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Getting There in the Digital Age: How to Craft a 21st Century Surface Transportation Bill

Tuesday, May 19, 201512:00 PM to 1:30 PM EST
2237 Rayburn House Office Building45 Independence Avenue SWWashington District Of Columbia, 20515
PRESENTATIONS

Event Summary

Next-generation information and communications technologies are revolutionizing America’s transportation system. With the emergence of intelligent infrastructure, connected and fully autonomous vehicles, and innovative payment systems, the future of surface transportation lies not just in pouring more asphalt, but in leveraging information technology to improve every aspect of the U.S. transportation network—from roadways and private vehicles to commercial truck fleets and public transit systems. This will create tremendous benefits, including improved safety, greater mobility, lower environmental impact, and increased productivity. But achieving this promise will require a new approach to federal surface transportation policy and funding.

Please join us as ITIF releases a new report, Driving ICT Innovation In the 2015 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, which articulates key principles and provides actionable policy recommendations to make ICT-based innovation a central focus of both the 2015 transportation bill and U.S. transportation policy overall.

Speakers

Blake
Blake Farenthold
Representative (R-TX)
U.S. Congress
Presenter
Robert D.
Robert D. Atkinson@RobAtkinsonITIF
President
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Moderator
Mary
Mary Brown
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Cisco Systems
Presenter
Hilary
Hilary Cain
Director, Tech and Innovation Policy
Toyota
Presenter
Stephen
Stephen Ezell@sjezell
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Jonathan
Jonathan Gifford
Director, Center for Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy
George Mason University
Presenter
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