{"73372":{"#nid":"73372","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u0022Women in Transportation\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Catherine Ross in Charlotte Thursday\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen: Thursday evening April 7, 2011, 6 p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWho:  Dr. Catherine Ross, author of Megaregions: Planning for Global Competitiveness and director of Georgia Tech\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhy: Dr. Ross is the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expert on Megaregions \u00e2\u0080\u0022 how to bring together regions on transportation, water, energy, land, housing and health to create great places to live that compete in a global world. Her research is funded by U.S. DOT, Pew Charitable Trusts, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ford Foundation, U.S. HUD, National Science Foundation, EPA and more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDr. Ross has worked for years with mayors from Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham, Raleigh-Durham and more to work together as part of the southeast \u00e2\u0080\u009cPiedmont Atlantic Megaregion,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which represents more than 34 million people and 10 percent of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s GDP. Dr. Ross\u00e2\u0080\u0099 research impacts what type of transportation funding states and regions will receive in the future \u00e2\u0080\u0022 from high speed rail to freight lines to city streets, freeways, bicycle\/walking paths and sidewalks. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat: Keynote speech for \u00e2\u0080\u009cWomen in Transportation\u00e2\u0080\u009d Charlotte Metro Chapter Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhere: Byron\u0027s South End\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  101 West Worthington Avenue\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n  Charlotte, NC  28203\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHow: To arrange an interview with Dr. Ross in Charlotte on Thursday (or by phone another time), please contact Linda Stephen at IWPR Group at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:linda@iwprgroup.com\u0022\u003Elinda@iwprgroup.com\u003C\/a\u003E or 402-483-0747.  See Dr. Ross\u00e2\u0080\u0099 full bio here:  For more information on the Piedmont Atlantic Megaregion, see here: \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout Women in Transportation: Founded in 1977, WTS is an international organization dedicated to the professional advancement of women in transportation. Web site: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wtsinternational.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.wtsinternational.org\u0022\u003Ewww.wtsinternational.org\u003C\/a\u003E. For more info on the Charlotte chapter, contact Mary Clayton: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Clayton@pbworld.com\u0022\u003EClayton@pbworld.com\u003C\/a\u003E \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Charlotte Metro Chapter Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"Dr. Catherine L. Ross is the key note speaker on April 7, 2011 at 6 p.m. at the \u00e2\u0080\u009cWomen in Transportation\u00e2\u0080\u009d Charlotte Metro Chapter Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet. She will be addressing the role of the megaregion in transportation planning.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The role of the Megaregion in transportation planning"}],"uid":"27293","created_gmt":"2011-04-04 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:10","author":"Joanie Chembars","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EColeen Chima\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECenter for Quality Growth and Regional Development\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=cchima3\u0022\u003EContact Coleen Chima\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["coleen.chima@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}