StreetTalk: 10 in 1
Tuesday, December 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm
social break in the middle and social hour at LivableStreets office post presentations
@ MIT, Sidney Pacific Multipurpose Room
70 Pacific Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 (around the corner from our office)
Open to the public, $5-$15 suggested donations
Beverages provided by Harpoon Brewery
Register for event here
Do you want to learn about a Huntington Ave exclusive transit lane plan, the Hubway Data Visualization Challenge, and a Coleman Street Playway in Boston, just to name a few, all in the same night? Come hear 10, seven minute, innovative transportation research and advocacy stories given by students, advocates, consultants, planners and engineers from around the Boston area. Presentations include:
Rutherford Ave and Sullivan Square, the time is now
by Gerald Robbins, Rutherford Corridor Improvement Coalition
Transit Service and Infrastructure that Promote Rural Livability
by Shannon Greenwell, National RTAP
The Hubway Data Visualization Challenge: How an Open Data Inititiave can engage and create awareness about bicycle transportation
by Christian Spanning, Metropolitian Area Planning Council
Remove McGrath: How overpasses are so 1950′s
by Steven Nutter, LivableStreets Alliance
Playway in Boston, MA
by Charlotte Fleeetwood and Erica Simmons, Boston Transportation Department and MIT
Transit Priority on Huntington Ave?
by Peter Furth and Charlie Guo, Northeastern University
Moving Beyond the Gas Tax
by Price Armstrong, MassBike
A Parklet Grows in Oakland: a case study in DIY urbanism
by Justin Vigliant, O Z I I O ideas+design
Parklets in Boston, MA
by Rachel Szakmary, Boston Transportation Department
The Future of Beacon Street
by Alex Epstein, LivableStreets Alliance
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>Interested in getting involved in the event? Email kara@livablestreets.info for more information.