Traffic moves along U.S. Route 422 at Royersford.
KING OF PRUSSIA PA – “Moving People, Not Cars” is a focus, and one of the prime topics of discussion, planned by the Greater Valley Forge Transportation Management Association for its annual transportation conference that starts this morning (Monday, Nov. 8, 2010) at 8 a.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in King of Prussia PA.
- Watch GVFTMA Executive Director Rob Henry discuss the conference in a video, above, or see it at the association’s YouTube account.
The association, which won national awards this year for its various transportation initiatives, is part of the current effort to examine – and suggest ways to relieve – traffic congestion on U.S. Route 422.
The conference includes presentations by Reps. Kate Harper and Tim Briggs on state transportation legislation, as well as from Chris Simmons of the Association for Commuter Transportation National Public Policy Council on federal legislation; its “Moving People” panel discussion featuring Hans van Naerssen of the League of American Bicyclists, Justin Schor of UrbanTrans, and Brian Tynan of the American Public Transportation Association; and an address on smart mobility by Lilly Shoup of Transportation for America.
It also features a second discussion on private sector investment in transportation projects by Frank Rapoport of the McKenna Long and Aldridge law firm, Alexander Greenbaum of UBS, and Barry Schoch of the Pennsylvania Highway Information Association. Combined public and private investment partnerships are being proposed in several Pennsylvania locations to solve existing transportation problems that might not otherwise find adequate funding.
Founded in 1990, GVF is a not-for-profit organization created to advocate and promote a regional transportation network.
