Free lecture: Breaking the Political Gridlock to Address the Transportation Challenge – Jan 28

This lecture just keeps getting more relevant:

Breaking the Political Gridlock to Address the Transportation Challenge: Lessons Learned from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area

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January 28, 7 pm Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (at SFU Woodwards), 149 West Hastings,

Vancouver Admission is free, but reservations are required.  Reserve

Live webcast here.

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To preserve and enhance their economic vitality and quality of life, both Metro Vancouver and the Toronto city-region cannot postpone significant investment in their transportation networks. In Toronto, where political gridlock has led to inaction, Dr. Anne Golden led a panel in fall 2013 to find a viable transit investment strategy for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

She will describe the political and financial context that was blocking progress in Toronto, and set out the plan that

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Rethinking Transportation: New Voices, New Ideas 

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