Thursday, June 10, 2010

SRTC Hosting Rail Symposium

When we say we deal with EVERY mode of transportation here at SRTC, we're not joking. That's why we're hosting a Rail Symposium later this month.

We're bringing three national rail and freight experts to town on June 22. Avery Grimes, John Ficker, and Arthur Shoener have spent several decades each in the rail industry in a variety of capacities and will present on the continuing evolution of the railroad and its effect on the economics of the inland pacific region.

Thanks to the International Trade Alliance, Greater Spokane Incorporated, Avista, and Inland Empire Distribution Systems for sponsoring this symposium. It is a free event and open to everyone.

Want more information? Here's a flyer for the event.
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2 comments:

James said...

Thank you for pushing this issue back onto the table. I'm disappointed I cannot participate as a 9-5 cube farmer.

June 11, 2010 at 10:19 AM
SRTC Staff said...

Well we are hoping to do more of these kinds of symposiums in the future so maybe you will be able to take part then. I'll also take note that maybe we should do some evening events to reach a wider cross section of the public.

June 14, 2010 at 10:57 AM

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SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.

SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.