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SIERRA CLUB TENTH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM *
April 17th, 2008 at the First Unitarian Church on Winton Rd., 5:30 -9 pm. * Get Our Flyer (and print out and post to help us promote this Earth Day Event: Transportation Alternatives
( SIERRA CLUB TENTH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM Transportation Alternatives for Rochester A Vision for the Future 6:00pm– 9:30pm, Thursday, April 17th First Unitarian Church, 220 S. Winton Rd, Rochester, N.Y. A free, public event. 30 organizations. Booths open at 6pm, program starts at 7:15pm. This event is jointly sponsored by the First Unitarian Church Environmental Committee Did you know that U.S. transportation is responsible for approximately 30% of all U.S. CO2 carbon released to the atmosphere? Considering this major contribution to global warming, plus the fact of rising fuel costs, shrinking oil supplies, rising infrastructure and environmental costs, the future of transportation is crucial for both environmentalists and taxpayers. As a lead-up to Earth Day 2008 we will hold our 10th annual Environmental Forum titled Transportation Alternatives for Rochester: A Vision for the Future. The Forum will consist of several brief addresses and a panel discussion which will address written questions from the audience. As in prior years the Forum is presented in conjunction with the First Unitarian Church Environmental Committee. At this 10th annual event we will hear how Rochester’s transportation planners are considering a leaner greener future. Our plan is to have the panel moderated by RIT Professor James Winebrake, Chair of the Department of Public Policy and director of the Energy Partnership Program. Richard Perrin, Executive Director of the Genesee Transportation Council (GTC) will tell about the TIP plan, which is a $517million dollar federal and state initiative planning a “staged, multi-year program” of transportation projects including bicycle and pedestrian paths. The GTC is responsible for transportation policy, planning and investment decisions for our nine county region. They make recommendations on millions of dollars of transportation costs. Also on the panel will be David Keefe and John Thomas. David is a Professor of Public Administration at SUNY-Brockport involved with the Genesee Regional Clean Communities. This committee recently received a five million dollar government grant which he will tell us about. John Thomas is Senior Engineer with the City of Rochester working as Transportation Specialist planning Rochester’s transportation future. He will address such topics as multi-use trails, air quality, green fueling stations, and traffic calming. As in the past the Environmental Forum will be a “strong draw” for environmental and government groups from around the region. We expect there will be up to 30 groups who display their materials. Booths will be open beginning at 6pm. The public will have a good opportunity to meet, discuss, and learn first-hand about the regional environmental movement. This is also a good chance for networking. The projected schedule is as follows:
We are aware of many problems that have been identified as major challenges for us in the years ahead, each of which alone could cause a crisis in the world. These problems are linked so that action or inaction on any one affects the others. Some of these problems are:
Alternatives in Transportation in Rochester: A Vision for the Future, to take place on April 17th, 2008 at the First Unitarian Church on Winton Rd., 5:30 -9 pm.
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