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APPENDIX D Symposium Agenda and Participants EQUITY ISSUES IN FINANCING TRANSPORTATION SYMPOSIUM Keck Center of the National Academies 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 Wednesday, September 2, 2009 AGENDA 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction, Joseph Schofer, committee chair 8:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Equity in Public and Transportation Finance and Remedial Actions Moderator: Sandi Rosenbloom, committee member 8:45 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Passing the Buck: Who Gains and Who Loses from Taxes and Other Fund-Raising Ideas? Sarah West, Associate Professor, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, paper author 9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Equity Consequences of Current and Emerging Transportation Finance Schemes Lisa Schweitzer, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, paper author 9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Remedies for Problems of Transportation Equity David King, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University, New York, paper author 162

Symposium Agenda and Participants 163 10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m.–noon Spatial Implications of Transportation Finance and an International Perspective on Transportation Finance Equity Moderator: Johanna Zmud, committee member 10:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Some Recent Experiences in Equity Analysis Using Choice-Based Spatial Economic Models John Douglas Hunt, Professor of Transporta- tion Engineering and Planning, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m. International Experience with Equity Issues in Transportation Finance Peter Bonsall, Professor of Transport Planning, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Equity, Public Opinion, and Politics Moderator: David Levinson, committee member 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Equity Concerns and Public Acceptance of Alternative Financing Mechanisms Robert Cameron Mitchell, committee member 1:30 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Equity in Surface Transport Finance: A Politi- cal Perspective Alan Altshuler, Distinguished Service Professor and Ruth and Frank Stanton Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, paper author 2:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Case Studies in Transportation Finance Equity Moderator: Doug Duncan, committee member Four guest presenters will each describe and discuss a transportation project in which they were involved in the decision-making process.

164 Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms To the extent that equity issues were a factor in the decision-making process, these issues will be discussed in the talk. • Funding Highway Infrastructure in Texas Mike Krusee, former chair, Transportation Committee, Texas House of Representatives • Oregon’s Road User Fee Program Bruce Starr, Senator, District 15, Oregon State Senate • Keeping Rail to Dulles on Track James Dinegar, President and CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade • New York City’s Congestion Pricing Initiative Bruce Schaller, Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Sustainability, New York City Department of Transportation Discussant: • Mortimer Downey, President, Mort Downey Consulting, LLC, and Senior Advisor, Parsons Brinckerhoff 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Open Discussion Moderator: Joseph Schofer, committee chair SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS Teresa Adams Susan Binder U.S. Department of Senate Committee on Transportation; University Environment and Public of Wisconsin-Madison Works Nathan Austin Jay Borwankar Morgan State University U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Scott Baker AECOM Inspector General

Symposium Agenda and Participants 165 Harold Foster Jane Breakell Prince George’s County The Pew Charitable Trusts Planning Department Michael Broadus John D. Giorgis U.S. Department of U.S. Department of Transportation, Office Transportation, Federal of Inspector General Transit Administration Piercarlo Brunino Neil Gray KPMG International Bridge, Tunnel Michael Callow and Turnpike Association Morgan State University Robert Grow Kelly Clifton Greater Washington Board National Center for Smart of Trade Growth Paul Hanley Public Policy Center, University John Collins of Iowa Transportation Business, Law and Strategy JayEtta Hecker Bipartisan Policy Center Qingbin Cui University of Maryland Mike Heiligenstein Central Texas Regional Patrick DeCorla-Souza Mobility Authority U.S. Department of Phil Herr Transportation, Federal Government Accountability Highway Administration Office Liisa Ecola Max Inman RAND Corporation Mercator Advisors Peter Einhorn Emilia Istrate Travis County, Texas Brookings Institution Andrew Farkas Jorianne Jernberg Morgan State University U.S. Department of Stephen Fitzroy Transportation, Federal EDR Group, Inc. Transit Administration

166 Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms Deborah Johnson Martin Pietrucha U.S. Department Larson Institute of Transportation Alan Pisarski Jana Lynott Alan Pisarski Consultancy AARP Public Policy Institute Robena Reid Victor McMahan U.S. Department of U.S. Environmental Transportation, Federal Protection Agency Transit Administration Martine Micozzi Arlee Reno Transportation Research Board Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Adrian Moore Michael Replogle Reason Foundation Institute for Transportation and Development Policy Sachio Muto Embassy of Japan Joshua Schank Bipartisan Policy Center Masahiro Nishikawa U.S. Department of Darren Timothy Transportation, Federal U.S. Department of Highway Administration, Transportation, Federal Office of Operations Research Highway Administration and Development Pamela Whitted Thomas M. Palmerlee National Stone, Sand Transportation Research Board and Gravel Association Jonathan Peters Lei Zhang The City University of New York University of Maryland

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TRB Special Report 303: Equity of Evolving Transportation Finance Mechanisms addresses the equity of alternatives to current transportation finance mechanisms, notably mechanisms based on tolling and road use metering (i.e., road pricing). The committee that developed the report concluded that broad generalizations about the fairness of high-occupancy toll lanes, cordon tolls, and other evolving mechanisms oversimplify the reality and are misleading. The fairness of a given type of finance mechanism depends on how it is structured, what transportation alternatives are offered to users, and which aspects of equity are deemed most important.

The committee identified the various dimensions of equity important for public policy debates about evolving finance mechanisms, proposed specific issues for policy makers to consider when evolving mechanisms are proposed, and identified areas where future research is needed for a better understanding of the equity implications of such mechanisms.

To move beyond superficial analysis, the report calls on policy makers to insist on well-designed studies of transportation finance that yield reliable information about the likely distribution of burdens and benefits, and that facilitate comparison of a given finance strategy with alternatives. In addition, public policy makers who wish to promote equity should engage their constituents and other stakeholders early and often when considering the use of new or unfamiliar transportation finance mechanisms.

The report calls on researchers to explore further how people modify their use of the transportation system in response to changes in prices and services and the consequences of these responses. It also recommends the development of a handbook for state and local governments describing procedures for conducting equity analyses of transportation finance policies.

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