Ever wonder about Vancouver rail transit in the 1950s? Or the future of automobile ownership? Or wondered what “Active Transportation” was? ….
Elders, Boomers, Xer’s and Young Folk Tell Their Active Transportation Stories
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
149 W Hastings, SFU Woodwards
Doors open: 6:30pm
Show starts : 7-10 pm
Tickets: $5-10 Sliding Scale – No one turned away.
Proceeds: Partial proceeds will be donated to Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC).
RSVP TO RESERVE TIX: http://regeneration2012.eventbrite.com/
FEATURING AWESOME STORIES FROM: SHIFT, Modo The Car Coop and the TRANSIT MUSEUM SOCIETY
Be regaled about rail transit in Vancouver in the 1950′s + bus transit in the 1960′s. Be Inspired about a local Pedal Powered Urban Cargo Company. Be empowered by the cooperative ownership of Auto’s.
Finally Andrea Reimer will recap the evening of sharing our city’s past innovations and project forward to paint the GreenestCity Vision for how we move our city forward!
Twitter hashtags: #regeneration #greenestcity #activetransport
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PARTNERS
: City of Vancouver
Greenest City Team
Simon Fraser University
BC Transit Museum
The Tyee
Gen Why Media
How different were things back in the day? Andy Coupland sends along this plaintive ad from B.C. Electric, requesting motorists not to pick up otherwise-paying customers.