TRANSPORTATION AT THE CROSSROADS

The vitality of our economy and the conduct of modern life depend upon moving people and goods.  Yet, our ability to do so is increasingly complicated by a range of systemic variables:  population growth and congestion, carbon contamination and climate change, preservation of the environment, shifting energy sources and economics, and the nation’s deepening fiscal challenges.

ABOUT MEETING OF THE MINDS

Meeting of the Minds was an invitation-only, no-charge event held July 30-31, 2008 in Portland, Oregon.  

The event was designed to bring together leaders from multiple sectors and geographies to share ideas, learn from each other, and shape the agenda for creating more sustainable cities, with a particular focus on transportation and mobility.  

Those attending included over 200 policy makers, decision makers, opinion makers, rainmakers, and thought leaders from the commercial, nonprofit, and public sectors.  The guests included representatives from the environmental, energy, economic development, and urban design communities with a stake in transportation, with many coming from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, but approximately 20% were national and international participants.

Meeting of the Minds was organized and produced by the Urban Age Institute and Mark O. Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University.