No Registration Fee (This event is designed for OPTA Transit System Members, and the elected officials and senior staff of member cities.)
AGENDA
The theme of the 2015 Transit Symposium is "The Role of Public Transit in City Building". Please join us as we profile success stories from across the Province which demonstrate how public transit can shape and influence your community in meaningful ways. Speakers will provide insight into the changes in philosophy and planning policy that allowed their cities to get out ahead of the curve.
9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
2nd Floor, Staging Room
9:30 – 9:35 AM
Welcome to Delegates
Alex Milojevic, Chair, Ontario Regional Committee, CUTA
9:35 – 9:45 AM
Introduction to the Day
Wendy Reuter, Vice President, Member Value, CUTA
An overview of “Vision 2040” and where transit investment can take us in the years ahead.
9:45 – 10:15 AM
Keynote Speaker: “City Building – Using Transit to Influence Development”, Professor Jeff Casello, University of Waterloo
Learn how, with a shift in philosophy, cities of all sizes can get out ahead of the curve, and influence development that will support higher-order transit investments
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Networking Break
10:45 – 12:15 PM
Interactive Elected Leaders’ Panel: “How We Got Here from There”
Panel members will present local success stories relating to the role public transit has played in their community, followed by an interactive question period with all participants.
12:15 – 1:30 PM
Luncheon and Special Guest Speaker
Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Mississauga
Mississauga recently received confirmation of provincial funding for its Hurontario LRT, and recently opened the first four stations of the 18-station transitway, due for completion in 2017. Mayor Crombie will share her insights and explain why improved transit was a key part of her 2014 election platform.
1:30 – 2:30 PM
MiWay Transitway Tour
A specially guided tour of the Mississauga Transit (MiWay) 18 kilometer bus rapid transit system, including the new terminal facilities opened in November 2014.