Mobility Matters
The future is quickly approaching. Know what's coming before it's here.
The MPO's Transportation Advisory Group hosted the third annual Mobility Matters Workshop on Friday, November 5, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event engaged human service agencies, transportation providers, community planners, local government officials, and the business community. It allowed participants to better understand the link between public transportation and livability. It also addressed the need for green transportation solutions. Finally, the Mobility Matters event engaged attendees in creating a vision for a more sustainable metropolitan area.
7:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Workshop Overview
9:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions (please see below for details)
11:00 a.m. General Session
12:00 p.m. Closing/Adjournment
General Sessions
Speakers for the welcome and workshop overview included:
Ron Muecke, Mercy Medical Center
Loren Bawn, Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services
Cindy Terwilliger, Federal Transit Administration
Speakers for the closing general session included:
Participants of the concurrent breakout sessions
Brad Miller, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (Presentation)
Dylan Mullenix, Des Moines Area MPO (Presentation)
Breakout Sessions (Click here for presenter biographies)
The 2010 event offered four concurrent sessions for participants to choose from. Below are the session descriptions:
Business: The Greater Des Moines Partnership and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines are embarking on a new long-range planning initiative, as is the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority. Additionally, the Transportation Management Association (TMA) is preparing to address new challenges over the next three years. Learn how these initiatives fit together, how they will impact one another and business, and how business can benefit. This session is your chance to help shape the vision for Des Moines’ future. Presenters included:
Mike Kulik, Transit 2030 Task Force Chair
Jay Byers, Senior Vice President, Greater Des Moines Partnership (Presentation)
Kristi Knous, Vice President of Donor Relations & Community Investment, Community Foundation of Great Des Moines
Elizabeth Presutti,
Chief Development Officer, Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (Presentation)
Glenn Lyons, Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Community Alliance
Government: The Federal Transit Administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency will provide an overview of the Interagency Partnership for Sustainable Communities. This partnership seeks to help improve access to affordable housing, more transportation options, and lower transportation costs while protecting the environment. The session also will offer insight into integrating public transportation and affordable housing policies, as well as legislative updates. Presenters included:
Cindy Terwilliger, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region VII, Federal Transit Administration (Presentation)
Amanda Halstead, Community Program Partnership Coordinator and Missouri State Partnership Coordinator, Region VII, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Betty Bottiger, Director of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Planning: Traditional transportation planning has focused almost exclusively on reducing traffic congestion, which necessarily meant that dollars went primarily to expanding road infrastructure capacity to meet peak load requirements. In this session, we will discuss why this approach limits choice, increases the cost of living to households, and underutilizes the economic potential of land development. Along the way, learn how the Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Housing and Transportation (H+T) Affordability Index works and discuss some examples of how communities across the country are starting to use the Index to build differently. Presenters included:
Stefanie Shull, Center for Neighborhood Technology (Presentation)
Providers: The concept of mobility management continues to gain momentum across the state and nationally. This session will feature a panel of mobility managers discussing how they help coordinate transportation in their community. The session will also include a discussion of Iowa’s new Non-Emergency Medicaid Transportation Brokerage. Presenters included:
Lee Myers, Metro Area Planning Agency (Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area)
Gina Johnson
Margi Ness, Community Transportation Association of America
Todd Ashby, TMS Management Group (Presentation)
Parking Information
Mercy Campus Map is available here. Read more about entrances and parking here. For the East Tower entrance, free parking is available in the lot across 3rd Street. If space is not available, please park in the North Visitor parking lot.
Valet parking is available at either entrance. If you prefer to have a valet attendant park your car, this service is available beginning at 7:30 a.m. Valet parking cost is $3.00.
