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Livable Streets Ten In One Street Talk Is Soon
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 25From Livable Streets:
Our 2015 StreetTalk 10-in-1 promises to be the biggest and best yet, and it’s taking place right in the heart of Boston at the Old South Meeting House. Building on the Meeting House’s long tradition of hosting spirited, thought-provoking discussions, the event will feature 10 short-form presentations highlighting innovative ideas to transform our streets.
10th Anniversary StreetTalk 10-in-1
Tue. December 9, 2015 6:00 – 8:30PM
@ Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108
Cost: $15 general admission; LivableStreets members get in for FREE
Over the years, our StreetTalk series has grown from a couple dozen people crowding into the LivableStreets office to a 230+ sold out crowd in 2014. Clearly when it comes to transportation in metro Boston, there is a hunger for new ideas! Join the conversation and register today!
Our full line up of 10-in-1 speakers will be announced soon here. Stay tuned for updates.
We hope to see you at the Old South Meeting House on December 9th!
LivableStreets Alliance
http://www.livablestreets.
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10 StreetTalks In 1 Night!
Written by Boston Biker on Dec 02This annual event by livable streets is awesome check it out!
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Ten 7-minute presentations including:
- John Barros, Boston’s Director of Economic Development, “Lessons from the Netherlands.”
- Andrew Howard, Harvard LOEB Fellow, “Better Block.”
- Matthew George, CEO, Bridj.
- Alice Brown, Boston’s Urban Mobility Project Manager, “Questions Campaign.”
- Josh Ostroff, T4MA Director of Outreach, “Vote No” campaign.
- … and more!
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10 In 1 Street Talk
Written by Boston Biker on Dec 04This is going to be awesome! Greg (friend of the blog) is going to be giving his talk about getting the MBTA to help out with the Midnight Marathon ride, go just for him, stay for the rest!
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3rd Annual 10 in 1 StreetTalk
Wednesday, December 11 6:00pm-9:00pm
@ Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge 02139
Tickets: $5.00 / Purchase here
Come learn about innovative transportation research, start up ideas, and advocacy stories given by planners, students, consultants and engineers from around the Boston region. Hear ten, seven minute presentations from home and abroad. Beverages for purchase available and light snacks provided.
2013 Presentations:
- 12 day transportation fight inside the State House – Elizabeth Weyant, Transportation for Massachusetts
- How I convined the MBTA to charter a train for the Midnight Marathon Ride – Greg Hum
- Discovering and growing a global bike culture at State Street – Peter DeBruin, State Street Corporation
- Connect Historic Boston – Steve Golden and Jamie Young, National Parks Service
- Green Routes: a vision for linked greenways in the urban core – Alice Brown, LivableStreets
- North Bank Bridge from the engineer’s perspective – David Greenwold, PE
- Agile city, urban renewal for a networked world – Aaron Naparstek, Streetsblog
- Quantitative Measurement of Infrastructure Changes on the Longfellow Bridge – Ari Ofsevit
- Reclaiming neighborhood streets: Circle The City on Blue Hill Ave – Jessica Parsons, Circle the City Initiative
- Street design activism in Santiago, Chile – Jeffrey Rosenblum, PE
LivableStreets is your advocate for better biking, walking, and public transit in the Boston region, creating safe streets and livable communities. www.livablestreets.info
More information: [email protected] / 617.621.1746 / #10in1StreetTalk / Facebook event
Thank you to event sponsors State Street Corporation and On the Move Coalition.
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10 In 1 StreetTalk: Ten Transportation Talks
Written by Boston Biker on Nov 30Tuesday, December 13, 6:00pm-9:00pm
@ 70 Pacific St Cambridge, MA 02139
$5-$10 suggested donation. Beverages provided.
Do you want to learn about transit equity and the Silver Line, youth empowerment through cycling, and a Broadway Bikeway and Urban Renewal proposal all in the same night? Come hear innovative transportation research and advocacy stories given by students, advocates, consultants, planners and engineers from around the Boston area. LivableStrees Alliance has put out an RFP to attract some of the best transportation presentations you will hear all year. Come enjoy 10, seven minute presentations from case studies as far as Glasgow, Scotland to projects as close to home as Massachusetts Avenue.
70 minutes of presentations with a “social break” in the middle to chat, ask questions, network and discuss presentations.
More presentation details revealed each week.
LivableStreets is your advocate for a balance of biking, walking, and transit with automobiles—creating safe streets and livable communities—making the Boston region a better place to live, work, and play.
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> For more information: www.livablestreets.info / 617.621.1746 / [email protected]
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- Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts August 16, 2023TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading →jsallen
- Where bicycles are prohibited in Massachusetts August 16, 2023TweetThe main issue you will confront if you get into a dispute with police over bicycle prohibitions is whether the prohibition is supported by law. Often it is not. Example: the ramp from Commonwealth Avenue to Route 128 northbound and … Continue reading →jsallen
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- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
- Boston’s Invitation to Improve Biking in Boston: Draw on Some Maps! December 14, 2020TweetSometimes, the best way to gather ideas and feedback is to let people draw on some maps. Last night, at the Bike Network Open House, pedallovers unveiled a draft for their upcoming plans for a more connected biking network infrastructure … Continue reading →greg
