<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> My thoughts exactly. I also support Peñalosa for this. And hey, he may not ride much public transport, but he rides a bike a lot (at least I've seen him on the bikeway, not doing propaganda but just riding). Best regards, <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Carlos F. Pardo </pre> Pendakur wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:20070513182606.B5DBF2DDFF@mx-list.jca.ne.jp" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Absolutely, Enrique Penalosa. He is articulate, has professional and political experience in "making things happen" and to boot it, he is absolutely attention catching. Best wishes. Setty Dr. V. Setty Pendakur Professor Emeritus, University of BC Honorary Professor, China National Academy of Sciences; Director, ITDP (NY) & Secretary, ABE90-TRB President, Pacific Policy and Planning Associates 702- 1099 Marinaside Cresecent, Vancouver, BC Canada V6Z 2Z3 604-263-3576; Fax: 604-263-6493 -----Original Message----- From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+pendakur=interchange.ubc.ca@list.jca.apc.org">sustran-discuss-bounces+pendakur=interchange.ubc.ca@list.jca.apc.org</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+pendakur=interchange.ubc.ca@list.jca.apc.org">mailto:sustran-discuss-bounces+pendakur=interchange.ubc.ca@list.jca.apc.org</a> ] On Behalf Of Lee Schipper Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 9:15 AM To: Global 'South' Sustainable Transport Subject: [sustran] Re: UN "ambassador" for public transport? Enrique Penalosa? </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Lew Fulton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Lew.Fulton@unep.org"><Lew.Fulton@unep.org></a> 5/10/2007 8:31:51 AM >>> </pre> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Hello all, A UN colleague of mine is interested in exploring finding someone with star power who is (or could logically be) an advocate for public transport and might be interested in becoming a "UN Ambassador" on the topic. Any suggestions? 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