Audio from the 2012 Charlotte Chamber Transportation Summit held on April 13, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. How does transportation infrastructure affect your daily life and community? Do you have ideas for improvements? How can we fund critical projects? At this summit, we addressed transportation issu…

special call to order from WOW Partner Longtrain Productions

Welcome from Bob Morgan, president and CEO of the Charlotte Chamber

introduction of the summit's panel moderator, Ned Curran, president and CEO of Bissell

update on Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) from Carolyn Flowers, CEO of CATS

update from Jerry Orr, aviation director of Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Barry Moose, Division 10 Engineer, North Carolina Department of Transportation

Paul Worley, director of engineering and safety for North Carolina Department of Transportation rail division

Ruffin Hall, assistant city manager, City of Charlotte

introduction of panelists

Doug Hooker, Executive Director, Atlanta Regional Commission

Jim Richardson, Senior Vice President, Forest City Developers

David Ungemah, Senior Planning Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Tim Jackson, director of transportation planning and advisory, AECOM

Darren Smith, policy representative, smart growth/state & local issues, National Association of Realtors(R)

Danny Pleasant, director, CDOT

Victor Mendez, Federal Highway Administrator, U.S. Department of Transportation

Natalie English, senior vice president of public policy, Charlotte Chamber