Economic Competitiveness: Transit’s High-Value in the Knowledge Economy
Please RSVP to expedite check-in Lunch at 11:45 am, event starts 12:15 PM A live webcast will be streamed at 12:15 PM EDT at www.eesi.org/livecast (wireless connection permitting) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) invite you to an Infrastructure Week briefing about how transit investments affect the nation’s competitiveness. The world’s economies are increasingly based on knowledge and information. High-tech, knowledge-based innovation districts are increasingly shaping the U.S. economy. What are the characteristics of a knowledge-based economy, and the people who work in it? What role does transit play in the location choices of high-value technology firms, and why? Does transit help these firms attract the workforce they want?
