In a world full of partisanship, shrinking budgets and negative sentiments, there continue to be people who believe a better world is possible, especially in the field of transportation. Among the negative neighbors, skeptical political officials and burned out public agency staff, there are folks working hard to push back on the status quo by improving the transportation system in their communities. This session is designed for the doers—the people in the arena that want to brainstorm solutions to the challenges faced in building more bike lanes and adding more buses.
This session is set up in three parts: 1) What's the inspiration for the future we want? 2) What are the excuses that we are given for why we can't have it; 3) what are the creative solutions to achieve the vision for the future?
Part 1 will share some inspiration for human-centered transportation systems all over the world by use of examples and brainstorming. Part 2 will interactively engage the audience to discuss often heard excuses for why things can’t be done, whether it’s adding a bike lane, increasing bus service, or removing parking requirements. Brainstorming the many roadblocks in implementing human focused transportation across Oregon will create active participation from the attendees. Part 3 will be a panel discussion of professionals with varied experience (i.e. private sector, public sector, elected official, less than 5 years of experience, more than 20 years of experience) on the often heard reasons these issues can’t be address, examples of how they’ve been addressed, or more detail on the roadblocks in addressing them.
This session will inspire attendees, create a shared experience among passionate professionals, and help create collective action on how to implement a better transportation system.
SESSION SPONSORED BY KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES
