21st Downtown Development Forum

welcome to a discussion on

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation is the center of the world! It is the glue of our daily lives. When it goes well, we don't see it. When it goes wrong, it negatively colors our day, makes us feel angry, curtails our possibilities.

……………Robin Chase, CEO Zipcar

Our community is facing difficult new challenges for

transportation

If you had the power to decide on the choices

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ?

Build Roads ?

Build Roads ?

Improve the Streetcar ?

Improve the Streetcar ?

Pedestrian Experience ?

Pedestrian Experience ?

Light Rail ?

Light Rail ?

High Speed Rail ?

High Speed Rail ?

Bike Options ?

Bike Options ?

Ferries ?

Ferries ?

Driverless Vehicles ?

Driverless Vehicles ?

Parking Alternatives ?

Parking Alternatives ?

Bus Transit ?

Bus Transit ?

Rideshare Options ?

Rideshare Options ?

I said that if an alien came to visit, I'd be embarrassed to tell them that we fight wars to pull fossil fuels out of the ground to run our transportation. They'd be like, “What?!?!?!”

........Neil deGrasse Tyson, Science Communicator

What if you didn’t need to own a car?

What if transportation was integral with

land use planning?

What if you could create more sustainable transportation

By changing our habits

What if rail line infrastructure was already in place

Would you demand it be used?

The world is changing as never before

And so are innovative transportation options

We must lead the transportation discussion

This is our chance to change transportation strategy

This is our chance to redefine our role as leaders

This is our chance to shape a relevant future

We can and we will make a difference

If you had the power to decide on the choices

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ?