Summit Sponsorships Selling Quickly!
Sponsorships are still available and selling quickly for the 25th Annual Southern California Transportation Summit on Friday, Oct. 2 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim!
Available sponsorships include:
Platinum Sponsorships – $12,500
Board Dinner (1 LEFT)
Closing Session (3 available)
Photo Activation (5 LEFT)
Gold Sponsorships – $6,500
Breakout Session (2 LEFT)
Ice Cream Break (1 LEFT)
Hand Sanitizer + Antibac Wipes (2 available)
Lapel Pin (1 available)
Copper Sponsorships – $3,500
Bronze Sponsorships – $1,500
(open to registered small businesses and nonprofits only)
Click here to view more information about the sponsorship packages or contact Kristin Slocum to sign up.
Mobility 21 Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Corey A. Boock
Partner
Nossaman LLP
A nationally recognized leader in the field of public-private partnerships (P3s), Corey Boock offers clients more than 35 years experience in structuring, procuring, financing and negotiating cutting-edge deals in the transportation industry, as well as the social infrastructure, water/wastewater and solid waste sectors.
Corey handles a wide range of P3 and alternative project delivery and innovative finance approaches including concession/franchises, availability payment models, design-build, design-build-finance (DBF) and design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) and progressive delivery/early contractor involvement models. He has represented public agencies as well as private sponsors and contractors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and British Columbia.
Largely because of his leadership role in the financial close of the precedent-setting $1.18 billion East End Crossing project (now known as Lewis and Clark Bridge), Law360 profiled Corey as a Project Finance MVP in 2013. The East End Crossing project and financing included the largest issue of Private Activity Bonds (PABs) for a U.S. P3 transportation deal and was the first bridge availability payment concession transaction in the country.
Corey, who has been Chambers-rated nationally and globally in the field of P3s for more than a decade, guides state departments of transportation, regional and local transportation agencies and municipalities in developing P3 programs from the outset. These include the Arizona Department of Transportation, the Indiana Finance Authority/Indiana Department of Transportation, the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Nevada Department of Transportation, the City and County of San Francisco, the Riverside County Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation (the largest P3 program in U.S. history).
In the social infrastructure and water infrastructure realms, Corey is at the forefront of applying proven P3 models to develop governmental facilities projects such as street lighting, government campuses, courthouses and prisons, as well as water and wastewater treatment facilities, including biogas facilities.
Mobility 21 Advisory Board Member Spotlight: Sarah Catz
Researcher, Institute of Transportation Studies
UC Irvine
Sarah L. Catz is a researcher at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Irvine, where she also serves as a lecturer in the Urban Planning and Public Policy Department. In addition, she is a member of the UC Institute of Transportation Studies Board of Advisors. Her latest work focuses on the safety performance of robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles, leading her to conclude that autonomous vehicles save lives!
With over twenty-five years of experience, Sarah has established herself as a leading authority in transportation, infrastructure, and public policy. She has played a pivotal role in shaping critical transportation and infrastructure projects at both local and state levels. Her public service includes serving as California’s Acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation and as project manager for the Commission on Building for the 21st Century—a statewide infrastructure commission that oversaw projects in water, transportation, housing, facilities, and technology. During her tenure with the State of California, Sarah was instrumental in securing state funding for essential infrastructure initiatives, including major rail projects in Southern California.
Sarah’s impact extends to regional transportation governance. She spent ten years on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority, including service as Chairman of the Board. She was also a founding member and two-term chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink). Her leadership has helped shape the future of mobility in the region.
Beyond her work in transportation, Sarah has contributed significantly to civic and policy discourse. She is a past president of the Orange County Forum, a nonpartisan organization that brings together the Orange County civic community to discuss public policy issues with distinguished speakers and national leaders. She also serves on the Mobility 21 Advisory Board.
Sarah’s achievements have been widely recognized. She has received the “OC Woman of Achievement” Award from the League of Women Voters of Orange County and was named one of “10 Women Making a Difference in Orange County” by OC Metro Magazine. She is the recipient of the California Transportation Foundation’s Tranny Award for “Citizen of the Year” and has been honored three times as “Woman of the Year” by the Orange County Chapter of WTS.
