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Here's the full agenda for the event on Friday, May 1st. Go here to reserve your spot!

AGENDA

10:00am: Registration and coffee

10:20am: Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Mr. Ed Begley Jr., Actor and Activist

• Ms. Emily Rusch, Advocate, CALPIRG

10:40am: Federal Transportation Funding Opportunities: Providing a Better System for Everyone

• Mr. Dan Turner, Editorial Writer, Los Angeles Times (moderator)

• The Honorable Congressman Xavier Becerra, California 31st Congressional District

• The Honorable Mike Eng, Chair, Assembly Transportation Committee

• The Honorable Bob Blumenfield, Chair, Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Information Technology and Transportation

• Mr. Jim Clarke, Director of Federal Relations, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

• Mr. James Corless, Executive Director, Transportation for America

11:45am: Getting California's High-Speed Train on Tracks

• The Honorable Judge Quentin Kopp, Chair, High-Speed Rail Authority

• Mr. Diego Cardoza, Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner

12:20pm: Lunch

1:00pm: State Policy Opportunities and Challenges for Public Transit

• Mr. Michael Woo, Professor, University of Southern California and Los Angeles City Planning Commissioner

• Ms. Patricia Torres, Government Relations Manager, Los Angeles MTA

1:45pm: Moving Los Angeles with Measure R and More

• Mr. Arthur Leahy, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles MTA

2:20pm: Our 21st Century Transportation Priorities

• The Honorable Jan Perry, Councilwoman, Los Angeles 9th District

• Mr. Richard Slawson, Executive, Los Angeles and Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council

• Mr. Alex Pugh, Senior Policy Manager, Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

• Ms. Francisca Porchas, Lead Organizer, The Bus Riders Union

• Mr. Joe Linton, Author and Urban Environmental Activist

2:55pm: Closing