Sustainability Breakfast
Wednesday, September 15
Living and Working in Cities:
SUSTAINABLY!
America's car-oriented culture has caused our cities to explode outward in suburban sprawl that now poses huge sustainability challenges. Given the general lack of public transportation, as the price of oil has risen (and few doubt that it will continue to rise inexorably in the coming decades), the cost of getting around in our cities has become a major burden on our economy, not to mention the carbon emissions associated with the billions of miles we drive every year commuting, shopping and……well, just living!
While metro Denver suffers from many of these sustainability challenges, there's lots going on in our region to suggest that we can expect some significant reductions in the cost of getting around in the future as well as major improvements in the quality of life in our urban environment. Please join us on Wednesday, September 15 at the Roche Colorado facility to hear from the following experts discussing some of the ways in which we're making city living a better experience.
Bill Sirois, Manager, Transport Oriented Development, RTD: will present the latest initiatives to create sustainable living communities around the increasing number of RTD Fastracks stations across the metro area.
Donna Dailey, Telework Coordinator, Transport Planning & Operations, DRCOG: will show us how a well-managed telecommuting initiative can save companies significant amounts of money, improve employee morale and loyalty, and eliminate millions of commuter miles, reducing gasoline consumption and carbon emissions in the process.
Parry Burnap, Executive Director, Denver Bike Sharing: will bring us up to date on Denver's revolutionary (for the US at least) effort to reduce car usage by making bicycles available inexpensively for short trips inside the city.
CORE thanks Annual Corporate Supporter, Roche Colorado, for hosting this meeting at its facility. Click here for map.
WHEN: 7:30 AM-10:00 AM
WHERE: 2075 North 55th Street, Boulder, CO 80301
PRICING: CORE Members: $15
Non-Members: $30
WALK IN (ALL): $35 (cash or check ONLY)
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