ACT Canada
Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010
OTTAWA • 2010 • NOVEMBER 21-24
2010 Program
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Welcome
Table of contents Welcome messages........................................... 3-5 Thank you . ........................................................ 6-7 Visit Canada’s Capital............................................8 Technical tours ......................................................9 Evening events ....................................................10 Keynote plenary sessions ............................. 11-17 Program at a glance ...................................... 18-19
Program focus......................................................20 Schedule........................................................ 21-27 Sunday...............................................................21 Monday........................................................ 22-23 Tuesday........................................................ 24-25 Wednesday.................................................. 26-27 Supporter information ................................... 28-33
We encourage delegates who will be tweeting during the Summit to mention @ACTCanada and use the hashtag #SMS2010 in their tweets.
This project is supported by Transport Canada’s ecoMOBILITY Program. For program information, project profiles and results, issue papers, and other sustainable transportation resources, go to www.tc.gc.ca/urban
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Message from the ACT Canada Board Chair On behalf of ACT Canada and our Board of Directors, we welcome you to Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010. Our local hosts, the National Capital Commission, the City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau, our sponsors, supporters and you have made this event possible, and we are grateful for your continued support, interest and dedication to advancing the principles of sustainable transportation.
gas emissions from transportation, boost the physical activity and health of its citizens, improve local air quality, preserve green space and help manage congestion. Building on ACT Canada’s three successful Canadian TDM Summits held in 2007 through 2009, this Summit will explore sustainable mobility as a key consideration in finding the perfect balance of human and ecosystem health, economic prosperity, transportation efficiency and quality of life in our communities.
Our theme this year – Transforming our Communities – highlights how sustainable mobility can become the catalyst that transforms cities and towns into models of success, where quality of life and prosperity are balanced with urban form, design and transportation. It reinforces the linkages between how we build our communities and how we use the transportation systems designed to serve our needs. The multi-disciplinary nature and interconnectivity of sustainable transportation also demand that ACT Canada reposition its mandate to be inclusive of the emergent sustainable mobility framework. The term transportation demand management (TDM), however cumbersome and at times misunderstood, will remain in our vocabulary to support dialogue around the practice of transportation efficiency.
During past TDM Summits, ACT Canada has striven to use the opportunity of these gatherings to better understand your needs as stakeholders. Since our time together last year in Toronto, ACT Canada has implemented some of the measures agreed upon for achieving the capacity the organization requires as it charts a renewed strategic direction. While here in Canada’s capital city, please feel free to share your thoughts concerning the future of ACT Canada with any Board member. Also, on Wednesday morning, you are invited to participate in an open discussion with the Board to learn more about the organization and to help shape the future of ACT Canada by sharing your needs as stakeholders.
Sustainable mobility requires an integrated suite of safe, convenient and accessible travel options; a mixeduse built environment; and a supportive framework of policies, programs and incentives allowing people to choose the most appropriate mode of travel for their needs. It improves transportation choice and value, balances supply and demand, limits environmental impacts, creates economic opportunities, and fosters respectful partnerships among government, business and the public. It is this broader focus on sustainable mobility that will help communities reduce greenhouse
We hope your experience during Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010 in Canada’s capital city is rewarding; and we encourage you to learn, share ideas, make connections with your national and international colleagues and enjoy yourself!
Lorenzo Mele
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Welcome from the National Capital Commission
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Welcome from the City of Ottawa On behalf of Members of Ottawa City Council, it is my distinct pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to all those participating in the Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010, meeting under the theme Transforming our Communities. The City of Ottawa has been proactive in taking a multidisciplinary approach to adopting sustainable transportation initiatives and transportation demand management strategies with the goal of improving the network efficiency and integration of pedestrian, cycling, public transit and low-occupancy vehicle traffic flow. We continue to make important technological investments into OC Transpo bus transit, which will enhance the reliability and service, increase ridership and fuel-efficiency, along with reducing the human footprint on the environment. Our transportation, cycling and pedestrian plans form the basis of the future development of our transportation system and the results of our planning work have already begun to appear on the streets of Ottawa. The Corktown pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Rideau Canal is one example. It provides a connection for pedestrians and cyclists, linking Ottawa University and
the Transitway with Centretown. Its success serves as a model for future multi-use bridges. The centrepiece of Ottawa’s progress towards more sustainable transportation has moved forward with the City’s approval of the plan for a Light Rail Transit project, featuring a Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel, and comprised of 13 stations along a 12.5 kilometre route from Blair Transit Station to Tunney’s Pasture Station, with upgraded OC Transpo bus connections. I want to congratulate ACT Canada, National Capital Commission, City of Gatineau, guest speakers, sponsors and facilitators for dedicating their time, expertise and resources to the successful organization of this important Summit of international scope. Allow me to convey my best wishes to all the participants for a very engaging and most productive meeting, as well as for an enjoyable stay in Ottawa.
Sincerely, Larry O’Brien, Mayor
A word from the mayor of Gatineau I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to Gatineau and the National Capital Region to the many delegates who have gathered for the Association for Commuter Transportation of Canada’s Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010. For several years now, the City of Gatineau has adopted the path of sustainable mobility and has developed new approaches to sustainable modes of transportation. The City has, for instance, committed to extend its network of user and recreational trails, and to promote active transportation modes such as walking and cycling. Gatineau also invests in a carpooling service available to all citizens as well as to municipal employees and elected officials; in a bikesharing project partnering with the City of Ottawa and the National Capital Commission, and, above all, the City has committed to support the array of projects and services provided by the Société de transport de l’outaouais, the public transit system serving the Outaouais area. In this regard, I wish highlight the implementation of our Rapibus system, a 235 million dollar rapid transit project
based on exclusively reserved bus lanes over a distance of 17 kilometres. In addition, the system includes a cycling path adjacent to the bus route which will allow transit users to integrate their use of buses and bicycles. In its attempt to make Gatineau a model of sustainable transportation, our city relies on the collaboration of many valuable partners, and is pleased to count ACT Canada among them. May the exchange of ideas and experiences be rewarding to all of you; I also hope that you will take advantage of your stay in the area to discover some of the amenities that make Gatineau one of the country’s best places to live. I wish you a productive and enjoyable Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010!
Marc Bureau, Mayor of Gatineau
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Thank you for attending the 2010 Sustainable Mobility Summit
ACT Canada’s Board of Directors is delighted to welcome you to Canada’s Capital for the 2010 Sustainable Mobility Summit. Thank you to our local hosts, sponsors, supporters, volunteers, invited guests, speakers and delegates.
ACT Canada Strategy Session
BA Group – Ralph Bond, Treasurer Commuting Solutions – Sharon Lewinson, President
Wednesday, November 24 7:30 – 8:30 am Laurier Room
Region of Peel – Wayne Chan Region of Waterloo – John Cicuttin The City of Calgary – Ron Schafer
Join us at breakfast for a discussion on how ACT Canada is changing and evolving to meet the needs of today`s sustainable mobility stakeholder.
Town of Markham – Lorenzo Mele, Chair TransLink – Frankie Kirby
ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Network ACT Canada, the national sustainable mobility network, strives to advance sustainable mobility in Canada. Our goals are:
To serve members by providing quality tools, resources, services, networking and professional development opportunities
To raise and advance the profile of sustainable mobility and transportation demand management (TDM) To foster partnerships and collaborative opportunities To integrate sustainable mobility into multi-disciplinary practices such as land use, transportation operations and health.
We welcome and look forward to your active participation with ACT Canada in the coming year.
Sharon Lewinson, P.Eng., President, ACT Canada
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Thank you The ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Summit in Canada’s Capital was made possible through our supporters and the dedication and hard work of our many volunteers and partners: Platinum and local hosts | Platine et hôtes locaux
Conference Organizer ACT Canada Board of Directors Pierre Dubé, National Capital Commission Mona Abouhenidy, City of Ottawa Sharon Lewinson, ACT Canada
Program Advisory Committee Geoff Noxon, Noxon Associates Mona Abouhenidy, City of Ottawa Adrien Montpetit, Transport Canada Pierre Dubé, National Capital Commission Lorenzo Mele, Town of Markham Sharon Lewinson, ACT Canada
Gold | Or
Silver | Argent
Volunteer committee Bronze
Sue Cragg Elizabeth Allingham Ada Chan Russell Josh Joseph Meaghan Mendonca
Volunteers The support and participation of our very many dedicated volunteers was very much appreciated and valued.
