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<br />EDAM 2007 Winter Conference <br /> <br /> <br />Minneapolis <br />Airport <br />Marriott <br />2020 <br />American <br />Blvd. <br />Bloomington, <br />MN 55425 <br /> <br />: ap ~""Add Event to <br />"vent ~ Even! easke! <br />~Regist:erfor <br />~Event NO"W <br /> <br /> <br />EDAM's 2007 Winter Conference: <br />Driving Development Into the Future <br />irport Marriott, Bloomington, Minnesota <br /> <br />o pay by check or to see more information about the confernce, including <br />peaker biographies and hotel info, download a pdf of the registration <br />rochure. <br /> <br />On behalf of the EDAM Board of Directors and the Education Committee, I invite you to attend the upcoming EDAM <br />Winter Conference scheduled for Jan. 18 and 19 at the Airport Marriott in Bloomington. <br /> <br />Transportation and transportation-related issues surround us as economic development professionals each and <br />every day. It is vital to the success of our work, yet it is sometimes ignored because it is such a large issue and <br />difficult to get our hands around and determine how we can have an impact on the issue. <br /> <br />The Education Committee has developed this conference to help us better understand transit and transit-oriented <br />development. In partnership with Hennepin County, national speaker Alan Hoffman will share thoughts on innovative <br />ideas for creating regionally effective transit networks and the development along those transit corridors. <br /> <br />These transit networks can take many different forms, from rail lines to local and regional bus lines. In the past <br />several years we have seen the success of light rail connecting Minneapolis to Bloomington and the development <br />spurred by the creation of funding for the Northstar Corridor rail line. With the upcoming legislative session we <br />expect to hear more discussions about the expansion of both commuter rail lines and light rail lines serving multiple <br />areas of the State. As transportation continues to be an issue in our state, we will also hear more discussion about <br />other transportation opportunities outside of the metro area. <br /> <br />As these discussions continue, we as economic development professionals need to have a plan to move fOlWard <br />and capitalize on the development opportunities in our communities. <br /> <br />We hope this conference will help you develop ideas on how your community can benefit from rail access and begin <br />planning for future opportunities. We look fOlWard to seeing you in January! <br /> <br />Sincerely, Rebecca Kurtz <br />EDAM President <br /> <br />Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007 · Schedule <br /> <br />Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 · Schedule <br /> <br />9 to 10 a.m. <br />Committee meetings <br /> <br />8:30 to 9:15 a.m. <br />Session Two: Northstar Corridor Major Impetus for <br />Development <br /> <br />17 <br />