Kurt Evans -- Introduction to Transportation Funding
Time/date:
Thursday, April 19, 2007
6:15 PM - 8:10 PM
Where does the money come from to keep our buses and trains running? The world of transportation funding is highly complex -- even many long-time observers have trouble understanding how all the pieces, history and acronyms fit together. Kurt Evans of VTA will provide an overview of how transportation funding works in California, with particular attention to funds for public transit.
Kurt Evans has been the state and federal government affairs manager for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) for the past 12 years. In this capacity, he is mainly responsible for coordinating VTA's advocacy efforts at the state and federal levels. He also represents VTA on a number of associations that are involved in advocacy work in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., such as the California Transit Association, the Self-Help Counties Coalition, and the American Public Transportation Association. Prior to joining VTA, Kurt was the transportation policy aide for a former member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, principal legislative assistant for a former member of the California State Assembly, and deputy press secretary for a former Governor of Colorado.
Location:
back room of Cafe Yulong, 743 W. Dana St.
Mountain View