<html><body> <div class="DocumentLabel" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jonathan B. Robison, chair; Jennifer Bashore<font face="verdana,geneva">, vice-chair</font></font><font style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">r</font><font style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" face="Tahoma"><br></font></div> <div class="ReturnAddress" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Tahoma">412-683-0237 <font style=""> </font><font style=""></font><a onclick="return true;Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=jon%40jonrobison');; return false;" href="mailto:jon@jonrobison" mce_href="mailto:jon@jonrobison" target="_blank" mce__________onclick="Popup.composeWindow('pcompose.php?sendto=jon%40jonrobison');; return false;">jon@jonrobison</a>.org </font>882-9747</div><div style="text-align: center;">June 22,2008<br> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;;">Dear Colleague,<br> You have an opportunity to meet PAT's new director of strategic planning at our JULY meeting. <br> Director of Strategic Planning Jim McAllister will attend the ACTC Long Range Planning Committee meeting Wednesday, July 23, 6 pm, at United Cerebral Palsy,4638 Centre Ave., at Neville St., on the 81B, 71A, 54C, and EBO lines. The committee will not meet in June except for a "virtual" meeting - this e-mail, to which you are invited to respond.<br><br> One topic to discuss with Mr McAllister is the Connect 09 Plan for PAT now the subject of a series of community meetings. <b>Don't neglect to attend the meeting in your area</b>. The Downtown and Pittsburgh meeting will be TUESDAY JUNE 24, 11-2, AT THE Y, 304 WOOD ST.<br> What might the Connect 09 plan mean for PAT? What changes in the system structure are likely to be considered? What can ACTC contribute?<br> Another topic is a possible light rail line in the East Corridor. The final draft resolution for ACTC states:"Resolved, that the ACTC recommmends to the Port Authority and government funding and approval agencies sources, that the next major capital project in public transportation in this region be rapid transit in the East Corridor from downtown Pittsburgh through Oakland."<br> The final draft resolution is attached, with a brief background of the history. It will come before the ACTC Executive Committee meeting July 2.<br> What else would you like to discuss with Mr. McAllister? Tell us - and bring your ideas to the meeting July 23.<br><br> <font style="">If you have any questions or comments,</font> please contact us, by phone at 412-683-0237 or <font style="font-size: 11pt;" face="Tahoma"> </font>882-9747, or by e-mail. <br>Love and Peace, <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;;">Jonathan Robison, Jennifer Bashore.<br> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;;">ACTC Long Range Planning Committee</div> </div><font style="" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><font style=""> </font></font><pre><br></pre></body></html>