At a time when the region faces a deep recession and the future viability of our transportation systems is at risk, the agencies that keep people moving need support from the federal government. Our panelists support critical infrastructure that allows the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region to function and prosper. Our diverse economy and global competitiveness depend on the largest and most talented workforce in the world.

Hear from leaders from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New Jersey Department of Transportation, Connecticut Department of Transportation, and New York City Department of Transportation on what they need to keep the region and nation moving forward.

Related Report: Essential Service

This report calls on the federal government to provide more direct funding to our region’s transit agencies, and demonstrates that failure to do so would severely undercut our region’s recovery.

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Clarelle DeGraffe

Director of PATH at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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Joe Giulietti

Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation

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Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti

Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Transportation and Board Chair, NJ Transit

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Janno Lieber

President, Metropolitan Transportation Authority Construction & Development

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Polly Trottenberg

Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation

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Mike Sweeney

Executive Vice President/Eastern US President, HNTB

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