April 30, 2008

Register now for May 5 transportation events and May 15 Policy and a Pint

The Citizens League is strongly opposing the use of fiscal disparities to subsidize the proposed Mall of America expansion. Look for another email from us on this topic in the next few minutes.
Upcoming Events

Mind Opener & Policy Forum: Transparent Funding Options for Meaningful Transportation Choices
Monday, May 5
Mind Opener Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Policy Forum: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Join the Citizens League on May 5 to advance transportation policy. Come for breakfast or stay the entire morning. Both events are free and open to the public - click here to register!

Mind-Opener Breakfast with Professor David Levinson
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Minneapolis Central Library, Mary and David Doty board room

Dr. Levinson is a leading thinker on transportation finance and behavior and has authored the books Financing Transportation Networks, The Transportation Experience and Access to Destinations. Dr. Levinson is also the director of the Networks, Economics, and Urban Systems (NEXUS) research group.

Policy Forum with U.S. DOT Policy Undersecretary Tyler Duvall
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall

The Policy Forum will include a keynote from Tyler Duvall as well as sessions on funding meaningful transportation choices, perspectives and possible approaches to value capture and steps to take to advance a sustainable transportation system.

Featured speakers will include John Adams (University Metropolitan Consortium), Steve Elkins (Bloomington City Council), Jim Erkel (MN Center for Environmental Advocacy), Elizabeth Glidden (Minneapolis City Council), Peter McLaughlin (Hennepin County Commissioner, invited) and Jerry Zhao (Humphrey Institute).

Click here for more information and to register!

The Mind Opener and Policy Forum on Transparent Funding Options for Meaningful Transportation Choices are generously sponsored by the PFM Group.

Policy and a Pint®: The Mortgage Meltdown
Thursday, May 15
Doors at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00 p.m.
The Varsity Theater, 1308 4th Street SE, Minneapolis

$10, $5 for students with valid ID
Appetizers from the Loring Pasta Bar included

Join the Citizens League and 89.3 The Current for good food, good conversations -- and great beer!

Everyone knows the mortgage market is in crisis and that it's dragging down the rest of the economy. But what caused it? How can we get out of it? And how can homeowners and potential buyers in Minnesota protect themselves?

Richard Todd from the Federal Reserve will help explain how we got here, and personal finance writer Kara McGuire from the Star Tribune will be on hand for practical advice for owners, buyers, sellers and renters alike.

Click here for more information and to register.

Policy and a Pint: The Mortgage Meltdown is generously sponsored by Best Buy.

Sandra Day O'Connor: Protecting Impartial Courts in a Political Culture
Friday, May 2, 11:45 a.m.
Humphrey Institute Atrium

Posted by Annie Levenson-Falk at April 30, 2008 1:45 PM