EXPO 2008 Sets the Stage for a Proactive Climate On All Issues Related to Sustainability in the Public Transit Industry. 

The technologies that are advancing development of environmentally friendly vehicles that run on alternative fuels are just the beginning of the ideas and technologies related to sustainability being presented on the EXPO show floor. 

Issues related to the environment are already top-of-mind in California, making San Diego an excellent venue for EXPO 2008 where sustainability will surely be amongst the most important and primary challenges being addressed by transit systems in both a short and long term.

Attending EXPO 2008 is a Smart Investment in Your System, Your Team, Your Success.
EXPO 2008 is the place to be to grow your knowledge, catch up with friends and colleagues and interface with respected industry experts and peers.  Make plans now to Attend EXPO 2008 in San Diego, California, USA!

Insights on Sustainability from EXPO Media Partners

TOD for Everyone: Inclusive development starts with sensitive planning.
By Leah Harnack, Associate Editor
Sustainability Concepts, a quarterly supplement produced by Mass Transit Magazine

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is when the development is centered on — and dependant on — a public transportation facility. TOD has created amazing growth and investment in cities across the country. Previously abandoned buildings now house high-end condos and specialty retail. Tax base goes up, more money in the community, everyone’s happy — right?

Not necessarily.

Dwayne Marsh, associate director for PolicyLink points out, “Any time that you create new value in property, you’re creating opportunity for investment to increase.” He states, “You’ve created the chance for housing and affordability to be challenged.” 

Rail Transit Helps To Keep Cities On The Move
By Chris Jackson, Editor
Railway Gazette International

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY is more than just a buzz-word; it is the very foundation for a successful future’, believes Hans Rat, Secretary-General of the International Union of Public Transport (UITP).    Writing in Railway Gazette International last year (1), Rat argued that ‘there is a strong and reciprocal link between urban public transport and the cities that it serves’, in that neither can be truly successful without the other.

Cities everywhere face real questions about the quality of urban life, sustainable development and even the survival of a dynamic community-focused civilisation. Rat believes that cities need transit to thrive, but transit can only be successful if it forms an integral part of the urban whole.