Post-Covid Mobility in B.C.’s Fastest Changing Urban-Region: Join us for MOBILITIES 2021.
Date: April 20th 2012.
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
You can register by clicking this link.
Kwantlen’s Department of Geography and the Environment invites you to this public geo-forum about mobility, universal accessibility, walkability and transit affordability South of the Fraser River. Confirmed panelists include two TEDx Talk speakers, Stan Leyenhorst (Universal Access Design, Lead Consultant) and Planner Sandy James (WalkMetroVan). Also joining us will be urban geography expert Dr. Victoria Fast (University of Calgary) and City of Surrey Transport Planning Manager, Douglas McLeod, who will preview the city’s new Transportation Plan. Our panel will be welcomed by Kwantlen First Nations Elder in Residence, Lekeyten.
The urban-region South of the Fraser River is recognized as B.C.’s fastest growing and changing areas. This prompts us to ask: ‘How will mobility (re)shape the urban fate of these communities?’
Our panel of passionate mobility makers will explore a range of practices for creating better and happier community places and spaces. Learn how to assess whether public spaces and transit are universally accessible. Find out about ‘fake commuting’ and how post-pandemic place-based and virtually based work make reshape urban form and mobilities. Learn about the City of Surrey’s Vision Zero and its long-term Transportation Planning process. Our panel will discuss these and other future challenges of placemaking in relation to mobility South of the Fraser River.
Panelists will discuss post-Pandemic transportation patterns shaping how communities work, live and travel. They will explore questions like: What will mobility look like in the region by 2050? What can be done to make areas South of the Fraser safer and more convenient for transit riders, walkers, cyclists, and all sidewalk users? Will car culture continue to dominate debates about urban form and function? Or will transit and pedestrian rights come to the fore, post-pandemic? Will the recognition of public space for residents of all ages and abilities ever be prioritized? How can rapid transit become more affordable, accessible and ubiquitous South of the Fraser beyond just the Skytrain spine? Join our evening geo-forum to hear possible answers to these questions.
