Live, From Copenhagen: Mayor Hickenlooper and FasTracks

That’s right — Mayor Hickenlooper is in Denmark to talk about FasTracks at the worldwide global warming summit. He’ll be on a panel called “Buses, Trains, and Commuter Vans: Reducing Carbon through U.S. Public Transit,” sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). And you can watch it live via webcast.

Log on tomorrow (that’s Tuesday, December 8th) at http://cop15.state.gov/uscenter/meetingroom/index.htm. The panel is supposed to run from 8:45-9:45 a.m. Denver time. Here’s the official description of the session:

“Public transportation offers a low-emissions alternative to driving, and investments in transit and compact land use have important synergies that enhance greenhouse gas reductions when pursued as a comprehensive strategy. Transit agencies across the U.S. are not only providing low-emission transportation alternatives to their customers, but are also reducing greenhouse gas emissions within their own footprint. A panel of experts from federal government, local government and academia will discuss exciting efforts in the U.S. to build livable and sustainable communities with high quality public transportation. This panel will showcase the role of public transportation in reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, which is responsible for 29 percent of all U.S. emission.”

Speakers:
•  Robert Cervero — Professor at the University of California , Berkeley
•  John Hickenlooper — Mayor of Denver
•  Fred Hansen – General Manager, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)
•  John Inglish – General Manager at Utah Transit Authority

Moderator:
•  Therese McMillan, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration