[CoolCommunities] Fwd: Sustainability Speaker Series starts Monday 4/13/09 at Portsmouth Public Library 6pm - 8pm

[Diane Brandon]

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> From: "Salmon, Mary" <msalmon at seacoastonline.com>
> Date: April 8, 2009 8:43:13 AM EDT
> Subject: Sustainability Speaker Series starts Monday 4/13/09 at  
> Portsmouth Public Library 6pm - 8pm
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> The first forum for the 2nd Annual Sustainability Fair is happening  
> on Monday, April 13, 2009 at the Portsmouth Public Library 6pm –  
> 8pm. It will be a great session on "Transportation for a  
> Sustainable Seacoast" with the Executive Directors of the  
> Rockingham Planning Commission and COAST and the President of SABR.
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> Forum on Transportation for a Sustainable Seacoast
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> Portsmouth, Monday, April 13
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> Organizers of the second annual Portsmouth Sustainability Fair will  
> present the first of a series of four forums on sustainability at  
> the Portsmouth Library on Monday, April 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.   
> The forum will consider the critical role of transportation in  
> determining whether life in the Seacoast can be sustainable as we  
> face rising energy prices, sprawling land use, and global warming.   
> Can we combine a robust economy with reduced reliance on fossil  
> fuels and a declining carbon footprint?  Speakers include  
> Rockingham Planning Commission Executive Director Cliff Sinnott on  
> the need to plan transportation and land use together.  Rad  
> Nichols, Executive Director of COAST, and Josh Pierce, President of  
> the Seacoast Area Bicycle Routes, will describe the essential role  
> of public transit and bicycling in a balanced transportation system  
> with affordable, clean, and healthy access to jobs, housing,  
> schools, and recreation for all.  The forums include ample time for  
> audience interaction with the panelists on overcoming the  
> challenges in creating a livable community.
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