600 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
USA
When: Tuesday, June 28 at 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Where: Bertha Knight Landes Room, Seattle City Hall
Speaker: Jon Orcutt, Director of Advocacy and Communications, TransitCenter
Introduction and City Council Sponsor: Councilmember Rob Johnson
Sponsor partners: Cascade Bicycle Club, Commute Seattle, Futurewise, Seattle Bike Blog, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Seattle Transit Blog, Transportation Choices, and The Urbanist
this talk is incredibly germane as we continue in our first year of Move Seattle implementation and continue to struggle with how to do bike/transit integration downtown, how to rapidly implement projects like Jon did with Janette Sadik-Kahn in NYC, and how we think about urban transportation innovations in general.
Topics as a part of the presentation: (1) a discussion of bike/transit integration in urban areas, particularly downtowns; (2) bike network connectivity and its import; and (3) rapid implementation of bike networks.
Presentation abstract: As Seattle grapples with accelerating growth and change, how can the city both adapt its transportation system, improve transit, implement the new Move Seattle Levy, while creating a safe bike network downtown? TransitCenter’s Jon Orcutt will bring his nearly 30 years of experience in New York City and nationwide to talk about the opportunities for Seattle moving forward. Join us for this presentation on Tuesday, June 28 at 4:30 pm at Seattle City Hall. RSVP Today! Event RSVP (optional): http://action.cascade.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=81847
Bio: Jon Orcutt has nearly 30 years experience advocating and implementing sustainable transportation in cities. He currently serves as Director of Advocacy and Communications for TransitCenter, a foundation that sparks innovations and supports policies that improve public transportation for riders, businesses and communities via programmatic work and grant making. Before joining TransitCenter in January 2016, he was a consultant working with governments, organizations and companies on urban transportation strategies, traffic safety, bike share systems and bicycle transportation improvements. Jon was Director of Policy at the NYC Dept. of Transportation from 2007 to 2014. He oversaw development of NYCDOT’s strategic plan and was a leader of the team that delivered major design innovations to New York City streets. Jon managed the creation of the bike share system and development of the ambitious Vision Zero approach to traffic safety. Jon had previously served as executive director of both Transportation Alternatives and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, two leading civic organizations in the New York City region.
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