Description

European and Canadian experts talk about how to implement car-free neighbourhoods and try to answer the question: What kind of problems will we face in carrying out such innovative projects?

This symposium addresses in particular those professionals who are looking for ways to make active transportation and public transit more attractive for residents, merchants, and commuters.

Several case studies present ways to facilitate alternate modes of transportation in northern climate cities.

Schedule

9h00 Welcoming words by the Montréal Urban Ecology Centre and the Goethe-Institut Montréal.
Presentation by Nik Luka.

9h10    

D.-Ing Ulrike Reutter
Director, Mobility Department, ILS (Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development)
Dortmund, Germany

9h55    Questions
10h15    Break

10h30
Markus Heller
Architect and president of Autofrei wohnen (Car-Free Living)
Berlin, Germany

11h15    Questions
11h35    Lunch

13h00  
Ing-Cristine Ericson
Engineer, Director of City planning and Development, Agency for Road and Transport
Oslo, Norway

13h45    Questions
14h05    Break

14h20   
Marc-André Lavigne, Urban planning adviser, Transportation Department, City of Montréal.
Thierry Mallette, Program officer, Capacity Building, Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

15h05     Questions
15h25    Discussion period

16:30     Concluding remarks
16: 45    End of event