Copper | Cuivre ... Ridematching System
Our Sunday Tour guides: Steven Boyle, City of Ottawa Nelson Edwards, City of Ottawa Alex Culley, City of Ottawa And our many workshop facilitators and notetakers.
General | Standard
A special note of thanks Travel and Translation | Voyage et Traduction
Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel National Gallery of Canada Foundation Restaurant Brenda Hanna, Creative Groove (graphic design)
Evaluation Forms Your feedback is important to us. Before you leave please complete your evaluation form and leave it at the registration desk.
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visit Canada’s Capital
Ottawa, Canada’s Capital, sits on the border between Ontario and Quebec. Made capital of the British colonial Province of Canada in 1857, a much larger Capital region, including the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, was created to serve as Canada’s Capital since 1969. One of Canada’s most bilingual communities, nearly half a million people speaking both English and French live here.
The Parliament Buildings of Ottawa, form one of the most recognizable skylines in Canada. The Centre Block, with the distinctive Peace Tower, houses the chambers of the House of Commons and the Senate. You can watch either chamber in action from the visitor galleries, take a building tour, or go up to the top of the Peace Tower for a spectacular view of the Capital region. In the Peace Tower, you can also visit the Memorial Chamber, which honours Canada’s war dead. Attractions and activities abound in Canada’s Capital Region. Not only does the region have the highest concentration of museums of any region in Canada, you’ll also find the longest network of recreational pathways of any North American city here. Confederation Boulevard offers a pleasant day of strolling and sightseeing with spectacular views and refreshing intervals of contact with nature right in the heart of the city. Along its length lie some of Canada’s most important institutions, heritage sites, monuments and festival plazas. The monuments and public art found in Canada’s Capital Region also reflect the diverse experiences of Canada and Canadians. As you explore the region, you’ll see works primarily by Canadians from across the country, works commemorating our history and our achievements, and monuments honouring Canadian heroes of yesterday and today. Explore historic and architecturally stunning heritage buildings. Experience the lively ByWard Market from morning till night with its eclectic shopping, cobblestone alleys, exciting bars and restaurants, and Canada’s oldest farmer’s market. The registration desk and the Fairmont Hotel concierge will be happy to provide you with more information on Ottawa’s sights and attractions. Sourced from www.Ottawa.ca and www.canadascapital.gc.ca
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Technical Tours Tour Transitway & Transit 1 Oriented Development tour
Tour
Walking Tour in 2 Downtown Ottawa
Ottawa has over 25 years of experience in intensification and integration of developments with transit service. This tour will visit some of our past successes and some of our current projects. See how the City of Ottawa’s policies and development guidelines have resulted in effective intensification at several Transitway Stations. Sites will include projects where the City has been the main developer and where private commercial and residential developers have taken the lead. Highlighted will be our most recent project at Centrepointe Town Centre, where the first phase has focused efforts on our Baseline Station and the expansion of Algonquin College’s facilities.
This walking tour of a portion of downtown Ottawa will focus on pedestrian, cycling and transit improvements including the multiple-award winning Corktown pedestrian-cycling bridge over the World Heritage designated Rideau Canal. See successes such as lane removal on the Mackenzie King Bridge in favour of wider sidewalks and cycling lanes, the introduction of stair connections to Confederation Park and under the Plaza Bridge, a mid-block traffic control walk signal in front of City Hall and wider bus waiting platform areas on busy Albert and Slater Streets. A pilot project of segregated cycling lanes east-west through the downtown will be discussed along with efforts to fully introduce a cycle share program to the National Capital Region.
Meet in the hotel lobby at 12:45 pm. Tour leaves at 1:00 pm.
Meet in the hotel lobby at 12:45 pm. Tour leaves at 1:00 pm.
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Evening Events Sunday Welcome Reception – Chateau Laurier 6:00 – 8:00 pm Château Laurier Hotel (Laurier Room)
This is your opportunity to meet the ACT Canada Board, our local hosts from the National Capital Commission, City of Ottawa and the City of Gatineau, Summit sponsors, supporters, delegates, speakers and invited guests. The Welcome Reception is being held in the Laurier Room of the Chateau Laurier hotel, offering panoramic views from the outdoor balcony of the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa and Gatineau. While networking with your colleagues, enjoy a video recreation of the fabulous Mosaika sound and light show that was presented by the NCC with Parliament Hill as backdrop this summer. Mosaika is the story of Canada – our story. A powerful narrative set against the spectacular backdrop of Parliament Hill, Mosaika takes the audience on an unforgettable journey of sound and light, as we explore Canada’s physical, historical and cultural landscapes.
Monday Dinner – National Gallery of Canada 6:00 – 10:00 pm National Gallery of Canada (Great Hall) Walk over yourself or meet in the hotel lobby at 5:45 for an escorted walk over. Note that escorts will be available to walk you back to the hotel if requested.
The National Gallery of Canada’s Colonnade leads you majestically up to the Great Hall, which is dramatic by day and stunning by night. The Parliament Buildings, Ottawa River and Gatineau Hills offer a stunning visual backdrop to this magnificent setting. The Great Hall is an architectural jewel of granite and glass and you will have time to relax and unwind while discussing the presentations seen earlier in the day. We are thrilled to be able to offer you access to the exhibition Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie which explores Moshe Safdie’s structures and the philosophy that shapes them through approximately 175 drawings, sketches, videos, photographs and scale models. Discover how the world-renowned Israeli-born architect, who has studied in Montreal, has conceived impressive buildings and avantgarde communities in Canada, the United States and across the world.
Tuesday Dinner – Foundation Restaurant 6:00 – 11:00 pm
Join us for a fun and relaxing evening in a heritage building just steps away from the Château Laurier Hotel while enjoying a local Ottawa band. The Foundation Restaurant is Ottawa’s newest and latest hot-spot. Our last evening together is highlighted by our annual prize draws !
Foundation Restaurant, 18B York Street Walk over yourself or meet in the hotel lobby at 5:45 for an escorted walk over. Note that escorts will be available to walk you back to the hotel if requested.
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Keynote Plenary Sessions Stephen R. Leeds
Marcel Acosta
Senior Counselor to the Administrator U.S. General Services Administration Washington, USA
Executive Director National Capital Planning Commission Washington, USA
Stephen R. Leeds was appointed as Senior Counselor to the Administrator for the U.S. General Services Administration on August 10, 2009.
Marcel C. Acosta has more than 25 years of experience in urban and transportation planning. As executive director of the federal government’s central planning agency, he oversees a team of urban planners, architects, historic preservationists, and other professionals who are committed to preserving and enhancing the extraordinary qualities of the National Capital Region (NCR). Mr. Acosta is also a federal appointee to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Board of Directors, serving as an alternate director. The Metro Board of Directors determines agency policy and provides oversight for the funding, operation, and expansion of transit facilities in the NCR. Before joining NCPC in 2001, Mr. Acosta served as senior vice president of planning and development for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), the nation’s second largest public transportation system. As CTA’s chief planner, he developed new capital programs and oversaw successful initiatives that increased ridership and reduced operating costs for the city’s bus and rail systems. Prior to CTA, he held the position of deputy commissioner for the Chicago Department of Planning and Development. Mr. Acosta received a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a 2001 Loeb Fellow of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Leeds has been involved in commercial real estate for more than 35 years. Before coming to GSA he was a founding partner of the Atlanta law firm, Rogers & Hardin LLP, where he was Chief Operating Officer and a Member of the Executive Committee, and specialized in commercial real estate. Throughout his career, Leeds has been active in real estate and economic development matters, having served as an emeritus trustee of the Georgia Research Alliance, and a member and chair of the board of directors of the Georgia World Congress Center during the facility’s largest expansion. He has also been involved with civic, community and arts organizations in the Atlanta area. Leeds was a member of the National Finance Committee for the Obama Campaign. Earlier, he served as Chair for former Senator Max Cleland’s campaigns and committees as well as his Principal Advisor, and in various capacities with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Leeds graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in business and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan.
