, AmericanPublicTransportationAssociation
9:20 a.m. Introduction to Panels: Dr. Martin Wachs,DirectoroftheTransportation, SpaceandTechnologyProgram,RANDCorporation
9:30 a.m. Panel 1: Institutional Arrangements Thispaneldiscussionwillreviewhowthefeaturedagencieshavesuccessfully integratedandmanagedmajoradditionstotheirtransitsystems.Topicsof discussioninclude:transitagencypoliciesandconfiguration,riskmanagement, andtransitionthroughthesystemlifecycle.Thispanelismoderatedby Dr.MartinWachs.Panelparticipantsare:
Rick Thorpe,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,ExpoLineConstructionAuthority andChiefCapitalManagementOfficer, LosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthority Krishniah Murthy,DeputyChiefCapitalManagementOfficer, LosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthority Michael Allegra,AssistantGeneralManager,ChiefCapitalDevelopment Officer,UtahTransitAuthority(SaltLakeCity) Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr.,ExecutiveDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficer, SanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgency Jeff Hewitt,SeniorVicePresident,Engineering,CanadaLine
10:45 a.m. Networking Break
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11:15 a.m. Panel 2: Business and Community Involvement Businessandthecommunityarevitaltothesuccessofamajorurbantransit system.Thispaneldiscussesactionstakenbybusinessesandcitizensthatlead tomeaningfulinvolvementduringthedevelopmentofamajorurbantransit system.ThispanelismoderatedbyDr.MartinWachs. Panelparticipantsare:
Samantha Bricker,ChiefOperationOfficer,ExpoLineConstructionAuthority Michael Allegra,AssistantGeneralManager,ChiefCapitalDevelopment Officer,UtahTransitAuthority(SaltLakeCity) James Lazarus,SeniorVicePresidentforPublicPolicy, SanFranciscoChamberofCommerce Jeff Hewitt,SeniorVicePresident,Engineering,CanadaLine
12:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch and Keynote Speaker
Remarks and Keynote Speaker Introduction: Mayor Mufi Hannemann
Wellington Webb, Managing Director,WebbDevelopmentGroup andFormerMayor,Denver,Colorado
2:00 p.m. Introduction to Transit-Oriented Development Exhibition: Michael Schneider,ManagingDirector,InfraConsultLLC
2:30 p.m. Transit-Oriented Development Exhibition Transitprojectscanhaveexcitingimpactsuponcommunities.Thissession allowssmallgrouppresentationsandinteractioninanexhibitionformat. Ateachhalfhour,cityrepresentativeswillpresentashortoverviewofthe Transit-OrientedDevelopmentintheirareawithquestionsandanswers following.Symposiumattendeesareencouragedtovisiteachexhibit,watch thepresentationsandinteractwiththecityrepresentatives. Cityrepresentativesare:
Roger Moliere,ChiefRealPropertyManagementandDevelopmentOfficer, LosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthority Andrea Packer,ChiefCommunicationOfficer,UtahTransitAuthority Jeff Hewitt,SeniorVicePresident,Engineering,CanadaLine Raymond Louie,VicePresident,TechnicalandMunicipalLiaison,CanadaLine Mike Grisso,SeniorProjectManager,SanFranciscoRedevelopmentAgency5:00 p.m. Adjourn
GUEST SPEAKERS
Wellington Webb
Michael TownesHONOLULU TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM 2007
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WellingtonWebbspent12yearsastheleaderofDenver’sMileHighCity,andhelpeddragitoutoftheeconomicdoldrumsof1991toaninvestmentof$7billionininfrastructurewhenheleftofficein2003.Asmayor,heoversawthecompletionofthe$4billionDenverInternationalAirportandredevelopmentoftheformerStapletonAirportintoathrivingresidentialandbusinessarea.Healsohelpedconvincevoterstoapprovea$300millionadditiontotheColoradoConventionCenter,andpushedthroughdifficultnegotiationsforanearbyprivately-publiclyfundedHyatthotel.Denveristheonlycitytobecitedforfiveconsecutiveyearsas“OneoftheTopAmericanCities”inFortuneMagazine’sannual“BestCities”survey.Thecityalsowasnamed“OneoftheTopThreeCitiesforSoundFiscalManagement”byCityandStateMagazine;“OneoftheTopAmericanCities”byMoneyMagazine;and‘’TopCityforEntrepreneurs’’byEntrepreneurMagazine.WebbistheonlymayorinU.S.historytoserveasPresidentoftheU.S.ConferenceofMayors,PresidentoftheNationalConferenceofMayors,andPresidentoftheNationalConferenceofDemocraticMayors.
