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April 11, 2012
Sustainable Streets: Promoting Safety, Promoting Growth: 8:30 a.m. Bridgeport, April 11
Tri-State, in partnership with the One Region Fund, the Fairfield County Community Foundation, and the City of Bridgeport, will be holding a sustainable streets forum in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 11.
Sustainable Streets: Promoting Safety, Promoting Growth will feature Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and ConnDOT Commissioner James Redeker. Mayor Finch, a leader in sustainable transportation and development, will provide an overview of Bridgeport’s work to create a more walkable, bikeable, and livable city, and Commissioner Redeker will describe his efforts to make ConnDOT more bike and pedestrian friendly.
Jon Orcutt, Policy Director for the New York City Department of Transportation, will keynote the event. He will provide insight into how sustainable transportation infrastructure can be implemented in different land use settings and how these improvements can spark economic development. Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch will be a featured speaker at the event.
The event will take place in Beacon Hall at Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, Connecticut. Registration will begin at 8:30am, and the event will take place from 9:00am-noon. Light breakfast will be provided.
Directions are available here, and the venue is within walking distance of Bridgeport’s Metro-North train station.
To register for the forum, send an email to rlynch@tstc.org. Space is limited.
For more on this story, visit: Save the Date: April 11 Sustainable Streets Forum in Bridgeport | Mobilizing the Region.
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