Monday 10:15 – 11:30 am (Session 2)
Monday 8:15 – 10:00 am (Session 1)
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Keynote Plenary Sessions Thierry Lansier
Marie Lemay
Head of the Cooperation Department RATP-Autonomous Operator of Parisian Transports, Paris, France
Chief Executive Officer National Capital Commission National Capital Region, Canada
Thierry LANSIER assumed several responsibilities in the field of marketing of large consumption products in private companies and advertising agencies, before he joined RATP group 25 years ago. At RATP, the main public transportation operator in the Paris region, he worked in the Marketing Department where he created the large account unit, then he was successively Marketing Director of Orlyval, (the first driverless light metro in Paris region), chairman of “Paris l’Opentour”, (a subsidiary of RATP operating the city sightseeing bus service in Paris) and Commercial director for the bus and tram Department of RATP. Since 2008, he is in charge of market analysis and cooperation actions for the Group Development unit, at General Management Direction. He represents RATP at CODATU, an international nonprofit-making organization turned to promote public transportation development in the emergent countries. He participated to several international forums in France, Brasil, Korea, Argentina, Tunisia.
In January 2008, Marie Lemay became chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Capital Commission (NCC), the first to occupy this position since the role of chair and CEO was split into two positions. In her role as the inaugural CEO, she is leading the drive to make the NCC a more dynamic and transparent organization, one that engages in collaborative partnerships to ensure that the Capital continues to develop as a true reflection of Canada and Canadians. Her commitment to environmentally sustainable practices has led to the introduction of the NCC’s Environmental Strategy, with the objective of making the nation’s capital an environmental leader. Ms. Lemay is a professional engineer: she graduated from the University of Ottawa (1983), is a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ) and Professional Engineers Ontario, and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Ms. Lemay held several positions at the City of Gatineau including chief of the project development division from 1986 to 1995. Following that Ms. Lemay also worked for the Municipality of Chelsea (1995 to 2000), as director general.
Thierry Lansier is graduated from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (H.E.C.). He is also professor of marketing at ESLSCA Business School and visiting professor at ISTLS (Institut Supérieur du Transport et de la logistique de Sousse (Tunisia).
She has gained a national perspective during her career by living, travelling and working in Canada, notably during her seven years as CEO of Engineers Canada, a national organization that represents some 160,000 engineers and 12 provincial and territorial regulatory bodies.
Monday 10:15 – 11:30 am (Session 2) and Tuesday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Session 8)
Ms. Lemay has received a number of awards including the Excelor award of Engineer of the Year, the OIQ’s Mérite du Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec and the 2009 Faculty of Engineering Alumni Excellence Award by the University of Ottawa. Ms. Lemay continues to develop her strong ties with her local and national communities. She is a member of the University of Ottawa’s Board of Governors, and she sits on the Board of Directors of the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de la capitale nationale and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Monday 10:15 – 11:30 am (Session 2)
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Keynote Plenary Sessions The Honourable Chuck Strahl
Robert Cervero
Minister of Transport Infrastructure and Communities Riding: Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon (British-Columbia)
Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning University of Berkeley Berkeley, USA
Chuck Strahl was appointed Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on August 6, 2010.
Robert Cervero works in the area of sustainable transportation policy and planning, focusing on the nexus between urban transportation and land-use systems. He is currently Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Development and Director of the University of California Transportation Center at UC Berkeley. His current research is on the intersection between infrastructure, place-making, and economic development as well as urban transformations and their impacts on travel behaviour. He is a frequent advisor and consultant on transport projects, both in the U.S. and abroad. In 2004, Professor Cervero was the firstever recipient of the Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning Research. Presently, he is Chairman of the International Association of Urban Environments and the National Advisory Board of the Active Living Research Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He was recently appointed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), responsible for the spatial development chapter of the 5th IPCC assessment. He is also the lead author of the forthcoming 2013 Global Report on Sustainable Transportation for the UN-Habitat. Professor Cervero currently serves on the editorial boards of 9 scholarly journals, including Urban Studies, Journal of the American Planning Association, Journal of Planning Literature, and Journal of Public Transportation. Over the past year, he has conducted professional training workshops in Indonesia through the World Bank Institute as well as for the Ministry of Transportation in Argentina, the West Australia Department of Planning, and the American Planning Association. Professor Cervero is frequently invited to give lectures abroad, having recently keynoted at international conferences in Colombia, Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea, and China. Books: Development Around Transit, The Transit Metropolis, Suburban Gridlock, and others.
Mr. Strahl was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993. He has been re-elected in every election since; 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In February 2006, Mr. Strahl was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board. In August 2007, he was named Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Prior to entering politics, Mr. Strahl was a partner in a successful road construction and logging contracting firm, and managed several operations throughout the Fraser Valley. Mr. Strahl has lived his entire life in the Fraser Valley. He and his wife Deb have four children and 10 grandchildren. Monday 12:00 pm (Lunch Keynote)
Monday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Session 4)
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Keynote Plenary Sessions George Hazel
Jean François Pronovost
Chairman MRC McLean Hazel Ltd Edinburgh, UK
Vice President, Development and Public Affairs Vélo Québec Montreal, Canada
Professor Hazel is Chairman of MRC McLean Hazel (a member of the MMM Group/MRC). He is an Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology and was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to transport. He has acted as advisor to governments and a range of agencies and local authorities including the Lorry Road User Charging Advisory Group, Transport 2000’s Policy Council and the Commission for Integrated Transport. He was also a member of the UK Secretary of State’s Steering Group on National Road User Charging and was President of the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT). He was Chair of the Urban Design Alliance (UDAL) in 2005 and 2006. He has advised San Diego, Toronto, Saudi Arabia and the Queensland government in addition to many projects in the UK. He is currently advising the Northern Ireland Assembly on their Regional Transport Strategy. Professor Hazel is an expert in policy advice and development and in innovative funding and delivery mechanisms. He has extensive experience of how towns and cities work having written a book in 2004 on “Making Cities Work” and having led the team which produced the Megacities report for Siemens which was launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2007. He is carrying out a study of the six largest Canadian cities for Siemens and has also advised a number of individual towns and cities in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia, Japan and India.
Jean François Pronovost is Vice President, Development and Public Affairs for Vélo Québec. He works on the focus, strategy and development of new projects and partnerships with the various divisions of the Vélo Québec family (Association, Events, Publishing). From 1989 to 2010, he has been the Executive Director of the association division of Vélo Québec. In 1992, he acted as Chief Organizer of the first world-wide conference on bicycling, the Conférence Vélo Mondiale Pro Bike•Velo City, in Montreal. The Technical Handbook of Bikeway Design is among the many technical publications he has edited. Since 1995, he has been involved with the development of the Route verte, a 4 000-kilometer bike route across Québec, and with the launch of several active transportation initiatives in collaboration with municipalities and the school network. Trained as a biologist, Jean François Pronovost has worked as a nature guide, journalist and television commentator. He has also authored numerous books on hiking, cycling, and science. Over the last 20 years, he gave several lectures and presentations for several international audiences in Canada, in the United States and in Europe. Tuesday 12:00 pm (Tuesday Lunch Keynote)
Tuesday 8:45 – 10:00 am (Session 5) and Tuesday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Session 8)
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Keynote Plenary Sessions Guto Indio da Costa
Arthur L. Guzzetti
Design Director and CEO Indio da Costa A.U.D.T Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vice President - Policy American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Washington, USA
Guto Indio da Costa, industrial designer, graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Switzerland, and worked in different design offices in Germany, France and Denmark. Returning to Brazil in 1996, he developed critically acclaimed projects, recognized by his refined taste and audacious design application. Indio da Costa was an essential member of the successful Rio Cidade Project, which concentrated efforts in neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro such as Leblon. His team’s urban design simplified the approach in the use of public payphones, bus stops, traffic lights and signs. Besides massive approval and local satisfaction, the project won the iF Product Design Award of 1998 and was a runner-up of the Mies van der Rohe Award for Latin America in 2000. Indio da Costa is the designer of the TEX – the motorcycle bus, and is the CEO and design director of the Indio da Costa A.U.D.T Office, in Rio de Janeiro. The combination of awards honouring his work and the impressive catalog of products conceived by Indio da Costa and his team puts his studio among the most important creators of industrial products in Brazil.
