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SUMMARY:2006 Public Policy Summit
DESCRIPTION:Transportation and Transit Issues in Scottsdale: The Perfect Ride or the Perfect Storm?  Is Scottsdale ready for this discussion and the consequences of such choices? Is the business community the right group to carry the flag for improving transportation?  Will the political will surface to make the difficult decisions needed to address Scottsdale’s future needs?  What have other communities around the country done to address this growing problem?  Join us as our guest panel will examine these issues important to the business community and the community at large\, providing an engaging forum for discussion and debate.   Moderator: Rick Kidder\, President  & CEOScottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce Karen Wittmer\, CEO & PublisherThe Tribune\, Chair - Board of Directors’ Emerging Issues Committee Charlie Hales\, Vice President\, Transit PlanningHDR (on the Scottsdale study and process.) Marilee Utter\, PresidentCityVenture Associates LLC (Keynote address on transit\, TOD and models for success elsewhere)   Presented By
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Transportation and Transit Issues in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Scottsdale</st1:place></st1:City>: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>The Perfect Ride or the Perfect Storm?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">&nbsp\;</P></SPAN></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp\;<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P></FONT></SPAN><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Is <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Scottsdale</st1:place></st1:City> ready<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp\;</SPAN>for this discussion and the consequences of such choices?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp\;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Is the business community</STRONG> <o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the right group to carry the flag for improving transportation? </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp\;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Will the political will surface</SPAN><o:p></o:p></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp\;</SPAN>to make the difficult decisions needed to address </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Scottsdale</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">’s future needs? </SPAN><o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp\;<o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>What have other communities</STRONG> <o:p></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">around the country done to address this growing problem?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Join us as our guest panel will&nbsp\;examine these issues important to the business community&nbsp\;and the community at large\, providing an engaging forum for discussion and debate.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p>&nbsp\;</o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Moderator: Rick Kidder</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">\, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">President <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp\;</SPAN>&amp\; CEO</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Scottsdale</st1:City></st1:place> Area Chamber of Commerce</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Karen Wittmer\,&nbsp\;CEO &amp\; Publisher</SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><EM><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Tribune</SPAN></EM>\, Chair - Board of Directors’ </SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Emerging Issues Committee</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Charlie Hales\, Vice President\, Transit Planning</SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">HDR (on the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Scottsdale</st1:place></st1:City> study and process<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U2 /><U2:P></U2:P><u2:p></u2:p>.)</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Marilee Utter\, President</SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">CityVenture Associates LLC (Keynote address on transit\, </SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">TOD and models for success elsewhere<U2:P></U2:P><u2:p></u2:p>)</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><STRONG>Presented By</STRONG></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN>&nbsp\;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black\; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt\; COLOR: black"><o:p><A dataFld=0:0 title="tribune website" style="COLOR: blue\; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/" target=_NewWindow><IMG style="WIDTH: 160px\; HEIGHT: 42px" height=42 alt="" hspace=4 src="http://members.scottsdalechamber.com/sbaweb/images/SCTTrib.jpg" width=160 align=left vspace=4 border=0></A></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=left>&nbsp\;</P>
LOCATION:Monterra at West World
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DTSTAMP:20260525T053041Z
URL:https://business.scottsdalechamber.com/events/details/2006-public-policy-summit-02-23-2006-976
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