APTA Chair M.P. Carter invited members of the Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG) to tell their stories and to take advantage of their APTA membership when she addressed the recent BMBG Annual Meeting in Hawaii. She also spoke about governance, workforce development, and the APTA Strategic Plan, which she described as the vehicle that will take the association to the next level.

In his remarks, APTA President William Millar described the BMBG meeting as “different than any other APTA meeting” and told the members that he welcomed the opportunity to hear how the organization could better meet the needs of its private sector members. He reported on the change in the New Starts policy announced by DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, noting that it would result in both new projects and new types of projects.

During a phone conversation with meeting participants, Federal Transit Administrator Peter M. Rogoff discussed the New Starts policy change at length. BMBG Chair Sharon Greene, who led the meeting, then informed Rogoff that the business members are interested in scheduling meetings with him on a regular basis.

Conversing during the BMBG Annual Meeting are, from left, APTA President William Millar; BMBG Chair Sharon Greene; Kirk Caldwell, managing director, City of Honolulu; APTA Chair M.P. Carter; and Wayne Yoshioka, director, City and County of Honolulu DOT.

 

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