Wellington Webb Webb International Group, Inc.
Michael Townes Incoming APTA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hampton Roads, Virginia Transit Authority
Overthepastthreedecades,MichaelTowneshasdevotedhiscareertopublictransportation.InNovember1986,Mr.TownesjoinedthePeninsulaTransportationDistrictCommission(PENTRAN)astheAssistanttotheExecutiveDirector.HewasappointedActingExecutiveDirectorin1988andbecameExecutiveDirectorinJuly1989.BeginningMarch1,1998,healsoservedastheInterimExecutiveDirectorfortheTidewaterTransportationDistrictCommissioninpreparationforthemergerofthetwoagencies.EffectiveOctober1,1999,hebecametheExecutiveDirectoroftheconsolidatedTransportationDistrictCommissionofHamptonRoads(HamptonRoadsTransit).OnJanuary10,2002,hebecamethefirstPresidentandCEOofHamptonRoadsTransit.
MichaelcurrentlyservesasChairoftheAPTAExecutiveCommittee.HeservedasCo-ChairoftheAPTA’sReauthorizationTaskForce,whichwasthecommitteethatestablishedthenationaltransitpositionontheupcomingreauthorization.MichaelservedasChairmanoftheNormanMinetaTransportationInstituteBoardofTrustees,APTA’sLegislativeCommitteeChair,andChairmanoftheTransportationResearchBoard(TRB)ExecutiveCommittee.MichaelcurrentlyservesontheBoardofDirectorsfortheVirginiaHighSpeedRailDevelopmentCommittee.
MichaelisagraduateofVirginiaCommonwealthUniversitywithaB.S.inArts-PoliticalSciencein1978andanM.AinUrbanRegionalPlanningin1980.
MODERATOR
HONOLULU TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM 2007
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Michael Schneider
Dr. Martin Wachs
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Dr.MartinWachsisDirectoroftheTransportation,SpaceandTechnologyProgramandoftheSupplyChainPolicyCenterattheRANDCorporation.Untiltheendof2005hewasProfessorofCivil&EnvironmentalEngineeringandProfessorofCity&RegionalPlanningattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,wherehemostrecentlyservedasix-yeartermasDirectoroftheInstituteofTransportationStudies.Heearlierspent25yearsatUCLA,whereheservedthreetermsasChairmanoftheDepartmentofUrbanPlanning.ProfessorWachsistheauthorof160articlesandfourbooksonsubjectsrelatedtorelationshipsbetweentransportation,landuse,andairquality,transportationneedsoftheelderly,techniquesfortheevaluationoftransportationsystems,andtheuseofperformancemeasurementintransportationplanning.Hisresearchalsoaddressesissuesofequityintransportationpolicy,problemsofcrimeinpublictransitsystems,andtheresponseoftransportationsystemstonaturaldisastersincludingearthquakes.Hismostrecentworkfocusesontransportationfinanceinrelationtoplanningandpolicy.ProfessorWachshasservedontheExecutiveCommitteeoftheTransportationResearchBoardfornineyearsandwastheTRBChairmanin2000.HeistherecipientofaGuggenheimFellowship,twoRockefellerFoundationHumanitiesFellowships,aUCLAAlumniAssociationDistinguishedTeachingAward,thePykeJohnsonAwardforthebestpaperpresentedatanannualmeetingoftheTransportationResearchBoard,andtheCareyAwardforservicetotheTRB.HeisaFellowoftheAmericanInstituteofCertifiedPlannersandaLifetimeAssociateoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.In2006hewasnamed“MemberoftheYear”bytheSanFranciscoChapteroftheWomen’sTransportationSeminarandwasawardedthelifetimeachievementawardas“DistinguishedPlanningEducator”bytheAssociationofCollegiateSchoolsofPlanning.
