Nostalgia vs reality: are trams the answer?

Is light rail a solution to Sydney’s transport woes? Can we learn from Sydney’s once vast tramway network? Will light rail ease congestion and pollution and promise a return to pedestrian-focused streets? Or are we being too nostalgic rather than realistic? 

Come and engage with Professor Peter Newman, a leading authority on sustainability; Dr Michelle Zeibots, a senior research consultant for the Institute for Sustainable Futures; Philip Thalis, an architect with a passion for the link between trams and city form; and Associate Professor Robert Lee from UWS, an expert in Sydney’s tram history.

Includes afternoon tea and free entry to view the exhibition Shooting Through: Sydney by Tram.

Exhibition on display until 18 October 2009.
General $35  Concession/Members $20  Students $15

Bookings essential

Speakers
Professor Robert Lee - Associate Professor, Asian and International Studies, University of Western Sydney
Professor Peter Newman - Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute
Philip Thalis - architect, founding principal of Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects Pty Ltd
Dr Michelle Zeibots - Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Chair: Caroline Butler-Bowdon - Head Curator, Museum of Sydney