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Registrations are still being accepted for the 2011 Upstate Transportation Forum on September 22-23rd. Visit www.ithacacarshare.org and register now!
Brian Kehoe is the Executive Director of the New York Bicycling Coalition since January of 2011. Previously he was a Planner at the Livingston County Planning Department and at the City of Poughkeepsie, NY. Throughout his career Brian has worked on several key initiatives including his role as a Planner for the Walkway Over the Hudson project and acting as Poughkeepsie’s liaison to the Dutchess County Metropolitan Planning Organization. Brian also designed and procured funding for the Bicycle Route System for Poughkeepsie. Brian feels there are many opportunities for improvement to our transportation options. “Transportation is fundamental to the human experience, to civilization,” he says. “While human transport exacts a big toll on the environment, human scale transportation also provides a great degree of independence.” Brian will be presenting on “Design for People” and hopes that attendees will be inspired to get out in their communities, make connections and change their local transportation system to better serve their needs. Brian resides in Catskill, NY with his wife, three year old son and will soon welcome another child to his family. He keeps busy in his free time spending time with his family, gardening and playing guitar.
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More about the Transportation Forum….
The Forum will explore examples from Tompkins County and across Upstate New York to inspire your next partnership. Over the span of two days a variety of topics will be covered at the forum including carsharing, active transportation, new technologies, partnering with big business, and using local talent and resources. You will also have the opportunity to extend your stay in Ithaca by adding a Friday afternoon field-trip to your conference package.
Register now for the early bird price of only $50 ($35 for students) at www.ithacacarshare.org.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
We are excited to have Susan Zielinksi, the Managing Director of SMART (Sustainable Mobility & Accessibility Research & Transformation) as our keynote luncheon speaker. Susan comes to us from Ann Arbor Michigan where she spent a year as a Harvard Loeb Fellow focusing on New Mobility innovation and leadership. Prior to 2004, she cofounded and directed Moving the Economy (MTE), a Canada-wide “link tank” that works to catalyze and support sustainable urban transportation innovation as well as New Mobility industry development. She has advised on a wide range of local, national, and international transportation efforts. As a transportation planner for the City of Toronto for over 15 years, she worked developing and leading transportation and livability policies and initiatives.
HOSTED BY
This conference is hosted by Ithaca Carshare in partnership with NYSERDA, NYSDOT and many other partners including: TCAT, Ithaca College, Tompkins County, Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council, Way2Go, VisitIthaca.com, Downtown Ithaca, Cornell University and the City of Ithaca.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Transportation Forum visit www.ithacacarshare.org or email conference planner Dawn LaMorte at 2011Forum@ithacacarshare.org. You can also call 607-379-1844. There are still several sponsorship opportunities available. Call or email for details!
