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Portland, Oregon, July 20, 1998: National Listening Session

Tom Lulay, Deputy Director, Oregon Department of Transportation
Tom Walsh, General Manager, Portland Tri-Met
Paula Hammond, Washington Department of Transportation
Tom Brigham, Alaska Department of Transportation
Karen Miller, Boone County, Missouri
Vern Peterson, Commissioner, Fergus County, Montana
Bill Penhollow, Association of Oregon Counties
Andrew Cotugno, Transportation Director, MPO, Portland
Paul Toliver, Director, King County Department of Transportation
Eric Berger, Executive Director, County Road Commission, Washington State
Ronald Halfmoon, Nez Perce Tribe
Tom Decker, Port of Portland
Susie Stephens, Executive Director, Bicycle Alliance of Washington
Lynn Peterson, Project Director, 1000 Friends of Oregon, LUTRAQ
Troy Costales, Executive Director, Oregon State Traffic Safety Coordinator
Ted Aadland, F.E. Ward
James Lawrence, Past President, National Association of County Engineers
Charles Trainer, Ada County Planning Association
Jane Hague, Council Member, King County, Washington
Bob Flor, King County, Department of Transportation, Metro Transit

US DOT Principals

Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of Intermodalism, John Horsley
Federal Transit Administration, Regional Administrator, Helen Knoll
Federal Highway Administration, Regional Administrator, Leon Witman
Federal Highway Administration, Director, Office of Policy Development, Madeline Bloom
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Director Intergovernmental Affairs, Charlotte Hrncir

Lakewood, Colorado, August 3, 1998: Safety

Patricia Holloway, Commissioner, Jefferson County, Colorado
Timothy Harpst, Transportation Director, Salt Lake City
Dorothy Gotlieb, Colorado State Representative
James Reed- Program Director, Transportation, National Conference of State Legislators
Steven Lowenstein, M.D., University of Colorado Health Science Center
Craig Allred, Director, Utah Office of Highway Safety, Vice Chair, National Association of Governor's Highway Safety Representatives
Drew Hunter, Executive Director BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network, Denver, Colorado
Al Kiburas, Retired Chief of Police, Breckenridge, Colorado
Lonnie Westphal, Chief, Colorado State Patrol
Bill Joplin, Director of Government Affairs, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
James MacKay: Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner, Denver Department of Public Works
Terry Smith, Safety Director, Utah Motor Transport Association
Michael Auberger, ADAPT
Bobbe Fitzhugh, City Administrator, City of Douglas, Wyoming
Carla Perez, Director of Policy, Colorado Department of Transportation, Director of Policy
Marshall Moore, Director North Dakota Department of Transportation
Eugene Wilson, Directory Wyoming Technology Transfer Center
Charles Ware, Executive Vice President, Wyoming Contractors Association
George Scheuernstuhl, Director of Transportation Services, Denver Regional COG
Kathryn Pett, General Counsel, Utah Transit Authority
J.D. Maniscalco, Executive Director, Utility Notification Center of Colorado
Frederick Busch, Assistant Department Manager, Airport Planning, Denver Intl. Airport

US DOT Principals

Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of Intermodalism, John Horsley
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Deputy Administrator, Phil Recht
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Regional Administrator, Louis DeCarolis
Federal Highway Administration, Director, Office of Motor Carrier Information Analysis, John Grimm
Federal Transit Administration, Regional Administrator, Lou Mraz

San Diego, California, August, 25, 1998: Borders and Corridors

Mayor Art Madrid, City of La Mesa, Chair of the San Diego Association of Governments
Representative Bob Filner, U.S. Congress
Dan Hammer, San Diego Regional Director, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Dean Dunphy, Secretary, California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Jose H. Aguilar Alc'rreca, Director General Secretaria de Communicaciones y Transportes
Pat Talese, Trade Process Owner, Otay Mesa Service Port, U.S. Customs Service
Carl Williams, Deputy Secretary, California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Lee Denno, California Highway Patrol
Art Madrid, Chairman San Diego Association of Governments
Steve Gross, President, Border Trade Services
S.F. "Sam" Vale, Vice Chair, Border Trade Alliance
Melinda Goforth, International Program, San Diego Economic Development Corporation
Mary Peters, Director, Arizona Department of Transportation
David Sibley, State Senator, Waco Texas
Mark Pisano, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments
Rodolfo Fernandez, Director, California Trade & Commerce Agency
Armando Freire, President, Dimex Freight System, Inc.
Kelly Gravol, Transcore

US DOT Principals

Associate Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of Intermodalism, John Horsley.

