Outreach Events
The Road to Economic Mobility: Removing Transportation Barriers for Working Families
February 20, 2018 Dallas Fed
On February 20, 2018, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and On the Road Lending co-hosted an event that explores how we can ensure that working families in the North Texas region overcome transportation barriers so they can achieve greater economic mobility.
Speakers and Topics
- Driving to Opportunity: Public Policy Recommendations on Personal Car Ownership
Rolf Pendall, Director, Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
Presentation
- Transportation and Health: Building a Smart City
Michael Stevens, Chief Innovation Officer, city of Columbus, Ohio, winner of the Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge
Presentation
- Innovations in Public Transit
Todd Plesko, Vice President of Planning and Development, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Presentation
- Impacts to Working Families of Subprime and Auto Title Predatory Lending
Yana Miles, Senior Policy Counsel, Center for Responsible Lending, Washington, D.C.
Presentation
For more information
Please contact Preston Ash at preston.ash@dal.frb.org.