Regional Forum to Detail Tough Choices Needed to Chart New Future for Bay Area

OAKLAND, CA — Bay Area on the Move, a summit of local leaders that combines the Association of Bay Area Governments’ General Assembly with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s development of a new long-range regional transportation plan, will preview major decisions expected to guide transportation, land use and climate protection policy in the years ahead.

When: Friday, October 26, 2007, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Oakland Marriott City Center 
1001 Broadway (corner 10th Street), Oakland
BART: 12th Street/Oakland City Center

Who:   Gavin Newsom, Mayor, City and County of San Francisco

• Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
• Henry Gardner, Executive Director, Association of Bay Area Governments
• Dave Cortese, San Jose City Councilmember and ABAG Board President
• Bill Dodd, Napa County Supervisor and MTC Chair
• Stuart Cohen, Executive Director, Transportation and Land Use Coalition
• Carl Guardino, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
• Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity,
• University of Southern California Center for Sustainable Cities
• Local elected officials and many others

What: Presentation on “Challenges and Choices” facing the Bay Area; panel discussion about crafting a regional vision for linking transportation, land use and climate protection; lunchtime keynote address by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; and more. Please see attached program schedule for more information.

RSVP: Please contact John Goodwin at (415) 778-5262 or jgoodwin@bayareametro.gov

Bay Area on the Move: Event Agenda

ABAG Fall General Assembly/MTC Transportation 2035 Summit
Friday, October 26, 2007, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Oakland Marriott City Center West Hall 

8:30 a.m.: Registration

9 a.m.: Opening Remarks

• Dave Cortese, ABAG President and San Jose Vice Mayor
• Bill Dodd, MTC Chair and Napa County Supervisor

Opening Speaker

• Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, Center for Sustainable Cities, University of Southern California

9:30 a.m.: Challenges and Choices An Overview

• Henry Gardner and Steve Heminger, Executive Directors of ABAG and MTC, respectively

10:15 a.m.: Making the Connection Panel Discussion

• Co-moderators: Dave Cortese, ABAG President, San Jose Vice Mayor and Bill Dodd, MTC Chair, Napa County Supervisor
• Susan Adams, Marin County Supervisor
• Jane Brunner, Oakland Councilmember
• Stuart Cohen, Transportation and Land Use Coalition
• Carl Guardino, Silicon Valley Leadership Group

11:20 a.m.: Meeting the Challenges

• Group Discussions (East Hall, Jewett Ballroom and Oakland Conference Room)
• Summit participants will break into groups to continue the dialogue on issues raised in the morning sessions.
• Participants also will have the opportunity to identify other issues to be addressed in the Transportation 2035 Plan.  

12:30 p.m.: Lunch 

West Hall

1:00 p.m.: Luncheon Speaker

• Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor

1:45 p.m: New Regional Initiatives

• Mark Ross, Martinez City Councilmember and Chair of the Joint Policy Committee, will announce new regional initiatives on FOCUS and climate protection.

Wrap Up: Next Steps

• What We Heard: Henry Gardner, ABAG Executive Director and
  Steve Heminger, MTC Executive Director
• Next Steps/Closing: Dave Cortese, ABAG President and San Jose Vice Mayor; and Bill Dodd, MTC Chair and Napa County Supervisor

2:00 p.m.: Adjourn