Elon Musk’s bold vision of electric autonomous vehicles, cargo missions to Mars, and a network of high-speed underground Hyperloop tunnels promises a future free of traffic, free of drivers, and cities on Mars. Yet, what infrastructural and ethical considerations do cities and policymakers need to make to ensure that this transition is not only possible, but that nobody is left behind in this race to the future?

For this episode of Metro Conversations, we are joined by:

Mayor Jonathan X. Coté, City of New Westminster

Shazeen Tejani, Community Planner at the District of North Vancouver

Adrian Bell, Activate Planning (Principal & Founder)

This episode was recorded live on Feburary 27th, 2018 at the Anvil Center in New Westminster. Our thanks to the City of New Westminster and Innovation Week for making this event possible.

Metro Conversations was started by a group of four like-minded elected officials from across Metro Vancouver. Join us for our first episode and find out a little about what brought together four city councillors from the District of North Vancouver, the City of Maple Ridge, New Westminster, and the City of Langley!

Whether you’re a policy keener, or just looking for something to listen to on transit, Metro Conversations hopes to help cultivate interest in some of the topics that are important to those of us who live outside of Vancouver.