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LivableStreets Alliance

LiveableStreets Alliance is an advocacy group for innovative and equitable transportation solutions that create safe, affordable and convenient options for everyone in Metro Boston. LivableStreets envisions a world where streets are safe, vibrant public spaces that connect people to the places where they live, work, and play.

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  • Boston's [LivableStreets Alliance](https://www.livablestreets.info/ "Liveable Streets") envisions a world where streets are safe, vibrant public spaces that connect people to the places where they live, work and play. Ten innovative transportation and community thinkers take the stage and share their big ideas with rapid-fire precision in this 8th Annual StreetTalk 10-in-1. Topics include: Weird Advocacy That Worked and Didn't with Transit Alliance Miami; Designing Playful Cities; Bringing Autonomous Vehicles to Boston's Streets; Evaluating Boston's Bike Network in Terms of Low-Stress Accessibility and Access to Jobs and Other Destinations, Lessons from Mexico City and more. Image: [WikiMedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MBTA_Bus,_Boston_(4309947480).jpg )
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  • Boston's **[LivableStreets Alliance](http://www.livablestreets.info/ "")** envisions a world where streets are safe, vibrant public spaces that connect people to the places where they live, work and play. Here is their annual "StreetTalk 10-in-1", where 10 innovative transportation and community thinkers take the stage and share their big ideas for transit improvement in lightning rounds.
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    LivableStreets Alliance
  • Now, more than ever, we need great ideas and leaders striving to improve our communities. Here are some of the best and brightest in Boston’s transportation world, presenting their ideas at the annual StreetTalk 10-in-1, hosted by Livable Streets Boston in the Old South Meeting House. Building on the Meeting House’s long tradition of hosting spirited, thought-provoking discussions, this event features 10 short-form presentations highlighting the innovative ideas that are improving our streets. In this recording; -- Who is Boston's Safest Driver? Kris Carter, Co-Chair, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics -- Saturday NightBus Fever: Transit All Night Long and a Vision for the Future Marc Ebuña, Co-Founder & President, TransitMatters -- Making Moves: The Intersection of Biking and Community Health Tamika R. Francis, Community Engagement Manager, -- Let's Get Healthy, Boston! Michelle Cook, Owner, Operation B Fit Holistic Fitness, Health & Wellness Company -- How Better Transit Will Lead Tomorrow's Economy Stas Gayshan, Founder, CIC Boston, and Managing Director, Cambridge Innovation Center -- Designing Open Spaces for Women and Children Nidhi Gulati, Program Manager, Emerald Network & LivableStreets Alliance -- Building Bike Networks Where Statistical and Perceived Safety Meet Nick Jackson, Director of Toole Design Group's Boston Office -- Completing and Renewing the Emerald Necklace Alex Krieger, Principal, NBBJ -- Transit Priority: Maximizing Efficiency and Effectiveness on the Route Kevin Lee, PE, PTOE, Associate Engineer, Kittelson & Associates, Inc. -- Becoming a Just Sustainable City: The Case for Boston Wilnelia Rivera, Urban Planner & Project Management Consultant, BRT Project Manager -- CoAXS: How Collaborative Engagement Tools Can Change Transit Planning Chris Zegras, Associate Professor, Transportation & Urban Planning, MIT
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    LivableStreets Alliance
  • Building on the Old South Meeting House’s long tradition of hosting spirited, thought-provoking discussions, this annual event features 10 short form presentations all designed to highlight innovative ideas to transform our streets. Presented by [Livable Streets](http://www.livablestreets.info/streettalk_10_in_1_2015?utm_campaign=fullblast_10in1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=livablestreetsalliance ""), an organization focused on enabling people to think differently and demand a transportation system that balances transit, walking, and biking with automobiles. ###### The Talks - GoBoston 2030: Framing new transportation conversations - Passive data, active science: An experimental approach to improving the operation of our streets - Neighborways: creating low stress street networks for kids & kids at heart - Making Buses Sexy - Incorporating today's emerging trends into a 2040 strategic vision for the MBTA - Safe Streets for All: How Lyft can help cities advance the goals of Vision Zero - Forging a New Path: Roslindale Gateway to the Arboretum - How to stop a highway and accomplish other impossible feats of strength - Passive data, active science: An experimental approach to improving the operation of our streets - Rethinking the 1-90 Allston Interchange: A vision for what’s possible - Invisible to Whom? Age, race and Place Take a Ride Image: ["MBTA North Cambridge Yard in 1967" by David Wilson/Flickr](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MBTA_North_Cambridge_Yard_in_1967.jpg#/media/File:MBTA_North_Cambridge_Yard_in_1967.jpg "")
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    LivableStreets Alliance