Transportation panel to seek revenue sources

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he has appointed a nine-member panel to recommend ways for the state to finance his 30-year, $100 billion transportation plan for the state.

The Transportation Finance Panel will begin its work this month and is expected to issue recommendations by late summer. Members includes:

  • Oz Griebel: President and CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance.
  • Bert Hunter: Chief investment officer of the Connecticut Green Bank, which provides incentives and financing for energy efficiency projects.
  • Joan Carty: President and CEO of the Stamford-based Housing Development Fund, which provides homeowner and developer loans and services.
  • Emil Frankel: Former commissioner of the state’s Department of Transportation (1991-1995) and former assistant secretary for transportation policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation (2002-2005).
  • Paul Timpanelli: President and CEO of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council
  • Stanley Mickus: Marketing and public affairs for New London’s Cross Sound Ferry Services
  • Cameron Staples (chair): President and CEO of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and former state representative.
  • Beth Osborne: Senior policy advisor for national advocacy organization Transportation for America and former acting assistant secretary for transportation policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  • William Bonvillian: Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Washington, D.C. Office.