Start: Dec 8 2007 - 9:00am
End: Dec 8 2007 - 5:00pm
Vancouver Transit Camp 07 is an inaugural event and we envision a full-day event for Metro Vancouver to bring people using, loving and geeking over transit (maybe together with staff from TransLink), to work together on how we can make it better, easier and more enjoyable for everyone. Transit Camp is inspired by BarCamp, which is powered by participation and focused on a positive, respectful atmosphere. We will hold simultaneous small-group sessions on a self-organized basis around topics of interest to the community, as well as celebrations of transit through user-generated media and articles (music, buttons, t-shirts), photography, illustration and music inspired by transit in Vancouver.
The event will be well-documented in the form of blog posts, wiki content, photos, and video for everyone who is unable to attend. Even if that's you, tell a friend and see if they can come!
Other cities in Europe, Asia and North America are increasingly turning to various forms of road and congestion pricing to reduce crippling levels of traffic congestion. Find out how metropolitan areas around the world are using road pricing as an alternative to the traditional approach of simply expanding road networks to meet demand. Audience Q & A to follow.
Presentation by Lee Munnich, one of North America’s leading congestion pricing experts
Mr. Munnich is a senior fellow and director of the State and Local Policy Program at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. He has been a leader in the area of congestion pricing since the 1990s, specializing in political and institutional issues. Munnich chairs the Transportation Research Board's Subcommittee on Pricing Outreach. He played a primary role in developing Minnesota's I-394 MnPASS Express Lanes, a high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane project, in 2005.
This event is co-sponsored by Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) and by the SFU City Program
