NAIOP - You Can't Get There From Here: Transportation Priorities, Development & Economic Growth in Boston and Beyond - January 22nd at Foley Hoag, 155 Seaport Blvd.

Transportation is the engine of commerce, and while the Boston region has become a center of innovation, it also has some of the oldest transportation infrastructure in the nation. Today, entirely new neighborhoods like the Seaport are emerging, residents are flocking back to the city, mixed use communities are rising along Route 128, and the region's transit infrastructure is under pressure. Congestion, funding challenges, and reliability threaten the continued growth and viability of future real estate development in the area. Join NAIOP on January 22nd from 7:15 - 9:15 a.m., as we hear from the Massachusetts secretary of transportation and a panel of experts as they tackle some of the region's most pressing transportation challenges and the innovative solutions being proposed. Some topics to be discussed include: * Solving the growing congestion issues in the Seaport * Transportation challenges and solutions along Route 128 * The impact of transit investments on real estate development * New public transit initiatives to enhance service and reliability Keynote speaker: Richard Davey, secretary & CEO, MassDOT Moderator: Jeffrey Mullan, partner at Foley Hoag LLP Panel: Michael Cantalupa, senior vice president development at Boston Properties; Donald Cooke managing director of transportation systems in MA at VHB; Marilyn Swartz-Lloyd, president & CEO at MASCO; and Yanni Tsipis, senor vice president at Boston Colliers International