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Bay Area Council to Discuss Gridlock at March 30 Television Event.


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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000

The Bay Area Council, along with other noteworthy organizations, will be participating in a televised town hall meeting, entitled "Growth and Gridlock: The Search for Solutions." The one-hour television event, co-sponsored by the California State Automobile Association The California State Automobile Association is a motor club dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. It was founded in 1907 as an offshoot of the Automobile Club of Southern California (ACSC) to serve members in Northern  (CSAA CSAA Child Study Association of America. ), will be broadcast live by ABC-7 Television (KGO-TV) on Thursday March 30, from 8 to 9 PM.

An influential lineup of expert panelists will focus on the growing problem of transportation gridlock on the roads and highways List of articles related to roads and highways around the world. International/World
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 of the nine-county Bay Area. The panelists include: Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Bay Area Council; East Bay Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher; Steve Heminger, Metropolitan Transportation Commission; Rose Guilbault, California State Automobile Association; Carl Anthony, Urban Habitat Program; and Stuart Cohen cohen
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, Transportation Choices Forum. The event will be hosted by ABC-7 News Anchors Dan Ashley and Jessica Aguirre and will include questions and participation from a studio audience.

The Bay Area Council 1999 Bay Area Poll, released in December, found that once again Bay Area residents consider transportation to be the Number One problem facing the region. In response to an open-ended question, a resounding re·sound  
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 38 percent of those surveyed said that transportation was the biggest problem, nearly matching the response rate in 1998.

The Bay Area Council is a CEO-led, business-sponsored public policy organization founded more than 50 years ago to promote regional economic prosperity and quality of life. The Council presents a strong, united voice for more than 230 major employers from throughout the region to help shape public policy affecting transportation, environmental quality, economic development, housing and land use, sustainable development, water policy, education and workforce preparation, and telecommunications infrastructure.
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