So what I should have done which was
go ahead invite Tom American public to

the front and the tail if it's OK I'd
like to hold off questions and

let Eric and Tom respond and

then we will open up more for
discussion among all of those after that.

So answer.

So if you want.

You're ready.
But as I said here you want to be more

your hero well sort of Hello
again Tom can follow you.

I'm not quite sure how you do these
response things like if I go to LA.

Knotts Jerry Springer So I

think one of the things it does in
listening to your comments of the day.

Interesting thing is if you look at
print from ticks dampens appropriately

from a state or
an area like us we were very

excited with the whole idea of
opportunity or discretionary fun.

I think from a state sampling
we've been really disappointed

in how the funding and whether it's
the project technically based in and

we didn't fare well or we're just
a red state and the state world.

I think a lot of us had a lot of
trepidation a lot of disappointment.

In what happened.

One of many that we work with that we
rolled up in with applications and

didn't see any funding what we saw as
good projects in the national list even

something may have been funded and
they go out the best for

better than so I think from a standpoint.

First off I think it's great.

I think we love them more feedback on
the program how they work and better.

This thing of what the criteria
is that they want.

That's for the better application but
in I think we have a great product and

great infrastructure in the region
that needs to be invested in.

And what kind of at a point we're not
really sure what are the bells and

whistles you're looking for.

That make our activation better than I
think another part of the flexibility

that we needed if you'll make a reasoned
context is that all these little funding

plots whether the discretionary that
you talk about our formula days are for

a different paradigm.

We have a funding mechanism that's be
there based on a metropolitan region or

a state down or for a certain type
of program that you can't miss

a high speed rail program with
a Transit Program or God knows we

could given the definition of what inner
city rail is versus commuter rail and

all these little pots reduce that
flexibility for the average.

Because OK I'd like to work with make
a new bit of violence in the one or

two but we've got a little bit of
money here to commuter rail and

I got the money here that's Maclin.

Can't make them work.

So as we move forward in the area
authorization process I think

the standpoint of looking at
the definitions of funding.

After ten F. be more flexible
have to be more allowable for

the heart of you have a presentation or
you have a little sparks of innovation

there and I think based on the funding
source in reauthorization fans like this.

I mean you know if and I was there right.

They would they ever after.

But guys write a lot of money in
that someone figure but that being

said the way the programs are structured
need to allow for that innovation.

We're really strain financially but

we're also constrained creative
in the ability of using fun.

We have to shoehorn an idea.

It's great that you have the ability
to when do we feel we have

this little pot and
then you try to balance against time.

Good on a lark or is.

So again I think the big thing
that I would propose and

I think it really give
the truthful aberration and

the truth partnership is having
that flexibility process.

We have a first population
very differently.

We have no interest in Georgia.

We have hundreds well.

And yet the programs are very
much focused and organized but

yeah a lot of the a lot of work
a lot of the skilled labor that

the reason I'm from the ruler and
so we're the funding challenge

our access to the jobs market is really
not about not about the birth rate.

I think we place a lot of money
on how where you are what your

caller program instead of our base line.

You know what are you trying
to get some of the really

out of the one

let's get a very elaborate story.

You don't love their
even smaller staff like

five hundred years.

In their Washington office they are very
program now about the size of the F.D.A.

for approaching a billion
dollars every year

by merely saying that maybe there's
places when you look at a lot.

That employees the safety or
there's a great place for

all that elaborate program or several

elaborate Eurex that

finally you're here to talk with

every one is nipping at our

little one a couple of years ago

in a form that I guess
at the end of the day.

Really appreciate your leadership we're
going to talk about very very helpful.

I think you gradually began to question.

Help us as we push for reauthorization or
some mechanism to look at form and

get rid of all paradigms
that will better get on

the front row here realize

that you are here but that

that is let me make you really very very

one I want to start with the issue
because I think in some ways

that from my perspective or
you really are.

And point these sessions we have been

in our community where we
are all primed for the bar

green car we haven't been yet but

I think that they can and

at certain point on
their significant board

I think many ways where for

the creation of healthier
enemy sound our future plans.

A little bit about what
has happened in the region

because because it's the interaction.

Let's talk about this interaction and

I think we all understand that but
we don't always see it.

Played out but
ten years ago when the region

was in the form of the price and
the process of

what they call centers in our area.

I'm not sure that we realize

because I have a feeling that we were so
desperate for my mission

from God but it so
happened we did have a pretty good idea

that was great a small scale
community voluntary but

just community around think
about how they come more

the land use planning all those how do
you become more efficient with mine.

But they could have some
change change change

transportation coming not transit ready
to move in the direction of transit

the hope was in our
program relatively modest

small communities a lot of money ransom

for those communities
a process that was actually

making progress for
five hundred million dollars.

Actually that stuff.

Relatively modest that's pretty project.

All of the rest of
rebuilding parking lots.

MARTA station.

Very quickly.

There was a lot of lot of

money up to date we have over a year

so far over forty million dollars So

one reason I mention this is

because it's really having
the facts on the ground right now.

You know three percent of their

about nine percent of that sixty percent

So we concentrated right
there at the arcade unit.

What is more important is that
well over eighty percent change.

There's only well right with
the underline policy and

regulatory stance to serve out.

Well and I think even problems
like regulatory structure.

Change will happen.

Mention that because we
did this process and

then along came what here
right now in the fight

at the here about liberty to try
to develop a long range vision for

transit and that concept three

was a concept and it actually from

that actually goes outside our borders

but has that concept.

One of the little I'm patient

zero was a map of the also the words

that cycle by looking where are these
places that are trying to change from

why don't we start our where

we sort of circle that

patients are going to progress and
out of the.

I then get the Russian air.

Light up.

That's a real problem in our
programming problem forty year

old quickly but
we are now getting the cycle back or

we just play.

We are but we've got new right.

And one of the surgeries out
to reshape L.C.R. program.

We haven't really up for
another five years of hard here.

Looks like direction.

The sales.

OK However three.

Let's throw this.

Now that we have a concept or
a why don't we reshape the O.C.I.

program concentrate on those ads that
are really I think seen how this works.

I think that's consistent with
certainly what Francis needs

but also very kind of
you're going to break it

up by the way that we're
forced to support it

and tell you that this.

And that both decided we're going to bet.

Good anywhere you want to have the same
amount of money going to use the structure

to gather and writing that the shape

of the book but

I want to say another thing or
by collaboration.

It has taken us five years in this region.

Yet the wires to come through

during that time a little
thing about ordination.

But part

of the benefit is all over.

I'll get standing while I work for

and over there.

One of the drivers on break.

We're only one man dollars an hour or

so I won't tell you that finances do that.

I think Principal we're all in Reno.

I think some of them knew
it from our suburban or

some railroad like some
kind of Mansion recognizing

preservation or just that's
something that I don't think that

that was taken on and you know I

think about how long it's been since
we were going to live my love life

but but you've got to feel

that way and I think that's right here

some success I think a lot of
time because it's a three Now

it's up to the top part that
regional market like right.

Had a record as part of
the seven made our fund

ructions where you had your four
years ago it was nothing like

one more comment of life and I remember

the record

setter stimulus and your

value way home I

thought surprising our
By the way that ruction

players look cared.

Jack for the results in

their out hours during the game

almost dropped from what

all of us were getting
a direction by them all

ready for them while

we are certainly read.

See here they go they

wish very well every

year for.