Transit Finance Learning Exchange | Washington, D.C. - March 18

Presentations from the
TFLEX MARCH WORKSHOP in Washington, D.C.
March 18 - 20, 2002

Here are audio/video recordings of the conference presentations. Thank you WMATA for being such a wonderful host. The multimedia files will require the Quicktime plugin [download here].

Accounts Payable Web-Based Service Model

Michael McCrary, AVP Business Solutions, DART

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[65 min, 74 MB]

Security for the Transit Industry
Polly Hanson, WMATA Deputy Chief of Police, provides an update on transit security issues

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[40 min, 87 MB]

Alternative Fare Media: WMATA Smart Card and Transit Check Programs
Greg Garback, WMATA marketing, describes successful rail Smartcard and transit check programs.

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[58 min, 215 MB]

SmartCard Presentation Slides

T-FLEX MARCH WORKSHOP ALTERNATIVE FARE MEDIA AND STREAMLINING A/P REVISED AGENDA Washington, D.C. March 18 - 20, 2002 click here for informational letter revised agenda in Word

Sunday Activities, March 17, 2002
		To be Determined
Day One • Monday, March 18, 2002
7:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:30 AM		Welcome, icebreaker, and review meeting objectives WMATA General Manager, Richard White Terry Cordell, T-FLEx Leadership Committee and Las Vegas RTC
8:30 - 9:30 AM		Assessing the Climate for Transit Mr. Mort Downey, formerly of the Federal Transit Administration, addresses the group on the external environment confronting the industry.
9:30 - 9:45 AM		Break
9:45 - 10:45 AM		Advanced Cost Management Techniques Jonathan Schiff, President, Schiff Consulting Group, addresses the group on managing costs in the present demanding economic environment.
10:45 - 11:30 AM		Transit 101 Review and Critique Members report on their experiences using the Transit 101 modules available
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM		Lunch/Break Karen Lamb, WMATA marketing, speaks on WMATA's online ride guide Note: extra time is being allowed for conducting office business
11:00 - 11:30 AM		Balanced Scorecard implementation: Progress report and updates Members who have been involved in implementation efforts participate in a round-robin discussion
1:00 - 2:15 PM		Alternative Fare Media WMATA Smart Card and Transit Check Programs Greg Garback describes successful rail Smart card and Transit Check programs Includes time for Q&A
2:15 - 2:45 PM		"Panel discussion" on Alternative Fare Media WMATA describes Regional Clearing House program with banks; T-FLEx member agencies describe their experiences implementing Smart cards and programs like Transit Checks
2:45 -- 3:00 PM		Break
3:00 - 4:30 PM		Preliminary visioning session for T-FLEx future With the economic climate as a backdrop, members begin discussing how to reposition T-FLEx for changing times.
4:30 - 4:45 PM		Wrap-up Day 1 Post-dinner: WMATA arranges night tour of the capital
6:30 PM		Group Dinner - Ruth's Chris Steak House, Arlington, VA
Post-dinner		WMATA has arranged night tour of the capital
Day Two • Tuesday, March 19, 2002
7:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 AM		Report from DART on Paperless A/P Process DART representative walks through the paperless A/P process map and reports on results of benchmarking A/P statistics Includes time for Q&A and break-out groups for members to apply DART's A/P approach to their agencies
9:00 - 10:30		Work on Transit 101 Modules In groups at tables, members contribute to completing the content needed for several Transit 101 topics: 1) Capture current session topics such as SmartCards, streamlined A/P 2) Upgrade existing modules 3) Complete modules as yet undone such as grants management Includes time for 15-minute break
10:30 - 11:30		Security for the Transit Industry Polly Hanson, WMATA Deputy Chief of Police, provides an update on transit security issues
11:30 AM- 1:00 PM		Lunch George Bishoff speaks on lease/leaseback arrangements -- Arranged by Joe Costello, RTA of NE Illinois
1:00 - 3:15		Needs and Leads Facilitated roundtable discussion of member needs and leads Includes time for 15-minute break
3:15 - 3:30		Needs & Leads Recap Review and recap Needs & Leads for any group action items and next workshop agenda topics
3:30 - 4:45 PM		Re-shaping a Vision for T-FLEx Incorporate T-FLEx needs and leads and Monday discussion to project T-FLEx vision for the next two years
Day Three • Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Business Meeting		Please note that attendance at the business meeting is a must for at least one, and no more than two, representatives of member agencies. Representatives must be authorized to speak for their agency during the meeting.
7:30 AM		Continental Breakfast
8:00-11:45 AM		Meeting Agenda: * T-FLEx financial status/budget update * Update business plan * Outline plans for future workshops, building on the conference discussion of reshaping the T-FLEx vision * Membership growth strategies, status, and prospects

Washington, D.C. - March 18 - 20, 2002