Join me and some notable transportation specialist this Thursday for a discussion on the future of transit along the Broadway corridor:
Details
Who? The Alma Mater Society (AMS) at UBC Vancouver
What? A community forum on the future of the Broadway corridor
Where? The Hollywood Theatre, 3123 West Broadway in Vancouver
When? Thursday, May 2, 2013 (Doors open at 5:45pm, discussion starts at 6:30pm-9:30pm)
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Why?: The Broadway corridor (from Commercial Drive through to UBC) is one of Vancouver’s and the province’s key economic, residential, institutional and cultural areas. It boasts the highest concentration of jobs in B.C. outside of the downtown core. More than 100,000 public transit trips occur in this part of the city each day, making it one of the most heavily used diesel bus routes in North America.
Broadway’s current and potential demographic and economic development has driven recent discussion about the future of the corridor. Given the ongoing discussions regarding the future of the corridor, the AMS is inviting a number of speakers to lead a discussion, with community input, on the kind of future that is envisioned for Broadway. Informed debate will help the community shape and articulate its own future within a rapidly growing region.
The speakers include:
- Lon Laclaire – Manager of Strategic Transportation, City of Vancouver
- Claire Havens – SFU Carbon Talks
- Karen Fung – Vancouver Public Space Network
- Yuri Artibise – Urbanist, Yurbanism
- Arno Schortinghuis – Director, HUB – Your Cycling Connection
New research and information on ridership along the Broadway corridor will also be released by the UBC AMS.
The discussion will be live streamed via ams.ubc.ca and makeyourmarkubc.ca, and microphones will be setup in the theatre to take questions in person and online through Twitter using the #bctranspo.
For more information, please contact vpexternal@ams.ubc.ca or call (604) 822.2050