Dr. Martin Wachs Director Transportation Infrastructure
Programs, RAND Corp.
Michael Schneider Managing Director, InfraConsult LLC
MichaelSchneiderisfounderandmanagingdirectorofInfraConsultLLC,afirmspecializinginthedevelopmentandfinancingofinfrastructureprojectsandsolutions.InfraConsultprovidesadvisoryservicestopublicauthoritiesandprivatesectororganizationsseekingtoenhancethequalityoflifethroughimprovementstothebuiltenvironment.Currently,MikeisheadingtheInfraConsultProjectManagementteamfortheHonoluluHighCapacityTransitCorridorProject.
Mikes’scareerhasspannedhighwayandtollroaddevelopment,urbanandintercitytransitandrail,innovativefinancing,andpublic-privatepartnerships.Heisacivilengineer,urbanplanner,andtransporteconomistwhoseprimaryareaofexpertiseistheplanninganddevelopmentoftransportationsystemsandfacilities.MikedirectedthedevelopmentofthefirstprivatelyfinancedtollroadintheWesternUnitedStates,SR125inSanDiegoCA,andledinthesaleoftheassettoMacquarieInfrastructureGroup.ThisnewtollhighwayopenstorevenuetrafficNovember16th.
Mr.Schneiderhasauthoredover75papersandjuriedpublicationsinthefieldsoffinance,projectdelivery,managementandbusinessdevelopment.Heisafrequentspeakeratindustryconferencesandalectureratuniversitiesandacademicinstitutions,andisactiveinlocalcivicandcommunityaffairs.
Mr.Schneiderhasanundergraduatedegree(B.S.)incivilengineeringandamaster’sdegreeinRegionalPlanningandEconomicsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Richard Thorpe
Samantha Bricker
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RichardThorpeistheChiefExecutiveOfficerofthenewlyformedExpositionMetroLineConstructionAuthority,aswellastheChiefCapitalManagementOfficeroftheLosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthority,overseeingLACounty’sbusandrailcapitaldevelopmentprogram.Withmorethan30yearsofdesignandconstructionexperience,RickiswellknowninthetransitindustryforhissuccessfulworkontheSanDiego,SaltLakeCityandLosAngelestransitsystems.AttheConstructionAuthority,Rickisresponsiblefordirectingtheagency’simplementationofthe14-mile,$1.5billionExpositionLightRailProject.Rick’sprimarydutiesatMetroincludeoversightofthe$340-million,14-mileSanFernandoValleyBusway,the$890million,six-mileEastsideLightRailProject,andthe$900millionI-405HOVLanes.
PriortojoiningMetro,RickwastheChiefExecutiveOfficerforthePasadenaGoldLineConstructionAuthority,wherehewasresponsibleforthecompletionofa17.7-mile,$725milliondesign-buildlightrailprojectrunningfromdowntownLosAngelestoEastPasadena,aswellastheinitialplanningfora24-mile,$1.2billionextensiontotheCityofMontclair.
RickhasservedastheProgramManagerfortheSaltLakeCityLightRailProjects.InhisroleasProgramManager,hewasresponsibleforoverseeingthedesignandconstructionoftheinitial15-mileline,aswellasthepreliminaryengineeringofthelightrailextensiontotheUniversityofUtahforthe2002WinterOlympicGames.
RickbeganhiscareerwiththeSanDiegoMetropolitanTransitDevelopmentBoard(MTDB),wherehebuilthisreputationondeliveringprojectsontimeandunderbudget.AsDirectorofEngineeringandConstruction,hemanagedSanDiego’sbusandrailcapitalimprovementprogram,whichincludedthedesignandconstructionofnumerousbusfacilitiesaswellassixseparateextensionsofthelightrailsystem.
