Room to Move, Room to Grow: How Other Cities Expanded Street Capacity

This is a free event, but donations to Movement are always welcome!

Metro Vancouver is expected to grow significantly in the coming decades. We know that if our region doesn't have a reliable alternative to driving, our streets and our economy will grind to a halt. The good news is that similar regions have found a way to increase street capacity by making transit faster and more reliable.

How did cities like Seattle overcome the barriers to road space reallocation? How did they turn opponents into allies? Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders is inviting transit professionals from Seattle and New York to share their knowledge on major transit priority transformations. 

Attendees will be able to anonymously ask the presenters questions through an app.

Dongho Chang, PE is the State Traffic Engineer and the Director of Transportation Operations at the Washington State Department of Transportation. Previously, he led the City of Seattle's traffic engineering team, overseeing a rapid and cost-effective transformation of that city's streets.

Kate Elliott, AICP is the New York Office Lead at Nelson/Nygaard, a transportation planning consultancy. Kate has worked on bus priority projects while in public sector roles in Seattle and San Francisco. Kate was also the lead author on "Move! That! Bus! Tactics for Transforming Transit in Two Years" while working at NACTO, the National Association of City Transportation Officials.

Attendees of this event will be eligible for:

• 2.0 PIBC CPL credits
• 2.0 EGBC CE hours

Thank you to SFU Renewable Cities, REACH-Cities (REsearch and ACtion for Healthy Cities), and Urban Studies for supporting this event!

What the heck is Movement?

Movement is a new non-profit focused on addressing the barriers to better transit in Metro Vancouver. We've seen what's possible when riders speak up for better transit, drawing inspiration from groups like Transit Alliance in Miami and TTCRiders in Toronto. There are now one million riders in Metro Vancouver. We ride transit at a higher rate than any other region in Canada or the US, aside from New York! When we speak up, we can make better transit possible.

How do I get to the event?

The Segal Centre is at the corner of Granville and Pender in Downtown Vancouver, steps away from:

• Waterfront Station (Expo Line, Canada Line, SeaBus)
• Granville Station (Expo Line)
• R5 RapidBus stop at Hastings and Granville
• So many buses! 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 44, 50, 209, 210, 211, 240, 246, 250, 257