Thanks to everyone who attended the sold-out Transport Futures Governance Summit on November 19, 2012.  After focusing exclusively on the benefits and costs associated with road tolls, parking levies and fuel taxes since 2008, the Summit successfully examined, contrasted and debated national and international governance models in terms of their evolution, effectiveness and transparency.

With the help of transport, energy and water sector case studies, 11 global and local experts considered transport legislation, board structure, vertical and horizontal fragmentation as well as private sector and general public involvement in mobility decision making. 

MPP Dipika Damerla, Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure
Rob MacIsaac, Mohawk College
Joyce McLean, Toronto Hydro Corporation
David Quarmby, Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring
Iain Docherty, University of Glasgow
Mayor Richard Walton, City of North Vancouver
Timothy Papandreou, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Randy Blankenhorn Chicago, Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Nancy Olewiler, TransLink and Simon Fraser University
David Stambrook, Virtuosity Consulting
Harry Kitchen
Harry Kitchen, Trent University

Our interactive agenda enabled 100 delegates to ask questions, provide feedback and network with our speakers — and each other.  Here’s a sampling of what they had to say about the event:

  • “Really good exposition, analysis and debate about the central issues with speakers and audience.”
  • “Great speakers overall, good facilities, good discussion.”
  • “Loved the open and frank discussion.”
  • “Kudos for an excellent Summit. Great presentations.”
  • “Very well put together. Thank you!”
  • “The best conference yet — excellent speakers and good focus. I like the format.”
  • “Governance and strategies – great perspective – not only for road pricing, but all transportation needs! Great Summit!”

We salute our generous sponsors who made the Governance Summit possible: the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (Platinum), 407 ETR (Gold), the Ontario Good Roads Association and Canadian Automobile Association (Silver), and AECOM, Spacing Magazine and e-RegisterNow (Bronze).