UIC transportation forum questions governance
Transportation experts and elected officials will address vital transit governance issues and how the Chicago region compares nationally in a forum at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Steve Schlickman, executive director of the UIC Urban Transportation Center, will speak at the forum. (Click on image for larger file.)
WHAT:
“Best Practices in Regional Transit Governance,” panel discussions and presentations on changes needed in Chicago regional transit.
WHEN:
Jan. 6
8:30 a.m. to noon
WHERE:
UIC Student Center East
Illinois Room
750 S. Halsted St.
DETAILS:
The forum will address the ability of transit agencies to respond to changing and expanding transportation demands shaped by governments and organizations.
Presentations will include a history of the Chicago regional transit system and an analysis of best practices in transit governance.
Panel discussions will focus on whether a change in governance will improve the transit network and projections of the region’s transit future.
Speakers include:
- William Ankner, principal, Transportation Solutions
- State Sen. Daniel Biss
- David Bragdon, executive director, TransitCenter
- Dan Cronin, DuPage County Board chairman
- Kirk Dillard, chairman, Regional Transportation Authority
- Grace Gallucci, executive director, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
- Joshua Schank, CEO, Eno Center for Transportation
- Stephen E. Schlickman, executive director, UIC Urban Transportation Center
- Kathy Tholin, CEO, Center for Neighborhood Technology
- State Rep. Michael W. Tryon
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle have been invited to speak.
The UIC Urban Transportation Center will co-host this forum with TransitCenter, an independent civic organization, and the Eno Center for Transportation, a non-partisan think tank. “Getting to the Route of It: The Role of Governance in Regional Transit,” a paper by the latter organizations, may be downloaded free of charge.
Admission is free and open to registered guests. Register online or call the Urban Transportation Center at (312) 413-1967.
