We at MCEDD want to offer a special thank you to all of the presenters, facilitators, moderator, keynote speaker and participants for making this a sucessful event.

Disclaimer: Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Summit hosts or sponsors.  Nor do the views and opinions of authors expressed herein necessarily state or reflect those of the Summit hosts or sponsors and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
All rights reserved: It should be noted that the following presentations are the sole property of the originator (presenters) and should not be used, modified, etc. without the originators express permission.

Unless otherwise noted, all presentations have been converted to pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format.

Vendors that exhibited at the Columbia Gorge Transportation Summit:
Oregon Department of Transportation
VPSI, Inc.
1000 Friends of Oregon
Transportation for America 
Gorge TransLink

Event Post-Report
Click here to download a copy of the event post report (pdf - 1837 KB)

Event Program

Click here to dowload a copy of the event program (pdf - 305 KB)

Summit Participants
Click here to download a list of the Summit participants (pdf - 24 KB)

Welcome
David Meriwether, Hood River County (no presentation available)

Keynotes
Paul Pearce, Skamania County | Click here to view presentation
Within the context of the Summit theme – Livable Communities through Viable Transportation Options - keynote speaker guided attendees through the importance of transportation options in communities. What Does Transportation Mean?

Concurrent Session I
VANPOOLING/RIDESHARING TRACK
Facilitator | Gregory Butler

Employer Benefits:  Business Tax Incentives to Finance Commuter Programs. 
Dan Kaempff, Metro | Click here to view presentation

Successful Implementation of Commuter Programs. 
Kathy Mincks, Retired | Click here to view presentation
Chi K. Nguyen, Enterprise Rideshare
Audrey Shuffield, VPSI, Inc.
Nicholas Brock, Google
Dwaine Short, Google

BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN TRACK
Facilitator | Kevin Belanger

Reconnecting the Historic Columbia River Highway and State Trail Project.
Kristen Stallman, Oregon Department of Transportation | Click here to view presentation
Jeanette Kloos, Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway
William Pattison, Historic Columbia River Highway Advisory Committee

Non-Motorized Crossing Alternatives Across the Hood River Bridge Project.  
Michael McElwee, Port of Hood River
Lindsay Walker, Alta Planning & Design | Click here to view presentation

PUBLIC TRANSIT TRACK
Facilitator | Kate McFarland

Realizing Regionalism:  Establishing Public Transit Districts in Rural Communities.
Tom Hanson, Washington State Department of Transportation | Click here to view presentation
Julie Brown, Rogue Valley Transportation District | Click here to view presentation

Increasing Mobility Options in Rural Environments.
Faith Trimble, FLT Consulting, Inc. | Click here to view presentation

Luncheon Video
 Public Transportation.  The Gorge. | Click here to view video

Concurrent Session II

VANPOOLING/RIDESHARING TRACK
Facilitator | Gregory Butler

When Vanpooling and Ridesharing Makes Sense.
Marcia Maffei, Point2Point Solutions | Click here to view presentation
Jeff Monson, Commute Options | Click here to view presentation

BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN TRACK
Facilitator | Kevin Belanger

Financing Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects. 
Jerry Norquist, Cycle Oregon
Click here to view information regarding the Oregon Urban Trail Funding Source.
Paula Reeves, Washington State Department of Transportation
Click here to view presentation

PUBLIC TRANSIT TRACK
Facilitator | Kate McFarland

Funding Mechanisms:  Sources, Initiatives and Partnerships.
Ryan Warner, Washington State Department of Transportation
Click here to view presentation
Jean Palmateer, Oregon Department of Transportation | Click here to view presentation

Strategic Planning Session

Action Planning:  Establishing Strategies to Address Regional and Local Transportation Needs.
Moderator | David Meriwether
Facilitators | Kevin Belanger, Kate McFarland, Gregory Butler, Heidi Beierle, Brie Becker,                      Nicolas Garcia and Price Armstrong.