Detroit, Michigan, August 27, 1998: Borders and Corridors

Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, U.S. Congress
Nettie Seabrooks, Chief Operating Officer, City of Detroit
Kristine Burr, Director General, Surface Policy and Programs Transport Canada
Edward Krajca, Manager, International Supply and Customs, Chrysler Corporation
Mickey Blashfield, Director, Government Affairs, Central Transport International
Jon Batt, Port Director, Port of Detroit U.S. Customs Service
Paul Tait, Executive Director Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
Irv Rubin, Executive Director Eastern Border Transportation Coalition
Susan Mortel, Director, Planning and Program Operations Michigan Department of Transportation
Capt. Robert Powers, Motor Carrier Division Michigan State Police
Sid Morrison, Secretary of Transportation, Washington Department of Transportation
Charles Frederiksen, Executive Director Niagara Frontier Transportation Committee
Jim Phillips, Executive Director CanAm Border Trade Alliance
Gary Grant, President Port of Seattle Port Commission
Charles Rountree, Transportation Planning Administrator, Idaho Department of Transportation
Don Scott, Vice President North America Logistics, The Kellog Company
Sandra Scott, International Trade and Customs Advocate Roadway Express
Dick Beaubiean, President Michigan Chapter of ITS America

US DOT Principals

Federal Highway Administration, Deputy Administrator, Gloria Jeff
Research and Special Programs Administration, Administrator, Kelly S. Coyner

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1998: National Listening Session

Chairman Bud Shuster, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
James Atwell, Assistant Commissioner for Finance, Virginia Department of Transportation
Kathy English, Deputy Director, Delaware Department of Public Safety
Emil Wolanin, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Montgomery County, Maryland
Bradley Mallory, Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
David Winstead, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation
Shirley Ybarra, Secretary, Virginia Department of Transportation
Anne Canby, Secretary, Delaware, Department of Transportation
Sam Bonasso, Secretary, West Virginia Department of Transportation
Cell Bernardino, Director, District of Columbia Department of Public Works
John Coscia, Executive Director, DVRPC, Philadelphia, PA
Ken Green, Executive Director, Eastern panhandle RP & D Council, West Virginia
Paul Skoutelas, Executive Director, Port Authority Transit, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Rogers, Executive Director, Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments
James Runk, President, Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association
Lawrence Malski, Executive Director and General counsel, Lackawanna County Railroad Authority
J. Randall Evans, Vice President, Acquisition Development, CSX Transportation
James Dwyer, Deputy Director for Planning and Business Development, Maryland Port Administration
Carol Cocuzzi, Vice President, Design Consulting Services, Accessibility Development Association, Inc.
Thomas Sexton, Director, Rails to Trails Conservancy, Pennsylvania Field Office
William Cummings, President, Associated Pennsylvania Constructors

US DOT Principals

Secretary Rodney Slater
Assistant Secretary Budget and Programs, Jack Basso
Federal Railroad Administration, Deputy Administrator, Donald Itzkoff
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Deputy Administrator, Phil Recht
Research and Special Projects Administration, Director Policy and Programs, William Vincent
Federal Highway Administration, Administrator Kenneth Wykle
Federal Transit Administration, Deputy Administrator, Nuria Fernandez
Federal Transit Administration, Herman Shipman

New Orleans, Louisiana, September 15, 1998: National Listening Session

Frank Denton, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation
Ken Warren, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Transportation
Dan Flowers, Director, Arkansas Department of Transportation
Kristina Ford, Director, City Planning Commission, New Orleans, LA
Walter Brooks, Deputy Director, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission
Clarke Holmes, Director, Central Mississippi Planning & Development District
Dennis Foltz, Executive Director, Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments
Carl Bauer, Chairman Louisiana Governor's I-49 Task Force
Ken Adler, EPA
Glenn Guillot, General Manager Southeastern Motor Freight
Ted Knappen, American Bus Association
Jodie Paden, Local Government Technology Center, Oklahoma State University
Paulson Chaco, Director, Navajo Department of Transportation
Al Prater, President, Louisiana Parish Engineers Association
Ron Brinson, President, Port of New Orleans
Thomas Moore, Director, Little Rock Port Authority
Pat Younger, Government Relations Manager, Port of Houston
John McGuire, Councilman, City of Mandeville, LA
John Bartosiewicz, General Manager, Fort Worth Transportation Authority
Larry Hall, President, Southwest Transit Association
Jim Champagne, Louisiana Governor's Safety Representative
Cathy Childers, Mother's Against Drunk Driving

