The 2003 Transit Initiatives and Communities Conference
was held December 7-9, 2003 in Tempe, Az.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Sunday, December 7
Effective Advocacy Training with Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru
Monday, December 8
Opening Plenary: The Importance of Transit Initiatives, Overview of Past Successes
- Stephanie Vance, CFTE Program Manager
- Janette Sadik-Khan, CFTE Board Member
- Jeff Boothe, CFTE Board Member
- Mayor Skip Rimsza, Phoenix AZ
- Alan Wulkan, Parsons Brinkerhoff
How To Tell A Positive Story and Deal With Critics
Keynote: Bill Lind, Free Congress Foundation
Moderator: Jeff Boothe
Speakers:
- Mike Dabadie, Wirthlin Group
- Lauren Martens (Local story)
- Jeremy Gunderson, CFTE
- Danny Alvarez, CSA Group, Miami, FL
Hot Topics for 2004
- Hank Dittmar, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC
- Leonard Copple, Tempe City Council, Tempe, AZ
What Can We Learn From Recent Campaigns
- Tim Baldwin, URS
- Greg Lever, Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance, Kansas City, MO
- Mark Huffer, Kansas City Transit Agency, Kansas City, MO
- Steve Beard, S.R. Beard and Associates, Houston, TX
- Mary O’Connor, Tempe Public Works, Tempe, AZ
Getting the Word Out Through Effective Marketing and Media Strategies
- Janette Sadik-Khan, Parsons Brinkerhoff
- Robert Henrie, R&R Partners, Salt Lake City, UT
- Melissa Flynn, CARTA, South Carolina
- Alan Wulkan, APTA Vice Chair (PT2)
Phoenix: A Case Study in Try, Try, Try Again
- David Schwartz, Friends of Transit
- Gary Kaasa, Cantelme and Kaasa
- Peggy Bilsten, Phoenix Councilmember, Phoenix, AZ
- Peggy Pfaelzer, Pfaelzer Johns Amen & Dean
- Jack Tevlin, former Deputy City Manager for Phoenix
Evening Reception: Sponsored by APTA’s Business Members
- Dave Dobbs, Light Rail Now, Austin, TX
Tuesday, December 9
Using Campaign Consultants to Cover Your Bases
- Steve Beard, S.R. Beard and Associates, Houston, TX
- Glenn Totten, Totten Communications, Washington, DC
Raising Money, Managing Funds and Setting Up Successful PACs
- Amanda Eichelkraut, Campaign to Build Illinois Transit
- Steve Farley, Citizens for Sensible Transportation Solutions
- Greg Ensel, Phoenix Chamber, Phoenix, AZ
- Jacob Snow, Las Vegas Transit Agency, Las Vegas, NV
Finding, Building and Utilizing Coalition Partners in the Most Unlikely Places
- Phil Olmstead, Odyssey
- Tom Shrout, Citizens for Modern Transit, St. Louis, MO
- Steve Schlickman, National Business Coalition for Rapid Transit
- Lind Simonsen, Pierce County Transit, Pierce County, WA
Tactics and Strategies for Organizing a Successful Ballot Measure Campaign
- Kristina Willfore, Ballot Initiatives Strategy Center
- Kelly Nordini, Transit Alliance, Denver, CO
- Edie Gillis, Transportation Choices Coalition, Seattle, WA
- Glen Gadbois, Just Transportation Alliances, Austin, TX
Closing Luncheon
- William Millar, President, APTA, Washington, DC
- Michelle Ernst, Surface Transportation Policy Project, New York, NY
- Stephanie Vance, CFTE Program Manager, Washington, DC