AregisteredprofessionalcivilengineerinCaliforniaandUtah,Rickholdsbothbachelorandmaster’sdegreesinCivilEngineeringfromSanDiegoStateUniversity.HeisamemberoftheAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers(ASCE),variousAmericanPublicTransportationAssociation(APTA)subcommittees,andtheConstructionManagementAssociationofAmerica(CMAA).
SamanthaBrickeristheChiefOperatingOfficerfortheExpositionLightRailConstructionAuthorityinLosAngeles.ShehasbeenattheAuthoritysince2005,whenitwasestablishedbytheCaliforniaStateLegislaturewithamandatetodesignandbuildtheExpositionLightRailtransitproject.AsCOOfortheAuthority,Ms.Brickeroverseescommunityandgovernmentrelations,realestate,legal,procurement,humanresourcesandthebudget.
BeforejoiningtheAuthority,sheworkedforalmost15yearsasaseniorpolicyadvisortoLosAngelesCountySupervisorZevYaroslavsky,whoisalsoamemberoftheLosAngelesMetropolitanTransportationAuthority.AsanadvisortotheSupervisor,shefocusedontransportation,environmentalandotherpolicyissuesthatimpactedtheresidentsofLosAngelesCounty.Duringhertenure,sheworkedonmajortransportationprojectssuchastheRedLinesubwaytoHollywoodandNorthHollywood,theOrangeLineBuswayintheSanFernandoValley,aswellastheExpositionLightRailline.Shewasactivelyinvolvedwiththeplanning,designandconstructionoftheseprojects,workingcloselywithconstituents,otherelectedofficialsandmajorstakeholderstomovetheseprojectsforward.
Samanthaholdsamaster’sdegreeinPoliticalSciencefromUCLAandabachelor’sdegreeinPoliticalSciencefromNorthwesternUniversity.
Richard Thorpe P.E.Los Angeles
Chief Executive Officer,Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority & Chief Capital Management Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Samantha BrickerLos Angeles
Chief Operations Officer,Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority
Roger Moliere
Krishniah MurthyLOS ANGELES
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KrishniahMurthywaswithParsonsBrinckerhoff–aninternationaltransportationengineeringandconstructionmanagementfirmlocatedinLosAngeles–for34years.Herosethroughtheranksofthefirmfromdesignengineertoseniorvicepresident.
Overtheyears,hewasinvolvedinmanaginglargetransitprojectsforMARTAinAtlantaandforMetro.Healsoservedasprincipal-in-chargeforsuchtransitprojectsasValleyMetrorailinPhoenix,MissionValleyEastExtensioninSanDiego,TrinityCommuterrailinFortWorth,theNewOrleansCanalStreetTrolleyExtension,theNewDelhiMetro,andseveraldesign/buildtransitandhighwayprojects.
Murthyalsomanagedalargenumberofjointventurestaffsaswellashundredsofconsultantsinvolvedinthoseprojects.Heistheauthorofseveralpapersforprofessionalpublicationsadvancingtechnicalaswellasmanagementinnovationsinthetransitindustry.
MurthyiscurrentlyworkingwiththeLosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthority(Metro)asitsDeputyChiefCapitalManagementOfficerdirectingtheconstructiondivision.MetroisworkingontheconstructionoftheEastsideLRTExtensionproject,aswellasdevelopingenvironmentaldocumentsforseveralextensionssuchasSubwaytotheSea,RegionalConnector,andtheCreshaw/PrairieLine.
Krishniah Murthy Los Angeles
Deputy Chief Capital Management Officer,
Metro / Expo Line Construction
Roger MoliereLos Angeles
Chief Real Property Management & Development Officer,
Expo Line Construction Authority
RogerMoliere,afterfinishinglawschoolintheMidwest,wasengagedintheprivatepracticeoflawwithconcentrationinrealestatedevelopment,leveragedleasingandbondtransactions.HelaterjoinedalargefinancialinstitutionassecretarytotheBoardofDirectorsandheadofrealestatebeforemovingtotheWestCoasttoserveascorporatecounseltoanumberofrealestatedevelopmententities.