US DOT Principals

Deputy Secretary, Mortimer Downey
Federal Highway Administration, Deputy Administrator, Gloria Jeff
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Director Intergovernmental Affairs, Charlotte Hrncir
Research and Special Projects Administration, Director Policy and Programs, William Vincent
Federal Railroad Administration, Associate Administrator, Jim McQueen
Federal Transit Administration, Regional Administrator, Lee Waddleton

Fairfax, Virginia, September 18, 1998: Safety

Dr. Kingsley Haynes, GMU Institute for Public Policy
Hon. Elizabeth Flores, Mayor of Laredo, Texas
Thomas M. O'Leary, Executive Director, Ohio Rail Commission
Brent Boggs, Political Affairs Coordinator, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cliff Shoemaker, Director, Industry and Public Projects, Union Pacific Railroad
Judith Lee Stone, President, Advocates for Auto and Highway Safety
Barbara Harsha, Executive Director, National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives
Harry Teter, Executive Director, American Trauma Society
Captain Stephen Sellers, Fairfax County Police Department
Lauren Marchetti, Public Relations Programs, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
Richard Retting, Senior Transportation Engineer Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Kathy Hoffman, Executive Director Road Safety Foundation
William R. Buechner, Director of Economics & Research American Road & Transportation Builders' Association
John A. McQuaid, Executive Director, National Private Truck Council
Steven Izer, Parents Against Tired Truckers
Norm Littler, Vice President, United Motorcoach Association
Richard Henderson, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
David J. Hensing, Deputy Executive Director for Policy & Planning, AASHTO
Richard D. Paddock, PE, Traffic Safety Analysis Systems & Services
Dr. Azim Eskandarian, Director, National Crash Analysis Center
Andrew Meese, Senior Transportation Engineer, Metropolitan Council of Governments

US DOT Principals

Deputy Secretary, Mortimer Downey
Federal Railroad Administration, Administrator and Chair, DOT Safety Council, Jolene Molitoris,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Administrator, Ricardo Martinez
Federal Highway Administration, Administrator, Kenneth Wykle

Houston, Texas, October 8, 1998: Borders and Corridors

Judge Robert Eckels, Harris County, Texas
Senator Robert Duncan, State Representative. Lubbock,Texas
Robert Nichols, Commissioner, Texas Department of Transportation
Dan Flowers, Director, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
Eddie Handley, General Manager Southern Region Union Pacific Railroad
Pete Geren, Alliance Airport
Nicholas Conway, Executive Director, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments
Roger Hord, Vice President, Infrastructure, Greater Houston Partnership
Robert Nichols, Commissioner Texas Department of Transportation
Calvin Leggett, Director Planning and Programming North Carolina Department of Transportation
Fred Keyser, Trade Compliance Process Owner, U.S. Customs
Colonel Dudley M. Thomas, Director Texas Department of Public Safety
John Pouland, Regional Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration
Mayor Jack Dale, City of Santee, CA
Senator Carlos Truan, Texas State Senator
Representative Joe Pickett, State House of Representatives
El Paso, Texas
Art Madrid, Mayor City of La Mesa, CA
Mayor Lee Brown, Houston
Mayor Ramirez, El Paso, Texas
Mayor Jose Aranda, Eagle Pass
Mayor Betty Flores, Laredo, Texas

US DOT Principals

Associate Secretary and Director, Office of Intermodalism, John Horsley
Associate Administrator for Policy, Walter Sutton
Federal Highway Administration, Director, Office of Intermodal Planning, George Schoener
Federal Railroad Administration, Director of the Office of Policy and Program Development, Charles White
Federal Highway Administration, Director, Office of Public Affairs, Gail Shibley
Maritime Administration, James Murphy
US Coast Guard, Mark Swamk

