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CONGRESSMAN EARL BLUMENAUER TO SPEAK AT MBUFA QUARTERLY MEETING
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
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United States Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will be among the featured speakers at the upcoming MBUFA Quarterly Meeting on September 28. A longtime proponent of federal transportation funding reform, Congressman Blumenauer will speak on the potentials for a mileage-based user fee system in the future.
Also featured at the meeting will be Robert Arnold, Director of the Office of Transportation Management at the Federal Highway Administration who will be on hand to discuss the "Surface Transportation System Funding Alternative" grant program. He will be taking questions and suggestions about the program and the program's future.
Other discussions topics will include:
- The Big Picture: What are National Associations Hearing/Learning about the Section 6020 Grants from Their Members?
- Spanning the Globe: Picking Sites and Agendas for Future MBUFA Workshops
- The Aloha State (Hawaii) Provides Background on Their Winning Wave Application
- The International Perspective from MBUFA's International Partner, Government of New Zealand: What the US Can Learn from New Zealand as the Program Begins
- Getting Down to Basics: MBUFA Members with Winning Applications Discuss Their Expectations and Experiences
MBUFA Quarterly Meetings are for Members only. If you would like to attend, please RSVP with
tonona.taylor@faegrebd.com by noon on Monday, September 26.
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MBUFA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
MBUFA is pleased to announce the two newest Members of the Alliance:
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS)
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New Zealand Government to Government Partnerships Ltd.
Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, IMS is a connected car and insurance telematics solutions provider. Established in 1999, IMS brings together in-car infotainment, automotive telematics and wireless technology through its DriveSync
platform which enables services such as UBI, claims management, event reconstruction, incident detection, driver coaching, scoring and analytics.
 New Zealand Government to Government Partnerships Ltd. (G2G) is an organization created as a way for overseas governments to access proven New Zealand know-how as they go about growing their own capability. G2G helps connect governments to New Zealand's key government agencies, science, research and education institutes and private sector participants.
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Editor's note:
In the Summer 2016 issue of the MBUFA newsletter, the article "Selling OReGO: Oregon's Road User Charge Program One Year Later" incorrectly did not have an author byline.
The author of the article was Contributor Noel Popwell whom we offer our apologies and thank for his submission.
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SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
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September 28: MBUFA Quarterly Meeting, Washington, D.C., 10am, EDT
October 5: MBUFA Member Update Conference Call, 11am, EDT
October 19:
MBUFA Member Update Conference Call, 11am, EDT
November 2: MBUFA Member Update Conference Call, 11am, EDT
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MEMBERS
AAA
AECOM
Associated General Contractors of America
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Azuga
Caltrans
Cambridge Systematics
CDM Smith
CH2M
Colorado Contractors Association
Coretex
Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.
D'Artagnan Consulting
Delaware Department of Transportation
emovis
EROAD
HNTB
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
I-95 Corridor Coalition
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems
IBTTA (International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association)
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Nevada Department of Transportation
New York City Department of Transportation
New Zealand Government to Government Partnerships Ltd.
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Nossaman, LLP
Oregon Department of Transportation
Reason Foundation
Southern California Association of Governments
TransCore
Verdeva, Inc.
Verizon Telematics
Washington Department of Transportation
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Xerox
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