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 Register HereThe City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility is excited to announce its first annual Tucson Transportation Talks (TTT), a FREE virtual conference on March 3 - 4, 2021.
The conference theme is, “Are we there yet?", as is often said on a long journey. We will be exploring how far Tucson has come - and how far it has to go - to build a balanced transportation network across the city that allows all people to comfortably and safely navigate the public spaces in our community. At a time when we are all searching for a road map to guide us on this journey of unexpected detours, disruptions, and bumps in the road, we are bringing together practitioners, policy-makers, advocates, and community members from near and far to share the experiences, projects, and lessons learned needed to guide us to our destination. A destination where, 20 years from now, we live in a city where people have convenient, affordable transportation options to take them where they need to go safely, and with dignity.
KEYNOTES
March 3rd at 9:30 a.m. MST, Mark Fenton, Public Health Planning and Transportation Consultant, is an MIT- trained engineer whose passion lies at the intersection of a public health, planning, and transportation. Mr. Fenton is a national consultant, and adjunct associate professor at Tufts University’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, who is working to help America find its way to more active and more livable cities, towns, and neighborhoods. Mr. Fenton is also an advocate for non-motorized transportation and a frequent consultant on bicycle and pedestrian community plans, and recognized authority on public health issues and the need for community, environmental, and public-policy initiatives to encourage more walking, bicycling, and transit use. Mr. Fenton works with organizations and communities around the country to build environments, policies, and programs that help to create places where more people walk, bicycle, and take transit more of the time.
March 4th at 9:30 a.m. MST, Terry White, General Manager of King County, the Puget Sound region's largest public transportation agency. Prior to COVID-19, Metro delivered more than 400,000 trips every weekday and roughly half of downtown Seattle commuters relied on transit. Metro provides bus, vanpool, and water taxi services, and operates Seattle Streetcar, Sound Transit Link light rail, and Sound Transit Express bus service. Mr. White was previously Deputy General Manager, overseeing all Metro Operations across bus, rail, and marine service; facilities; and vehicle maintenance. Mr. White began his Metro career in 1987 and has served as a transportation planner, customer service administrator, communications superintendent, and managing director of bus operations.
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    For more information on this virtual conference, visit our website at:
bit.ly/TTT_tucson
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