ThinkSwiss – Sustainable Transportation Road Show

By Abigail Shull
Apr 19, 2010

"Partnering with ThinkSwiss, the Consulates General of Switzerland in San Francisco and Los Angeles have launched a Sustainable Transportation Road Show, traveling up and down the West Coast, asking how Swiss transportation solutions can inform the unique and dynamic transit landscape of the American West. Participants in this Exploratorium-hosted panel discussion include Timothy Papandreou of the SFMTA, Gregor Saladin, Swiss Federal Office of Transport, and the SF Bicycle Coalition’s Andy Thornley. Reception with the participants to follow in the theatre."

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