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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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Street Talk: Boston Under After Hours
Written by Boston Biker on Mar 16Got this in the email, looks like a good talk
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StreetTalk: Boston Under After Hours
co-sponsored by On the Move CoalitionThursday, March 29 6:00pm-9:00pm
@Central Square Theater 450 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge
Tickets: $6.00 Buy here>>
6:00pm-doors open-food/drinks
6:30pm-documentary screening
7:15pm-discussion
8:00-9:00pm-social hour
We’ve all asked the age ol’ question, “Why doesn’t the T stay open later?” Now you can find out why.
Come watch the Boston Under After Hours documentary about what happens after the T shuts down, and the MBTA employees who work 1:30am-5:00am to make the system run smoothly the following day. With current fare increases and service cuts pending, this question is even more relevant. Why not keep the T open longer for more revenue? What can you do to keep the T going? Get insight in to the inter-workings of the T, and the current MBTA’s financial situation and service plan.
Discussion with filmmakers, MBTA, and On The Move following the film. Stay for a social hour afterwards to meet and chat with filmmakers and the stars of the film.
Popcorn and snacks provided and $2 Harpoon.
Watch film trailer here>>
This event is hosted by LivableStreets Alliance and sponsored by On the Move Coalition.
On the Move (OTM) is a coalition of nine community based organizations in greater Boston, including LivableStreets, that came together in 2002 to advocate for transportation justice. www.bostononthemove.
LivableStreets Alliance 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. www.livablestreets.info
For more information>> 617.621.1746/ [email protected]/ www.livablestreets.info
Tweet and post #BostonUnder on Facebook for chance to win 2 free tickets!
(MBTA tunnel photo provided by Nicolaur Czarnecki of the METRO)
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