New York, New York, October 6, 1998: National Listening Session

Mayor John F. Zisa, City of Hackensack New Jersey
Julie Barney, Chair, Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation, NY State
Paul C. Sauerland, Chairman, North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
Ross Fromer, New York State Director for U.S. Senator Daniel P. Moynihan
Councilperson Melissa Holloway, Jersey City, New Jersey
Sam Cunningham, Executive Director, New Jersey Motor Truck Association
Christopher Ward, Chief, Planning and External Plan, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Frans W. Van Riemsdyk, Vice President, Sales and Marketing , Maher Terminals
Francis McArdle, Executive Director, General Contractors Association of New York
Thomas Maguire, New York President of the AFL/CIO Operating Engineers
Elliot Sander, Director Council on Transportation
James W. Harris, Director, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
Jeff Zupan, Senior Fellow, Regional Plan Association
Tom Cassaro, Transportation Workers Union of America
Christopher P. Boylan, Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Affairs & Communications, New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority
John M. Inglish, General Manager, Utah Transit Authority
Lawrence G. Reuter, President, MTA/New York City Transit
Thomas F. Prendergast, President, MTA/Long Island Railroad
Daniel T. Scannell, President, MTA/Metro North Railroad
Jack Reilly, Capital District Transportation Authority
John Clare, Vice President, Administration, Central New York Region Transportation Authority, Syracuse, NY
William W. Millar, President, American Public Transit Association
Marianne Stock, Senior Director of Policy, New Jersey Transit Corporation
Robert G. Mac Lennan, General Manager, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
Mark Donaghy, General manager, Transit Authority of northern Kentucky
Ronald L. Barnes, General manager, Central Ohio Transit Authority
Frank Kruesi, President, Chicago Transit Authority
Cruz Russell, Director, Office of Policy & Planning, The Port Authority of NY & NJ
Barbara Singleton, Associate Director, Community Transportation Association of America

US DOT Principals

Deputy Secretary Mortimer L. Downey
Federal Transit Administration, Administrator, Gordon L. Linton
Federal Transit Administration, Deputy Administrator, Nuria Fernandez
Federal Transit Administration, Associate Administrator for Budget and Policy Michel A. Winter
Federal Highway Administration, Deputy Administrator, Gloria Jeff
Federal Railroad Administration, Deputy Administrator, Donald M. Itzkoff
Research and Special Projects Administration, Administrator, Kelley S. Coyner
Federal Aviation Administration, Manager, Airport Compliance Division, Barry Molar

Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 20, 1998: National Listening Session

Christine Maziar, University of Minnesota Vice President for Research & Graduate School Dean
James L. Oberstar, U. S. Representative and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Robert J. Benke, Director of Research Administration, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Robert Johns, Acting Director, Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota
Lee Munnich, State & Local Policy Programs, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Univ. of Minnesota
Max Donath, Director, ITS Institute, University of Minnesota
James N. Denn, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Fred Corrigan, Executive Vice President, The Minnesota Transportation Alliance
Curt Johnson, Chair, Metropolitan Council
Lyn Barnes, Commissioner, Blue Earth County
Jean Wagenius, Chair, Minnesota House Transportation Committee
Nina Archabal, Director, Minnesota State Historical Society
Gary Tonkin, Director, National Scenic Byways Resource Center
Terry McGaughey, Coordinator, Paul Bunyan Trail Association
Peter McLaughlin, Commissioner, Hennipen County, Chair Metropolitan Light Rail Joint Powers Board
Art Leahy, Director, Metropolitan Council Transit Operations
Carol Flynn, State Senator & Chair, Minnesota Senate Transportation Committee
Todd Iverson, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Trucking Association
Jim Repasse, President National Corridor
Ron Lifson, Vice President & General Manager, LDI Fibers, Inc.
Kathy Swanson, Director, Office of Traffice Safety, Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Dennis Lazenberry, Major, Minnesota State Patrol
Carol Bufton, Minnesota Safety Council

US DOT Principals

Secretary, Rodney E. Slater
General Counsel, Nancy McFadden
Federal Transit Administration, Administrator, Gordon Linton
Federal Highway Administration, Deputy Administrator, Gloria Jeff
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Director of Intergovernmental and Congressional Affairs, Charlotte Hrncir
Research and Special Projects Administration, Director, Office of Policy and Program Support, William Vincent
Federal Railroad Administration, Director of the Office of Policy and Program Development, Charles White

