Road Pricing Summit
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Metropolitan Council Chambers
390 N. Robert Street St. Paul, MN 55101
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Minnesota must reform its transportation financing system to better manage its roads and improve transportation in the state. Road pricing is not just about raising revenue but about creating a more transparent pricing system that deals directly with some of the direct and indirect costs of roads and congestion.
Join us for a unique opportunity to discuss the national, state, and local outlook on road pricing. What road pricing strategies have been tried nationally and internationally? What are the most likely initiatives in the near future? What are the barriers? How does road pricing currently work in Minnesota, and what should be the next steps in public policy?
Presenting national perspectives on road pricing:
- Tyler Duvall, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Ed Regan from Wilbur Smith Associates
Reaction panels from state and local governments:
- Rep. Michael Beard
- Carol Flynn, Transit for Livable Communities
- Mayor Jim Hovland, Edina
- Commissioner Linda Koblick, Hennepin County
- Rep. Bernie Lieder
- Sen. Julianne Ortman
Moderators:
- John Doan, associate, SRF Consulting
- Bob Johns, director, Center for Transportation Studies
With welcome, introduction, and wrap-up by:
- Peter Bell, chairman, the Metropolitan Council
- Sean Kershaw, executive director, Citizens League
- Lt. Governor Carol Molnau, commissioner, MN Department of Transportation
- Lee Munnich, director, State and Local Policy Program, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so we do ask that you register in advance.
Presented by the Citizens League and the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs and Center for Transportation Studies.
Background Materials:
Event Program (pdf)
Ed Regan's Presentation: "A New Direction In Transportation Finance"Minnesota Public Radio's story "Will a Mileage Tax Replace the Gas Tax?" (1/16/07)
Driving Blind: Minnesota Needs a More Transparent Transportation Policy That Connects Prices to Costs and Benefits to Investments (Citizens League report, January 2005). The
U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement of its National Strategy to Reduce Congestion, including a major Urban Partnership Agreement. (pdf) Events Overview | Upcoming Events | Past Events | Event Series