Des Plaines, IL, July 28, 2015 -- URISA, the National Center for Transit Research, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) are pleased to announce the featured keynote speakers for the 9th National GIS in Transit Conference, on September 1-3, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Note that Labor Day is Monday, September 7).
Paige Fitzgerald, Connected Citizens Program Manager for Waze will deliver the opening keynote address on Wednesday morning, September 2. Ms. Fitzgerald will discuss "Connecting Cities and Citizens to Outsmart Traffic Together". The Connected Citizens Program is an ongoing partnership between Waze and various international government agencies to share publicly-available incident and road closure data in order to accomplish two goals:
- To get Waze-reported incident data into the hands of government officials that can address the reported incident, whether it’s a five car pile-up or a pothole.
- To give Waze drivers the best real-time, location-based information on what’s happening on the roads, whether during a commute or a unique crisis situation.
- Leading a major reassessment and reform of FTA’s Civil Rights responsibilities, including new guidance for transit grantees in Title VI and Environmental Justice.
- Overseeing the restructuring FTA’s grant oversight and compliance programs.
- Assisting in the development of a new, streamlined process for the New and Small Starts program, and new funding opportunities for State of Good Repair of transit assets.
- Working closely with FTA’s staff across the country to ensure the timely, accurate allocation of $8.78 billion for 1,072 Recovery Act grants that created or retained over 12,500 jobs and strengthened and enhanced public transportation for working Americans and their communities.
- Representing federal transit interests on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities with fellow DOT colleagues, EPA and HUD.
- Launching a national conversation and research effort to help transit agencies adapt to changing weather patterns and natural disasters.
For details about the conference, including information on the conference venue (room block closes August 10), visit http://www.urisa.org/education-events/gis-in-transit-conference
Contacts:
Wendy Nelson
Executive Director
URISA
wnelson@urisa.org
www.urisa.org
847-824-6300
@URISA
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