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MOBILITY IDAHO 2008 CONFERENCE
On April 29, 2008 through May 1, 2008
nearly 90 transportation partners from across Idaho and from Washington,
Montana, and Alaska, attended Mobility Idaho 2008 at the Doubletree Inn in
Boise, Idaho.
This conference - collectively sponsored by the
Idaho Transportation Department Division of Public Transportation, the Public
Transportation Advisory Council to the ITD Board, the Community
Transportation Association of Idaho, and the Interagency Working Group for
Transportation Systems - focused on the following topics:
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Understanding how a Medicaid Brokerage System in
Idaho will impact transportation services in your area;
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Seeing what technology improvements are in store
for Idaho;
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Knowing who is involved in public transportation
statewide and discover how we are all connected;
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Facing and understanding the fear of change and
coordination;
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Learning about how you can take a leadership role
in building a sustainable public transportation network starting in your own
community; and
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Seeing and participating in the future vision for
public transportation in Idaho in the future.
AGENDA
ATTENDEE LIST
PRESENTATIONS AND DOCUMENTS
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DAY ONE - TUESDAY |
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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES |
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Trends in
Public Transportation Coordination: What They Are and Why They
Work - John Witmer, Federal Transit Administration |
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Coordination at Work in Region 10 and Idaho's Leadership Role - Barb
Singleton, United We Ride Region 10 Administrator |
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Human
Services and the Role of Coordination - Richard Armstrong - Director,
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare |
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PANEL DISCUSSIONS |
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Kelly
Buckland - State Independent Living Council |
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Russ
Barron - Interagency Working Group for Transportation Systems
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Randy
Kyrias - Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Public
Transportation |
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DAY TWO - WEDNESDAY |
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MORNING SESSION |
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Idaho's Mobility and
Access Pathway: The Roll Out - Randy Kyrias - ITD, Division of
Public Transportation |
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BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
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Medicaid Brokerages - Sharon Duncan,
Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Medicaid |
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Technology:
Generating Efficiencies and Coordination - Fred Kitchener, McFarland
Management and Matt Weatherford, Iteris, Inc. |
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