CBI Facilitates Conference on U.S. Surface Transportation Policy

Published July 20th, 2010 by Patrick Field
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In March 2010, CBI assisted the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Transportation Policy Project in convening an international conference titled "Transitioning to Performance-Based Federal Surface Transportation Policy" at The Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Conference Center in Italy. Facilitated by CBI’s Patrick Field, the conference convened twenty-five leaders in the transportation field, representing diverse perspectives and constituencies. Participants included current and former Congressional staff, state DOT CEOs, public transit authority General Managers, advocacy associations, academic thought leaders, and transportation officials from Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

 

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The facilitated discussion examined how a performance-based U.S. national transportation policy could help expand economic opportunity and increase economic growth through greater metrics and accountability. CBI helped participants find areas of consensus as well as clarify disagreements where opposing views existed. As a result, participants arrived at four core recommendations and explored topics such as defining the national system, prioritizing which performance indicators are measureable and useful, and how to link sources of funding to these indicators.

Download the Workshop Summary Report: "Transitioning to a Performance-Based Federal Surface Transportation Policy".

Listen to a podcast featuring conference participants’ views.