In1996,hejoinedtheCountyofLosAngelesDepartmentofBeachesandHarborsandforovernineyearslednegotiationsforthesecond-generationdevelopmentofcounty-ownedMarinadelRey,completingover$1.5billioninnewleaseholdpublic-privatejointdevelopmentprojects,includingshoppingcenters,hotels,multi-familyresidentialandmarine-relatedprojects,aswellasoverseeingleasing/developmentalongthe31milesofcoastlinemanagedbytheCounty.
Mr.Moliere’scurrentpositionwithMetroinvolvespublic-privatedevelopmentofMetro-ownedpropertyalongtheLosAngelesregion’stransportationcorridorsandatlargerMetro-ownedsitesattransportationandoperationsterminals.Anumberofmixed-useandcommercialprojectshavealreadybeencompletedatthesevenues,withconstructionofanewfullcityblockmixed-use(hotel,retail,residential)projecthavingbrokengroundinFebruaryof2007atMetro’sHollywoodandVinelocation.Morethan30furtherprojectsareinvariousstagesofprojectsolicitationand/orplanning,asexpansionofMetro’srailandbusoperationscontinues.
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Mike Allegra
Andrea PackerSALT LAKE CITY
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Mr.AllegrabeganhiscareerwiththeUtahTransitAuthorityin1978andisnowtheAssistantGeneralManager/ChiefCapitalDevelopmentOfficer.Heoverseesover100plannedtransitconstructionprojectswhichincludecommuterrail,busrapidtransitandthereturnofstreetcarsthatwillbringUtahtoatotalof170milesofrailandfixedguidewaytransit.Mr.AllegrasuccessfullynavigatedtheFTAfundingprocesswhichresultedinfourfull-fundinggrantagreementsbeingawardedtoUTAtodate.
Mr.AllegraobtainedanM.S.inCivilEngineeringfromVirginiaPolytechnicInstituteandStateUniversityandaB.S.fromRutgersCollegeofEngineering.
Mr.AllegraisaregisteredProfessionalEngineerwiththeUtahSocietyofProfessionalEngineers;chairoftheAmericanPublicTransportationAssociation’s(APTA)planningandpolicycommittee;hasservedontheGovernor’sTransportationAdvisoryCouncilandisamemberoftheboardoftheUtahSkiAssociation.Mike Allegra
Salt Lake City
Assistant General Manager and Chief Capital Development Officer, Utah Transit Authority
Andrea Packer Salt Lake City
Chief Communication Officer, Utah Transit Authority
AndreaPackeristheChiefCommunicationsOfficerfortheUtahTransitAuthority,whereshedirectstheagency’soverallbrandingandstrategiccommunicationsprograms.AndreaoverseesthePR&Marketing,CustomerService,OrganizationalDevelopment,BoardCoordinationandStrategicThinkTankdepartments,withacombinedtotalof60employeesandabudgetof$5million.ShealsoservesasChiefofStafftotheGeneralManagerandhelpscoordinateUTA’sgovernmentrelationsactivities.
UTAjustpassedtwosalestaxreferendumsandismovingtobuild70milesofrailin7years.Andwithinthenextyeartheagencywillbelaunchingacompleteredesignofitsbussystem,openingitsfirstcommuterrailproject,openingitsfirstbusrapidtransitproject,andimplementingasystem-widecontactlesspaymentsystem.Andreaisthrilled–andjustalittlenervous–tobepartofoneofthemostexcitinganddynamictimesinUTA’shistory.
Raymond Louie
Tony Guglielmin
Jeff HewittVANCOUVER
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TonyGuglielminjoinedCanadaLineRapidTransitInc.(CLCO)inNovember2005asSVPFinanceandChiefFinancialOfficer.Inthisrole,Mr.GuglielminhasresponsibilityforoverallmanagementofthefinancialoperationsofCLCO.Inaddition,heisresponsiblefortheongoingrelationshipwithallthepublicfundingpartnersontheprojectandinensuringthatfundsarereceivedanddisbursedinaccordancewiththevariousfundingandprojectagreements.
