THE PODCAR CITY Conference

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Matthieu Desiderio

THE PODCAR CITY Conference – Sustainable Transportation Conference, Ithaca, NY – September 14-16, 2008

Is the auto the most convenient and efficient way to move people around inside our cities? Does increasing car traffic diminish the quality of life in our neighborhoods and city centers? Is the use of the automobile sustainable in a future of climate change and escalating energy costs? Has the automobile actually become a limit to economic growth and urban vitality?

You are invited to attend an international gathering in Ithaca, New York that will consider these questions and explore alternatives to car dependent mobility which will significantly contribute to the evolution of sustainable cities.

Hear about sustainable transportation initiatives from around the world, including the carbon neutral city of Masdar in Abu Dhabi, the bold plans for Ostersund and Kiruna in Sweden, Daventry in England, and Santa Cruz in California. Also network with cities in the international Kompass initiative.

Meet a wide variety of Podcar system manufacturers, who will present their sustainable transportation technologies with scale models, computer simulations and test site movies.

Hear from presenters in planning, energy, transportation and economics. Presentations include The ENCITRA Virtual City Modeling System by Crista Lopes, The Earth and City Planning tools from NASA science specialist John Hogan, the implications of today’s transportation policies on biodiversity by David Pimentel, experiences from the Uppsala and Heathrow Airport PRT test tracks by Magnus Hunhammar and Malcolm Buchanan, and many more.

Program, information, registration

For a full conference program and information on how to attend, please go to : http://www.podcar.org/ithacaconference/
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