Strategic Directions (South Coast):Investing in Public Transportation for Regional Economic Growth

March 21, 2013
UMass Dartmouth
Library Grand Reading Room in:
Claire T. Carney Library
285 Old Westport Road
North Dartmouth, MA
4:00 to 5:30 pm.

Please join MassINC and Transportation for Massachusetts at a public forum and panel discussion on regional transportation investments in Massachusetts Gateway Cities.  As part of the event, MassINC will present a new research report entitled “Reinventing Transit: A Blueprint for Investing in Regional Transit Authorities for Strong Gateway City Economies” which provides a roadmap for how new public resources in regional transit can be invested with a focus on improving the economic performance of Gateway Cities like Fall River and New Bedford. The program will include: remarks by elected officials, a presentation on the report’s findings, a panel discussion and questions from the audience.

This is the sixth of several forums that are being held in Gateway Cities throughout Massachusetts.

The event is being co-sponsored by the Fall River Chamber of Commerce, the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District, and the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce.

Confirmed speakers:

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell

Fall River Mayor William A. Flanagan

Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral

Erik Rousseau, Administrator, Southeastern Regional Transit Authority

Ben Forman, Research Director at MassINC and Executive Director of the Gateway Cities Innovation Institute

Panel Discussion
Moderated by James DeArruda, Editorial Page Editor at The Standard-Times

Colleen Dawicki – Project Manager of the Urban Initiative at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Kerry A. Mello, Community Benefits Manager, Southcoast Hospitals Group