PriortojoiningCLCO,Tonyheldanumberofseniorfinance,corporatedevelopmentandstrategicplanningrolesatFinningInternationalInc.(aninternationalCaterpillardealer)inVancouver,Canada;BritishColumbiaHydro(alargepublicsectorutility)inVancouver,Canada;andTheBankofNovaScotiainToronto,Canada.
Mr.GuglielminreceivedaBAinEconomicsandPoliticalScienceandanMBAfromMcGillUniversityinMontreal,Canada.HeholdstheCharteredFinancialAnalystdesignation.TonybelongstoanumberofprofessionalorganizationsincludingtheFinancialExecutivesInstitute,andisamemberoftheBoardofDirectorsofAlleraHealthProducts,Inc.,aprivatehealthcarecompany,andoftheVGH&UBCHospitalFoundation.
RaymondLouiejoinedCanadaLineRapidTransitInc.(CLCO)ofVancouver,BritishColumbiainMay2002.
Hehasbeeninvolvedwithawiderangeoftechnicalactivities,including:ridershipandrevenueforecasts;systemperformancestandards;andfinancialfeasibilityandvalueengineeringreviews.Duringthecriticalconstructionphase,Mr.LouiewastheliaisonwiththeCity.Healsointegratedtherapidtransitsystemwiththeregionalrailandbusserviceandfacilitatedtransit-orienteddevelopmentatstations.
PriortojoiningCLCO,Mr.LouiewasaProjectManagerwiththeGreaterVancouverTransportationAuthority,andaProjectEngineerwiththeCityofVancouver.HehasaProfessionalEngineerdesignationwiththeAssociationofProfessionalEngineersandGeoscientistsofBritishColumbia,withadegreeinCivilEngineeringfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia. Raymond Louie
Vancouver Vice President, Technical and
Municipal Liaison, Canada Line
Jeff HewittVancouver
Senior Vice President, Engineering, Canada Line
JeffHewittistheSeniorVicePresident,EngineeringfortheCanadaLineRapidTransitInc.(Vancouver,BC).Forthepast19yearshehasbeeninvolvedwithgeneralprojectmanagementandcontractadministrationworkingonbuild,own,operate,maintain,andfinanceschemesandpublicprivatepartnerships.
Mr.Hewitthasbeenengagedintransportationprojectsworld-wide.Someoftheseare:TaiwanHighSpeedRail–Concessionaire’sRepresentativefor212kmsection;HongKongNewAirport–ProjectDirectorforcontractorpreparingthenewairportplatform;NorthRailProject(Manila)–ProjectDirectorforProponentsourcingpartnersandfundingfor100kmcommuterline;andCanadaLineRapidTransit–owner’srepresentativeforpublicsideoftheP3Project.
Mr.Hewitt’sareasofexpertiseinclude:projectandprogrammanagement;contractadministrationandchangemanagement;majorinfrastructureprojectsforrail,road,airport,andsewerschemes;andtunnelingandundergroundstructures.Heisalsoaprofessionalminingengineerwithextensiveexperienceoftunnelingformajorinfrastructureprojects.HeisaFellowofInstitutionofMiningandMetallurgy–CharteredEngineer(UK).
Tony GuglielminVancouver Chief Financial Officer, Canada Line
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Nathaniel Ford, Sr.
Jim LazarusSAN FRANCISCO
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NathanielFord,Sr.hasnearly25yearsofexperienceinthepublictransportationindustry.Mr.FordcurrentlyservesastheExecutiveDirectorandChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheSanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgency(SFMTA)andhasresponsibilityfor4,800employeesandanoperatingandcapitalbudgettotaling$687million.
