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The Valley Project is hosting a meeting “Transport dreams: Possible futures for transport in Aotearoa and how we might get there.”Here’s the chance to hear our panellists explore the possible futures of getting around and what we can all do to head towards a fair and healthy future, and not some combination of isolation and gridlock.
What we have now is not inevitable, and can be changed by the choices made by ourselves and our leaders. With local body elections just around the corner, the meeting will highlight the issues we want our local candidates to think about.
Our panellists bring a wealth of experience and knowledge as well as local, national, and international perspectives.
Otago Regional Councillor Alexa Forbes is co-chair of Council’s Public and Active Transport committee, deputy chair of the combined Otago Southland Regional Transport Committee, and a long-standing member of the Transport Research Network Advisory Group. She lives in Tāhuna Queenstown. In thinking about what makes a transport network work, she says “I hold close the image of a 14-year-old who desperately wants independence but needs safe passage under her own steam. Design for her and it will work for almost everyone.”
Hon Julie Anne Genter is MP for Rongotai and a former Minister for Women and Associate Minister of Transport and Health. She famously cycled to hospital to give birth – twice! Raised in Los Angeles, Julie Anne was exposed to how car-dependence, low-density planning, and a lack of the prioritising of community spaces created a poor quality of life, especially in the most vulnerable communities.
Skye Duncan is an urban designer with over twenty years of experience and is the Executive Director of the Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI). Skye and her team produced the award-winning Global Street Design Guide and its recent supplement, Designing Streets for Kids. In support of these global resources, GDCI has provided technical assistance to 60+ cities around the world, advising on policies, programs, and projects related to safe and sustainable street designs and mobility.
Join panellists and guests for a hot drink and conversation after the meeting.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
North East Valley Bowls Club, 139 North Rd, North East Valley, Dunedin 9010, New Zealand, Dunedin
