U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) To Speak on Federal Transportation Funding
(Merrillville, Ind.) … At an educational forum Tuesday, July 27 –
hosted by Business Leaders for Transportation (BLT) and co-sponsored by
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, CSX, Norfolk Southern Corporation and
Southeast Airlines – local stakeholders can hear a panel discussion on federal
transportation funding and other transportation issues with featured speaker,
U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN).
Visclosky,
who supports several regional transportation improvement projects, will be among
a panel of speakers who will share their thoughts on transportation issues
common to Northwest Indiana and Northeastern Illinois business communities and
residents, including
improved freight rail infrastructure, expanded commuter service, and better
interstate connections to help create and maintain a healthy business network.
“Our organization is based
in Chicago, but our needs and efforts extend throughout the region, including
Northwest Indiana,” says Frank Beal, executive director of Chicago Metropolis
2020, which co-leads Business Leaders for Transportation with the Metropolitan
Planning Council and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. “Business Leaders for
Transportation strongly believes that the future economic vitality of
Northeastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana depends heavily on a better
connected intermodal system, which requires interstate coordination. Connecting
active and informed business communities throughout the region is key to
securing state and federal funding for priority projects.”
Business Leaders for
Transportation is a coalition of nearly 180 members representing more than
12,000 regional employers, provides a collective voice for Chicago-area
businesses on surface transportation issues. Of central importance to the
coalition is increased state and federal transportation funding for northeastern
Illinois, supported by coordinated planning to achieve the most efficient and
desirable return on transportation system investments.
What: Business Leaders for Transportation
forum on transportation issues
Who: Frank Beal, executive
director, Chicago Metropolis 2020
TBD: Representative from Indiana’s business
community
Earl
Wacker, superintendent, Chicago Transportation Coordination Office (CTCO)
Chuck Allen, director, CTCO
U.S.
Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN)
When: Tuesday, July 27,
2004
9 to 10:30 a.m.
Where:
Avalon Manor
3550 East U.S. Highway 30
Merrillville, Ind.