12
December 2017
Past Event
The Future of Public Transportation: Embracing the Private Sector?

The Future of Public Transportation: Embracing the Private Sector?

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
December 12, 2017
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12
December 2017
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
D.J. Gribbin

Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy, National Economic Council, The White House

Pete K. Rahn

Maryland Secretary of Transportation

Paul J. Wiedefeld

General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Phillip A. Washington

Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority

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David Horner

Adjunct Fellow

Many of the nation's public transportation systems, now aging rapidly, face unprecedented pressure from rising service costs and declining market share. In an era of fiscal austerity, ride-sharing, and the emergence of autonomous vehicles, can our legacy transit systems meet today's challenges by embracing a greater role for the private sector?

On December 12, Hudson Institute hosted an event on the future of U.S. public transit systems keynoted by D.J. Gribbin, Special Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Policy. Following Gribbin's remarks, David Horner moderated a panel discussion featuring Maryland Secretary of Transportation Pete K. Rahn, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority General Manager and CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority CEO Phillip A. Washington.

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