GETTING THERE: Transportation for a Prosperous, Sustainable Rhode Island, October 25, 2007

Mr. Hales is a strategic planner and experienced project manager with a focus on livable communities, transit innovation, and public-private partnerships. As Commissioner of Planning and Transportation for the City of Portland, Hales established a record as a national leader in the integration of land use planning and transportation project design, in pedestrian and transit-oriented development, and in innovative financing for infrastructure projects. He has become a national resource for the American urban renaissance, helping cities craft the policies and investments which make them more livable, sustainable places. His background includes leading the team that built America’s first modern streetcar line, as well as creating a wide variety of citywide and neighborhood plans. His public administration background also equips him to help implement these plans, developing financing and public information strategies for transit projects and other community investments. Since 2002, Hales had led HDR’s streetcar practice, assisting over a dozen U.S. and Canadian cities in planning and implementing new streetcar lines. HDR is now the industry leader in streetcar planning, and Hales has built a team of HDR technical staff to support this national streetcar renaissance. In addition, Hales helped organize the Community Streetcar Coalition, and is an active member of the New Starts Working Group.

Registration:
$20.00 Advance Registration EXTENDED through October 19, 2007!
$35.00 After October 19, 2007 & Day of Event
Student Discount – ½ price

A limited number of scholarships are available for those in need. Please contact us at info@apeiron.org or
401-228-7930 for more information.
**The evening session is free, but please RSVP your attendance so we can plan accordingly.

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Conference Updates:
Panel I – Mass Transit Panel
*Moderator – Chris Wilhite, Executive Director, The Sierra Club RI Chapter
Panelists
· Mark Therrien, Assistant General Manager of Planning, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
· Kevin Flynn, Associate Director for Planning, State of Rhode Island , Division of Planning
· John Sinnott, Senior Development Director, Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse
· Melanie Jewett, AICP, Principal Planner Providence Department of Planning and Development

Panel II – Individual Transit
*Moderator, Tom Sgouros
· Ann Tate, Professor of Architecture, RI School of Design
· Chris Bull, Workshop Coordinator, Recycle-A-Bike
· Jack Madden, Owner, The Hub Bicycle Shop
· Dorothy Fennell, Membership Coordinator, Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition

Evening Session
Rally for Clean, Affordable Transportation Alternatives
Details: We need your body at the Rhode Island State House North Steps to demand better public transit, bicycle commuter routes and signs, and sidewalks and crosswalks. Rhode Island continues to go into deeper and deeper debt in a futile effort to build our way out of traffic. But real solutions exist. Join other Rhode Islanders as we demand clean, affordable transportation solutions.

5:30 pm Rally for Transportation Alternatives.

· Chris Wilhite, RI Chapter of the Sierra Club
· Jim Celenza, RI Commission on Occupational Safety and Health
· Steve Farrell, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 618

The evening rally will gather on the steps of the Smith Street side of the Statehouse at 5:30 pm, immediately followed by a bike ride/rally to Local 121 – scooters are welcome.

***In the event of rain, go directly to Local 121.

6:00 pm Option Bike Ride to Local 121 (Scooters Welcome)
6:30 pm Community Meeting, Local 121
7:00 pm Speaker: Charles Hales, Senior VP of Transit Planning HDR Inc.
7:25 pm Chris Wilhite, NUPTA presentation & policy initiates
7:40 pm Film: Taken for A Ride Networking Social
8:30 pm Close

Contact Information:

Sierra Club Rhode Island
Chris Wilhite, (401) 521-4734

Please be sure to check back for the latest panel additions and conference updates.

Please use public transportation by visiting RIPTA. Events are within 1/4 mile of Kennedy Plaza. Bikeracks are available.