Mobility and homeownership are under attack. The Secretary of Transportation says the goal of the Obama administration is to “coerce people out of their cars.” The House Transportation Committee wants to require all rural areas to conduct land-use planning to prevent “sprawl” — and make single-family housing unaffordable to most people.

Now more than ever, it is time to come together to fight these threats to the American Dream. The 2010 Preserving the American Dream conference in Orlando on June 10-12 is your opportunity to meet dozens of experts and compare notes with activists from all over the world.

• Hear about Obama Administration plans for a national land-use planning system
• Find out how Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood expects to coerce Americans out of their cars
• Hear about how high-speed rail fits into anti-mobility plans
• Learn how to defend mobility and homeownership at federal and local levels
• Hear the latest research from the experts
• Exchange ideas with fellow activists
• Attend sessions on transportation reauthorization, land-use reform, environmental policy, property rights, and other key issues

Confirmed speakers include:

• Nick Gillespie, editor, Reason Magazine
• Steven Polzin, Center for Urban Transportation Research
• Joe Waggoner and Marty Stone of the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority
• Cheryl Thole, of the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute
• Steven Greenhut, Pacific Research Institute
• Clyde Hart, American Bus Association
• Joel Schwartz, Blue Sky Consulting Group
• Doug Guetzloe, Ax the Tax
• George Siler, former executive director, Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission
• Sam Staley, Reason Foundation
• Robert Poole, Reason Foundation
• Alan Pisarski, author of Commuting in America
• Wendell Cox, author of War on the Dream
• Randal O’Toole, author of Cato Institute
• Ron Utt, Heritage Foundation
• Gabriel Roth, editor/author of Street Smart
• Ed Braddy, American Dream Coalition
• Tom Rubin, transit expert

Conference registration is just $259. We also offer a student and low-income rate of $175. The optional Thursday tour of Tampa and Orlando transportation and land-use projects is $49.

The conference will take place at the Orlando Doubletree Resort on International Drive, a beautiful hotel just minutes away from SeaWorld, Universal Resort, and Walt Disney World. To make reservations at the conference rate of $99 (including free WiFi for conference goers), good for any time between June 6 and June 14, call 1-800-327-0363 and ask for the American Dream Coalition rate.

April 17–19, 2009

Conference Registration

Please submit the following information to reserve your place at this event:

Once we receive your registration, a confirmation email will be sent to you. Thank you for your participation, and we look forward to seeing you in Bellevue!

The Hyatt Regency Bellevue offers a conference rate of $119 per night good from April 14-21 if you make reservations by March 30th. You can make reservations via the web, or by calling 1-800-233-1234.

Parking at the Hyatt Regency is FREE on Saturday and Sunday. Three hours validation available weekdays. (Beyond three hours, see ADC Conference Coordinator, Kathleen Calongne, for voucher.) Parking garage entrance is off of 8th Street, NE.

$19 Shuttle Express Service: Shuttle Express vans from SeaTac Airport to hotels leave from the THIRD FLOOR of the SeaTac PARKING GARAGE only on the hour. This shuttle LEAVES THE HYATT for SeaTac at 40 minutes after the hour. To assure availability, reservations are recommended; use this direct reservation link or call 425-981-7000 (800-487-7433). Travel time is approximately 30 minutes.

$32 Shuttle Express Share Ride Service: This service leaves more frequently, is based on your arrival and departure time and varies in price. Make required reservations at American Dream Coalition Share Ride Service Online or call 425-981-7000 (800-487-7433).

Taxis are approximately $45. Town Cars are available at the curb and are about $50 to $60.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the event director, Ed Braddy, at ed@americandreamcoalition.org.