2013 SPEAKERS
ROBERT PUENTES | SENIOR FELLOW, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION METROPOLITAN POLICY PROGRAM & DIRECTOR, METROPOLITAN INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE
Robert Puentes is a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program where he also directs the Program's Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative. The Initiative was established to address the pressing infrastructure challenges facing cities and suburbs in the U.S. and abroad. Puentes' work focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development including transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues, and smart cities.
Prior to joining Brookings, Puentes was the director of infrastructure programs at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Virginia where he served on the Alumni Advisory Board, and is an affiliated professor with Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. Puentes serves on a variety of boards and committees including, most recently, New York State's 2100 Infrastructure Commission, the District of Columbia's Streetcar Financing and Governance Task Force, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's Technical Advisory Committee, the Tysons Corner Tomorrow Advisory Task Force, and the Planning Commission in Falls Church, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and three sons.
Prior to joining Brookings, Puentes was the director of infrastructure programs at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Virginia where he served on the Alumni Advisory Board, and is an affiliated professor with Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute. Puentes serves on a variety of boards and committees including, most recently, New York State's 2100 Infrastructure Commission, the District of Columbia's Streetcar Financing and Governance Task Force, the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's Technical Advisory Committee, the Tysons Corner Tomorrow Advisory Task Force, and the Planning Commission in Falls Church, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and three sons.
MATTHEW CLICK, AICP | PRICE MANAGED LANES DIRECTOR, HNTB
With more than 16 years of extensive experience in tolling, all-electronic tolling, transportation finance, congestion pricing and priced managed lanes, Matthew Click is one of the industry’s most recognized specialists in priced managed lanes, corridors and networks. He travels across the nation advising state DOTs and other transportation agencies about planning, financing and implementing priced managed programs in congested urban areas.
He has worked on priced managed lanes projects in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Minnesota, Washington and across the country. Click has experience working with both the public- and private-sectors, including public tolling authorities, private concessionaires, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities and the federal government.
He has worked on priced managed lanes projects in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Minnesota, Washington and across the country. Click has experience working with both the public- and private-sectors, including public tolling authorities, private concessionaires, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities and the federal government.
JIM ELY | CHAIRMAN NATIONAL TOLL SERVICES, HNTB
As chairman of HNTB’s national toll practice, Jim Ely is responsible for developing and implementing innovative programs with transportation leaders at the federal, state and local levels.
Ely served as the former executive director of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, where he oversaw the nation’s third-largest turnpike system in revenue and fourth-largest in size with 460 centerline miles. Under his leadership, 143 miles of new turnpike segments were built or acquired while traffic increased fivefold to more than two million people per day.
Ely is a past president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. He also served on the board of the Transportation and Expressway Authority Members of Florida and the executive board of the Florida Department of Transportation.
Ely served as the former executive director of Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, where he oversaw the nation’s third-largest turnpike system in revenue and fourth-largest in size with 460 centerline miles. Under his leadership, 143 miles of new turnpike segments were built or acquired while traffic increased fivefold to more than two million people per day.
Ely is a past president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. He also served on the board of the Transportation and Expressway Authority Members of Florida and the executive board of the Florida Department of Transportation.
ANDREW SMITH, AICP | VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND POLICY SERVICES, HNTB
As Vice President and Director of Planning and Policy Services for HNTB’s Atlanta office, Andrew Smith is responsible for managing the transportation planning and environmental service lines, and participates in technical advisory or project management roles on key planning projects throughout the United States.
Smith’s 18 years of experience includes transportation policy analysis, long range transportation plans; priced managed lanes; transportation demand management; financial feasibility studies; travel demand modeling; transit planning, traffic engineering, corridor studies, congestion management planning, and traffic and toll revenue feasibility.
Smith’s 18 years of experience includes transportation policy analysis, long range transportation plans; priced managed lanes; transportation demand management; financial feasibility studies; travel demand modeling; transit planning, traffic engineering, corridor studies, congestion management planning, and traffic and toll revenue feasibility.
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