Bridget Rief, Director - Airport Development, Metropolitan Airports Commission, USA

Speaker Biograghy: As Director of Airport Development, Bridget oversees planning, design and construction projects at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the six MAC-owned Reliever Airports. This includes the terminal buildings, airfield and roadway pavements, passenger amenities, campus buildings, parking structures, new airport facilities, and other civil and architectural improvements. Bridget also leads the effort in developing and implementing MAC’s annual Capital Improvement Program. Bridget enjoys working with community representatives, airport tenants and governmental agencies to facilitate the development of MAC planning documents and successful completion of construction projects. She has been involved with public works and aviation for 25 years – 19 of them at MAC. Bridget graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Civil Engineering degree. Personal fact: She and her husband, Mike, have three children and live in Minnesota. Bridget is a sports enthusiast, and she also loves sketching, playing piano, baking and reading.


Day 1 - 14 March
Session: Airport Cities, Transport Connections & Tourism

16:05 - 16:35 - Park like you own the place
Synopsis: With a focus on enhancing customer service and passenger processing, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is getting quite a facelift. In fact, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is spending US$1bn over the next five years on major terminal improvements, including a 5,000-space public parking ramp. This presentation will focus on why MAC is proposing this project and its justification given our unique situation despite the transit-focused world we live in, the other ground transportation options that exist, and the fact that the MSP Airport still has existing parking capacity on most days of the week.

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