2007 Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Council (NETMOB) Transportation Forum

The second annual Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Council (NETMOB) Transportation Forum was held on August 10, 2007 in Commerce, Texas and was sponsored by NETMOB, TxDOT and Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Legislative updates, regional mobility authorities, economic development and the Trans-Texas Corridor were discussed at the educational and interactive event. It was attended by over 150 business and community leaders, transportation officials, state and federal officials and others interested in the growth of the region.

The 2007 NETMOB Forum presented information on the following topics:

Regional Mobility Authorities

• Jeff Austin III, Chair, Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Authority [pdf, 31 pages, 2.5mb]
• Phillip Russell, Director, Texas Turnpike Authority, TxDOT [pdf, 9 pages, 186kb]

Economic Development

• Wayne Defebaugh, President, Blacklands Railroad [pdf, 11 pages, 588kb]

Trans-Texas Corridor

• Phillip Russell, Director, Texas Turnpike Authority, TxDOT [pdf, 21 pages, 2.4mb]

Last year’s event offered important transportation information for the Northeast Texas region.