FW: International Speaker - Reinventing Transport

[Sustainable Enterprises Australia]

Good afternoon  fellow re-energisers,

 

My name in Ian Howie and I run a local small home based business in Witta called Sustainable Enterprises Australia.

 

I thought this might be of interest to some of you, even if it is at short notice.

 

Talk again soon.

 

Ian

 

 

International Transport Infrastructure Expert Appearing in Brisbane 7 February

Busways, tunnels and rapid transit systems have been the talk of the town for some time now – but how do they work in practice and what will work best for Brisbane?

IPAA Queensland, together with Queensland Transport, Department of Main Roads and Brisbane City Council have just secured Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor of Bogota, Columbia who managed to reinvent transport for the city of 6.5 million in just three years.

Penalosa’s two-hour seminar will explore how the example of Bogotá as a sustainable transport city can be applied to other cities and what it means for public policy in Brisbane on Thursday 7 February, 2008.  Tables of eight can be booked for this event for just $720.

While elected Penalosa built and reconstructed hundreds of kilometres of sidewalks; more than 300 kilometres of bicycle paths, pedestrian streets, and greenways and more than 1, 200 parks.

He also created a new bus-based transit system: TransMilenio, reduced rush hour traffic by 40 percent, convinced the City Council to increase the tax on gasoline and planted more than 100, 000 trees in a bid to ease environmental impact.

This is a rare opportunity to hear from someone who’s put theory into practice and developed a thriving transport system – you will walk away with some valuable lessons and practical ideas to inform transport policy and planning here in Brisbane.

Event details…

Date:  Thursday 7 February 2008

Time:  9.00am – 11.00 am (8.30am registration)
          (includes morning tea)

Venue:  Sebel & Citigate
            Cnr Roma and Ann Sts
            BRISBANE CITY

Cost:  Individual Member   $75.00
         Corporate/Non-Member  $100.00
          Table of 8    $720.00
   

Click here for more info NOW!

REGISTER NOW!

1. www.qld.ipaa.org.au
2. regi...@qld.ipaa.org.au
3.  (07) 3228 2800

I look forward to your support of this event.
 
 
Warm regards
 
Cath Healy
Executive Manager - Events

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