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Free Seminar: Livable Streets Where People Live - European Fellowship
April 11, 2012 12:00 pm - April 11, 2012 1:00 pm
Denver Igarta, a planner with the Portland Bureau of Transportation, spent the month of November meeting with planners, advocates, urban designers and engineers in Munich (Germany), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Malmo (Sweden), on a fellowship sponsored by the German Marshall Fund. His presentation will share lessons on how these cities have structured their street systems to provide for mobility and access while still protecting residential areas from the negative effects of motor vehicle traffic.
When: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 from Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Where: Portland State University, Engineering Building (1930 SW 4th Avenue), Room 315 ("ITS Lab")
Who: Free and Open to the Public
Additional information
- Read more about Denver's studies in Europe on his blog
- Read an (unofficial) draft of his short research paper about livable streets in Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden
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