Introducing Part Two of the Summer Infrastructure Series:
Bay Area Economy and Transportation Infrastructure
at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon on June 18
The
Bay Area has experienced strong growth since the last recession and
it’s population is predicted to grow from about 7 million today to some 9
million by 2040. Maintaining our region’s quality of life will depend
on making wise long-term decisions about transportation infrastructure.
Our panel will discuss changes in where we live, work and play and what
is needed to accommodate population growth while keeping the region
affordable for all our residents, preserving open spaces, protecting our
environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We all have a
personal and professional stake in this topic and can expect a lively
discussion about actions being taken in the private and public sectors.
Don't drive by yourself, use our alternative transportation!
This meeting is about transportation. Get to the June chapter meeting using one of the free and innovative transportation alternatives provided by our hosts at Bishop Ranch!
Coming from Silicon Valley or San Francisco? We have three forms of transportation available for you to use! All you have to do is drive to the designated pick up locations, park your car and pick your favorite alternative form of transportation!
Carpool
Avoid
driving your own car and ride with fellow attendees using a car provided
by Carma Carpool. Park your car at one of the designated pick-up /
drop-off locations listed below. Carma Valet will be onsite to escort you to your Carma car.
SAN FRANCISCO
Park your car at
UCSF Mission Bay to grab your Carma car. Download MapAddress: UCSF Mission Bay - 3rd Street Parking Garage, 1650 Third Street, San Francisco 94158
Pick-up Time: 2:00 pm
SILICON VALLEY
Park
your car at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale and grab your Carma car. When
searching for directions, use the intersection of 5th Avenue and D
Street. Signs will direct you to the designated parking lot adjacent to
the Aspiration Dome.
Address: Juniper Networks - 5th Avenue & D Street, Sunnyvale 94089
Pick-up Time: 2:00 pm
FREMONT LIBRARY
Park your car at the Fremont Library and
grab your Carma car. Download MapPick-up Time: 3:00 pm
Shuttle
SAN FRANCISCO & WALNUT CREEK
Stop 1: Pick up in the Financial District on California (between the Front St. and Davis St. in the White Zone)
Download MapPick-up Time: 2:15 pm
Stop 2: Pick-up at Walnut Creek BART (at the 96x bus pick-up location)
Pick-up Time: 3:00 pm
SILICON VALLEY
Stop
1: Park your car at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale and pick-up the
shuttle. When searching for directions, use the intersection of 5th
Avenue and D Street, Sunnyvale 94089. Signs will direct you to the
designated parking lot adjacent to the Aspiration Dome.
Pick-up Time: 2:30 pm
Stop 2: Park near the Fremont Library and pick-up the shuttle.
Download MapPick-up Time: 3:00 pm
BART
Use BART to get to Walnut Creek to get picked up by the shuttle at the 96X express bus location.
Pick-up Time: 3:00 pm (pending traffic as this shuttle will be coming from San Francisco)
Download the shuttle schedule to view the pick-up locations and times, coordinated by Bishop Ranch.
Featured Panelists:
Bijan Sartipi, District Director, Department of Transportation – District 4
Bijan Sartipi has been with the California Department of Transportation for over 32 years serving in a number of high profile engineering and management positions. A graduate of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Bijan has been the District Director for District 4 since 2002. As District 4 Director, Bijan is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of state highway systems in the nine Bay Area counties, covering 6,500-lane miles of highway, with close to 3,300 employees, an annual budget of $500 million for salary and operating expenses, and a current construction program exceeding $4.8 billion.
Bijan serves as a Commissioner of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the regional planning organization representing the California State Transportation Agency. Bijan also serves as a Commissioner of the Bay Conservation Development Commission, as an ex-officio member of the board of directors of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, a member of the AC Transit BRT Policy Steering Committee, and the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee. Bijan is a registered Professional Engineer and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Randy Rentschler, Director Legislation and Public Affairs, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Randy serves as Director of Legislation and Public Affairs for the San Francisco Bay Area’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Toll Authority. MTC is recognized across the nation as a premier transportation planning and financing agency.
It is Mr. Rentschler’s job to advance the legislative, public outreach and external communications objectives of the 21-member Commission at the local, state and federal levels. Before joining MTC, Randy worked as an investment banker, structuring local government debt. From time to time, he also guest lectures on the subject of public finance or transportation at San Jose State, UC Berkeley, Stanford and the University of San Francisco.
Cynthia Kroll, Chief Economist, Association of Bay Area Governments
Dr. Cynthia Kroll is Chief Economist of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). Prior to joining ABAG, she was Executive Director for Staff Research and Senior Regional Economist for the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at UC Berkeley. She also worked for the State of California Office of Economic Research and SRI International. She has earned all of her academic degrees at UC Berkeley, including her PhD in City and Regional Planning. She is a member of the Lambda Alpha, ULI, the American Planning Association, the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, and the Industry Studies Association and serves on the Bay Area Council Economic Institute Research Council. In addition to research on the region’s economy, she has studied the California economy, the real estate industry, housing and land use policy, housing affordability, globalization, the high-tech industry, green technologies, natural disasters and resource development.
Barry Toner, Senior Director of Global Corporate Services, CBRE
Barry is Partner Collaboration Director for CBRE on the Microsoft Integrator account and a Senior Director within Global Corporate Services (GCS). He has 30 years of real estate industry experience with award-winning technology companies and service providers.
Prior to joining CBRE in 2011, Barry spent 12 years on the client side in the Workplace Resources group in Cisco Systems, initially in EMEA and since 2005 in the US. Barry ran his own project management consultancy, after working with Turner & Townsend in Manchester and London. Barry spent his first 8 years in industry with British Nuclear Fuels after graduating as a Civil Engineer.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Pivot Interiors
Rudolph & Sletten
AP+I
Colliers International