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Mobility Across the Ages – September 20, 2008 [3PM – 11pm] – Buffalo Central Terminal
Step into Western New York’s transportation history, and discover its future, as Buffalo’s Central Terminal comes alive with music, art, brews, and a sustainable future for all.
Mobility Across the Ages is an interactive event that will serve to engage and entertain the public while presenting both the historical context and the current reality of transportation and energy in our region. It is the first collaborative event of its kind to bring together all the sectors necessary to develop an efficient sustainable transportation system.
Planners, policy makers, community members, academics, businessmen and visionaries will converge – in a behemoth of Buffalo’s transportation past – to initiate a public dialogue about the region’s future in what is becoming an increasingly energy-driven society. The event will highlight a variety of local plans for regional transportation development, including a high speed rail connecting Buffalo to major regional hubs like Toronto and New York City, the development of sustainable sources of automotive fuel, and the expansion of intermodal transit facilities for rail, trucks and shipping.
“As we approach a period of heightened energy prices, Western New York planners must set goals for the improvement of its transportation systems, in terms of convenience for riders and—more than ever– energy efficiency”.