Mr.FordearnedhisBachelorofAppliedStudiesinOrganizationalLeadershipfromMercerUniversity.HewastherecipientoftheConferenceofMinorityTransportationOfficials(COMTO)“ExecutiveoftheYear”award,andservedasCOMTO’sSecondViceChairmanandViceChairmanofBusinessManagementandFinancefortheAmericanPublicTransportationAssociation(APTA).
Mr.FordcurrentlyservesasamemberofthePeninsulaCorridorJointPowersBoard,whichoverseestheadministrationofCaltrain,aregionalcommuterrailsystem.Additionally,Mr.FordisservingasVice-ChairmanoftheTransbayJointPowersAuthority,whichischargedwithdesigning,building,operatingandmaintaininganewTransbayterminalandsurroundingfacilitiesinSanFrancisco.
JimLazarusjoinedtheChamberinJanuary2006asSeniorVicePresident/PublicPolicy,wherehebringsawealthofexperienceinthepublicpolicyarenaandathoroughunderstandingofthecity.Previously,LazarusservedasexecutivedirectoroftheSanFranciscoMuseum&HistoricalSociety,fortwoyearsasstatedirectorofSenatorFeinstein’soffices,asCEOoftheSanFranciscoZoologicalSocietyandheldseniorpositionswithMayorFeinsteinandMayorJordan,includingdeputymayorandchiefofstaff.Lazarus,afourth-generationSanFranciscan,isanattorneyandisactiveinnumerouscivicandgovernmentalorganizations,includingtheCity’sRecreationandParkCommission.
Nathaniel Ford, Sr. San Francisco Chief Executive Officer, San Francisco Muni Transit
Jim Lazarus San Francisco
Senior Vice President for Public Policy, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
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Mike GrissoSan Francisco
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The City and County of Honolulu thanks:
LosAngelesandExpoLineConstructionAuthorityandLosAngelesCountyMetropolitanTransportationAuthority
SaltLakeCityandUtahTransitAuthority
SanFranciscoandSanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgency,SanFranciscoChamberofCommerceandSanFranciscoRedevelopmentAgency
Vancouver,BritishColumbiaandCanadaLineRapidTransit,Inc.
WellingtonWebbandWebbGroupInternational
MichaelTownesandHamptonRoadsTransit
Dr.MartinWachsandTheRANDCorporation
AmericanPublicTransportationAssociation
TheHonorableDanielK.Inouye,UnitedStatesSenate
TheHonorableDanielK.Akaka,UnitedStatesSenate
TheHonorableNeilAbercrombie,UnitedStatesCongress
TheHonorableMazieHirono,UnitedStatesCongress
MikeGrissoisaSeniorProjectManagerattheSanFranciscoRedevelopmentAgencyandisresponsibleforoverseeingtheSouthofMarket,Transbay,andYerbaBuenaCenterprojectareas.Inthe40-acreTransbayRedevelopmentProjectArea,theRedevelopmentAgencyistransformingmorethan12acresofformerfreewayinfrastructureintoanewhigh-density,transit-orientedneighborhoodandcontributingfundingtothedevelopmentoftheproposednewTransbayTransitCenteronthesiteoftheexistingTransbayTerminal.Mr.GrissoledtheproductionoftheTransbayDesignforDevelopmentconceptplan,whichreceivedtheAmericanInstituteofArchitecture’sUrbanDesignAwardforSanFranciscoin2004andtheAmericanPlanningAssociation’sOutstandingPlanningAwardforNorthernCaliforniain2005.PriortoworkingattheSanFranciscoRedevelopmentAgency,Mr.GrissowasaDirectoratCBRichardEllis,aglobalrealestateservicesfirmbasedinSanFrancisco,whereheprovidedconsultingservicesforpublicandprivatesectorclients,includingmarketandfinancialfeasibilitystudies,highestandbestusestudies,siteacquisitionanddispositionstrategies,andeconomicimpactanalyses.Mr.GrissoreceivedaB.A.inHistorywithHighestHonorsfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,andaMaster’sinPublicPolicyandUrbanPlanningfromtheJohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernmentatHarvardUniversity.
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