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About Capitals Alliance
A nation’s capital plays a vital role in establishing a
country’s identity. Capital cities function as a major
urban hub while also serving as a nation’s seat of
government and its ceremonial center. Capitals Alliance, an
organization of capital cities worldwide, serves as
an international forum for exchange on the unique symbolic
and
functional role of national capitals.
In 2001, the capital cities of Brasilia, Canberra, Ottawa,
and Washington formed Capitals Alliance to provide a global forum for senior planners and
urban designers in capital cities around the world. Through
Capitals Alliance, planners and public policy
officials exchange ideas and solutions with international
colleagues on the unique challenges facing national
capitals.
The founding partners are proud to engage with leaders of current and future
world-class capital cities. We invite you to learn more about Capitals
Alliance and to consider participating in the next gathering tentatively
scheduled for fall 2011.
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2010 Capitals Alliance Conference
Held in Brasilia, Brazil
March 22-25, 2010
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Urban Mobility in
National Capitals
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Mobility and transportation affect
our daily lives in many ways. Transport is therefore one of the most important
factors affecting both quality of life and quality of the world's environment.
So how do some of the world’s most recognizable national capitals develop green
transit policy that will lead to long-term sustainability? Attendees at the
recent Capitals Alliance in Brasilia discussed strategies, plans, and projects
that help create a new culture for sustainable urban mobility.
They heard from leading experts in urban transportation, including Brasilia's
own Guto indio da Costa, architect and designer of the Express Transportation
System and American professor Robert Cervero, a specialist in urban transit
policies. For more information on the March 2010 program, please visit the
meetings page.
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