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Georgia MPO Conference Julian Smith Casino, 2200 Broad Street, Augusta, Georgia November 29 – 30, 2007 Final Agenda Thursday – November 29, 2007 12:30-1:30 Registration 1:00 – 1:15 Welcome – Mayor Deke Copenhaver 1:30-2:00 Atlanta Regional Commission Transportation Funding Proposal – Catherine Brulet, Legislative Liaison Atlanta Regional Commission and Terry Chastain, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce 2:15-2:45 Augusta Canal National Heritage Area – Dayton Sherrouse, Executive Director 2:30-2:45 Break 2:45 – 3:00 Board Buses / Depart for Augusta Canal Authority @ Enterprise Mill 3:00 Arrive at Enterprise Mill 3:15 Watch Interpretative Show 3:45 Board boats for one hour boat tour (weather permitting – backup - tour of Augusta History Museum) 4:45 Meet and Greet at Augusta Canal Interpretive Center / hors d’oeuvres 6:00 Board Buses for return to Julian Smith Casino 6:15 Adjourn (Dinner on Your Own) Friday, November 30, 2007 8:00-8:30 Breakfast 8:25 Welcome – Bill Kuhlke, Jr. – GDOT Commissioner - 10th District 8:30-9:00 Air Quality – Impact of Revisions to Ozone and PM 2.5 Standards / Local Air Quality Initiatives – Phillip Peevy, GDOT and Paul DeCamp, Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission 9:00-9:30 Status of Highway Trust Fund and Alternative Sources of Financing for Transportation Projects – Andrew Edwards, FHWA 9:30 – 10:00 Augusta / Aiken Transit Systems – Juriah Lewis, Transit Planner, Augusta-Richmond County Planning Commission, APT / Fred Catchings, Transit Manager – Lower Savannah Council of Governments, Best Friend Express ---PAGE BREAK--- Friday, November 30, 2007 Page Two 10:00 – 10:30 Update on Georgia Truck Lanes Study – Thomas McQueen, GDOT 10:30-10:45 Break 11:00-11:30 FTA Funding, Reauthorization, Safety and Security and Project Development. – Tony Dittmeier, FTA 11:30-12:00 Census 2010 TAZ Update Coordination – Joel North, GDOT 12:00-1:00 Lunch / Sponsor presentations – Grice & Associates, Street Smarts, Jordan Jones & Goulding, Cambridge Systematics 12:30 – 1:00 Development of Atlanta Regional Commission’s Long Range Transportation Plan and Transportation Improvement Program – Jane Hayse, Atlanta Regional Commission 1:00-1:30 Bike and Pedestrian Plan Development and Coordination / Safe Routes to School Program - Amy Goodwin, GDOT 1:30-2:00 Transportation Plan Update Schedule for MPOs – Thomas McQueen, GDOT 2:00-3:00 GA MPO Association Meeting 3:00 End of Conference SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!