don't forget to check out this upcoming smart mobility conference in downtown Ithaca....
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisa Kilgore Hogarty <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 3:52 PM Subject: Upstate Transportation Forum in Ithaca on Sept 22-23 To: SUSTAINABLECAMPUS-L <[email protected]> *2011 Upstate Transportation Forum: Transforming Communities through Creative Collaboration** Use your local resources to collaborate for transportation success, even in a tight economy. The Forum will explore examples from Tompkins County and across Upstate New York to inspire your next partnership. Over the span of two days a variety of topics will be covered at the forum including carsharing, active transportation, new technologies, partnering with big business, and using local talent and resources. Great sessions and exceptional speakers...plus a film festival and wine reception! Visit www.ithacacarshare.org for more information and to register!* *Upstate Transportation Forum Speaker Spotlights* *Jeff Olson* is an architect and planner who has been involved in greenways, open space, active living and alternative transportation projects for more than 20 years. He has had a diverse career with experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. His unique vision and leadership ability are important assets to projects ranging from regional planning to site specific projects and programs. He is an avid bicyclist and skier who has the perspective of a parent with three young children. Jeff will be speaking during Friday’s lunch at the Transportation Forum. *Fernando de Aragon* has served as director of the Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council for the last ten years. There, he has focused on efforts to preserve current infrastructure investments, while providing support for expanded services that provide alternatives to SOV use, including car sharing, multi-use trails, bike/ped facilities and expanded transit. Previously he was a Senior Planner for the MPO and the county government in Palm Beach County, Florida. Fernando holds degrees in natural resources management and regional planning from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in energy management and policy from the University of Pennsylvania. Fernando will discuss regional and multi-county transit initiatives during the “Getting the Gorilla to Work for You: Collaborating with Large Employers” session at the Transportation Forum. *Gary Ferguson* is the Executive Director of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, a comprehensive, full-service downtown management and revitalization program focused on the urban core of Ithaca, New York. The Downtown Ithaca Alliance has been a catalyst for new housing, office, and retail development and the program oversees a ten year development strategic plan for downtown Ithaca. Gary currently serves as the President of the New York State Urban Council and is an active participant and former board member of the International Downtown Association. In Ithaca, Gary currently serves on the boards of the Cayuga Medical Center, the Finger Lakes Wine Center, the State Theatre, and the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce. He has worked in downtown development and management in cities in Ohio, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Maine. Gary and his wife Lisa live in Ithaca on a fifty acre farm where they raise cashmere and angora goats and produce exotic fiber yarns and products. Gary will talk about the Downtown Ithaca Plan (2020) during the Transportation Forum’s “Showing Off Your Unique Place with a Community Partnership” session. THE FORUM IS HOSTED BY: This conference is hosted by Ithaca Carshare in partnership with NYSERDA, NYSDOT and many other partners including: TCAT, Ithaca College, Tompkins County, Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council, Way2Go, VisitIthaca.com, Downtown Ithaca, Cornell University and the City of Ithaca. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.ithacacarshare.org or email conference planner Dawn LaMorte at [email protected]. You can also call 607-379-1844. Don't wait! Register now for only $60 ($35 for students) at www.ithacacarshare.org .**** -- ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. President Sustainable Tompkins 109 S. Albany St. Ithaca, NY 14850 www.sustainabletompkins.org 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-220-8991 (cell) 607-216-1552 (ST office) 607-216-1553 (ST fax) [email protected] For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
