MTA Transportation Reinvention Commission Meetings Today and Tomorrow

Published on : Thursday, July 17, 2014

As a reminder, the MTA Transportation Reinvention Commission is meeting this week with public meetings open to the press. All meetings will take place at 347 Madison Avenue, between 44th and 45th Streets, and will be live webcast at this link:

Schedule:
Today, Tuesday, July 15
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Remarks to the Commission by Invited Transportation Experts
Joan McDonald, New York State Transportation Commissioner
Anthony Shorris, First Deputy Mayor, City of New York
Polly Trottenberg, New York City Transportation Commissioner
Stuart Appelbaum, Representative, NYC Regional Economic Development Council
Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, Executive Director, New Jersey Transit
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: the commission will hear comments from members of the public.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, July 16
9 a.m. to noon: Remarks to the Commission by Invited Transportation Experts
Andrew Albert, Chair, New York City Transit Riders Council
Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New York
Charles Brecher, Consulting Research Director, Citizens Budget Commission
Kevin Corbett, Co-Chair, Empire State Transportation Alliance
Walter Edwards, Chairman, Harlem Business Alliance
Mark Epstein, Chair, Long Island Rail Road Riders Council
David Giles, Research Director, Center for an Urban Future
Randolph Glucksman, Chair, Metro-North Railroad Riders Council
John Hartwell, Co-Chair, Connecticut Commuter Rail Council
William Henderson, Executive Director, Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee
Ya-Ting Liu, NYC Program Director, League of Conservation Voters
Robert “Buzz” Paaswell, Director Emeritus, University Transportation Research Center
John Raskin, Executive Director, Riders Alliance
Joshua Schank, President and CEO, Eno Center for Transportation
5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., the commission will again hear comments from members of the public.