Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica
United States of America
26 September 2008
Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus and Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design will showcase visually stunning visions of the “next generation” of transit at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The event is being held in connection with AltCar Expo.
The futuristic transit project is the culmination of a four-month-long partnership involving transportation officials from the Big Blue Bus and a team of senior-level design students from Art Center College of Design, and also includes input from the public.
The origin for the project came out of the transit agency’s celebration and reflection on what the Big Blue Bus has accomplished over the last 80 years, and where public transit needs to go in the future to inspire people to become regular transit riders instead of drivers.
“This project was launched to give people an innovative vision of what public transit might be like in the future, and to show how it can solve some of the real problems we’re facing today. We also wanted to give the public an opportunity to share their own ideas about what they want transit to become.”
The final Bus of the Future designs all utilize environmentally conscious materials and alternative fuel sources, and include innovative design features.
“The public response has been overwhelming,” said Negriff. “We’ve received insightful comments from all over the country and world, including Europe, Asia and South America. Some of the suggestions even made their way into the final designs!”
The Bus of the Future event will also feature a public symposium called “Transforming Transit” and will include experts discussing various aspects of transit’s future, including how best to integrate public transportation into society so that it becomes an integral and natural part of how we travel. Big Blue Bus Director of Transit Stephanie Negriff will serve as moderator.
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