9:30 am, June 8, 2015
Commission Office
The ACP Building - 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA
For directions Call (215) 592-1800
Please Use Sixth Street Entrance
Welcome
Patty Elkis, Director Division of Planning, DVRPC
Introduction
Valerie Arkoosh, MD, MPH, Vice-Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Alison Riley, Chair, Philadelphia Diesel Difference
Presentations & Panel Discussion
Highway and Diesel Emissions; Actions to Protect our Communities
Moderated by Sean Greene, Senior Transportation Planner, DVRPC
Overview of the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health Study in Boston
Allison Patton, PhD, Postdoctoral Appointee, Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University
Freight as a Good Neighbor: Air Quality Improvement
Gerry Coyle, Vice President, Environmental and Sustainable Operations, The Evans Network of Companies
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Clean Air Strategy
William Nurthen, General Manager, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Questions and Discussion
How can the region plan and invest to support economic activity while improving air quality, public health, and at-risk communities?
Christina Miller, Co-chair of DVRPC’s Healthy Communities Task Force Roundtable
One minute updates
Justin Dula, Co-chair of DVRPC’s Healthy Communities Task Force
Lunch Available
Please stay to network and continue the discussion.