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/global/transportation/home.page 2024-04-30 2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z 08 00 am Calvin Sykes [email protected] 786-720-9248 Transportation and mobility thought leaders to join Miami-Dade County at CoMotion MIAMI 2024 On May 6 and 7, CoMotion Miami 2024 will bring together a lineup of esteemed speakers and panelists including Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, and U.S. Joint Office of Energy & Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein. On May 6 and 7, CoMotion Miami 2024 will bring together a lineup of esteemed speakers and panelists including Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, and U.S. Joint Office of Energy & Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein. The two-day gathering will also feature interactive workshops, demonstrations, and energizing talks with global mayors, public transportation operators, technology founders, investors, and policymakers. The event will take place at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus. This year’s theme is “integrating innovation,” reflecting on Miami-Dade’s commitment to adopting cutting-edge mobility technologies such as autonomous light-rail and clean shore power initiatives at PortMiami. CoMotion MIAMI 2024 speakers and panelists include: <ul> <li>Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava</li> <li>U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg</li> <li>U.S. Joint Office of Energy & Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein</li> <li>U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden</li> <li>Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams</li> <li>Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works Director and CEO Eulois Cleckley</li> <li>Miami-Dade County District 5 Commissioner Eileen Higgins, Chair of the Transportation, Mobility, and Planning Committee (TMPC).</li> <li>Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert III</li> </ul> Highlighted Panels at CoMotion MIAMI: <ol> <li>Opening Conversation – Future or Fundamentals? Navigating the Way forward For Urban Mobility</li> <li>Getting Smart about SMART Grant</li> <li>Keynote Conversations – Mayors Making Moves</li> <li>Keynote Conversations with USDOT Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg and Joint Office Executive</li> <li>Panel – Crossroads or Convergence? Intermodal Transport and Efficiency for Both Goods and People</li> </ol> CoMotion Maimi is anticipated to serve as a significant catalyst leading up to the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Designing Cities Conference scheduled to take place for the first time ever in Miami from Tuesday, May 7 to Friday, May 10, 2024. Much like CoMotion MIAMI, NACTO will feature global leaders in urban planning, transportation, and innovation which will spotlight South Florida and Miami-Dade County as a leader in advancing new ideas and solutions for public transportation in the 21st Century. no 2024 00 a.m. 00 a.m. Transportation and Public Works 1 rel1714478535335218 Transportation and Public Works Overtown Transit Village North 701 NW 1st Court Miami 33136 ADA Coordinator [email protected] 786-469-5225 local county miami-dade department department Transportation and Public Works Contact Us /global/transportation/contact-transit.page About Us /global/transportation/about-transit.page /global/publicrecords/search.page Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works We connect people to places by providing a high-quality, safe, reliable, clean and efficient mass transit system that meets the travel needs of the County's growing population and we provide vital transportation infrastructure systems and services. 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On May 6 and 7, CoMotion Miami 2024 will bring together a lineup of esteemed speakers and panelists including Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, and U.S. Joint Office of Energy & Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein. The two-day gathering will also feature interactive workshops, demonstrations, and energizing talks with global mayors, public transportation operators, technology founders, investors, and policymakers. The event will take place at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus.

This year’s theme is “integrating innovation,” reflecting on Miami-Dade’s commitment to adopting cutting-edge mobility technologies such as autonomous light-rail and clean shore power initiatives at PortMiami.

CoMotion MIAMI 2024 speakers and panelists include:

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg
U.S. Joint Office of Energy & Transportation Executive Director Gabe Klein
U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary Allison Dane Camden
Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams
Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works Director and CEO Eulois Cleckley
Miami-Dade County District 5 Commissioner Eileen Higgins, Chair of the Transportation, Mobility, and Planning Committee (TMPC).
Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert III

Highlighted Panels at CoMotion MIAMI:

Opening Conversation – Future or Fundamentals? Navigating the Way forward For Urban Mobility
Getting Smart about SMART Grant
Keynote Conversations – Mayors Making Moves
Keynote Conversations with USDOT Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg and Joint Office Executive
Panel – Crossroads or Convergence? Intermodal Transport and Efficiency for Both Goods and People

CoMotion Maimi is anticipated to serve as a significant catalyst leading up to the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Designing Cities Conference scheduled to take place for the first time ever in Miami from Tuesday, May 7 to Friday, May 10, 2024.

Much like CoMotion MIAMI, NACTO will feature global leaders in urban planning, transportation, and innovation which will spotlight South Florida and Miami-Dade County as a leader in advancing new ideas and solutions for public transportation in the 21st Century.

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