The next meeting of the Southwest Rail Corridor Coalition is set for Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 1:00 to 3:00 PM. Please provide any additions to the agenda to Jay Smyth by June 18th.
Southwest Rail Corridor Coalition Meeting
June 20, 2007
AGENDA (Draft)
- New Coalition members – Jay Smyth
Gannett Fleming
Sonoran Institute
Copper Basin Railway
Get cities/local governments to join
Get businesses to join
- Increasing the professional standing of the Coalition – Jay Smyth
a) Report on meeting of AzTA, FOT, ARPA, and SWRC
b) Introduction of Eric Emmert, Dorn Policy Group, Inc.
c) New SWRC brochure
- Planning for September 28, 2007 SWRC/ARPA/AzTA Passenger Rail Symposium – Jay Smyth
- Report from ADOT – TBD
a) State of Arizona 2007 Railroad Inventory & Assessment
b) Phoenix to Tucson High Speed Strategic Plan
- Governor’s Executive Order 2007-02, Expanding Arizona’s Transportation Options
– Status of ADOT report per the Executive Order – TBD
– SWRC meeting with Shannon Scutari, Governor’s office – Jay Smyth and Mike Garey
- Report on MAG Commuter Rail Strategic Plan – Kevin Wallace
- Amtrak in Arizona – Mike Garey
- Update of Project Charter by identifying key issues – Jay Smyth
- Future Events
* August TBD, 2007 Core Project Team Meeting
* September 28 2007 – SWRC/ARPA/AzTA Passenger Rail Symposium
* November TBD, 2007 SWRC Coalition (full team)