WTS-DC Event
A Brown Bag Lunch with Robert Puentes
Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metro America,
A Discussion of the Landmark Brookings Report
A recently published Brookings Institution report, Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America, examined how the nation's major metropolitan areas perform in providing access to jobs via transit. The report found that for the typical metropolitan commuter, just one-quarter of jobs in low- and middle-skill industries are accessible via transit within 90 minutes. Missed Opportunity generated a large amount of national media; for the first time illuminating the key role that access to jobs has in providing economic opportunity and generating economic recovery in an equitable fashion.
Now you have the chance to hear from one the report's authors! Come hear Robert Puentes, Senior Fellow with Brookings' Metropolitan Planning Program, present the findings of this groundbreaking study, and engage in dialogue with transit service providers considering the implications of this research for local transit agencies.
Discussion topics will include equity in job access, changing metrics for transportation project funding, challenges for transit agencies, and next steps.
When:
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Registration begins at 11:45 am
Where:
Brookings Institution's Metro Conference Room
1775 Massachusettes Ave, NW
Washington, DC
Metro:
Dupont Circle, Red Line
Parking:
Public Garage and Limited Street Parking available
Cost:
Members: $10.00
Non Members: $15.00
Students: $5.00
A brown bag lunch will be provided
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