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Chris Smith - upcoming transportation decisions in the region

Submitted by Jeremy on May 20, 2007 - 2:42pm
Jul 18 2007 - 7:00pm
Jul 18 2007 - 9:00pm
Description: 

Chris Smith, a citizen activist focusing on transportation, neighborhood issues and civic engagement will be talking about current transportation decisions pending in the region, including:

  • Regional Transportation Plan in the context of Metro's New Look      
  • Upcoming products including:
    • Columbia Crossing
    • Bicycle Master Plan
    • Milwaukie Light Rail
    • Streetcar Loop
    • The I-5/99W connector

Chris will address how these projects help or hurt efforts to create a more sustainable pattern of land use and mobility. He will also address what the new system of urban and rural reserves may mean for planning in our region.

Locations

St. Francis Church Dining Hall
1182 SE Pine please use the North Entrance
Portland, OR
United States
See map: Google Maps
St. Francis Church Dining Hall
1182 SE Pine please use the North Entrance
Portland, OR
United States
See map: Google Maps
St. Francis Church Dining Hall
1182 SE Pine please use the North Entrance
Portland, OR
United States
See map: Google Maps
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Jeremy O'Leary
Additional Information: 

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Smith is a citizen activist focusing on transportation, neighborhood issues and civic engagement. He is a citizen representative on the Metro Policy Advisory Committee and chairs the Citizens Advisory Committee for Portland Streetcar. He publishes the PortlandTransport.com blog, “a conversation about access and mobility in the Portland/Vancouver metro region.”

Chris is also a former member of the Board of Governors of City Club of Portland and for eight years served as a board member for the Northwest District Association and chaired its transportation committee.

His day job is as Internet Technologist for Xerox Internet Marketing in Wilsonville.

He has a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Boston University.

 

Contact:

2343 NW Pettygrove St.

Portland, OR 97210

503 223-3688

chris@chrissmith.us

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