Art Guzzetti, a thirty-one year veteran of public transportation at the local, state and national levels, serves as Vice President-Policy for the American Public Transportation Association, the trade group representing the public transportation industry in the United States. Mr. Guzzetti is responsible for APTA’s extensive policy research agenda, policy analysis and development, and statistics. This includes cultivation of the ideas and relationships that will propel public transportation forward, working with the legislative and executive branches of all levels of government, and with other national associations, think tanks and interest groups. Prior to coming to APTA in June 1997, Mr. Guzzetti was Assistant Manager, Government Affairs for the Port Authority of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) where he focused on grants, government relations, policy and capital programming issues. Mr. Guzzetti held various government relations positions at New Jersey Transit from 1981 through 1987, and with the New Jersey Department of Transportation from 1979 through 1981. In short, Art’s job focus has been on obtaining funding to support transit operating programs and capital projects. He has a Political Science degree from Edinboro State University and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Tuesday 1:30 – 3:00 pm (Session 7)
Tuesday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Session 8)
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Keynote Plenary Sessions Michael W. Roschlau
Paul J. Bedford
President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) Toronto, Canada
Urban Mentor and Former Toronto Chief Planner Toronto, Canada
Michael Roschlau is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), which represents the public transport community across Canada. Michael has been with CUTA for over 20 years and, before being appointed to his current position, was responsible for a variety of association services such as education and training, major conferences and trade events.
Paul Bedford is a Member and Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners with 40 years of experience in urban planning. As Toronto’s Chief City Planner for eight years, he championed numerous innovative planning strategies including the Kings, a new City wide Official Plan and Making Waves, a new plan for the Central Waterfront. Since his retirement in 2004 has become immersed in a diverse range of city building initiatives.
Michael holds a Ph.D in transport geography from the Australian National University, as well as a Master of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. He has worked directly with staff and senior management at over 150 transport agencies around the world.
Mr. Bedford has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University planning schools. He is also on the Board of Directors of Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, serves on the National Capital Commission’s Planning Advisory Committee, the Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Property Committee to help guide the long term redevelopment of Canada’s largest Mental Health campus.
In addition to his role as CEO of CUTA, Michael chairs the Finance Working Group of the National Round Table on Sustainable Infrastructure, is co-chair of the Canadian Motor Carrier Passenger Council and serves on the Green Municipal Fund Council of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities as well as the Board of Directors of the Ontario Public Transit Association. Before joining CUTA in 1986, he spent several years with the Greater Vancouver Regional District, responsible for a variety of transport planning functions.
He is a Senior Associate of the Canadian Urban Institute, a frequent public speaker at numerous forums on planning issues and is active in shaping the public policy agenda at all levels of government. Additional activities include mentoring young planners, writing a regular column for the Ontario Planning Journal and participating in numerous international events. He is a passionate advocate of the planning profession and for Toronto.
The Canadian Urban Transit Association is the association representing providers of urban transit services, suppliers to the industry, government, individuals and related organizations in Canada.
Wednesday 8:45 – 10:00 am (Session 9)
Its mission is to strengthen public transit’s contribution to the quality of life, environment, health, mobility and economic development of Canadian communities, and to help members fulfill their mandates. Tuesday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Session 8)
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Keynote Plenary Sessions Angela van der Kloof
Dr. Quentin Chiotti
Senior Consultant Mobility Mobycon The Netherlands
Advisor on Air Quality Issues Pollution Probe
Angela works at Mobycon as a mobility consultant, specialised in sustainable mobility and behavioural change. She advises clients in the fields of cycling and electric bicycling, the use of public transport and traffic safety. Stimulating behavioural change through education, communication and organisation.
Dr. Quentin Chiotti has been working in the field of climate change and air quality since 1993. Quentin has been an academic, worked for Environment Canada, and was Senior Scientist at Pollution Probe from 2002-2010. He has published over 50 articles and book chapters, and is an Associate Member of the Centre for Environment, University of Toronto. Dr. Chiotti has been involved in developing the Comprehensive Air Management System, as the co-chair of the working group on Air Zones Management and Regional Air Sheds, and a member of the working group on National Ambient Air Quality Standards. He is currently the Co-Lead for The Gateway Project, through the Association for Canadian Educational Resources, and continues to advise Pollution Probe on air quality related issues.
During her studies Angela already started to play an active role in cycle training for immigrant women in the city of Tilburg. From this period on the relation between mobility and the roles people play in family-life and society had her special attention. She has worked for several organisations in the field of informal education and empowerment. She developed innovative methods and course material that is currently being used nationally and internationally for cycle training and promotion. Her experiences in initiating and leading (complex) projects, together with her substantive knowledge of mobility matters, has led to several relevant skills. Like the ability to structure and analyse, a well developed environmental awareness, the strong will to achieve cooperation between parties involved and to transform this into an efficient implementation of projects. Addressing mobility behaviour means working with people and that needs courage, empathy and passion.
Wednesday 3:30 – 5:00 pm (Session 12)
Wednesday 12:00 pm (Lunch Keynote)
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Program at a glance Sunday, November 21
Monday, November 22 Capital City Forum (French Quarter Ballroom) Registration 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 8:15 am (French Quarter)
Early Start 8:15
Session 1 Welcome
8:15 - 10:00 am (Ballroom) ACT Canada, Ottawa Mayor, Gatineau Mayor, NCC CEO Summit keynote speaker: Stephen Leeds, Senior Counselor To The Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, USA
Break 10:00 - 10:15 am Registration Session 2 Capital Cities - Transforming Communities Best Practices
10:15 - 11:30 am (Ballroom)
Marcel Acosta, National Capital Planning Commission, USA Thierry Lansier, RATP, France Marie Lemay, National Capital Commission, Canada
Media Event - Special Announcement
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11:30 - 11:55 am (Laurier Room) Lunch
12:00 - 1:30 pm (Ballroom) Keynote: The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
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City Tours
1:30 - 3:00 pm (Ballroom)
1:00 - 4:00 pm Meet in hotel lobby at 12:45 pm
Break 3:00 - 3:30 pm Session 4 Transformative Change Strategies
3:30 - 4:45 pm (Ballroom)
Keynote: Robert Cervero, Berkeley, CA
Workshop Wrap up 4:45 - 5:00 pm Welcome Reception Chateau Laurier Hotel
Evening Dinner National Gallery of Canada 6:00 - 10:00 pm
(Laurier Room) 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Meet at 5:45 pm at hotel entrance to walk to Gallery
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Program at a glance Tuesday, November 23
Wednesday, November 24
Registration 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Registration 7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Breakfast Buffet
Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 8:45 am (French Quarter) ACT Canada Strategy Session 7:30 - 8:30 am (Laurier Room)
7:30 - 8:45 am (French Quarter)
Session 9 Transformation: Moving Minds
Session 5 International Perspective on the Future of Sustainable Mobility Systems
8:45 - 10:00 am (Ballroom)
8:45 - 10:00 am (Ballroom)
Keynote: George Hazel, Chairman, MRC McLean Hazel, Scotland
Keynote: Paul Bedford, Urban Mentor and Chief Planner Emeritus, City of Toronto, Toronto
Break 10:00 - 10:30 am
Break 10:00 - 10:30 am
Session 6 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Session 10 10:30 - 12:00 pm
6A Active Transportation Children & Youth
6B Planning Innovations in Practice
10A Strategies for Transformative Change
(MacDonald Room)
(Laurier Room)
Jacky Kennedy, Green Communities Jennifer Lay, Metrolinx Jennifer McGowan, Ecology Action Centre
10B Moving Together: How Open Streets Initiatives Can Transform North America’s Cities
(Laurier Room)
Asher Mercer, York Region Jacquelyn Hayward Gulati, City of Mississauga Arto Keklikian, NCC
(MacDonald Room)
John Hill, Region of Waterloo & Carol Chan, BA Group Ryan Lanyon, Metrolinx Robyn Bews, Calgary Economic Development
Mike Lydon, The Street Plan Collaborative
Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 1:30 pm (Ballroom)
12:00 - 1:30 pm (Ballroom)
Keynote: Jean-François Pronovost, Velo QC, Montreal
Keynote: Angela van der Kloof, Senior Consultant Mobility, Mobycon, The Netherlands
Session 7 1:30 - 3:00 pm 7A 7B Major Urban Development Innovations Best Practices in - a look at Brazil Sustainable Mobility
Session 11 1:30 - 3:00 pm 11A Quebec: Leading Edge
11B Measured Success in TDM Frankie Kirby, TransLink Dave Crowley, Halcrow Zlatko Krstulich and Colin Simpson, City of Ottawa
(Laurier Room)
(MacDonald Room)
(Laurier Room)
Guto Indio da Costa, Brazil
Brian Hollingworth, IBI Sue Shikaze, HKPR District Health Unit Geoff Noxon, Noxon Associaties
Claude d’Anjou, Mobiligo Bernadette Brun, Voyagez Fute City of Gatineau
Break 3:00 - 3:30 pm
(MacDonald Room)
Break 3:00 - 3:30 pm
Session 8 Sustainable Mobility & Transit
Session 12 The Comprehensive Air Management System (CAMS): Connecting the Dots with Mobility Management
3:30 - 5:00 pm (Ballroom)
Moderator: Michael Roschlau, Canadian Urban Transit Association Arthur L. Guzzetti, American Public Transportation Association George Hazel, MRC McLean Hazel Thierry Lansier, RATP, France
3:30 - 4:30 pm (Ballroom)
Quentin Chiotti, Pollution Probe
Evening Dinner Foundation Restaurant 6:00 - 11:00 pm
Meet at 5:45 pm at hotel entrance to walk to Foundation
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Program Focus
Sustainable mobility requires an integrated suite of safe, convenient and accessible travel options, a mixed-use built environment, and a supportive framework of policies and programs. It improves transportation choice, balances supply and demand, limits environmental impacts, creates economic opportunities, and fosters partnerships among government, business and the public. Today’s communities face a number of significant challenges that affect their quality of life, and sustainable mobility strategies can help them reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, boost physical activity, improve air quality, preserve greenspace, reduce congestion and increase access to opportunity. The Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010 is an opportunity for international experts and participants to exchange ideas, share experiences and enhance cooperation.
