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Greening Transportation at the Border
Appendix A - Green Transportation at the Border Workshop Agenda
February 23, 2011
| 8:00 am
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Purpose of the Workshop - James Cheatham, FHWA; José San Martín, SCT; and Hal Parker, CBSA
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| 8:10 am
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Welcoming Remarks - Laurie Berman, Caltrans
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| 8:20 am
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Keynote Speaker(s)
Maria Luisa O'Connell, Senior Advisor for Trade Relations, Customs and Border Protection
John Beale, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA
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| 9:00 am
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Coordinated Federal Efforts:
James Cheatham, Director, Office of Planning, FHWA
Maria Elena Giner, General Manager, BECC
Sue Stendebach, Senior Advisor on International Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA
John Simpson, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, GSA
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| 10:00 am
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Break
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| 10:15 am
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Key California Legislation on Green House Emission
LaNae Van Valen, Caltrans
Greening Transportation: The Key to Sustainability in El Paso
Marty Howell, City of El Paso
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| 11:00 am
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Sistemas Integrales para la Construcción Sustentable
Daniel Ramos Rodriguez, CEMEX
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| 11:20 am
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European Experience
Francois Chaignon, COLAs Inc.
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| 11:40 am
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Green Roads Rating System
Loren Bloomberg, CH2M HILL
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| 12:00 pm
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Lunch (Provided)
Luncheon Topic/Speaker: "Financing Sustainable Urban Transportation Projects in the US-MEX Border Region",
Gerónimo Gutiérrez, Managing Director, NADBANK
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| Concurrent sessions (Livability/Sustainability and Green Financing/Industry)
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| 1:00 pm
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Introduction to Livability/Sustainability Session (Moderator-Esther Hitzfelder, TxDOT)
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| 1:10 pm
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- Sustainable Freight in North America - Bruce Agnew, Discovery Institute and Juan Villa, TTI
- Corredor Biológico en la Frontera - Alberto Ramón de León Mier y Terán, SCT and Francisco Javier López Flores, BIIA
- Linking Sustainability and Transportation - Todd Williams, ADOT
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| 2:20 pm
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- Green Technologies in Asphalt Pavements - Robert Lee, TXDOT
- Establecemiento de Viveros con Epecias Nativas (Establishment of Nurseries with Native Species) - Alberto Ramón de León Mier y Terán, SCT and Francisco Javier López Flores, BIIA
- Clean Diesel Collaboratives - Francisco Dóñez, EPA
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| 1:00 pm
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Introduction to Green Financing/Green Industry Session (Moderator- Melisa Montemayor, TXDOT)
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| 1:10 pm
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- BECC/NADBANK Project Certification and Financing - Maria Elena Giner, BECC
- HOT Lanes and Congestion Pricing - Robert Arnold, FHWA
- 3P for Solar Lighting - Gail Lewis, ADOT
- Preparación de Proyectos de Inversion en Transporte Fronterizo para su Certificación ante BECC (Development of Border Transportation Investment Projects for BECC Certification - Francisco Calvario, SCT
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| 2:20 pm
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- Electric Vehicle Project - Andrew Hoskinson, ECOtality North America
- Universal Freight Shuttle - Dr. Stephen Roop, TTI
- Rail Relocation: Emission and Livability Impacts - Pete Sepulveda, Cameron County, Texas
- Financing Border Environmental Infrastructure - Dr. Salvador Espinosa, San Diego State University
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| 3:15 pm
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Break
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| 3:30 pm
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Late Afternoon "Chat": Informal Interviews on Greening efforts by Different Organizations/ Agencies or Private Sector Groups by the masters of ceremonies:
Roger Petzold, FHWA will interview:
- Bruce Agnew, Director; Chair of the Advisory Committee for the CEC's Sustainable Freight in North America report, Discovery Institute, Cascadia Center
- Francisco Conde, Directors of Special Projects and Communications, NASCO
Manuel Cuan, SCT will interview:
- Juan Jose Erazo Garcia Cano, Director de Proyectos Intermodales y Fronterizos, SCT
- Jose Ruiz or Rafael Escando, NADBANK
Marc Aubin, Transport Canada will Interview:
- Ron Rienas, Gen Mgr, Peace Bridge Authority
- Lynda Harvey, Natural Resources Canada
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| 5:00 pm
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Adjourn for the day
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February 24, 2011
| 8:00 am
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Follow-up - James Cheatham, FHWA; José San Martín, SCT; and Hal Parker, CBSA
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| Concurrent Sessions (Green Technology and Performance/Reliability Measures)
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| 8:10 am
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Introduction to Green Technology Session (Moderator - Marc Aubin, Transport Canada)
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| 8:20 am
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- Reducing Diesel Emissions at Ports of Entry - Dave Fege, EPA
- Red light Green Light Anti-idling Peace Arch POE - Todd Carlson, Washington DOT
- SmartWay Transport and Transporte Limpio - Buddy Polovick , EPA and Ramiro Barrios Castrejón, SEMARNAT
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| 9:30 am
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- Renewable and Energy Efficiency Strategies at Ports of Entry - Anthony Kleppe, GSA and Hal Parker (Stephan Bowman), CBSA
- Roadway Renewable Energy Systems - Eric Weaver, FHWA
- Rubberized Asphalt Program - Shawn Rizzuto, Caltrans
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| 8:10 am
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Introduction to Performance/Reliability Measures Session (Moderator - Marisa Walker, Arizona DOT)
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| 8:20 am
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- Defining Environmental and Human Health benefits of Mobility Projects and Measuring Results - Renata Manning-Gbogbo, BECC (Mario Vasquez)
- In-vehicle and pedestrian exposures to air pollution at the San Diego-Tijuana border crossings in relation to wait times - Dr. P.J.E. Quintana
- GHG Strategy Development: Recent Experiences - Andrew Martin, SANDAG
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| 9:30 am
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- US/Mexico Border Wait-times Studies - Juan Villa TTI and Esther Hitzfelder, TXDOT
- Reflecting on 1st Technology-Based Efforts to Estimate Border Wait-Times at Can/US Border Crossings in Southern Ontario - Tony Shallow, Transport Canada
- Findings: Measurements of Mobile Source Emissions in Mexican Border States - Veronica Garibay Bravo, SEMARNAT (Ramiros Barrios Castrejón)
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| 10:45 am
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Break (regroup in the main conference room)
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| 11:00 am
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Panel of Policy Makers Addressing Questions from the Audience
FHWA, EPA, GSA, SCT, SEMARNAT, CBSA, Arizona DOT, BECC, Caltrans, SANDAG, and Port of Long Beach
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| 11:50 am
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Closing Remarks - James Cheatham, FHWA; José San Martín, SCT; and Hal Parker, CBSA
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| 12:00 pm
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Adjourn
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