The Toronto Cyclists Union, in partnership with the Toronto Coalition for Active Transportation, The
Clean Air Partnership, and the US
Consulate General in Toronto, is happy to present:

Livable Streets: Rethinking Urban Transportation. An evening of
discussion with Roger Geller – Bicycle Coordinator, Portland, Oregon.

Roger Geller has been with the Office of Transportation in Portland, Oregon
since July, 1994. Roger is the Bicycle Coordinator in the Office of the Director
Planning Division. He currently works on Bikeway Network Signing, Technical
design for bikeways, Bicycle parking, and an update to the Bicycle Master Plan.

Roger will overview what Portland has done over the past two decades to
improve bicycling, what successes have been achieved, and how those successes
are measured. He will talk about the four types of cyclists: "Strong &
Fearless", "Enthused & Confident", "Interested but
Concerned", and "Those who Never Will." He will talk about the
critical roles that political leadership and citizen advocacy play in
influencing change. Also, the willingness of city staff to experiment and try
out new things and measuring their effectiveness. But things aren't finished
with Portland. Roger's talk is, in a sense, a "Tale of Two Cities:" a
city that has had significant transportation accomplishments, but one that
recognizes that it has barely scratched the surface of what is necessary to
truly succeed in shifting people out of single-occupancy motor vehicles to transit,
biking, and walking.

This is a free event but pre-registration is strongly encouraged as space is
limited. Register on-line here.

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