Outcomes of the Sustainable Mobility Summit include:
Special one-day forum on capital cities best practices internationally.
Increased multi-disciplinary collaboration
Increased awareness of the impacts of transportation on the health, economy and environment
Showcase of successful GHG emission reduction strategies
Increased capacity for the delivery and promotion of sustainable transportation options
Best practice knowledge exchange
We hope the assembled speakers and Summit program will help you to realize the potential of sustainable mobility actions and strategies. Help us transform our communities!
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Sunday, November 21 1:00 - 4:00 pm Meet in the hotel lobby at 12:45 pm. Tour leaves at 1:00 pm. Tour
Transitway & Transit Oriented Development tour
Tour
Walking Tour in Downtown Ottawa
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Welcome Reception 6:00 to 8:00 pm Chateau Laurier Hotel (Laurier Room)
We look forward to welcoming you to Canada’s Capital!
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Monday, November 22
Capital City Forum
10:00 – 10:15 am
7:30 – 5:00 pm
Registration Table Open
Break
Exhibits Open during breaks and lunch
Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
Supported by: ... Ridematching System
7:30 – 8:15 am
Les Voyageurs Breakfast Buffet
10:15 – 11:30 am
Location: Exhibit Area/Ballroom
Session 2 Capital Cities – Transforming Communities Location: Ballroom
Supported by:
Capital cities are the showcase for their country. Learn how capital cities are setting the stage to be models of success in sustainable mobility.
8:15 am – 5:00 pm
Capital City Forum
Presentations and Speakers Marcel Acosta, Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, USA Thierry Lansier, Mission Marchés et coopération, Services de la direction générale, Paris, France Marie Lemay, CEO, National Capital Commission, National Capital Region, Canada
MC: Guy Laflamme, Vice-President, National Capital Commission
Join international speakers to discuss and brainstorm on transformative change towards sustainable mobility success in urban centres. The Capital City Forum day is an action-packed day with keynote international experts presenting on global best practices combined with a unique opportunity to brainstorm and collaborate on defining a future city that is a showcase of sustainable mobility.
11:30 – 11:55 am
Media Event - Special announcement
8:15 – 10:00 am
Session 1 Welcome Plenary Session
Location: Laurier Room
Location: Ballroom
Lorenzo Mele, ACT Canada Mayor Larry O’Brien, City of Ottawa Mayor Marc Bureau, City of Gatineau Marie Lemay, CEO, National Capital Commission
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Luncheon Keynote The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
Keynote: Stephen Leeds, Senior Counselor to The Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, USA
Location: Ballroom
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Monday, November 22
Capital City Forum
1:30 – 3:00 pm
3:30 – 4:45 pm
Session 3 Moving Ahead Workshop
Session 4 Transformative Change Strategies
Location: Ballroom
Location: Ballroom
At a time when the principles of sustainable mobility are being embraced by many municipalities and regions across the country, the NCC has also identified sustainable mobility as one of the key pillars of the Horizon 2067: The Plan for Canada’s Capital, the federal government’s main vision and policy document for planning Canada’s Capital Region over the next 50 years. Our delegates represent the leading experts in Canada and abroad on sustainable mobility. We look forward to hearing from transportation experts from all across Canada during the conference workshop on how to make transportation in Canada’s Capital Region more accessible, safer and sustainable for the future. This Summit provides a significant opportunity of engaging assembled thought leaders to identify a collaborative and cohesive framework of the key elements, strategies and actions that represent a city that demonstrates leadership and success in sustainable mobility. Come prepared to think outside the box and offer solutions to transformative change in our communities.
Keynote speaker: Robert Cervero, Professor and Chair, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Professor Cervero is an international expert who focuses on the nexus between urban transportation and land-use systems. His overview of the critical importance on the intersection between infrastructure, place-making, and economic development as well as urban transformations and their impacts on travel behaviour will change how you view sustainable mobility.
Supported by:
4:45 – 5:00 pm
Session 4 Workshop Wrap Up Preliminary results of the Moving Ahead Workshop will be presented.
Break Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area Supported by:
Dinner Event: National Gallery of Canada 6:00 – 10:00 pm Location: National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive
Walk over yourself or meet in the hotel lobby at 5:45 pm for an escorted walk over to the National Gallery of Canada. Note that escorts will be available to walk you back to the hotel if needed. Relax, network and enjoy the amazing views of the Parliament Buildings and the National Capital Area in the breathtaking Great Hall. Peruse the Moshie Sadfie Architecture and Urbanism exhibit and take part in our evening’s entertainment.
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Tuesday, November 23 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Table Open
Session 6 Concurrent Sessions A & B
Exhibits Open during breaks and lunch
6A Active Transportation - Children & Youth
Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
Location: Laurier Room
Active transportation is often the visible focal point for sustainable mobility in communities. It leverages support, engagement and interest in transforming communities. Success stories from across Canada will highlight why active transportation policies, programs and resources are of critical importance for your community.
7:30 – 8:45 am
The Parliament Hill Dash Breakfast Buffet Location: Exhibit Area/Ballroom Supported by:
Presentations and Speakers School Travel Planning – Taking Steps to Improve Children’s Mobility, Health and Happiness While Securing Our Future, Jacky Kennedy, Director, Green Communities School travel planning and sustainable mobility to improve travel safety and levels of active and sustainable transportation, Jennifer Lay, Program Coordinator, School-Based TDM, Metrolinx Making Tracks: Walking, Cycling, In-line Skating, and Skateboarding Safety Skills, Jennifer McGowan, Community Advisor-Active and Safe Routes to School, Ecology Action Centre
8:45 – 10:00 am
Session 5 International Perspective on the future of Sustainable Mobility Systems Location: Ballroom Moderator: Roxane MacInnis, Project Planner, MRC Keynote Speaker: George Hazel, Chairman, MRC McLean Hazel, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
6B Planning Innovations in Practice Location: MacDonald Room
Professor Hazel is an international expert in policy advice and development and in innovative funding and delivery mechanisms. Learn how the future of sustainable mobility is taking shape around the world and implications for Canada.
