{"id":5581,"date":"2019-07-10T14:53:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/?p=5581"},"modified":"2019-07-10T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T19:53:38","slug":"learning-from-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/2019\/07\/10\/learning-from-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"learning from the best"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Blog_H3_Cedarland_Stencil_Art_2019_06_21.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Blog_H3_Cedarland_Stencil_Art_2019_06_21.jpg 450w, https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/vivanext.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Blog_H3_Cedarland_Stencil_Art_2019_06_21-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>York Region Rapid Transit Corporation\u2019s President, Mary-Frances Turner, spoke yesterday at the Global Public Transportation Summit in Stockholm, Sweden. Along with speakers from Melbourne, Australia; Paris, France; and Vancouver; she presented about the role of public transport in shaping cities. Her presentation, <em>Art of the Possible: Turning a car-centric municipality into a culture of livability with transit<\/em>, talks about how in York Region, smart growth and transit policies have been a catalyst to building a strong transit system and vibrant urban centres. How the rapidway projects have provided walkable, livable and desirable communities through smart growth, attractive streetscapes and investment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\npresentation in Stockholm allows us to showcase York Region, and more\nimportantly, it\u2019s an excellent learning opportunity, to see what other cities\naround the world have done to overcome challenges and shape their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month,\nour Design Chief, Infrastructure and Development, Stephen Hollinger, spoke at\nthe Urban Transit Infrastructure West conference in Vancouver on the topic of\nalternative financing for transit projects. This is a hot topic lately, and we\nwere happy to share and discuss our experiences with public-private\npartnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We only travel to a select few national and international conferences. More often, we\u2019re part of panels and round-table discussions held in the GTA, or we\u2019re hosting visitors from other cities around the world. Just recently, a delegation of visitors from Barcelona, Spain went for a tour of our transit service facility in Richmond Hill and the transit hub in Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Since we opened our first rapidway segment on Highway 7 East in 2013, we\u2019ve received visitors from several cities across North America, delegates from Europe, and our tours have been part of conventions held locally by public works and transit associations.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s learning from the best and brightest in Ontario or around the world, we\u2019re always exploring and discovering the latest in community building and transportation technology, so we can continue to plan the best travel options for those who live, work and travel in York Region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York Region Rapid Transit Corporation\u2019s President, Mary-Frances Turner, spoke yesterday at the Global Public Transportation Summit in Stockholm, Sweden. Along with speakers from Melbourne, Australia; Paris, France; and Vancouver; she presented about the role of public transport in shaping cities. 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