Transportation 2040: Vancouver’s Blueprint for Sustainable Transportation
Event Synopsis
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In this lecture, Mr Dale Bracewell will cover Vancouver’s Transportation 2040 Masterplan and future developments for sustainability. The Transportation 2040 masterplan is the Vancouver’s high-level vision for all modes of transportation with specific mobility and safety goals. Guided by implementation principles, the city has achieved its interim target of 50% of all daily trips by sustainable modes and is on track to achieve further growth and two-thirds of all daily trips by walking, cycling and transit in 2040. Looking forward, Vancouver is also committed to get 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050. It is strategically transitioning to the full realm of automated, connected, electric, shared vehicles (ACES) while embracing road space reallocation to sustainable transportation modes, more rapid transit and higher speed rail to Seattle. About the Speakers SPEAKER Dale Bracewell is the Manager of Transportation Planning for the City of Vancouver (Canada). Dale and his team lead the citywide and community planning implementation of Transportation 2040, the city’s long range transportation plan for all modes, including funding strategies and coordination with regional and provincial transportation plans and policies. Dale previously led the City’s Active Transportation team responsible for the city’s pedestrian, bicycle, and greenways networks as well as Vancouver’s transportation planning and operations for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, one of the largest stage events in the world. With over seventeen years of transportation planning and design experience, Dale is a Professional Engineer who has worked for both municipal and provincial governments as well as the private sector. He currently enjoys working in one of the world’s most livable cities encouraging and realizing sustainable transportation legacies for Vancouver.
MODERATOR Mr Mohinder Singh is the former Dean of the LTA Academy in the Land Transport Authority of Singapore. The LTA Academy serves as the knowledge hub for governments, organizations and professional around the world to tap Singapore’s expertise and exchange best practices in land transport management and development. The Academy conducts capacity building programmes, conducts research and provides advice on land transport. Mr Mohinder Singh was the Director of Planning of the Land Transport Authority from 1996 to 2007 before assuming his appointment as Dean of the LTA Academy. Before joining the Land Transport Authority in 1996, he served in various positions in the Ministry of National Development overseeing urban and transport planning in Singapore. |
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