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Making Good on the Potential of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Thought Leadership Series

This virtual, three-part thought leadership series was held from September to October 2024. It included three panels of transportation thought leaders focusing on: 

  • Project Delivery Lessons Learned from Emergency Response Following an Infrastructure Catastrophe
  • Best Practices to Get Big Infrastructure Projects off the Ground 
  • Project Acceleration for the Public Good. 

Cover of the final report for the Making Good on the Benefits of BIL Series

View the final report.

 

Panel Recaps and Recordings

Panel 1: Project Delivery Lessons Learned from Emergency Response Following an Infrastructure Catastrophe

Read the recap and watch the recording.

Calendar icon 18 September 2024

Clock icon 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET

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Photo of Stephanie Pollack

 

Stephanie Pollack

Coordinator for Project Delivery, Office of the Secretary, U.S. DOT

Photo of Hari Kalla

 

Hari Kalla

Associate Administrator, Office of Infrastructure, Federal Highway Administration

Photo of Donna Berry

 

Donna Berry

Deputy Director for Project Delivery, Chief Engineer, California Department of Transportation


Panel 2: Best Practices to Get Big Infrastructure Projects off the Ground 

Read the recap and watch the recording.

Calendar icon 8 October 2024

Clock icon 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET

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Photo of Christopher Coes

 

Christopher Coes

Acting Under Secretary of Transportation Policy, U.S. DOT

Photo of Steve Sigmund

 

Stephen Sigmund

Chief of Public Outreach, Gateway Development Commission

 

Photo of Jessica Mefford Miller

 

Jessica Mefford-Miller

Chief Executive Officer, Valley Metro

 

 


Panel 3: Project Acceleration for the Public Good

Read the recap and watch the recording.

Calendar icon 22 October 2024

Clock icon 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET

Internet icon Online

Photo of Mariia Zimmerman

 

Mariia Zimmerman

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. DOT

Photo of Gregory Byres

 

Gregory Byres

Deputy Director/State Engineer, Arizona Department of Transportation

Photo of Stephen Lewis

 

Stephen Roe Lewis

Governor, Gila River Indian Community

Photo of Kurt Kionka

 

Kurt Kionka

I-70 Floyd Hill Project Director, Colorado Department of Transportation City Department of Design and Construction 


*The views of the speakers may not represent the views of U.S. DOT. 

 

Sponsored by the U.S. DOT Project Delivery Center of Excellence

Hosted by the U.S. DOT Volpe Center, this series is sponsored by the U.S. DOT Project Delivery Center of Excellence.