Thursday, April 10th | 9AM – 5PM
8:30AM
Doors Open
Join us at the gorgeous Columbia Center for the Arts in downtown Hood River (215 Cascade Ave).
Register for the day, drink coffee, eat pastries, look at the art exhibits, take the transit quiz, mingle.
Click here for details on how to arrive car-free.
9:15AM
Summit Kick Off
The morning session focuses on Why Transit and how the Gorge is excelling. Includes: Top 10 Thing You Probably Don’t Already Know; The Riders Game Show; How Transit is Part of the Solution (to almost all Gorge problems); Travel Trainer Stories; Bus + Bike Romance; and more.
11:15AM
Key Note Speaker: Jarrett Walker
Jarrett is an international consultant in public transit network design and policy and has led numerous major planning projects in cities and towns of all sizes, across North America, Australia, and New Zealand. He is also the author of Human Transit: How clearer thinking about public transit can enrich our communities and our lives (Island Press, 2011).
12:00PM
Lunch at The Elks
Join us in the top floor of the Hood River Elks Lodge (304 Cascade Ave) for a catered lunch and games.
12:45PM
Bus Tour of City Route – Meet at bus stop at 4th & Cascade, first come/first serve
Walking Tour of Downtown – Meet in front of Elks Club (304 Cascade Ave)
1:30PM
Hands On Route Planning Workshop
Join us at the Ruins (13 Railroad Street) for a fun and interactive way to create the best bus system for the Gorge. Show us how you’d do it!
Walk from Ruins back to the Columbia Center for the Arts (215 Cascade Ave) for cookies and chatting before the last session.
3:30PM
Future of Gorge Transit
Back at the Columbia Center for the Arts (215 Cascade Ave) for our last session including envisioning the Gorge without cars; international transit trends and how they apply to the region; contest winners reveals and more.
5:00PM
Wrap Up / Departure
We will end with plenty of time for folks to catch their shuttles back home.
5:10 to The Dalles, Goldendale (5th & Cascade)
5:11 to White Salmon (4th & Columbia)
5:19 to Portland, Cascade Locks, Stevenson (5th & Cascade)