Transformative change starts at the planning level and is successful because of policies, by-laws and collaboration amongst stakeholders to achieve desired goals. Learn how communities in Canada are implementing practices that are impacting how sustainable mobility can move forward.
Supported by:
Presentations and Speakers Implementing TDM through the Planning Process, Asher Mercer, TDM Coordinator, York Region Implementing Paid Parking and TDM in Mississauga City Centre, Jacquelyn Hayward Gulati, TDM Coordinator, Mississauga Sustainable Mobility in Canada’s Capital Region Are We Gaining Ground, Arto Keklikian, Senior Planner, Transportation, National Capital Commission
10:00 – 10:30 am
Break Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area Supported by:
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Tuesday, November 23 12:00 – 1:30 pm
7B Best Practices in Sustainable Mobility
Growing a Bicycling Culture in Québec
Location: MacDonald Room
Luncheon Keynote: Jean-François Pronovost, Vice President, Development and Public Affairs, Velo QC, Montreal
Best practices and building capacity for sustainable mobility is achieved through comprehensive processes and defined strategies. New resources and defined results highlight this session.
Location: Ballroom Moderator: Jean-François Trépanier, Executive Vice-President of Operations, NCC
Presentations and Speakers Active Transportation: Making it Work in Canadian Communities, Brian Hollingworth, Director, IBI Building Capacity in Haliburton County for Active Transportation: Sharing Resources, Sharing the Road, Sue Shikaze, Health Promoter, Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit Effective TDM Strategies: A Guide for Canadian Communities, Geoff Noxon, President, Noxon Associates
Velo Quebec is reinventing and setting a new standard in the delivery, design and promotion of cycling in Quebec. Learn how the innovations developed by Velo Quebec have national relevance and can be a catalyst for cycling in your community. Supported by:
3:00 – 3:30 pm 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Break
Session 7 Concurrent Sessions A & B
Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
7A Major Urban Development Innovations a look at Brazil
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Location: Laurier Room
Session 8 Sustainable Mobility and Transit – Plenary Session
Moderator: François Lapointe, Executive Director, NCC
Location: Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: Guto Indio da Costa, Director of Design and CEO of the Indio da Costa Design Office, Brazil
Transit is the keystone for sustainable mobility success in any urban community, and the establishment of a national policy framework is the key to the success of transit. Speakers will discuss policy directions and innovation in their countries and potential implications for Canada.
Mr. Indio da Costa is internationally known for his critically acclaimed projects, recognized for their audacious design application. Learn how these projects have leveraged sustainable mobility and are leading the way to the future.
Moderator: Michael Roschlau, CEO & President, Canadian Urban Transit Association Speakers Arthur L. Guzzetti, Vice President - Policy, American Public Transportation Association George Hazel, Chairman, MRC McLean Hazel, Scotland Thierry Lansier, Mission Marchés et coopération, Services de la direction générale, Paris, France
Dinner Event: Foundation Restaurant 6:00 – 11:00 pm Location: Foundation Restaurant,18B York Street
Join us for a relaxed and casual evening as you unwind at this fabulous historic location. As with past Summit’s this is our most popular evening where we hold our prize raffle draw and are entertained by a local Ottawa band.
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Wednesday, November 24 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Table Open
Session 10 Concurrent Sessions A & B
Exhibits Open during breaks and lunch
10A Strategies for Transformative Change
Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
Location: Laurier Room
Transformative change is starting to happen in communities. Specific initiatives, programs and strategies have proven to be successful in supporting and building capacity for sustainable mobility. These innovations can be replicated in your community!
7:30 – 8:45 am
The Hot Breakfast Buffet Location: Exhibit Area/Ballroom Supported by:
Presentations and Speakers Region of Waterloo ecoMOBILITY TDM Parking Reduction Strategy, John Hill, Principal Planner, Transportation Demand Management, Region of Waterloo & Carol Chan, BA Group A Social Media Strategy for TDM, Ryan Lanyon, Team Lead, Smart Commute, Metrolinx WORKshift: moving telework from “evolution” to “revolution”, Robyn Bews, Project Manager, WORKshift, Calgary Economic Development
7:30 – 8:30 am
ACT Canada Strategy Session Location: Laurier Room
ACT Canada will present an overview outlining the current status of its strategy development, near term actions and plans as well as a look to the future. Provide feedback, suggestions and participate in making ACT Canada an organization that meets your needs.
10B Moving Together: How Open Streets Initiatives Can Transform North America’s Cities
Location: MacDonald Room
8:45 – 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Mike Lydon, Principal, The Street Plan Collaborative
Session 9 Transformation: Moving Minds – Plenary Session
Open Streets initiatives are pushing cities and their citizens to better understand the relationship between sustainable mobility, public health, civic engagement, and the built environment. The Street Plans Collaborative, led by Principal and author Mike Lydon, is currently finishing a comprehensive research project chronicling North America’s Ciclovia/Open Streets initiatives. This research has revealed close to 30 such initiatives (and growing) in North America that may be organized into six distinct types. Each present unique characteristics and methodologies in their execution, and offer insights and lessons for cities interested in pursuing Open Street as a means of advancing active transportation. This presentation will provide an overview of Lydon’s latest research, explaining the history, typology, and results of close to 30 North American Open Streets initiatives, some of which he helped get off the ground (Bike Miami Days, Atlanta Streets Alive). By providing a macro and
Location: Ballroom Moderator: Geoff Noxon, President, Noxon Associates Keynote Speaker: Paul Bedford, Urban Mentor and Chief Planner Emeritus, City of Toronto, Toronto
Professor Bedford has over 40 years of experience in urban planning. As Toronto’s Chief City Planner for eight years, he championed numerous innovative planning strategies. Professor Bedford will highlight the critical element of planning in sustainable mobility, focusing on the mindset shift that has to happen if we are to change prevailing attitudes and practices.
10:00 – 10:30 am
Break Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
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Wednesday, November 24 micro level perspective, the presenters hope to inspire attendees to adapt one of the six types to their own locality so that the growth and impact of Open Street initiatives continues in the United States, Canada, and beyond!
11A Measured Success in TDM
Location: MacDonald Room
Measuring, monitoring and quantifying the impacts of sustainable mobility strategies is vital for capacity building and proving the value of transportation demand management measures. Leading edge organizations will discuss tangible results with defined measurement and monitoring criteria.
12:00 – 1:30 pm Luncheon Keynote: Angela van der Kloof, Senior Consultant Mobility, Mobycon, The Netherlands
Presentations and Speakers The 2010 Winter Olympics TDM Experience, Frankie Kirby, Program Manager, TravelSmart, TransLink TDM Success: Reality or Myth - an attempt to quantify the impacts of TDM strategies, Dave Crowley, Vice President, Halcrow Consulting Inc. Cycling Activity Monitoring Tools for Ottawa Zlatko Krstulich, Transportation Planner, City of Ottawa and Colin Simpson, Sr. Project Manager, City of Ottawa
Location: Ballroom Moderator: Hans Moor, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Active transportation in the Netherlands is world renowned and Ms. Van der Kloof will present on the many initiatives that have been launched that have resulted in the Netherlands being known globally for best practices in sustainable mobility.
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Break
Supported by:
Location: French Quarter Exhibit Area
1:30 – 3:00 pm
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Session 11 Concurrent Sessions A & B
Session 12 The Comprehensive Air Management System (CAMS): Connecting the dots with Mobility Management
11A Quebec: Leading Edge
Location: Laurier Room
Location: Ballroom
Quebec’s sustainable mobility programs, actions and strategies are leading edge and models for transformative change globally. Learn how these initiatives are changing the Quebec landscape.
