Bridging the Transportation Gaps Forum - in the Neponset Valley

YOU'RE INVITED: BRIDGING TRANSPORTATION GAPS IN NEPONSET VALLEY FORUM
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM at Gillette
 
Please join us for breakfast and a conversation with local stakeholders about bridging the transportation gaps in the Neponset Valley region. We are bringing together people who want to share information with a goal of identifying the mobility challenges and unmet transportation needs in our communities. During the event we will look at ways to improve transportation options for everyone.
We will discuss commuting in the region including: local transit services, improving options for the reverse commute, last mile/first mile connections, urban to suburban commuting, and employer-based transportation programs.
 
Topics Discussed

• Key Transportation Updates in Our Region
• Foxborough Commuter Rail Pilot Program Update
• Example of a Successful Public-Private Shuttle Program
• Future of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicles
• Long Range Regional Transportation Plan
• Regional Coordinating Council News (Health & Human Services)

 
Breakout Sessions

• What is Important to Our Businesses?
• First Mile/Last Mile - Challenges from Transit Stations to Workplace
• Workforce Recruitment and Retention Related to Transportation Gaps
• Recruiting Millennials to Suburbs for Employment
• Reverse Commute; Traditional Commute; Suburb to Suburb Travel

 
What is Important to Our Communities?

• Overview of Current Transport System and Deficiencies
• Find commonalities of trips; Daily Needs; Socialization
• Combine resources
• Mismatched bus routes- Unsafe pedestrian travel from bus stops

 
Featured Presenters

• Karen Dumaine, Neponset Valley TMA
• Paige Duncan, Planning Director of the Town of Foxborough
• Andrew Scribner-MacLean, Acting Town Manager of the Town of Maynard
• Josh Ostroff, Partnerships Director of the Transportation for Massachusetts
• Anne McGahan, Transportation Planner of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Rachel Fichtenbaum, Mass Mobility
• Jessica Strunkin, Deputy Director of the 495/MetroWest Partnership
• Paul Matthews, Executive Director of the 495/MetroWest Partnership

 
Location & Parking Information
Gillette Stadium Blue 81 Super Suite, W2 Entrance to Blue Level
Foxborough, MA
Parking Lot 22
 
A Special Thanks To
Our Sponsors
 Neponset Valley Transportation Management Association members
 Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
 Three Rivers Interlocal Council (TRIC)
 
Our Partners
 Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce
 495/MetroWest Partnership
 Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA)
 Neponset Valley Regional Coordinating Council