[Lapg] Last minute reminder: Jeff Kenworthy talk at Metro Board Room today (Apr 30) from noon to 1 pm

[Lois Arkin]

Wednesday, April 30 from noon to 1 pm in the Metro Board Room, One 
Gateway Plaza  (on the east end of Union Station)

The Significance of Rail Systems in Developing More Sustainable and
Livable Cities

A talk by Jeff Kenworthy, co-author of Sustainability and Cities: 
Overcoming Automobile Dependence

Jeff is professor in Sustainable Cities at Curtin University 
Sustainability Policy Institute in Perth Australia

He'll bring us up to date on all the latest research on rail in the 
major cities of North America, Australia, Europe and Asia comparing hi, 
median and low rail cities with respect to a variety of quality of life 
issues, competitiveness with cars, comparative urban form, and 
economics.  Lots of inspiring pictures on how to do things differently 
in Los Angeles.  The presentation will help us see that urban rail 
systems are a critical element in building effective multi-modal public 
transport systems that create a 'virtuous circle' in public transport 
and compete more successfully with the car.

The talk also shows that cities that are more rail-oriented tend to 
develop better qualitative features of the urban environment such as 
more livable, attractive and congenial people-oriented public spaces.

See more info on Jeff and his work at: 
http://www.humanities.curtin.edu.au/staff.cfm?id=MHLJKIf

Free Event
No reservations required
Sponsored by L.A. Eco-Village, Sierra Club, Beverly-Vermont Community 
Land Trust, So. California Transit
Advocates, and Next 10 <http://www.next10.org/> in association with Metro.

Thanks to Peter Voorhis of Metro for organizing this event.

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