Moderator: Lorenzo Mele, ACT Canada Chair
On October 20th the Canadian Council Ministers of the Environment (CCME) endorsed the Comprehensive Air Management System (CAMS). When implemented by 2012, CAMS will radically transform how air quality is managed across Canada, based on National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Base Level Industrial Emission Requirements, and Air Zone Management and Regional Airsheds. The framework for CAMS is presented, and its relevance for sustainable mobility is discussed, particularly at the community/municipal level.
Presentations and Speakers The role of business in the promotion of a public transit, Claude d’Anjou, Executive Director, Mobiligo The corporate role in promoting alternative travel modes for employees to reduce automobile usage, Bernadette Brun, Directrice, Voyagez Fute A travel demand management strategy for Greater Gatineau Area, Denise Martin, Coordonnatricetransport durable, City of Gatineau
Presentations and Speakers Dr. Quentin Chiotti, Advisor on Air Quality Issues, Pollution Probe
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Supporters’ Information
A very special thank you to our Platinum Level Supporters and Local Hosts National Capital Commission
Contact
The National Capital Commission is pleased to co-host, with ACT Canada, the Sustainable Mobility Summit 2010 in Canada’s Capital Region. This four-day national conference features Canadian and international experts who will be speaking on the theme of sustainable mobility as an agent of transformative change in urban communities. This Summit will include a Capital Cities Forum, which is a day dedicated to presentations and discussions about sustainable mobility challenges and practices in capital cities around the world. Of particular interest to the National Capital Commission will be a workshop that will encourage delegates to share their thoughts and experiences from their own communities. This discussion will inform our work on sustainable mobility, a key pillar of the new Plan for Canada’s Capital, Horizon 2067. Like other Canadian communities, Canada’s Capital Region must respond to sustainability challenges of the future. Connectivity, and sustainable and active mobility, are key ingredients for success. Integrating these solutions with smart land use and building practices are also key. The National Capital Commission has a unique role in this regard. Creating partnerships with other levels of government and agencies is, however, critical to bringing about comprehensive change. We look forward to benefitting from the breadth of knowledge and expertise that this Summit will bring to the Capital, and trust that your stay in the heart of Canada’s Capital Region is an enjoyable one.
Pierre Dubé Chief, Planning and Transportation National Capital Commission 202-40 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1P 1C7
City of Ottawa
Contact
The City of Ottawa is pleased to be a sponsor of the Sustainable Mobility Summit. The City of Ottawa TravelWise program has been helping residents and commuters in the National Capital Region use sustainable travel modes for almost a decade. A key goal of Ottawa’s TDM program is to minimize peak hour automobile travel and reduce the need for new or wider roads. Through the TravelWise / SageVirage program, the City has implemented comprehensive TDM measures that involve partnerships with other governments, the private sector, public institutions, Non governmental organizations and community groups. Accomplishments through the coordinated delivery of services include cycling skills training, active lifestyle promotion, state of the art carpooling service provided by RideShark and public education on active transportation, commuting options, air quality, climate change and energy conservation. City efforts will further be complemented through advances in information technologies that enable more wide spread home-based work and learning, and flexible employment arrangements such as telework and split shifts. A comprehensive TDM Strategy in 2010 will consolidate present and future initiatives in a plan that will ensure a sustainable and liveable community for subsequent generations.
Alex Culley Project Officer; Transportation Demand Management ISCS / PGM / TSP City of Ottawa 100 Constellation Crescent Ottawa, ON
T 613-239-5471 E pdube@ncc-ccn.ca www.canadascapital.gc.ca
T 613580-2424 x 13199 E alex.culley@ottawa.ca www.Ottawa.ca/travelwise
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Supporters’ Information
A very special thank you to our Platinum Level Supporters and Local Hosts (continued) The City of Gatineau
Contact
The City of Gatineau is proud to be among the supporters of the Sustainable Mobility Summit. This high-profile event will have a powerful impact on the advancement of a wide variety of sustainable mobility strategies. The City of Gatineau has, over the years, demonstrated leadership by being proactive in the implementation of sustainable transportation initiatives. The City has, for instance, pursued its objective of fostering the use of alternate modes of transportation by implementing a series of measures to improve public transit efficiency and to induce its citizens and employees to adopt alternatives to solo driving. Over the past few years, the City has set up several partnership agreements with companies committed to alternative methods of transportation. Municipal employees can now access Communauto vehicles for work-related trips; this partnership, a Canadian first, spreads the habit of using car sharing services among the population of Gatineau. In this same desire to offer municipal employees a variety of options for their work-related trips, the STO and the City have jointly implemented a pilot project which will test a new generation of smart cards. This partnership between a public transit company and a municipality, a first in Quebec, will eventually provide area employers with smart cards; because of the extent of public employees’ travel needs, such cards should serve as a good alternative to taxi vouchers. The City of Gatineau further promotes public transit and active transportation by its direct involvement in organising the STCA (public transit and active transportation week), International Car Free Day, and the international Park(ing) Day initiative. It is also monitoring with interest the launching of a transportation management association in the area.
Personne ressource Denise Martin, urb Coordonnatrice transport Service urbanisme et développement durable Maison du Citoyen 25, rue Laurier, Gatineau T 243.2345 Poste: 8242 E martin.denise@gatineau.ca http://www.gatineau.ca
A very special thank you to our Gold Level Supporters Environment Canada
Contact
Environment Canada is proud to support the ACT Canada Sustainable Mobility Summit in Ottawa, November 21-24, 2010. By working together to promote sustainable transportation options, we can reduce emissions that contribute to air pollution and climate change and help build a healthier, cleaner environment for all Canadians. The Sustainable Mobility Summit is a milestone event that will help to build the awareness and partnerships needed to get the job done.
Nicola Scahill Policy Analyst, Transportation Division Environment Canada 351 St. Joseph Blvd. 10th Floor Gatineau Quebec K1A 0H3 T 819.997.9284 E nicola.scahill@ec.gc.ca
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Supporters’ Information
A special thank you to our Silver & Lunch Supporters Region of Peel
Contact
The Region of Peel has a strategic goal to protect, enhance and restore the environment, as well as mange the impacts of growth on the community and Regional services. One important element to achieve this goal is to develop and promote a sustainable, safe, efficient, and integrated multi-modal transportation system. Transportation Demand Management (TDM) initiatives developed by Peel Region play a key role in encouraging employees and residents to choose sustainable modes of transportation. Our Five-Year TDM Business Plan outlines clear directions on how to implement and advance our efforts in the Region of Peel. These efforts also include Active Transportation, a comprehensive program that engages the community to participate in any form of human-powered transportation such as walking and cycling. To build awareness, Peel Region has recently launched our active transportation website: www.walkandrollpeel.ca. Please visit our website to learn more about our active transportation initiative. As a founding partner in the Smart Commute initiative, the Region of Peel recognizes that promoting sustainable modes of transportation is critical to managing the demand created by commuters travelling all over the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GTHA). To successfully manage the ever increasing transportation demands facing the GTHA, the Region believes it is essential to work with stakeholders from both the private and public sectors. We are proud to support the 2010 TDM conference, as it provides an excellent opportunity to engage our stakeholders.
Judy Yack Transportation Demand Management Coordinator 10 Peel Centre Drive Brampton, Ontario L6T 4B9
Transport Canada
Contact
The ecoMOBILITY program is a Transport Canada initiative that aims to reduce transportation emissions by helping municipalities implement, or learn about, effective sustainable transportation initiatives. By supporting activities that increase green transportation options, such as walking, cycling, public transit and ridesharing (e.g. carpools), harmful emissions can be reduced and other challenges project profi les and results, issue papers, and other green transportation resources, go to www.tc.gc.ca/urban
Eric Sévigny A/Director Environmental Initiatives Transport Canada Environmental Affairs 330 Sparks Street Place de Ville Tower C Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N5
T 905.791.7800 ext. 4553 E judy.yack@peelregion.ca www.peelregion.ca
T 613.998.5693 E sevigne@tc.gc.ca www.tc.gc.ca/utsp
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Supporters’ Information
A special thank you to our Bronze and Breakfast Supporters BA Group, Urban Transportation Planning Specialists
Contact
BA Group is a Canadian Company that creates thoughtful, sustainable plans for the movement of people and goods in urban environments. We solve challenging pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and automobile transportation problems by applying our expert knowledge and utmost care in planning, design and collaboration with other professionals. We believe that planning in support of the safe and efficient movement of people and goods creates better, more successful urban environments.