Chicago, Illinois, October 22, 1998: Access to Jobs

John Stroger, President, Cook County Commission
Danny Davis, U.S. House of Representatives
Commissioner Tom Walker, Commissioner of Transportation for City of Chicago
John Plunkett, President, Suburban JobLink, Chicago, Ill
Nancy DeSombre, President of Harold Washington College
Roz Staples-Streeter, Manager, Bridges to Work, St. Louis, MO
David Lee, General manager, Connecticut Transit, Hartford, CT
Betty Green, Executive Director, Rides Mass Transit District, Rosiclare, IL
Rob Tober, APTA, Access to Jobs Task Force, Co-Chair
J. Barry Barker, Executive Director, Transit Authority of River City, Louisville, KY
Vesta Kimble, Deputy Director, Ann Arundel County Department of Social Services, Annapolis, MD
Karen Blackwell, Program Director, Jobs Training and Development, Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Carson, CA
Elisa Johnson, Senior Policy Associate, Welfare to Work Partnership, Washington, D.C.
Georgina Heard, Executive Director, Chicagoland Business Partners, Chicago, IL
Gary Jefferson, VP, Public Affairs, United Air Lines, Chicago, IL
Gary Griggs, Co-Chair, APTA Jobs Task Force
John Hindman, Public Affairs Manager, United Parcel Service
Rose Blaney, Chair, Transportation Task Force, Metropolitan Alliance of Congregations, Chicago, IL
Dale Mize, Co-Chair Transportation Task Force, Metropolitan Alliance of Congregations, Chicago, IL
Nancy Willis, Director, Access Project, Surface Transportation Policy Project, Washington, D.C.
Joyce Perkins, Executive Director, Los Angeles Neighbor Initiative, Los Angeles, CA
Jackie Grimshaw, Director, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, IL
Rich Stoltz, Policy Associate, Center for Community Change, Washington, D.C.

US DOT Principals

Secretary Rodney Slater
Federal Transit Administration, Administrator, Gordon Linton
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Don McNamara
Federal Railroad Administration, Larry Hasbo
Federal Aviation Administration, Tony Johnson
Federal Highway Administration, Bill Jones
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Director, Dr. Sen
Federal Transit Administration, Regional Administrator, Joel Ettinger
Federal Transit Administration, Associate Administrator Edward Thomas

Providence, Rhode Island, November 6, 1998: Planning and Environment

John Chafee, U.S. Senator, Chair, Committee on Environment and Public Works
Jack Reed, U.S. Senator, Member, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
David Winstead, Secretary, Maryland DOT and President AASHTO
Dr. William Ankner, Director, Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Beverly Scott, General manager, Rhode Island Transit Agency
Michael Replogle, Federal Director of the Transportation Program, Environmental Defense Fund
Veronica Eady, Executive Director, Alternatives for Community and Environment
Glenn Fosca, Capital District Transportation Commission, representing AMPO
Taylor Bowlden, Vice President for Policy and Governmental Affairs, American Highway Users Alliance
Susan Morrison, Chief, Statewide Planning Program, Rhode Island DOT
Karen Votava, Eastcoast Greenway Alliance
Robert Fogel, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties
Steven Gayle, Staff Director, Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study, representing ITS
James Currie, Staff Director, Montana DOT
Ron LeBlanc, Town Manager, Groton, CT, representing National League of Cities
Michael Cassidy, Director of Planning and Redevelopment, City of Pawtucket, RI, representing APA
Alan Clark, Transportation Manager, Houston-Galveston Area Council
John Kessler, Arthur Anderson, Inc.
Mike Gage, President, CALSTART
Brian Holmes, Executive Secretary, America Road and Transportation Builders
Janine Bauer, Executive Director, Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Edward Sanderson, Executive Director, Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
Robert Varney, Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Stephen Burrington, Conservation Law Foundation
Michael Kenyon, Associate Director, Air Programs, EPA, Region 1

US DOT Principals

Deputy Secretary, Mortimer Downey
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, Peter Jack Basso
Federal Transit Administration, Administrator, Gordon Linton
Federal Highway Administration, Deputy Administrator, Gloria Jeff
Federal Highway Administration, Associate Administrator for Policy, Walter Sutton
Federal Highway Administration, Chief, Metropolitan Planning Division, Barna Juhasz
Research and Special Projects Administration, Director Office of Policy and Program Support, William Vincent
Federal Railroad Administrator, Region 1, Mark McKeon
US Coast Guard, Captain Peter Popko
US Maritime Administration, Director Office of Environmental Activities, Michael Carter
National Traffic Safety Administration, Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy, William Walsh
Associate Director for Transportation, Energy and Land Management, Linda Lance
EPA Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 1, Mindy Lubber

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