Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
SMART POLICIES, SMART TRANSPORTATION: IMPACTS ON URBAN/SUBURBAN/RURAL LIFE
Jonathan Levine, Professor of Architecture, U of M
Dr. Levine is Emil Lorch Collegiate Professor at U-M’s Taubman College of
Architecture and Urban Planning. His research centers on policy reform in transportation and land use. His current work focuses on the transformation of the transportation and land-use planning paradigm from a mobility to an accessibility basis, and includes several sponsored projects and a book. He is also interested in the design of institutions for emerging
transportation systems – which may be based on self-driving electric vehicles.
Self-driving vehicles could vastly reduce or increase the energy and environmental impact of the transportation system. With the transportation sector accounting for over one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the design of a future system based on self-driving vehicles is critical—and it is already underway. This talk will argue for near-term policy reform to promote the kind of transportation system that will bring the United States closer to its environmental and social goals.
This is the fifth of a six-lecture series. The subject is The Future of Transportation: Don’t Turn in Your Car Keys Yet! The next lecture series starts February 16, 2017. The title is The Library – Civilization’s Treasure House of Knowledge.
Self-driving vehicles could vastly reduce or increase the energy and environmental impact of the transportation system. With the transportation sector accounting for over one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the design of a future system based on self-driving vehicles is critical—and it is already underway. This talk will argue for near-term policy reform to promote the kind of transportation system that will bring the United States closer to its environmental and social goals.
This is the fifth of a six-lecture series. The subject is The Future of Transportation: Don’t Turn in Your Car Keys Yet! The next lecture series starts February 16, 2017. The title is The Library – Civilization’s Treasure House of Knowledge.
Cost
- $10 for an individual lecture, payable at the door, checks preferred. $30 for six-lecture series, plus OLLI membership ($20).
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