Ralph Bond Senior Vice President BA Consulting Group Ltd. Transportation Consultants 45 St. Clair Avenue West Suite 300 Toronto, ON M4V 1K9 T 416.961.7110 ext 131 E bond@bagroup.com www.bagroup.com
TransLink
Contact
The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, most simply know as TransLink, was created in 1999 to deliver services through contractors as well as subsidiaries like Coast Mountain Bus Company, British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (SkyTrain) and West Coast Express Ltd. Together with its partners, stakeholders and corporate subsidiaries, TransLink plans and manages the region’s transportation system as a strategic whole. It is dedicated to creating and sustaining a transportation system that meets the needs of residents, businesses and goods movers in a manner that protects the environment and supports the economic and social objectives of the region. TransLink’s TDM programs are delivered under the brand name of TravelSmart.
Frankie Kirby Program Manager TravelSmart TransLink 1600 - 4720 Kingsway Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2
McCormick Rankin / MMM Group
Contact
MMM Group (MMM) is a privately held Canadian company and an industry leader in project management and the provision of multidisciplinary services. MMM is a leader in the delivery of pedestrian, cycling and trail planning, active transportation and design implementation services as well as Transportation Demand Management (TDM), transit and transportation policy services. MRC, as part of MMM Group since 2008, has established itself at the forefront of the public transit industry, and has been involved in the planning and design of public transport infrastructure for approximately 30 years. The company is one of Canada’s leading consulting engineering firms, principally involved in transportation planning and engineering for municipal, provincial and federal governments/ agencies. The MMM Group and McCormick Rankin are proud to be sponsors the 2010 Association for Commuter Transportation of Canada’s Sustainable Mobility Summit.
Roxane MacInnis Project Planner McCormick Rankin Corporation A Member of MMM Group 1145 Hunt Club Road Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1V 0Y3
Region of Waterloo
Contact
Waterloo Region continues to be one of the fastest growing communities in Canada with expected population growth from 565,000 to 729,000 by 2031. Regional Council recently approved two very important plans that will shape the future of this community: the Regional Official Plan (ROP) and the Regional Transportation Master Plan (RTMP). The ROP contains the planning policies needed to direct growth and change in Waterloo Region over the next 20 years. The Regional Transportation Master Plan defines the ways our transportation systems will grow and change until 2031. The Plan includes the creation of a rapid transit system connecting Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge and builds on the progress we have already achieved in transit, walking and cycling. The Region of Waterloo recognizes that planning for transit change and growth will help us balance our cultural, economic, environmental and social needs to ensure Waterloo Region will continue to be a liveable and sustainable community.
John Hill Principal Planner Transportation Demand Management Region of Waterloo 150 Frederick Street Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3
T 604.453.4695 E Frankie.Kirby@translink.ca www.translink.ca www.travelsmart.ca
T 613.736.7200 x 3285 E rmacinnis@mrc.ca www.mrc.ca
T 519.575.4019 F 519.575.4449 E jhill@regionofwaterloo.ca www.regionofwaterloo.ca
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Supporters’ Information
A special thank you to our Bronze and Breakfast Supporters (continued) The City of Calgary
Contact
The City of Calgary has made it a priority to enhance, protect and respect our environment while ensuring ease of mobility. One of the many ways we promote this is to partner with Act Canada to bring you the 2010 Sustainable Mobility Summit. The City of Calgary promotes a full-range of travel options including: on-street bicycle routes, pedestrian corridors, a world-class transit system and carpooling with the ride matching services of Carpool.ca. In 2009 The City in partnership with Calgary Economic Development launched a regional telework initiative to promote, educate and accelerate the adoption of telework. WORKshift provides the business community with tools, best practices and resources to assess, effectively implement and track telework programs. WORKshift is supported by funding from Transport Canada’s ecoMobility program and the Government of Alberta. The City of Calgary also encourages its employees to reduce their ecological footprint with flexible work options that includes flextime, compressed work week and a telework program, as well as a year round Staff Commuter Challenge. For more information, please visit calgary.ca and workshiftcalgary.com.
Ron Schafer Transportation Demand Management Specialist Transportation Planning, #8124 Seventh Floor Municipal Building – F9 800 Macleod Tr. S.E. Calgary, AB T2P 2M5 T 403.268.1629 E Ron.Schafer@calgary.ca www.calgary.ca
A special thank you to our Copper and Break Supporters RideShark
Contact
RideShark is the world’s most advanced ridematching system and offers clients a complete Commute Management solution that allows users to search for carpool and vanpool partners, or cycling, walking and transit buddies. Optional modules include Commute Tracking with detailed cost and GHG emissions reporting, Carpool Parking Management, Vanpool Management, Emergency Ride Home, and an extensive incentives and rewards program to encourage high program participation. Its graphic-based interfaced is intuitive, userfriendly and even integrates with Google Transit. Built on a banking grade server network, the system has unrivaled security features and data protection and contains the most extensive administration portal on the market today.. Developed by a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, RideShark is multi-language enabled and facilitates global applicability.
Tom Lewinson CTO RideShark 2031 Merivale Road Ottawa, ON K2G 1G7
Canadian Parking Association
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The Canadian Parking Association is the national organization that represents the parking industry and provides a dynamic forum for learning and sharing to enhance our members ability to serve the public and to improve the economic vitality of our communities. Parking can be used as an extremely powerful tool to influence transportation choices, good urban design and sustainable economic development. With this in mind, we actively support the sharing of knowledge regarding the important link between parking and transportation demand management, and urge members of ACT Canada and participants in this conference to explore with us how we can be of benefit to each other.
Sandra Smith Executive Director Canadian Parking Associaton 350-2255 St. Laurent Blvd. Ottawa, ON, K1G 4K3
T 613.723.0024 E tom@RideShark.com www.RideShark.com
T 613.727.0700 ext 12 E sandra@canadianparking.ca www.canadianparking.ca
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Supporters’ Information
A special thank you to our Copper and Break Supporters (continued) Markham
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To address the environmental, social and economic impacts of traffic congestion, Markham has embraced the principles of Smart Growth, transportation demand management (TDM) and sustainable mobility. Markham is committed to integrating TDM into the land development process to ensure future developments provide employees and residents choices and options to get to and from the places they need to go. A prime example is Markham Centre – a planned transit oriented development featuring a Metrolinx ‘mobility hub’ – which is already being recognized as a new way to manage dynamic growth, while sustaining the natural environment. To encourage and support changes in travel behaviour, in 2005, Markham was instrumental in establishing Smart Commute – Markham, Richmond Hill (TMA) transportation management association. Smart Commute - Markham, Richmond Hill helps dozens of small, medium and large employers in Markham and neighbouring Richmond Hill improve the quality of life of their employees, customers and visitors through the provision of transportation options.
Lorenzo Mele TDM Coordinator Engineering Department Town of Markham 101 Town Centre Blvd. Markham, ON L3R 9W3
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
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The FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) offers resources for municipal governments to achieve their sustainable development goals. Its range of financial products, expertise and services supports a growing network of municipal governments pursuing sustainable community development initiatives.
Jessica Mankowski Capacity Building Program Officer FCM Green Municipal Fund
T (905) 477-7000 x. 4000 E lmele@markham.ca www.markham.ca
T 613.907.6358 E jmankowski@fcm.ca www.fcm.ca/gmf
A special thank you to our General Supporters Noxon Associates
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Since 2001, Noxon Associates has helped organizations across Canada achieve excellence in sustainable transportation plans, programs and projects. The firm works with governments and national associations to tackle strategic challenges in TDM, public transit, active transportation, policy formulation, program development and stakeholder involvement. Comprehensive knowledge, creative thinking and clear communications have made Noxon Associates a leader in the field of sustainable transportation.
Geoff Noxon, P.Eng. Noxon Associates Limited Sustainable Transportation Strategies 48 Gordon Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 4C8 T 613.565.8836 E geoff@noxonassociates.com www.noxonassociates.com
A special thank you for translation and travel support US Embassy
Netherlands Embassy
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