OTA Spring Transit Conference 2022

Moderator: Taylor Johnson, Norman

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Breakout 3 - Leveraging Creative Partnerships Boomer Oklahoma Transit Agencies are leveraging interstate partnerships and creative partnerships with other agencies to manage programs like CLINB-RIDE and PICK. Learn how to get involved and leverage partnerships in and out of Oklahoma for projects, grants, and innovation! • Marilyn Dillon, Ph.D., EMBARK • Kendra McGeady, Grand Gateway Transit Breakout 4 – National Electric Vehicle Implementation Plan for OK Strategic Corridors Sooner The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed in late 2021, establishes a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI) to provide funding to states to deploy electric vehicle charging infrastructure and to establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. The presenters will review the Oklahoma Electric Vehicle Plan currently in progress. In addition, the presenters are looking to better understand transit agency electric vehicle plans and the intersection between the transit agency plans and the Oklahoma state NEVI plan. • Kip Strauss, HNTB Corporation • Mike Patterson, Vice President, National DOT Practice Consultant at HNT • Ryan Billings – Oklahoma Transit Practice Leader • Makenzie Allen – Oklahoma Transit / Multimodal Engineer Tradeshow Grand Opening/Happy Hour Oklahoma Ballroom ABCDE/Exhibit Hall Meet the vendors! Join us for the opening event, sponsored by Creative Bus Sales ! Attendees will receive drink tickets upon arrival. A cash bar will be available to purchase additional drinks.

5:30 - 7:00 PM

Tuesday, May 24th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Registration Desk

7:30 - 9:00 AM

Coffee and Muffins the Trade Show Floor

Oklahoma Ballroom

ABCDE/Exhibit Hall

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM Trade Show Open

8:30 - 9:45 AM Oklahoma G/H

Plenary Session: State of the OTA and Upcoming OTA Projects

• Andrea Ball/State of the OTA and our Advocacy Efforts • Innovations in Transit Public Safety Rolling Oklahoma Classroom (ROC) - Melissa Blanton, Office of the OK Attorney General and Kristen Joyner • Statewide Collaborative Grants Initiative - Marilyn Dillon, PhD. Kendra McGeady, and Olivia Hook

9:45 - 10:00 AM

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