Sarah holds a law degree from the University of Santa Clara and a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University.
Summit Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: AAA
Improving Safety on Southern California Highways and Streets
AAA Inc., the national AAA federation, recently honored the Automobile Club of Southern California with its 2026 Innovation Award, as well as the Impact Award for Senior Vice President Nannalee Haywood, for pioneering new ways to improve safety at the roadside for stranded drivers and first responders.
The Innovation Award recognized the Auto Club’s development of a Variable Message Sign (VMS) system that is safe, cost-effective and scalable to be deployed on thousands of tow trucks in Southern California and throughout the U.S. The VMS is a digital messaging board placed on tow vehicle roofs that can be raised to flash the message “Slow Down Move Over” when the tow operator is at the roadside helping a stranded motorist. These signs are now in use on tow vehicles in Southern California and in several other states.
The Auto Club evaluated several vendors and systems before choosing the Voltex® VMSGuardianPro model and then conducting extensive pilot testing to custom design the system for a diverse range of service vehicles to ensure broad compatibility.
Senior Vice President Nannalee Haywood was honored for her work with this project and her commitment throughout her leadership tenure to advancing roadside safety for tow operators. She has been a key advocate for AAA’s “Slow Down Move Over” campaign that has educated motorists and strengthened laws in California and other states that protect both first responders and stranded motorists at the roadside.
SR-91 at Green River Road
RCTC Awarded $25 Million for Vital Improvements Along One of The Most Travelled Corridors in the United States
Good news for 91 drivers heading back from Orange County – the SR-91 Eastbound Corridor Operations Project (ECOP) was awarded with new funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) earlier this month. Once completed, the 91 ECOP project will provide motorists a three-mile, non-tolled auxiliary lane on eastbound SR-91 between the SR-241 connector and SR-71 near Green River Road. Improvements will also include widening two bridges, constructing retaining walls, implementing rockfall mitigation measures, replacing overhead signs, and building a new two-lane exit ramp at Green River Road.
Overlooking the 91 corridor
“With more than 300,000 vehicles traveling SR-91 between Riverside and Orange counties each day, continued investment in the corridor is needed to keep our communities moving,” said RCTC Chair Raymond Gregory. “RCTC appreciates the U.S. Department of Transportation for recognizing the importance of this project through the BUILD grant program, and we thank Representatives Ken Calvert and Young Kim for their leadership in supporting the project’s grant application. These funds help improve traffic operations on the 91.”
The SR-91 corridor is one of the most traveled corridors in the United States, serving thousands of commuters, businesses, and goods movement throughout the region. The $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant provides a significant federal investment toward advancing the project from design to construction.
RCTC is advancing the project in partnership with the California Department of Transportation and the Orange County Transportation Authority to help improve traffic flow, support economic development, and enhance travel reliability throughout the region. Construction is expected to begin in 2028. The $178 million for construction of the 91 ECOP will be funded through a combination of federal, state, and local funds, as well as toll revenues.
USDOT’s BUILD grant program is a nationally competitive discretionary grant program that funds significant transportation infrastructure projects across the country. The grant is used for transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact.
For more information, visit rctc.org/91ecop.
Help SCAG Develop Resources to Support Community Events During the LA28 Games
SCAG is circulating the Community Hubs for Mega-Events Needs Assessment Survey to learn how local jurisdictions are planning fan sites and community hubs for the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The survey will identify existing efforts, resource constraints, and funding gaps as jurisdictions prepare for the LA28 Games to help SCAG deliver effective technical assistance and funding.
This survey is an early step in SCAG’s Community Hubs Toolkit and Activation Program, which will develop a toolkit to support planning for fan zones and community hubs during the LA28 Games. The program will also support activations across the SCAG region to test concepts and share lessons learned.
SCAG invites you to take the needs assessment survey today. Your feedback will help maximize the local and regional impact of the LA28 Games, guide funding decisions, and support lasting community benefits for 2028 and beyond. The survey closes on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 11:59 p.m.