METRONAUTS1
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This is the place to write a custom essay or tell the story of Metronauts #1, a conversation about the future of getting around in the Greater Toronto Area. This event is taking place April 5 2008 at MARS in Toronto.
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We'll be adding general notes and annoucements about the event down here as the day goes on.
Event Schedule
Session 1 (10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.)
| Area | Conversation | Proposed By |
| 1 | Fares and Fare Collection | |
| 2 | Toronto's LRT Plans | Daniel Kitts |
| 3 | Traffic Hierarchy | Bruce Ward |
| 4 | Web and Communications Strategies | Dan |
| 5 | More Bus Routes on Major Arteries | |
| 6 | TTC Safety and Security Issues | Meg |
| 7 | MyTTC.ca: Open Public Transit Data | Kieran Huggins & Kevin Branigan |
| 8 | GO Transit: Improving Customer Service | Pat |
| 9 | Complete Streets, Road Diets and Road Clarification System | Marty |
| 10 | Mental Maps and How We Think About Toronto's Space | Bill D. |
| 11 | Transit-Oriented Development for Low-Income Neighbourhoods | |
| 12 | Transit Mall Streetcar Stations for King and Queen Streets | Robert |
| 13 | Personal Electrics Project (PEP) Introduction of micro-vehicles (drays) in public transit service Spring 2009. | LocK |
Session 2 (11:40 - 12:40)
| Area | Conversation | Proposed By |
| 1 | Making Mobility Hubs Vibrant and Cool | Mark S. |
| 2 | Road Tolling for Transit Advocates | Bem Grish |
| 3 | Let's Exploit Existing Infrastructure | Ruth Silver |
| 4 | Guerilla Advocacy | Laurence |
| 5 | Third Space: Transit as a Space That's Neither Home nor Work, Where Life Goes On | |
| 6 | Mapping Function on Metrolinx Site: Demo and Consultation | Jacquie M. |
| 7 | Intra-Regional Transit | |
| 8 | ICE-T: Inner-City Express Trains | Dave Dewees |
| 9 | Non-9-to-5 Commuting to and from Downtown and the Burbs | Marty |
| 10 | Stopfinder (Parking and Driving Data): Demo and Feedback | |
| 11 | An Ad-Free TTC | Dave Meslin |
| 12 | Regional Rail: Using Rail Corridors for Rapid Frequent Metro-Like Train Service Across Toronto and the 905 Region | Sean M. |
| 13 | Customer Service | |
| 14 | Bus Service Across the Inner Suburbs (Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke) | Michael |
Lunch (12:40 - 1:30)
Some suggestions for lunch:
- Meet new people! Sit with someone you've never met.
- Think about this question: "What next?"
- Be back at 1:30! There's some stuff to be doen before the afternoon hosting sessions.
Session 3 (2:00 - 3:00)
| Area | Conversation | Proposed By |
| 1 | Goverment-Sponsored Shared Transit | Ruth Silver |
| 2 | Starting a Chat About TTC/Transit When They are on TTC/Transit | Kate |
| 3 | Walkable Communities | Jake Koseleci |
| 4 | What Should be Done to Improve Cycling Infrastructure / Bike Lockers and Other Ways of Detrring Bike Theft | Chris Drew and Brigitte Davidson |
| 5 | The Right to Mobility / Accesibility (TTC) | Antoine and Carolyn |
| 6 | Improving the Transit Experience on a Limited Budget / Rider Experience: The Joy of Use | Jeffrey Y. and Adam Schwabe |
| 7 | Student Fares for University Students | |
| 8 | Longer Transfer Periods (e.g. Two-Hour Transfers, Either Direction) | |
| 9 | Keeping Schedules and Speeding Up Buses/Streetcars | Robert |
| 10 | Design and Branding | Blair |
| 11 | How Do We Leverage Worldwide Transit Knowledge? | Mark Mulholland |
| 12 | Challenging the Transportation Hierarchy: Making Room for Bikes | Dave Meslin |
| 13 | Easy Effieciency Gains (e.g. How to Keep People from Crowding the Door on the Subway/Bus) | Dan H. |
Session 4 (3:00 - 4:00)
| Area | Conversation | Proposed By |
| 1 | Tracking and Planning Travel Times | Krispy Ucello |
| 2 | Optimizing the Sunk Metal Cost of Travel | John |
| 3 | Schedules | Dan H. |
| 4 | Activating Areas Around New Transit City Stops | Michael |
| 5 | Getting Suburbanites Out of Cars | David Harrison |
| 6 | GTA Fare Integration / How to Integrate Fares for regional Travel / Transit Payment and Smart fare Systems | Bob Brent, Andrae and Tom Purves |
| 10 | Moving Metronauts Community Online | Mark Kuznicki |