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Archive -- All Aboard Ohio 2018 Annual Meeting - Hilliard, OH
Date
Saturday, May 12, 2018 9:00 AM Saturday, May 12, 2018 3:00 PM
Location
Makoy Center, 5462 Center Street Hilliard OH 43026
Saturday, May 12, 2018
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Makoy Center
5462 Center Street
Hilliard, OH 43026
Join All Aboard Ohio (AAO), Ohio's premiere passenger rail advocacy organization, for its 2018 Annual Meeting.
The Meeting will provide the latest information on the state of passenger rail in the United States, the Midwest, and Ohio. Additionally, attendees will learn about the recent developments in public transit in Columbus / Central Ohio.
Doors open at 9:00 AM. A continental breakfast will be provided. (Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to allow for everyone to be checked-in prior to the start of the presentations and to have some time for socializing.)
Lunch (included with all tickets) will be served around 12 PM, and the event will end around 3:00 PM
This event is open to the public, but registration is required.
Featured speakers/topics:
- Thea Walsh and Dina Lopez, transportation planners at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC): Chicago-Lima-Columbus-Pittsburgh corridor planning update
- Midwest Regional Rail Plan update
- Federal passenger rail funding boost in the latest omnibus spending bill
- Ohio state government/rail/transit matters
- Public transportation funding issues
- All Aboard Ohio board of direction election
Complete program and registration information
"It is an honor to be recognized by the Rail Passengers Association for my efforts to strengthen and expand America’s passenger rail. Golden spikes were once used by railroads to mark the completion of important rail projects, so I am truly grateful to receive the Golden Spike Award as a way to mark the end of a career that I’ve spent fighting to invest in our country’s rail system. As Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it has been my priority to bolster funding for Amtrak, increase and expand routes, look to the future by supporting high-speed projects, and improve safety, culminating in $66 billion in new funding in the Bipartisan infrastructure Law."
Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
March 30, 2022, on receiving the Association's Golden Spike Award for his years of dedication and commitment to passenger rail.